-
Each elective officer of the Executive Department is entitled to an annual salary as follows:
-
The Governor may appoint each officer of the Executive Branch listed in this subsection at a starting salary ranging from the base salary stated for that position to a salary that does not exceed the maximum salary unless otherwise authorized by this subsection. The maximum salary for each appointive officer shall be 50 percent above the base salary. Annually, the Governor may grant to each of those officers an annual salary adjustment subject to the maximum salary. The annual salary adjustment granted to officers under this subsection shall not exceed the average rate of adjustment available to classified employees under the collective bargaining agreement then in effect. In addition to the annual salary adjustment specified in this subsection, the Governor may grant a special salary increase subject to the maximum salary, or a bonus, to any officer listed in this subsection whose job duties have significantly increased, or whose contributions to the State in the preceding year are deemed especially significant. Special salary increases or bonuses granted to any individual shall not exceed the average rate of adjustment available to classified employees under the collective bargaining agreement then in effect.
-
Heads of the following Departments and Agencies:
-
The Secretary of Administration may include the Director of the Office of Professional Regulation in any pay plans that may be established under the authority of subsection 1020(c) of this title, provided the minimum hiring rate does not fall below a base salary, as of January 5, 2020 of $80,041.00 and as of July 4, 2021 of $83,363.00.
-
If the Chair of the Natural Resources Board is employed on less than a full-time basis, the hiring and salary maximums for that position shall be reduced proportionately.
-
When a permanent employee is appointed to an exempt position, the Governor may authorize such employee to retain the present salary even though it is in excess of any salary maximum provided in statute.
-
The officers of the Judicial Branch named in this subsection shall be entitled to annual salaries as follows:
-
Notwithstanding the maximum salary established in subsection (b) of this section, the Defender General shall not receive compensation in excess of the compensation established for the Attorney General in this section.
-
Notwithstanding the maximum salary established in subsection (b) of this section, the maximum salary for the Commissioner of Health shall not exceed $150,000.00.
Added
1965, No. 125
, § 1, eff. July 2, 1965; amended
1966, No. 53
(Sp. Sess.), § 1, eff. Jan. 5, 1966;
1967, No. 126
, §
1, No. 200
, § 1, eff. July 1, 1967, § 9, eff. Jan. 1, 1967;
1969, No. 294
(Adj. Sess.), Pt. IV, § 9, eff. at beginning of respective elective terms in 1971, Pt. V, § 10, eff. April 15, 1970;
1971, No. 191
(Adj. Sess.), §§ 14, 16;
1971, No. 242
(Adj. Sess.), § 2;
1973, No. 117
, §§ 1, 2;
1973, No. 159
(Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. March 15, 1974;
1973, No. 266
(Adj. Sess.), §§ 18, 19, eff. July 1, 1974;
1975, No. 1
(Sp. Sess.), § 27, eff. Oct. 22, 1975;
1975, No. 1
96 (Adj. Sess.), § 3;
1975, No. 206
(Adj. Sess.), § 1a;
1977, No. 105
, § 19, eff. July 1, 1977;
1977, No. 109
, § 15, eff. July 3, 1977;
1977, No. 204
(Adj. Sess.), § 2;
1977, No. 222
(Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. July 2, 1978, and Jan. 4, 1979;
1977, No. 232
(Adj. Sess.), § 4;
1979, No. 59
, § 2, eff. July 1, 1979;
1979, No. 141
(Adj. Sess.), § 10;
1981, No. 91
, § 7, eff. July 5, 1981; § 13, eff. upon taking the oath of office in Jan. 1983; § 14, eff. July 5, 1981;
1981, No. 249
(Adj. Sess.), §§ 8, 8a-8c;
1983, No. 88
, § 2, eff. July 3, 1983;
1983, No. 95
, § 308;
1983, No. 130
(Adj. Sess.), § 4;
1983, No. 158
(Adj. Sess.), eff. April 13, 1984;
1983, No. 170
(Adj. Sess.), § 14(b), eff. April 19, 1984;
1983, No. 195
(Adj. Sess.), § 5(a);
1983, No. 243
(Adj. Sess.), §§ 2, 3, 5, 20;
1985, No. 93
, §§ 1, 2;
1985, No. 225
(Adj. Sess.), §§ 2, 3, 4, 21;
1987, No. 76
, § 18;
1987, No. 121
, §§ 2, 3;
1987, No. 183
(Adj. Sess.), §§ 3, 4, 7;
1989, No. 67
, §§ 1, 1a, 3;
1989, No. 187
(Adj. Sess.), § 5;
1989, No. 219
(Adj. Sess.), § 9(a);
1989, No. 225
(Adj. Sess.), § 25(a);
1989, No. 250
(Adj. Sess.), § 3;
1989, No. 256
(Adj. Sess.), § 10(a), eff. Jan. 1, 1991;
1989, No. 277
(Adj. Sess.), §§ 2, 3, 5, eff. July 8, 1990;
1991, No. 189
(Adj. Sess.), §§ 2, 5, eff. May 19, 1992;
1993, No. 227
(Adj. Sess.), §§ 1-3;
1995, No. 148
(Adj. Sess.), §§ 16, 17, eff. May 6, 1996;
1995, No. 174
(Adj. Sess.), § 3;
1995, No. 177
(Adj. Sess.), § 1;
1995, No. 180
(Adj. Sess.), § 38;
1995, No. 190
(Adj. Sess.), §§ 1, 11;
1997, No. 28
, § 1, eff. May 15, 1997;
1997, No. 121
(Adj. Sess.), § 30;
1999, No. 40
, § 1, eff. July 4, 1999;
1999, No. 147
(Adj. Sess.), § 4;
2001, No. 66
, § 1;
2003, No. 66
, § 315;
2003, No. 115
(Adj. Sess.), §§ 116, 117, eff. Jan. 31, 2005;
2003, No. 156
(Adj. Sess.), §§ 1-3, eff. July 11, 2004;
2005, No. 66
, § 1;
2007, No. 47
, § 1;
2007, No. 65
, § 116;
2007, No. 206
(Adj. Sess.), § 1;
2011, No. 130
(Adj. Sess.), §§ 4, 5;
2013, No. 50
, § E.802.1;
2013, No. 56
, § 14, retroactively eff. Jan. 2, 2013;
2013, No. 160
(Adj. Sess.), §§ 3, 4;
2015, No. 58
, § B.1110, eff. June 11, 2015;
2015, No. 172
(Adj. Sess.), § F3;
2015, No. 172
(Adj. Sess.), § F4;
2017, No. 191
(Adj. Sess.), §§ 3, 5;
2017, No. 191
(Adj. Sess.), §§ 4, 8, eff. July 1, 2019;
2019, No. 73
, § 42;
2021, No. 74
, §§ F.104, F.105.
Annual Salary
Annual Salary
as of
as of
January 5, 2020
July 4, 2021
Governor
$184,113
$191,754
Lieutenant Governor
78,153
81,396
Secretary of State
116,745
121,590
State Treasurer
116,745
121,590
Auditor of Accounts
116,745
121,590
Attorney General
139,790
145,591
Base Salary
Base Salary
as of
as of
January 5, 2020
July 4, 2021
(A)
Administration
$111,332
$115,952
(B)
Agriculture, Food and Markets
111,332
115,952
(C)
Financial Regulation
104,079
108,398
(D)
Buildings and General Services
104,079
108,398
(E)
Children and Families
104,079
108,398
(F)
Commerce and Com-
munity Development
111,332
115,952
(G)
Corrections
104,079
108,398
(H)
Defender General
104,079
108,398
(I)
Disabilities, Aging, and
Independent Living
104,079
108,398
(J)
Economic Development
94,413
98,331
(K)
Education
111,332
115,952
(L)
Environmental Conservation
104,079
108,398
(M)
Finance and Management
104,079
108,398
(N)
Fish and Wildlife
94,413
98,331
(O)
Forests, Parks and Recreation
94,413
98,331
(P)
Health
104,079
108,398
(Q)
Housing and Community
Development
94,413
98,331
(R)
Human Resources
104,079
108,398
(S)
Human Services
111,332
115,952
(T)
Digital Services
111,332
115,952
(U)
Labor
104,079
108,398
(V)
Libraries
94,413
98,331
(W)
Liquor and Lottery
94,413
98,331
(X)
[Repealed.]
