Grants Specialist / Manager in Vermont: Pay Plan

$52,166 – $96,699

state pay plan range, a year

classes in the state plan

$71,710

median pay in VT, all employers

2,440

workers in VT (SOC 13-1199)

Sources: Vermont Department of Human Resources, Vermont Job Specifications and FY 2027 Classified, Corrections and State Police Pay Plans (Appendix II, July 12, 2026 – January 9, 2027); U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Vermont state pay plan Sourced

Published rates for each class, lowest first, effective July 12, 2026. These are the ranges Vermont sets for its own state employees; cities, counties and school districts have their own pay plans.

Class and grade	Published rate
Grants Administrator Class 521500 · class description Grade 21	$25.08 – $39.04 a hour $52,166 – $81,203 a year 15 steps Step 1: $25.08 a hour Step 2: $26.24 a hour Step 3: $27.18 a hour Step 4: $28.06 a hour Step 5: $29.00 a hour Step 6: $29.95 a hour Step 7: $30.91 a hour Step 8: $31.95 a hour Step 9: $32.99 a hour Step 10: $33.90 a hour Step 11: $34.89 a hour Step 12: $35.92 a hour Step 13: $36.88 a hour Step 14: $38.00 a hour Step 15: $39.04 a hour
Grants Specialist Class 521800 · class description Grade 22	$26.50 – $41.37 a hour $55,120 – $86,050 a year 15 steps Step 1: $26.50 a hour Step 2: $27.74 a hour Step 3: $28.74 a hour Step 4: $29.70 a hour Step 5: $30.67 a hour Step 6: $31.71 a hour Step 7: $32.75 a hour Step 8: $33.84 a hour Step 9: $34.91 a hour Step 10: $35.93 a hour Step 11: $36.91 a hour Step 12: $38.02 a hour Step 13: $39.08 a hour Step 14: $40.19 a hour Step 15: $41.37 a hour
Grants Management Specialist Class 049601 · class description Grade 23	$28.05 – $43.80 a hour $58,344 – $91,104 a year 15 steps Step 1: $28.05 a hour Step 2: $29.37 a hour Step 3: $30.51 a hour Step 4: $31.45 a hour Step 5: $32.51 a hour Step 6: $33.55 a hour Step 7: $34.67 a hour Step 8: $35.88 a hour Step 9: $37.00 a hour Step 10: $38.09 a hour Step 11: $39.15 a hour Step 12: $40.24 a hour Step 13: $41.43 a hour Step 14: $42.61 a hour Step 15: $43.80 a hour
Grants Management Specialist II Class 049602 · class description Grade 24	$29.73 – $46.49 a hour $61,838 – $96,699 a year 15 steps Step 1: $29.73 a hour Step 2: $31.16 a hour Step 3: $32.29 a hour Step 4: $33.34 a hour Step 5: $34.47 a hour Step 6: $35.63 a hour Step 7: $36.77 a hour Step 8: $38.04 a hour Step 9: $39.31 a hour Step 10: $40.42 a hour Step 11: $41.57 a hour Step 12: $42.71 a hour Step 13: $43.93 a hour Step 14: $45.22 a hour Step 15: $46.49 a hour

Schedule: Classified Pay Plan (CLS), Appendix II (July 12, 2026 – January 9, 2027). Rates are as the plan publishes them; "a year" figures are conversions (hourly × 2,080). Classes are matched to this job by title (GovJobsWiki editorial rule).

Source: Vermont Department of Human Resources, Vermont Job Specifications and FY 2027 Classified, Corrections and State Police Pay Plans (Appendix II, July 12, 2026 – January 9, 2027). Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in Vermont, all employers Sourced

Business Operations Specialists, All Other (SOC 13-1199) in Vermont, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

Measure	VT
Workers	2,440
10th percentile	$51,100
Median	$71,710
90th percentile	$114,690
National median, government employers	$91,060

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — national estimates by ownership. Data captured September 30, 2026.

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