Salaries in Burlington.

3,445 roles. One city.

Cost-of-living index: 1.06x national average. Last updated August 2026.

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Highest Paying

$350,000

SVP of AI Innovation

Median of All Roles

$147,000

Retail DevOps Engineer

Entry Level

$37,000

Data Entry Specialist

The salary figures on this page are computed estimates, not observed wages. Each one is a national role baseline scaled by a Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity cost-of-living multiplier (2025 index) and rounded to the nearest $1,000. No published wage percentile is consulted and no wage survey response enters the calculation, so an Orbyt estimate must not be cited as a Bureau of Labor Statistics figure or as measured pay. The published wage data Orbyt holds is Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, and Department of Labor H-1B Labor Condition Application filings, which record a filed minimum visa base wage rather than market pay. Where BLS publishes a wage for the occupation a role maps to, it is shown on that role's page as a separate benchmark, labelled with its occupation code, metro area and the number of employed workers it covers. Last updated August 2026.

Burlington, VT has a cost-of-living index of 1.06x the national average. The highest-paying role is SVP of AI Innovation at $350,000, while the median across all 3,445 roles is $147,000. Burlington is Vermont's largest city and a small but growing hub for technology, healthcare, and sustainable industries.

About the Burlington market

Burlington is Vermont's largest city and a small but growing hub for technology, healthcare, and sustainable industries. The University of Vermont drives education and research employment. The city attracts remote workers and small tech companies seeking New England quality of life at lower costs than Boston.

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Top 50 salaries in Burlington

#	Role	Median	Range
1	SVP of AI Innovation	$350,000	$297,000 – $455,000
2	SVP of Product	$350,000	$297,000 – $455,000
3	Senior VP of Security	$349,000	$297,000 – $454,000
4	Senior VP of Product	$346,000	$270,000 – $450,000
5	SVP of Data	$343,000	$292,000 – $446,000
6	SVP of Technology	$340,000	$289,000 – $442,000
7	Chief Strategy Officer	$338,000	$264,000 – $440,000
8	Chief Security Officer	$336,000	$262,000 – $437,000
9	Chief Science Officer	$335,000	$262,000 – $436,000
10	VP of Engineering	$334,000	$284,000 – $434,000
11	VP of Network Engineering	$334,000	$284,000 – $434,000
12	VP of Reliability Engineering	$334,000	$284,000 – $434,000
13	VP of Core Engineering	$334,000	$284,000 – $434,000
14	VP of Machine Learning	$331,000	$282,000 – $430,000
15	VP of Cloud	$331,000	$282,000 – $430,000
16	SVP of Engineering	$330,000	$280,000 – $428,000
17	SVP of Finance	$330,000	$281,000 – $429,000
18	Chief AI Officer	$329,000	$244,000 – $424,000
19	CTO	$328,000	$255,000 – $426,000
20	VP of Finance	$328,000	$278,000 – $426,000
21	VP of Analytics	$328,000	$279,000 – $426,000
22	VP of Security Engineering	$328,000	$279,000 – $426,000
23	VP of Database Engineering	$328,000	$279,000 – $426,000
24	Senior VP of Design	$325,000	$254,000 – $423,000
25	Chief Machine Learning Officer	$324,000	$253,000 – $422,000
26	VP of Infrastructure	$324,000	$276,000 – $422,000
27	VP of Privacy	$324,000	$276,000 – $422,000
28	VP of Data	$324,000	$276,000 – $422,000
29	VP of Technical Support	$324,000	$276,000 – $422,000
30	VP of Quality	$324,000	$276,000 – $422,000
31	VP of Site Reliability Engineering	$324,000	$276,000 – $422,000
32	VP of AI Engineering	$321,000	$273,000 – $418,000
33	VP of Information Security	$321,000	$273,000 – $418,000
34	VP of Cybersecurity	$321,000	$273,000 – $418,000
35	Chief Growth Officer	$320,000	$249,000 – $416,000
36	Chief Design Officer	$319,000	$249,000 – $415,000
37	VP of AI	$318,000	$271,000 – $413,000
38	VP of AI Research	$318,000	$271,000 – $413,000
39	VP of Platform Engineering	$318,000	$271,000 – $413,000
40	VP of Developer Experience	$318,000	$271,000 – $413,000
41	Chief Legal Officer	$318,000	$248,000 – $413,000
42	VP of Field Engineering	$318,000	$271,000 – $413,000
43	VP of Support Engineering	$318,000	$271,000 – $413,000
44	SVP of Strategy	$318,000	$248,000 – $413,000
45	Senior Head of Security	$316,000	$269,000 – $410,000
46	VP of AI Product	$315,000	$268,000 – $409,000
47	VP of Data Science	$315,000	$268,000 – $409,000
48	Senior Head of Product	$315,000	$246,000 – $410,000
49	VP of IT	$315,000	$268,000 – $409,000
50	VP of Mobile	$315,000	$268,000 – $409,000

Tax considerations

Vermont's top income tax rate is 8.75%, one of the highest in the nation. Burlington has no city income tax, but the state burden requires careful salary planning.

Negotiating in Burlington

Negotiate remote work flexibility. Burlington's lifestyle appeal is a retention tool, but employers know they must offer competitive pay to offset Vermont's high tax rate.

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