(Y)
Mental Health
104,079
108,398
(Z)
Military
104,079
108,398
(AA)
Motor Vehicles
94,413
98,331
(BB)
Natural Resources
111,332
115,952
(CC)
Natural Resources Board Chair
94,413
98,331
(DD)
Public Safety
104,079
108,398
(EE)
Public Service
104,079
108,398
(FF)
Taxes
104,079
108,398
(GG)
Tourism and Marketing
94,413
98,331
(HH)
Transportation
111,332
115,952
(II)
Vermont Health Access
104,079
108,398
(JJ)
Veterans' Home
104,079
108,398
History
Revision note.
Subdiv. (b)(2)(F) as added by Act No. 250 was redesignated as subdiv. (b)(2)(E) for purposes of conformity with V.S.A. style.
Act No. 204 added subdiv. (b)(2)(F) which was renumbered as (E) to conform subdivision with relettering of subsec. (b)(2) by No. 222.
Subdiv. (b)(2)(E) was enacted as subdiv. (D) by Act No. 109,
§
15, but was renumbered as (E) to avoid conflict with subdiv. (D) which was added by Act No. 105,
§
19.
Subdiv. (b)(1)(J): Reference to "Employment security" was changed to "Employment and training" pursuant to
1981, No. 66
,
§
5, eff. May 1, 1981.
Subdiv. (b)(1)(N): Reference to "Forests and parks" was changed to "Forests, parks, and recreation" to conform with new title of department.
See 3 V.S.A.
§
2872.
Subdiv. (b)(1)(DD): Words "and environmental engineering" were added to conform with new title of Department [and subsequently amended to read Environmental Conservation, see 1987 amendment note below].
Substituted "Prevention, assistance, transition, and health access" for "Social welfare" in subdiv. (b)(1)(Y) in light of amendment by 1999 (Adj. Sess.), No. 147,
§
4.
Editor's note.
1997, No. 61
,
§
271(a) provided for the repeal of subdiv. (b)(2)(A) relating to salary of the rate setting director. However, the provisions relating to the salary of the rate setting director were previously deleted by the amendment to this section by
1997, No. 28
,
§
1, eff. May 15, 1997.
Amendments--2021.
Section amended generally.
Amendments--2019.
Subdiv. (b)(1)(W): Substituted "and Lottery" for "Control".
Subdiv. (b)(1)(X): Repealed.
Amendments--2017 (Adj. Sess.).
Subsec. (a): Amended generally.
Subsec. (b)(1): Amended generally.
Subsec. (b)(2): Substituted "July 7, 2019 of $78,975.00 and as of January 5, 2020 of $80,041.00" for "July 8, 2018, of $76,470.00 and as of January 6, 2019, of $77,502.00".
Subsec. (c): Amended generally.
Amendments--2015 (Adj. Sess.).
Changed salary amounts and dates throughout the section.
Amendments--2015.
Subsec. (c): Deleted "annual salaries of the" preceding "officers" and inserted "entitled to annual salaries" preceding "as follows".
Amendments--2013 (Adj. Sess.).
Rewrote the tables in subsec. (a) and subdiv. (b)(1), and substituted "July 13, 2014, of $67,392.00 and as of July 12, 2015, of $69,616.00" for "July 8, 2007 of $65,239.00" at the end of subdiv. (b)(2).
Subsec. (c): Rewrote the table.
Amendments--2013
Act No. 50 substituted "Economic Development" for "Economic housing, and community development" in subdiv. (1)(J) and substituted "Housing and Community Development 76,953" for "Repealed" in subdiv. (1)(Q).
Act No. 56 substituted "90,745" for "84,834" in subdiv. (1)(K).
Amendments--2011 (Adj. Sess.)
Subdiv. (b)(1): Adjustments made to salary figures throughout by Act No. 130.
Subsec. (c): Adjustments made to salary figures throughout and new column added for salaries as of July 14, 2013 by Act No. 130.
