Vermont Biweekly Paycheck Calculator 2026

Here is exactly what your biweekly paycheck looks like in Vermont at common annual salary levels in 2026. Calculated for a single filer, standard W-4, biweekly pay frequency, no pre-tax deductions.

Single filer · standard W-4 · biweekly pay (26 periods/yr) · no pre-tax deductions · 2026 IRS withholding tables · Vermont published 2026 withholding method. Actual paychecks vary based on filing status, allowances, and deductions.

Vermont withholds state income tax from every paycheck. Your biweekly paycheck includes these deductions:

• Federal income tax (2026 IRS withholding tables)
• Vermont state income tax (withheld each pay period)
• Social Security tax — 6.2% on wages up to $184,500
• Medicare tax — 1.45% on all wages
• Employee benefit deductions

A biweekly pay schedule means you receive a paycheck every two weeks — 26 paychecks per year. To find your gross biweekly pay, divide your annual salary by 26:

Two months per year you will receive three biweekly paychecks instead of two. This is sometimes called a “three-paycheck month.” Because benefit deductions are often fixed per paycheck, the extra check can feel larger than usual.

Your net biweekly paycheck in Vermont depends on your annual salary, W-4 filing status, Vermont state withholding elections, retirement contributions, health insurance deductions, and any additional withholding.

Vermont's GB-1210 method uses allowances claimed on Form W-4VT. Since the federal W-4 dropped allowances, Vermont employees who never completed the state form are commonly withheld at a default that does not match their situation.

That default applies to all 26 biweekly checks before anything reconciles. If the Vermont line on your stub runs above the figures in the table, the missing W-4VT is the first thing to check — it is the single most common cause.

Vermont runs graduated brackets with a comparatively high top rate, and withholding is computed by annualizing the biweekly wage. Crossing a bracket therefore changes the state line on every remaining paycheck of the year, not just the one where the raise landed.

It also makes irregular periods conspicuous. A biweekly check containing a bonus is annualized as though the bonus repeated 26 times, so that period is over-withheld and the excess returns at filing.

Vermont maintains no reciprocal agreements. New Hampshire has no wage income tax, so a Vermont resident working across that border has only Vermont in their withholding — but a New Hampshire resident working in Vermont has Vermont tax withheld from all 26 checks with no home-state credit to claim.

Massachusetts and New York, the other two neighbours, both tax income earned within their borders, and New York's convenience rule can reach a Vermont resident working remotely for a New York employer.