Vermont minimum wage 2027: $14.91 an hour

Vermont minimum wage 2027: $14.91 per hour from January 1, 2027 (Vermont DOL Rights and Wages page; Vermont DOL press release (Nov 2026)). Verified Nov 12, 2026 on two official pages.

“Effective 01/01/2027: $14.91 per hour worked/ $7.46 for tipped employees”

Second official source: “Beginning January 1, 2027, the State’s minimum wage will increase from $14.42 to $14.91 per hour - an increase of $0.49.” (Vermont DOL press release (Nov 2026)).

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What changes for Vermont employers in 2027

Rate in force now: Vermont minimum wage is $14.42 per hour (employers of two or more employees), effective January 1, 2026. (21 V.S.A. § 384 (U.S. DOL WHD state minimum wage table); Vermont Department of Labor press release (21 V.S.A. § 384); verified Sep 27, 2026).

Other Vermont minimum rates

• Tipped employees (hotel, motel, tourist place, restaurant): “On January 1, 2027, the tipped minimum wage will increase from $7.21 to $7.46 per hour.” (Vermont DOL press release (Nov 2026))

Paying the minimum wage in Vermont: paydays, final pay and breaks

• Paydays (biweekly or semimonthly with notice): Employers may pay bi-weekly or semi-monthly after giving notice to each employee. (21 V.S.A. § 342 (U.S. DOL WHD state payday table, footnote 23); 21 V.S.A. § 342(a)(2)(A); verified Sep 27, 2026)
• Paydays: Employers must pay wages weekly unless, after giving notice to each employee, they choose to pay bi-weekly or semi-monthly. (21 V.S.A. § 342 (U.S. DOL WHD state payday table); 21 V.S.A. § 342(a)(1); verified Sep 27, 2026)
• Final pay after a firing: A discharged employee must be paid within 72 hours of discharge. (21 V.S.A. § 342(b)(2); Vermont Department of Labor, A Summary of Vermont Wage and Hour Laws (WH-13, 2019); verified Sep 24, 2026)
• Final pay after a resignation: An employee who voluntarily leaves must be paid on the last regular payday, or, if there is no regular payday, on the following Friday. (21 V.S.A. § 342(b)(1); Vermont Department of Labor, A Summary of Vermont Wage and Hour Laws (WH-13, 2019); verified Sep 24, 2026)
• Meal breaks: Employers must give employees reasonable opportunities during work periods to eat and use toilet facilities; no fixed length is set. (21 V.S.A. § 304 (U.S. DOL WHD meal period table); 21 V.S.A. § 304; verified Sep 27, 2026)
• Rest breaks: Employers must give employees reasonable opportunities during work periods to eat and use toilet facilities; no fixed paid rest period is set. (21 V.S.A. § 304 (U.S. DOL WHD rest period table); 21 V.S.A. § 304; verified Sep 27, 2026)

Every verified rule for the state, with the law cited: Vermont employer rulebook.

Exempt salary threshold in 2027: Federal $684 a week ($35,568 a year); no higher state threshold found (U.S. DOL thresholds page; eCFR 29 CFR 541.600) Verified Oct 21, 2026

Each change with its official text: Vermont rules.

Vermont minimum wage rates: now, 2027 and next

Earlier rates (Vermont Department of Labor), as the official page lists them: “Effective 01/01/2026: $14.42 per hour worked/ $7.21 for tipped employees (Poster) Effective 01/01/2024: $13.67 per hour worked / $6.84 for tipped employees” (Vermont DOL Rights and Wages page).

How the next Vermont rate is set

“Beginning on January 1, 2022, an employer shall not employ any employee at a rate of less than $12.55, and on each subsequent January 1, the minimum wage rate shall be increased by five percent or the percentage increase of the Consumer Price Index, CPI-U, U.S. city average, not seasonally adjusted, or successor index, as calculated by the U.S. Department of Labor or successor agency, rounded to one decimal point, for the 12 months preceding the previous September 1, whichever is smaller, but in no event shall the minimum wage be decreased.” (21 V.S.A. § 384 (Vermont Legislature))

2027 minimum wage: Vermont and neighboring states

Each state links to its rulebook, and to its own 2027 minimum wage page where we have one. The same rows, for every state, are in the 2027 table by state.

How to act on it

Full-time pay at the 2027 rate (computed: hourly rate × 40 hours a week and × 2,080 hours a year, before taxes): $14.91 = $596.40 a week, $31,013 a year.

Questions about the Vermont minimum wage in 2027

Sources (17)

• Vermont DOL Rights and Wages page
• Vermont DOL press release (Nov 2026)
• 21 V.S.A. § 384 (U.S. DOL WHD state minimum wage table)
• U.S. DOL thresholds page
• eCFR 29 CFR 541.600
• Vermont Department of Labor press release (21 V.S.A. § 384)
• 21 V.S.A. § 342 (U.S. DOL WHD state payday table, footnote 23)
• 21 V.S.A. § 342(a)(2)(A)
• Vermont Department of Labor, A Summary of Vermont Wage and Hour Laws (WH-13, 2019)
• 21 V.S.A. § 304 (U.S. DOL WHD meal period table)
• 21 V.S.A. § 304
• 21 V.S.A. § 304 (U.S. DOL WHD rest period table)
• U.S. DOL minimum wage page
• 29 U.S.C. §206 (govinfo)
• 21 V.S.A. § 384 (Vermont Legislature)
• NY DOL minimum wage page
• Mass. DLS Minimum Wage Program

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