Subdiv. (c)(5): Repealed by Act No. 130.
Amendments--2007 (Adj. Sess.).
Subdiv. (b)(1):
Amended generally.
Amendments--2007.
Act No. 47 revised the tables throughout the section to provide salary increases as of July 8, 2007.
Subsec. (e): Added by Act No. 65.
Amendments--2005
Section amended generally.
Amendments--2003 (Adj. Sess.).
Act No. 115 substituted "natural resources board" for "environmental board" in subdivs. (b)(1)(M) and (b)(3).
Act No. 156 revised the tables throughout the section to provide salary increases as of July 11, 2004.
Amendments--2003.
Revised the tables throughout the section to provide salary increases as of July 13, 2003.
Amendments--2001.
Section amended generally.
Amendments--1999.
Revised the tables throughout the section to provide salary increases as of July 4, 1999 and July 2, 2000 and thereafter.
Amendments--1997 (Adj. Sess.)
Subsec. (c): Substituted "judicial bureau" for "traffic and municipal ordinance bureau" near the end of the salary table.
Amendments--1997
Amended subsecs. (a)-(c) generally.
Amendments--1995 (Adj. Sess.)
Act No. 177 amended the subsecs. (a)-(c) generally.
Act No. 148 substituted "Libraries" for "State Library" in subdiv. (b)(1)(AA) and substituted "Buildings and general services" for "State buildings" in subdiv. (b)(1)(GG), and repealed subdiv. (b)(1)(HH).
Act No. 174 substituted "developmental and mental health services" for "mental health and mental retardation" in subdiv. (b)(1)(R).
Act No. 180 substituted "banking, insurance, securities, and health care administration" for "banking, insurance, and securities" in subdiv. (b)(1)(C).
Act No. 190 substituted "does not exceed the maximum salary unless otherwise authorized by this subsection" for "is thirty percent above the base salary; provided however, that the hiring maximum shall not apply to a state employee who is hired into an appointive position within this subsection" in the first sentence of subsec. (b) and "commerce and community development" for "development and community affairs" in subdiv. (b)(1)(G).
Amendments--1993 (Adj. Sess.)
Subsec. (a): Increased salaries generally.
Subdiv. (b)(1): Increased salaries generally.
Subdiv. (b)(2): Increased salaries generally and added subdiv. (F).
Subdiv. (b)(5): Added.
Subsec. (c): Increased salaries generally and added subdiv. (6).
Amendments--1991 (Adj. Sess.)
Amended subsecs. (b) and (c) generally.
Amendments--1989 (Adj. Sess.)
Act No. 187 added "and mental retardation" following "health" in subdiv. (b)(1)(R).
Act No. 219 substituted "aging and disabilities" for "rehabilitation and aging" in subdiv. (b)(1)(II).
Act No. 225 (Adj. Sess.) substituted "banking, insurance, and securities" for "banking and insurance" in subdiv. (b)(1)(C).
Act No. 250 added subdiv. (b)(2)(F).
Act No. 256 added "food and markets" following "agriculture" in subdiv. (b)(1)(B).
Act No. 277 increased salaries generally in subsec. (b), deleted subdiv. (b)(2)(B) and redesignated former subdivs. (b)(2)(C) through (b)(2)(E) as subdivs. (b)(2)(B) through (b)(2)(D) and increased salaries generally in subsec. (c).
Amendments--1989
Subsec. (a): Rewrote subdivs. (1)-(6).
Subsec. (b): Substituted "officers" for "any officer" following "granted to" in the fourth sentence of the introductory paragraph, increased salaries generally in subdivs. (1)(A)-(HH), added subdiv. (1)(II), and increased salaries generally in subdivs. (2)(A)-(E).
Subsec. (c): Increased salaries generally.
Amendments--1987 (Adj. Sess.)
Subsec. (a): Increased salaries generally.
Subdiv. (b)(1): Increased salaries generally.
Subdiv. (b)(4): Added.
Subsec. (c): Amended generally.
