How much does a DECE make in Vermont? (2026)

As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for a DECE in Vermont is $52,442 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $25.However, a DECE's salary can vary significantly. Hereâ€™s a look at the typical salary range:Top Earners (90th percentile): $61,484Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $48,772 to $57,175Entry-Level (10th percentile): $45,431

What are the main factors that influence a DECE's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for DECE?

The Internet industry offers the highest average compensation for DECE roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

How does experience change A DECE's salary?

A DECE's salary grows with experience: starting around $44,509 for beginners, reaching about $70,743 at mid-level, and approach $82,924 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a DECE?

DECE salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for DECE roles are District of Columbia $59,158, California $58,934, Massachusetts $58,148. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

DECE Salary in Vermont

How much does a DECE make in Vermont? As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for a DECE in Vermont is $52,442 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $25.

However, a DECE's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $61,484
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $48,772 to $57,175
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $45,431

10% $45,431

50% (Median) $52,442

90% $61,484

DECE Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$57,175	$4,765	$1,100	$27
Average	$52,442	$4,370	$1,008	$25
25th Percentile	$48,772	$4,064	$938	$23

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Key Factors That Influence DECE Salaries

A DECE's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects DECE Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a DECE's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $44,509
Early Career (1-2 years): $51,456
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $70,743
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $83,496
Expert (over 8 years): $82,924

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Laboratory Support Technician I	less than 1 year	$44,509
DECE	1-2 years	$51,456
Laboratory Support Technician III	2-4 years	$70,743
Laboratory Support Technician IV	5-8 years	$83,496
Laboratory Supervisor	over 8 years	$82,924

How Do DECE Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract DECEs. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $59,158.
California: $58,934.
Massachusetts: $58,148.

District of Columbia $59,158 California $58,934 Massachusetts $58,148 Washington $57,934 New Jersey $57,913 Alaska $57,838 Connecticut $57,101 New York $56,802

Hawaii $55,845 Rhode Island $55,397 Maryland $55,092 Minnesota $54,675 Colorado $54,515 Illinois $54,462 Oregon $54,258 Delaware $54,109

New Hampshire $54,015 Virginia $53,804 Pennsylvania $53,190 Nevada $52,880 North Dakota $52,778 Michigan $52,618 Wisconsin $52,559 Vermont $52,442

Texas $52,116 Maine $52,095 Arizona $52,062 Ohio $52,025 Georgia $51,534 Indiana $51,288 Wyoming $51,240 Utah $51,165

Iowa $51,133 Kansas $50,876 Louisiana $50,802 North Carolina $50,775 Missouri $50,764 Florida $50,556 Montana $50,444 Nebraska $50,337

Kentucky $50,278 South Carolina $50,064 Tennessee $49,931 Idaho $49,877 New Mexico $49,487 Oklahoma $49,402 Alabama $49,086 South Dakota $48,557

Arkansas $48,269 West Virginia $48,114 Mississippi $47,649

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Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Adamant: $53,679
Barre: $53,759
Cabot: $53,641

