Skilled Wages

Millwright salary in Vermont

Median $30.86 an hour for 60 millwrights, May 2025, with the union scale by county and the trend since 1999.

$30.86/hrMedian hourly wageVermont, May data
$64,180/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$24.37 – $38.1310th to 90th percentilehourly range
60Jobs countedemployer survey

Millwright pay in Vermont: the full range

Wage percentiles, VermontMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$20$30$40$50/hrVermont: 10th $24.37 · 25th $30.19 · median $30.86 · 75th $36.01 · 90th $38.13Vermont$30.86$24.37$38.13United States: 10th $22.25 · 25th $27.11 · median $31.59 · 75th $39.18 · 90th $45.00United States$31.59
Hourly wage percentiles for millwrights: Vermont vs United States, May 2025.

Vermont ranks 26th of 48 states for median millwright pay, and 35th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $31.49). 60 millwrights work in the state.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry$24.37 – $30.19$50,680 – $62,800roughly the 10th–25th percentile
Journeyman$30.19 – $36.01$62,800 – $74,900the middle half, around the median
Master / foreman / specialist$36.01 – $38.13$74,900 – $79,320the 75th–90th percentile and above

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Millwright wages in Vermont over time

Vermont, 1999-2025VermontUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$15$20$25$30$3520002005201020202025$31.59United States$30.86Vermont
Median hourly wage for millwrights, Vermont vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearVermont $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$18.37$35.50$18.76—
2000$16.71$31.24$19.33210
2001$22.78$41.41$20.18110
2002$21.37$38.24$20.1990
2003$17.17$30.04$20.3840
2005$16.90$27.86$21.5340
2006$17.58$28.07$21.9450
2007$18.34$28.48$22.1690
2008$19.01$28.43$22.8780
2009$19.83$29.76$23.1480
2010$20.23$29.87$23.2530
2011$20.26$29.00$23.6940
2012$20.24$28.38$23.8030
2016$22.40$30.05$25.2190
2017$22.51$29.56$25.95100
2018$23.05$29.55$26.47100
2019$22.57$28.42$26.7150
2020$22.87$28.45$27.5330
2021$23.04$27.37$29.0040
2022$25.31$27.84$29.2930
2024$32.10$32.94$31.3340
2025$30.86$30.86$31.5960

Is construction work growing in Vermont?

17.4kConstruction jobsVermont, 2026-08
-0.6%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-20265k10k15k20k25k1990199520002005201020152020202517kAug 2026
Construction employment in Vermont (thousands), construction supersector, BLS CES, not seasonally adjusted. Grey bands are recessions.

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Questions this page answers

How much do millwrights make in Vermont?

The median millwright in Vermont earned $30.86 an hour ($64,180 a year) in May 2025, 2% below the national median of $31.59. The middle half earn $30.19–$36.01; the top 10% earn more than $38.13.

Where does Vermont rank for millwright pay?

Vermont ranks 26th of 48 states for millwright pay, with a median of $30.86 an hour, and 35th after adjusting for Vermont's cost of living (BEA price parity 98.0, US = 100).

What is the union millwright rate in Vermont?

Davis-Bacon determinations do not list a millwright classification for most Vermont counties, or the trade is not covered; the BLS wage figures above are the best available measure.

How many millwrights work in Vermont?

BLS counted 60 millwrights in Vermont in May 2025, 0.2 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 0.70; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Sources and notes

  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Vermont and metro areas, SOC 49-9044.
  • BLS Current Employment Statistics, state construction employment through 2026-08.
  • BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages.
  • BEA Regional Price Parities (cost-of-living adjustment).
  • SAM.gov Davis-Bacon wage determinations, current revisions as of 2026-09-28. Not the official determination.