Vermont travel nurse pay 2026: $107,529, compact state
Last reviewed: by Jayson Minagawa, BSN, RN
What travel nurses earn in Vermont
Travel RN contracts in Vermont post an average base of $107,529 annualised — 6% above the national travel average of $101,132, and 6th of 51 states and DC.
Posted base, not take-home: stipend calculator · pay calculator.
How Vermont compares for staff work
Staff RNs in Vermont average $96,650, 18th of 51 states and DC, against a $107,529 posted travel base — so the travel premium here is intact. Vermont salary guide.
Licensing for a Vermont assignment
Vermont is a Nurse Licensure Compact state. A multistate license from your primary state of residence starts a Vermont assignment with no separate application, which is why Vermont can take a contract beginning in two weeks. Without one, endorsement is the route. The Vermont Board of Nursing charges $130 and quotes 4–6 weeks.
Tax, stipends and your tax home
Vermont income tax: graduated to 8.75%, charged on wages earned in Vermont wherever your tax home is — so compare a Vermont contract on net, and check reciprocity if you are working near the Vermont state line.
Stipend rules are federal: tax home guide.
Where the contracts are
Vermont's travel markets are Burlington. Regional price parity is 102.5 against a national 100, so Vermont costs run 2.5% above average, and its GSA-linked stipends move with it.
What drives Vermont demand
Mandated staffing committees with ≥50% clinical nurses; tiny labor market produces some of the highest ICU and CRNA premiums in the country.
Ratio law: Vermont has no statutory nurse-to-patient ratios, so staffing levels are set by each hospital rather than by statute. For a traveller that cuts both ways: there is no legal floor on the assignment you can be given, so the ratio you are quoted at interview is worth getting in writing, and it is worth asking what the unit runs at on nights and weekends rather than what the daytime policy says.
Timing a Vermont contract
What moves Vermont rates: negotiation cycles at the systems in Burlington, and any stretch where one is short in a specialty. Crisis work runs well above Vermont's $107,529 posted average. Seasonality is national: travel nursing guide.
Before you sign a Vermont contract
Get the Vermont license cost, guaranteed hours and cancellation terms in writing. Red flags.
Common questions
How much do travel nurses make in Vermont?
About $107,529 annualised posted base, 6% above the national $101,132 and 6th of 51.
Do I need a Vermont license to travel there?
No — a multistate compact license covers Vermont.
Are Vermont travel stipends tax-free?
Only with a real tax home you are away from. See the tax guide.
Travel nursing in states bordering Vermont
New York · Massachusetts · New Hampshire · Maine.
Related Vermont guides
Vermont RN salary · Vermont licensure · travel nursing quick start · agency comparison.