Vermont / Public Service Department / Project Director
Job-title file
Lead staff and operations — set priorities, allocate resources, and oversee program delivery.
2 employees hold this title in Public Service Department. Median total compensation for the role is $92,851, above the department median of $90,126.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in Vermont, the median wage for Managers, All Other — about 1,060 people — is $125,440. Public Service Department pays a median base salary of $92,851 for this role, 26% below that figure — about the 17th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Managers, All Other across every employer in Vermont, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Public Service Department’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Managers, All Other — about 622,190 people — is $141,900. Public Service Department’s median base salary is 35% below that national figure, about the 20th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Vermont range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Public Service Department is $92,851, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare departments
Project Director is held in 4 Vermont departments. In Public Service Department, the median of $92,851 ranks #3 of 4.
Median total compensation for the Project Director role in other Vermontdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 7 jurisdictions. In Vermont, the median of $94,276 ranks #5 of 7. See Project Director across all of Vermont →
Median total compensation for comparable Project Directorroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.
Record list
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Project Director/Public Service Department
Alissa Matthews works as a Project Director for Public Service Department. Their status is classified. Alissa earned $95,846 in 2026.
Project Director/Public Service Department
Alexander Monsarrat works as a Project Director for Public Service Department. Their status is classified. Alexander earned $89,856 in 2026.