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Your Paycheck
Filing Status
Credits & Adjustments (Optional)
Leave blank if you're not sure — these only affect your federal withholding.
$2,200 per child under 17 · $500 per other dependent. Reduces your withholding.
Add extra to cover side income, freelance, or investment income each paycheck.
Non-wage income: freelance, dividends, rental income. Annual total.
If you itemize and deductions exceed the standard deduction. Annual total.
Full Vermont bracket data coming soon.
The state effective rate shown is an estimate based on the top marginal rate. Federal calculation is fully accurate.
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Total withholding per paycheck
$294
$7,645 / year
Gross pay minus federal, FICA, and state taxes
Federal
Vermont State Tax
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Vermont uses its own form: the W-4VT
Vermont takes your filing status, number of withholding allowances and any extra withholding from Form W-4VT, the Vermont Employee's Withholding Allowance Certificate. If an employee gives no W-4VT, an employer may use the federal W-4, but the Department of Taxes warns that too little tax may be withheld. If the federal W-4 has an extra withholding amount, Vermont withholding is increased by 30% of it.
How Vermont calculates withholding for 2026
Under bulletin GB-1210-2026 (effective January 1, 2026), an employer subtracts $5,400 a year for each allowance ($103.85 weekly) and applies the withholding table. For a single filer the annual table withholds nothing on the first $3,925, then 3.35% to $54,675, $1,700.13 plus 6.60% to $126,775, $6,458.73 plus 7.60% to $260,225 and $16,600.93 plus 8.75% above. Married filers have the same rates with wider bands (zero up to $11,775).
The bulletin's example: a married employee paid $1,800 weekly claiming two allowances has $45.77 withheld each week. Nonperiodic payments can be estimated at 30% of the federal withholding.
Vermont W-4 FAQ
What are Vermont's withholding rates for 2026?+
3.35%, 6.60%, 7.60% and 8.75%, applied to wages above a zero band that is $3,925 for single filers and $11,775 for married filers.
How much is a Vermont allowance worth?+
$5,400 a year, which is $103.85 on a weekly paycheck.
Does Vermont use the federal W-4?+
Vermont uses the W-4VT. An employer can fall back on the federal W-4 if there is no W-4VT, but withholding may be too low.
What does an extra amount on my federal W-4 do for Vermont?+
Vermont withholding is increased by 30% of the extra amount.
Does Vermont have local income tax?+
No. Vermont towns do not tax wages.
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