Vermont

Basic minimum rate: $14.42. Source: US Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division, state minimum wage table, page updated July 1, 2026.

Minimum wage (US DOL)

Basic minimum rate

$14.42

Premium pay after designated hours

Weekly - 40

Source: US Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division, state minimum wage table; page updated July 1, 2026. Record: vt.

DOL notes for Vermont

• Applicable to employers of two or more employees
• The Vermont minimum wage is adjusted annually based on a set formula. The State minimum wage is automatically replaced with the federal minimum wage rate if it is higher than the State minimum.

Verbatim from US Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division, state minimum wage table; page updated July 1, 2026. Record: vt.

Rest periods (US DOL)

Basic standard

Employees are to be given "reasonable opportunities" during work periods to eat and use toilet facilities in order to protect the health and hygiene of the employee.

Prescribed by

Statute

Coverage

Applicable to all employers of one or more employees within the state.

Source: US Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division, Minimum Length of Rest Periods; table revised January 1, 2023. Record: vermont.

Meal periods (US DOL)

Basic standard

Employees are to be given "reasonable opportunities" during work periods to eat and use toilet facilities in order to protect the health and hygiene of the employee.

Prescribed by

21V.S.A. Section 304

Coverage

Universal application

Source: US Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division, Minimum Paid/Unpaid Meal Period; table revised January 1, 2023. Record: vermont.

Hours, counted

This page states the DOL rows and nothing beyond them. It does not say how they apply to any particular job, schedule or agreement. For hours, the calculators do arithmetic on the numbers you type: shift hours, hour totals split at 40, long shifts.