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Vermont Payroll Information

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Paying Employees in Vermont

Vermont 2025 Minimum Wage:

$14.01 per hour
$7.01 per hour for tipped employees

Vermont Overtime Rules:

1.5 x’s the regular rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of 40 in a workweek

Vermont Paystub Requirements:

No pay stub requirement

How often do you have to pay employees in Vermont?

Employees must be paid weekly
If the employer provides written notice to employees they may pay bi-weekly or semi-monthly
Wages must be paid within six days of the pay period end date

When is an employee’s final check due in Vermont?

Voluntary resignation – wages are due by the next regular payday.
Involuntary termination – wages are due within 72 hours.

Vermont Payroll Taxes

Vermont Withholding Tax

Vermont Withholding Tax Registration

Employers can register online using the Online Business Service Center

Wages Subject to Vermont Withholding

All wages earned in Vermont by residents and nonresidents are subject to Vermont withholding
All wages earned by Vermont residents in other states is subject to Vermont withholding (credit allowed for withholding taken in work state)

Vermont Employee’s Withholding Exemption Certificate

Form W-4VT

Vermont Withholding Tax Due Dates

Payment frequency will generally mirror your federal tax payment frequency – due quarterly by the last day of the month following quarter-end, monthly by 25th of the following month, or semiweekly

Vermont Unemployment Tax

Vermont Unemployment Tax Registration

Employers can register online using the Vermont Department of Labor website

Vermont Unemployment Tax Employer Liabilities

New employer rate: 1%
2025 Wage Base: $14,800

Vermont Unemployment Tax Due Dates

Return and payment are due quarterly on the last day of the month following the end of the reporting period

Vermont New Hire Reporting

Employers are required to report new hires within 10 days of the first day of service
Employers can report new hires online using the Vermont New Hire Reporting website
VDOL – New Hire Reporting
5 Green Mountain Drive
PO Box 488
Montpelier, VT 05601-0488
Phone: (802) 828-4344
Fax: (802) 828-4286

Vermont Child Support

Employers can remit Vermont child support payments online using the EzPay4Kids portal
Office of Child Support
Customer Service Unit
280 State Drive, NOB1
Waterbury, VT 05671-1060
Phone: (800) 786-3214
Fax: (802) 241-6534
Email: [email protected]

Additional Vermont Payroll Resources

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