Amendments--1987
Act No. 76 substituted "Natural resources" for "Environmental conservation" in subdiv. (b)(1)(K) and "Environmental conservation" for "Water resources and environmental engineering" in subdiv. (b)(1)(DD).
Act No. 121 rewrote subdivs. (b)(1) and (2) and increased the salaries provided for in subdivs. (c)(1)-(5).
Amendments--1985 (Adj. Sess.)
Subsec. (a): Increased salaries generally.
Subsec. (b): Amended generally.
Subsec. (c): Increased salaries generally.
Subsec. (e): Repealed.
Amendments--1985
Subdiv. (b)(1)(V): Substituted "28,000.00" for "27,500.00".
Subsec. (c): Increased salaries generally.
Amendments--1983 (Adj. Sess.)
Subsec. (a): Act No. 243 increased salaries generally.
Subsec. (b): Act No. 243 substituted "forty" for "thirty" preceding "percent" in the first sentence.
Subdiv. (b)(1): Act No. 158 substituted "Fish and wildlife" for "Fish and game" in subdiv. (M).
Act No. 195 substituted "Finance and information support" for "Finance" in subdiv. (L).
Act No. 243 increased salaries generally.
Subdiv. (b)(2): Act No. 130 added subdiv. (J).
Act No. 170 repealed subdiv. (D).
Act No. 243 increased salaries generally, deleted former subdiv. (D) and redesignated former subdivs. (E)-(I) as present subdivs. (D)-(H).
Subsec. (c): Act No. 243 increased salaries generally.
Subsec. (d): Act No. 243 deleted "provided, however, that the incumbent defender general may receive $32,500.00 until such time as the attorney general's compensation is increased effective January, 1983, and, prior to that date, may receive a salary increase as authorized in subsection (b)" following "section".
Amendments--1983
Act No. 88 made the following change:
Subsec. (c): Increased salaries generally.
Act No. 95 made the following change:
Subsec. (e): Added.
Amendments--1981 (Adj. Sess.)
Subsec. (a): Salaries were increased.
Subsec. (b): Amended generally by deleting maximum salary column in the table, adding provisions relative to base salary, and increasing such salary base.
Subsec. (c): Increased salaries.
Subsec. (d): Added "and prior to that date, may receive a salary increase as authorized in subsection (b)" at the end of the subsection.
Amendments--1981
Subsec. (a): Increased salaries.
Subsec. (c): Increased salaries.
Subsec. (d): Added.
Amendments--1979 (Adj. Sess.)
Subsec. (c): Increased salaries.
Amendments--1979
Subsec. (a): Salary of each officer increased.
Subsec. (b): Increased base salary; established maximum salary for positions; and provided for gubernatorial salary adjustments subject to maximum salary range and the adjustment available to classified employees under the collective bargaining agreement.
Subsec. (c): Increased salaries.
Amendments--1977 (Adj. Sess.)
Subsec. (a): No. 222,
§
6, increased salary of each officer.
Subdiv. (b)(1): Salaries were increased by No. 222 for the following department heads: Housing and community affairs, economic development, finance, personnel, veterans' home, taxes and defender general.
Subdiv. (b)(2): No. 222 increased salary for State buildings director in par. (C); deleted par. (D), property valuation and review; and renumbered former (E) as (D).
Subdiv. (b)(2)(E): Added by No. 204.
Subsec. (c): No. 222 increased salary for each officer.
Subdiv. (c)(6): No. 232 increased salary from "$29,000.00" to "$30,740.00".
Amendments--1977
Subdiv. (b)(2)(D): Added by Act No. 105.
No. 109,
§
15, changed all base salaries and in subdivs. (c)(2), (4) and (6) the word "each" was substituted for the number.
Amendments--1975 (Adj. Sess.)
Subsec. (b): Amended generally by Act No. 196.
Subdiv. (c)(4): Act No. 206, increased number of superior judges from "six" to "seven".
Amendments--1975 (Sp. Sess.)
Subsec. (b): Amended Governor's powers relative to granting salary adjustments.
Amendments--1973 (Adj. Sess.)
Subsec. (a): Numbered undesignated paragraphs and increased salaries.
