Vermont / Public Health Nurse
Role across Vermont
Public Health Nurse
Provide direct patient care — assess conditions, administer treatment and medication, and coordinate with physicians.
28 people hold the Public Health Nurse role across 1 department in Vermont, with a median total compensation of $89,336. Among 15 jurisdictions where this role is reported, Vermont ranks #5 by median pay.
- Employees
- 28
- Median pay
- $89,336
- Departments
- 1
- Cross-jurisdiction
- #5 of 15
Compared with the local labor market
Public Health Nurse pay vs. Vermont
Across all employers in Vermont, the median wage for Registered Nurses — about 7,410 people — is $97,460. Vermont pays a median base salary of $89,336 for this role, 8% below that figure — about the 37th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
Where Vermont sits in the local pay range
The bar is the range of annual wages for Registered Nurses across every employer in Vermont, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Vermont’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Registered Nurses — about 3,379,720 people — is $97,550. Vermont’s median base salary is 8% below that national figure, about the 38th 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 Vermont is $89,336, 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 jurisdictions
Public Health Nurse pay in other jurisdictions
Where Public Health Nurses are paid most
Median total compensation for comparable Public Health Nurse roles in other jurisdictions (highest first). Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not by identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for this role.
Within Vermont
Department with this role
The Vermont department holding this role
The one department in Vermont that reports this role. The bar links to that department’s page for it.