Adamant, VT $53,679

Barre, VT $53,759

Cabot, VT $53,641

Calais, VT $53,688

East Barre, VT $53,678

East Calais, VT $53,679

East Montpelier, VT $53,715

Eden, VT $53,643

Eden Mills, VT $53,595

Graniteville, VT $53,756

Hyde Park, VT $53,723

Johnson, VT $53,790

Lake Elmore, VT $53,663

Marshfield, VT $53,650

Moretown, VT $53,794

Morrisville, VT $53,788

Moscow, VT $53,815

Northfield, VT $53,728

Northfield Falls, VT $53,980

North Hyde Park, VT $53,719

North Montpelier, VT $53,665

Plainfield, VT $53,657

Roxbury, VT $53,567

South Barre, VT $53,822

Waterbury, VT $53,810

Stowe, VT $53,817

Waitsfield, VT $53,787

Warren, VT $53,687

Washington, VT $53,582

Waterbury Center, VT $53,808

Websterville, VT $53,748

Williamstown, VT $53,685

Wolcott, VT $53,656

Woodbury, VT $53,603

Worcester, VT $53,656

Rutland, VT $53,655

Belmont, VT $53,489

Benson, VT $53,489

Bomoseen, VT $53,573

Brandon, VT $53,612

Bridport, VT $53,618

Castleton, VT $53,583

Center Rutland, VT $53,620

Chittenden, VT $53,497

Cuttingsville, VT $53,478

Danby, VT $53,569

East Middlebury, VT $53,648

East Poultney, VT $53,575

East Wallingford, VT $53,517

Fair Haven, VT $53,536

Florence, VT $53,517

Forest Dale, VT $53,615

Gaysville, VT $53,274

Granville, VT $53,526

Hancock, VT $53,517

Hydeville, VT $53,579

Killington, VT $53,512

Middlebury, VT $53,731

Middletown Springs, VT $53,546

Mount Holly, VT $53,497

North Clarendon, VT $53,575

Orwell, VT $53,569

Pawlet, VT $53,588

Pittsfield, VT $53,543

Pittsford, VT $53,594

Poultney, VT $53,584

Proctor, VT $53,643

Ripton, VT $53,581

Rochester, VT $53,553

Rupert, VT $53,548

Salisbury, VT $53,633

Shoreham, VT $53,588

Stockbridge, VT $53,493

Wallingford, VT $53,522

Wells, VT $53,591

West Pawlet, VT $53,609

West Rupert, VT $53,596

West Rutland, VT $53,563

Whiting, VT $53,590

Saint Johnsbury, VT $53,648

Albany, VT $53,617

Barnet, VT $53,591

Barton, VT $53,611

Beebe Plain, VT $53,627

Concord, VT $53,540

Coventry, VT $53,689

Craftsbury, VT $53,632

Craftsbury Common, VT $53,635

Danville, VT $53,602

Derby, VT $53,627

Derby Line, VT $53,587

East Burke, VT $53,585

East Charleston, VT $53,591

East Hardwick, VT $53,619

East Haven, VT $53,468

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $53,647

Glover, VT $53,595

Granby, VT $53,403

Greensboro, VT $53,577

Greensboro Bend, VT $53,611

Hardwick, VT $53,670

Irasburg, VT $53,598

Island Pond, VT $53,510

Lowell, VT $53,579

Lower Waterford, VT $53,641

Lyndon, VT $53,631

Lyndon Center, VT $53,692

Lyndonville, VT $53,633

Morgan, VT $53,537

Newport, VT $53,659

Newport Center, VT $53,591

North Concord, VT $53,451

North Troy, VT $53,598

Orleans, VT $53,578

Passumpsic, VT $53,651

Peacham, VT $53,543

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $53,653

Sheffield, VT $53,557

Sutton, VT $53,553

Troy, VT $53,603

West Burke, VT $53,589

West Charleston, VT $53,564

West Danville, VT $53,606

Westfield, VT $53,563

West Glover, VT $53,600

Averill, VT $53,288

Beecher Falls, VT $53,633

Canaan, VT $53,500

Gilman, VT $53,735

Guildhall, VT $53,429

Lunenburg, VT $53,546

Norton, VT $53,395

North Bennington, VT $53,991

North Pownal, VT $54,100

Pownal, VT $54,130

White River Junction, VT $53,641

Ascutney, VT $53,666

Barnard, VT $53,519

Bethel, VT $53,552

Bradford, VT $53,608

Bridgewater, VT $53,574

Bridgewater Corners, VT $53,468

Brookfield, VT $53,604

Brownsville, VT $53,575

Chelsea, VT $53,573

Corinth, VT $53,559

East Corinth, VT $53,582

East Randolph, VT $53,592

East Ryegate, VT $53,545

East Thetford, VT $53,611

Fairlee, VT $53,554

Groton, VT $53,568

Hartford, VT $53,780

Hartland, VT $53,592

Hartland Four Corners, VT $53,590

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $53,728

Newbury, VT $53,562

North Hartland, VT $53,630

North Pomfret, VT $53,538

North Thetford, VT $53,610

Norwich, VT $53,600

Plymouth, VT $53,429

Post Mills, VT $53,599

Quechee, VT $53,654

Randolph, VT $53,645

Randolph Center, VT $53,617

Reading, VT $53,474

Sharon, VT $53,551