Subsec. (c): No. 159 increased number of superior judges from "five" to "six" and district judges from "nine" to "ten".
No. 266 numbered undesignated paragraphs and increased salaries.
Amendments--1973
Subsecs. (a), (c): Increased salaries.
Amendments--1971 (Adj. Sess.)
Subsec. (b): No. 191 amended opening paragraph generally.
No. 242 increased salary in subdiv. (b)(1)(T).
No. 191 repealed subdiv. (b)(3).
Amendments--1969 (Adj. Sess.)
Increased salaries generally.
Amendments--1967
Subsec. (a): Increased salaries generally with limitations on raises.
Subdiv. (b)(1): Amended section generally adding provisions relating to base salary and merit raises, and raised salaries with limitation on raises.
Subdiv. (b)(2): Present subsec. (b)(2) was formerly (b)(3), raised salaries with limitation on raises, omitted "Planning director".
Subdiv. (b)(3): Present subsec. (b)(3) was formerly (b)(2); omitted "fish and game", "adjutant general"; added "military" and "water resources"; raised salaries with limitations on raises.
Subsec. (c): No. 126,
§
1 increased salaries.
Rate of adjustment; Fiscal Years 2015 and 2016.
2013, No. 160
(Adj. Sess.),
§
2 provides: "For purposes of determining annual salary adjustments, special salary increases, and bonuses under 32 V.S.A.
§§
1003(b) and 1020(b), 'the total rate of adjustment available to classified employees under the collective bargaining agreement' shall be deemed to be 3.3 percent in fiscal years 2015 and 2016."
Rate of adjustment; Fiscal Years 2017 and 2018.
2015, No. 172
(Adj. Sess.),
§
F2 provides: "For purposes of determining annual salary adjustments, special salary increases, and bonuses under 32 V.S.A.
§§
1003(b) and 1020(b), "the total rate of adjustment available to classified employees under the collective bargaining agreement' shall be 3.7 percent in fiscal year 2017 and 3.95 percent in fiscal year 2018."
Rate of adjustment; Fiscal Years 2019 and 2020.
2017, No. 191
(Adj. Sess.),
§
2 provides: "For purposes of determining annual salary adjustments, special salary increases, and bonuses under 32 V.S.A.
§§
1003(b) and 1020(b), "the total rate of adjustment available to classified employees under the collective bargaining agreement' shall be the fiscal equivalent of compensation increases provided in the collective bargaining agreement, which is as follows:
"(1) In Fiscal Year 2019, 2.575 percent.
"(2) In Fiscal Year 2020, 3.25 percent."
Collective bargaining agreements; fiscal year 2022.
2021, No. 74
,
§
F.100 provides: "This act fully funds the collective bargaining agreements between the State and the Vermont State Employees' Association and the State and the Vermont Troopers' Association for the period of July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022. These collective bargaining agreements provide in fiscal year 2022 an average 1.9 percent step increase and 2.25 percent across-the-board increase for a total of 4.15 percent increase."
Executive branch; exempt agency and department heads, deputies, and executive assistants; annual salary adjustment and special salary increase or bonus.
2021, No. 74
,
§
F.102 provides: "For purposes of determining annual salary adjustments, special salary increases, and bonuses under 32 V.S.A.
§§
1003(b) and 1020(b), 'the average rate of adjustment available to classified employees under the collective bargaining agreement' shall be, in fiscal year 2022, 4.15 percent."
Fiscal year 2021; one-time payments authorized.
2021, No. 74
,
§
F.112 provides: "(a) The Executive Branch is authorized to provide elected State officials whose salaries are set pursuant to 32 V.S.A.
§
1003 (State officers), who did not otherwise receive a salary increase in fiscal year 2021, a one-time cash payment equivalent to the value of a 1.9 percent increase on their fiscal year 2020 salary.
"(b) The Judicial Branch is authorized to provide judicial officers whose salaries are set pursuant to 32 V.S.A.
§§
1003 and 1141-1142, who did not otherwise receive a salary increase in fiscal year 2021, a one-time cash payment equivalent to the value of a 1.9 percent increase on their fiscal year 2020 salary."