SOC 29-1249 · Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro

Surgeons, All Other Salary in Burlington, VT

The average salary for other surgeons in Burlington, Vermont is $365,240 a year ($175.60 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $453,590: half of the 120 people in this job in the Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($358,048).

$365,240average per year

$175.60 / hourMedian $453,590Take-home ≈ $230,732

  • $181K10th
  • $181K25th
  • $454KMedian
  • $498K75th
  • $498K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

120people in this job
+2%vs U.S. metro average
101cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Surgeons, All Other pay range in Burlington

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $181,120 a year or less, while the top 10% make $497,590 or more. The middle half of other surgeons in Burlington earn between $181,120 and $497,590.

  • $181K10th
  • $181K25th
  • $454KMedian
  • $498K75th
  • $498K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$365,240$30,437$175.60
Median$453,590$37,799$218.07
Entry level (25th percentile)$181,120$15,093$87.08
Experienced (75th percentile)$497,590$41,466$239.23

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Surgeons, All Other salary after taxes in Burlington

On the average salary of $365,240, a single filer in Burlington takes home about $230,732 a year, or $19,228 a month and $8,874 every two weeks. Taxes take 37% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Vermont tax is estimated with the Department of Taxes' 2026 withholding formula.

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Is Burlington a good place for other surgeons? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Burlington area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.9), so the average $365,240 buys what about $361,806 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 7.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Burlington ($60,020). A typical home costs $472,552, or 1.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Surgeons, All Other salary in nearby metro areas

Highest-paying cities for other surgeons

Milwaukee, WI pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($610,250).

Surgeons, All Other salary by city

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Surgeons, All Other salary in Burlington: questions

How much do other surgeons make an hour in Burlington?

$175.60 an hour on average, and $218.07 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level other surgeons salary in Burlington?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $181,120 a year and the 25th percentile is $181,120, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the other surgeons take-home pay in Burlington?

About $230,732 a year ($19,228 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $365,240. Vermont tax is estimated with the Department of Taxes' 2026 withholding formula.

Do other surgeons earn more in Burlington than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($358,048).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 29-1249; area Burlington-South Burlington, VT (15540). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 9.5%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Vermont tax is estimated with the Department of Taxes' 2026 withholding formula.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 6.24, this job is 6.2 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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