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General Contractor salary in Vermont

The middle half of general contractors in Vermont earned $34.99 to $49.13 an hour in May 2025, and the top tenth $59.82 or more.1 The median is 3% above the US median.2

$39.66median an hour
$82,490median a year

BLS has no general contractor occupation. These figures are for first-line supervisors of construction trades (SOC 47-1011); construction managers (SOC 11-9021) in Vermont earned a median $49.74 an hour ($103,450 a year). OEWS counts employees only, so self-employed contractors are not included.

10th
$29.75
25th
$34.99
Median
$39.66
75th
$49.13
90th
$59.82
10th
$61,870
25th
$72,780
Median
$82,490
75th
$102,180
90th
$124,420
Percentiles of general contractor pay in Vermont, May 2025. The middle bar spans the 25th to 75th percentile; the orange mark is the median.

Do general contractors make $100,000 a year in Vermont?

Between 25% and half do. $100,000 falls between the median ($82,490) and the 75th percentile ($102,180).1

How much do new general contractors make in Vermont?

The lowest-paid tenth of general contractors in Vermont earned $29.75 an hour or less ($61,870 a year), and the lowest quarter earned $34.99 or less.1 OEWS does not report apprentice pay separately.

Are general contractors in demand in Vermont?

Projections Central expects Vermont to go from 1,310 general contractor jobs in 2024 to 1,380 in 2034, a change of 5.8%, with about 110 openings a year.3 The US projection is 5.3%.

AreaJobs 2024Jobs 2034ChangeOpenings a year
Vermont1,3101,3805.8%110
United States921,600970,6005.3%74,400

How does general contractor pay compare with other trades in Vermont?

General contractors have the highest median pay of the five trades on this site in Vermont, $39.66 an hour. Electricians are next at $30.49.1

TradeMedian hourlyMedian annualJobs
General Contractors$39.66$82,4901,010
Electricians$30.49$63,4301,270
Plumbers$29.89$62,170980
HVAC Technicians$29.88$62,150970
Roofers$28.39$59,040210

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Sources

  1. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, Vermont, May 2025 (bls.gov, May 2025)
  2. BLS OEWS national estimates: First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (47-1011), May 2025 (bls.gov, May 2025)
  3. Projections Central, long-term occupational projections 2024-2034 (projectionscentral.org, 2024-2034)