UI Covered Wages - Private Industry
Vermont and United States
1978 - 2014
Year	Annual Average Wage			Vermont as Percent of U.S.
	Vermont	U.S.
2014	$42,149	$51,295		82.2%
2013	$41,226	$49,701		82.9%
2012	$40,204	$49,200		81.7%
2011	$39,491	$47,815		82.6%
2010	$38,625	$46,455		83.1%
2009	$37,949	$45,155		84.0%
2008	$37,574	$45,371		82.8%
2007	$36,323	$44,362		81.9%
2006	$34,988	$42,414		82.5%
2005	$33,648	$40,505		83.1%
2004	$32,724	$39,134		83.6%
2003	$31,571	$37,508		84.2%
2002	$30,613	$36,539		83.8%
2001	$29,920	$36,157		82.8%
2000	$28,704	$35,337		81.2%
1999	$27,235	$33,244		81.9%
1998	$26,209	$31,762		82.5%
1997	$25,021	$30,064		83.2%
1996	$24,035	$28,582		84.1%
1995	$23,122	$27,441		84.3%
1994	$22,512	$26,496		85.0%
1993	$22,244	$25,934		85.8%
1992	$21,947	$25,547		85.9%
1991	$20,974	$24,178		86.7%
1990	$20,234	$23,258		87.0%
1989	$19,212	$22,269		86.3%
1988	$18,398	$21,650		85.0%
1987	$17,433	$20,621		84.5%
1986	$16,666	$19,746		84.4%
1985	$15,767	$18,974		83.1%
1984	$15,185	$18,178		83.5%
1983	$14,469	$17,416		83.1%
1982	$13,580	$16,644		81.6%
1981	$12,791	$15,654		81.7%
1980	$11,840	$14,359		82.5%
1979	$10,834	$13,125		82.5%
1978	$9,940	$12,082		82.3%
Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Vermont Department of Labor, vtLmi.info,
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, bls.gov
Last Updated on 7/10/2015
by Richard Willey