High paying engineering and architecture jobs in Vermont

Every engineering and architecture occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Vermont. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single engineering and architecture job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Vermont run 2.0% below the national average (2024), so a Vermont salary is worth about 1.02× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in Vermont.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Vermont · Employed

1Aerospace Engineers$144,400
Bachelor's degree
$93,460 – $172,160100
2Engineers, All Other$126,550
Bachelor's degree
$80,740 – $174,900390
3Electrical Engineers$111,310
Bachelor's degree
$81,040 – $175,710820
4Mechanical Engineers$107,330
Bachelor's degree
$83,820 – $150,380530
5Industrial Engineers$103,010
Bachelor's degree
$80,740 – $138,710440
6Civil Engineers$95,600
Bachelor's degree
$68,720 – $129,390770
7Environmental Engineers$92,580
Bachelor's degree
$72,450 – $153,440110
8Architects, Except Landscape and Naval$82,400
Bachelor's degree
$56,990 – $121,530320
9Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$74,760
Associate's degree
$54,440 – $98,610300
10Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$74,100
Associate's degree
$60,520 – $91,600200
11Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians$72,410
Associate's degree
$53,760 – $100,920110
12Architectural and Civil Drafters$61,000
Associate's degree
$47,410 – $78,930230
13Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other$52,770
Associate's degree
$51,350 – $82,110130

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianVermont	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Aerospace EngineersBachelor's degree	$144,400	$93,460 – $172,160	100
2	Engineers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$126,550	$80,740 – $174,900	390
3	Electrical EngineersBachelor's degree	$111,310	$81,040 – $175,710	820
4	Mechanical EngineersBachelor's degree	$107,330	$83,820 – $150,380	530
5	Industrial EngineersBachelor's degree	$103,010	$80,740 – $138,710	440
6	Civil EngineersBachelor's degree	$95,600	$68,720 – $129,390	770
7	Environmental EngineersBachelor's degree	$92,580	$72,450 – $153,440	110
8	Architects, Except Landscape and NavalBachelor's degree	$82,400	$56,990 – $121,530	320
9	Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$74,760	$54,440 – $98,610	300
10	Civil Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$74,100	$60,520 – $91,600	200
11	Industrial Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$72,410	$53,760 – $100,920	110
12	Architectural and Civil DraftersAssociate's degree	$61,000	$47,410 – $78,930	230
13	Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All OtherAssociate's degree	$52,770	$51,350 – $82,110	130

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Vermont. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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