South Pomfret, VT $53,500

South Royalton, VT $53,567

South Ryegate, VT $53,577

South Strafford, VT $53,564

South Woodstock, VT $53,487

Strafford, VT $53,517

Taftsville, VT $53,658

Thetford, VT $53,611

Thetford Center, VT $53,555

Topsham, VT $53,539

Tunbridge, VT $53,549

Vershire, VT $53,524

Wells River, VT $53,581

West Fairlee, VT $53,679

West Hartford, VT $53,539

West Newbury, VT $53,560

West Topsham, VT $53,582

Wilder, VT $53,783

Windsor, VT $53,614

Woodstock, VT $53,548

Bellows Falls, VT $53,744

Cambridgeport, VT $53,682

Cavendish, VT $53,504

Chester, VT $53,557

Chester Depot, VT $53,538

Grafton, VT $53,517

Londonderry, VT $53,613

Ludlow, VT $53,532

North Springfield, VT $53,719

Perkinsville, VT $53,573

Peru, VT $53,557

Proctorsville, VT $53,513

Saxtons River, VT $53,733

South Londonderry, VT $53,646

Springfield, VT $53,693

Westminster, VT $53,743

Westminster Station, VT $53,747

Weston, VT $53,502

Shaftsbury, VT $53,927

Brattleboro, VT $53,853

Bondville, VT $53,631

East Dover, VT $53,740

Jacksonville, VT $53,875

Jamaica, VT $53,632

Marlboro, VT $54,120

Newfane, VT $53,704

Putney, VT $53,693

Readsboro, VT $54,126

South Newfane, VT $53,723

Stamford, VT $54,087

Townshend, VT $53,656

Vernon, VT $54,018

Wardsboro, VT $53,695

West Dover, VT $53,783

West Dummerston, VT $53,718

West Halifax, VT $53,801

West Townshend, VT $53,584

West Wardsboro, VT $53,585

Whitingham, VT $53,856

Williamsville, VT $53,718

Wilmington, VT $53,823

Burlington, VT $53,970

South Burlington, VT $53,967

Winooski, VT $53,970

Colchester, VT $53,970

Alburgh, VT $53,701

Bakersfield, VT $53,780

Belvidere Center, VT $53,585

Bristol, VT $53,791

Cambridge, VT $53,856

Charlotte, VT $53,897

East Berkshire, VT $53,728

East Fairfield, VT $53,809

Enosburg Falls, VT $53,660

Essex, VT $53,929

Essex Junction, VT $53,933

Fairfax, VT $53,859

Fairfield, VT $53,808

Ferrisburgh, VT $53,837

Franklin, VT $53,663

Grand Isle, VT $53,865

Highgate Center, VT $53,709

Highgate Springs, VT $53,736

Hinesburg, VT $53,896

Huntington, VT $53,855

Isle La Motte, VT $53,767

Jeffersonville, VT $53,819

Jericho, VT $53,884

Jonesville, VT $53,895

Milton, VT $53,910

Monkton, VT $53,852

Montgomery, VT $53,660

Montgomery Center, VT $53,595

New Haven, VT $53,785

North Ferrisburgh, VT $53,861

North Hero, VT $53,808

Richford, VT $53,651

Richmond, VT $53,890

Saint Albans, VT $53,832

Saint Albans Bay, VT $53,825

Shelburne, VT $53,946

Sheldon, VT $53,767

Sheldon Springs, VT $53,899

South Hero, VT $53,913

Starksboro, VT $53,823

Swanton, VT $53,758

Underhill, VT $53,872

Underhill Center, VT $53,873

Vergennes, VT $53,769

Waterville, VT $53,787

Westford, VT $53,898

Williston, VT $53,939

Montpelier, VT $53,751

Bennington, VT $54,030

Arlington, VT $53,840

Dorset, VT $53,631

East Arlington, VT $53,610

East Dorset, VT $53,632

Manchester, VT $53,777

Manchester Center, VT $53,741

DECE Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For DECE roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 38% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Internet and Energy & Utilities sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average. In contrast, DECE positions in Transportation or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view DECE as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a DECE

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Internet	$62,930	$30.0	20%
Energy & Utilities	$60,308	$29.0	15%
Aerospace & Defense	$58,735	$28.0	12%
Financial Services	$58,735	$28.0	12%
Pharmaceuticals	$57,686	$28.0	10%

DECE Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a DECE's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$48,772

Average $52,442/year

$57,175

$4,064

Average $4,370/month

$4,765

$938

Average $1,008/week

$1,100

$23

Average $25/hour

$27

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$57,175	$4,765	$1,100	$27
Average	$52,442	$4,370	$1,008	$25
25th Percentile	$48,772	$4,064	$938	$23

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