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IT Specialist (government) in Vermont

Vermont Department of Human Resources lists 5 job classes for this work in the Vermont state pay plan: IT Specialist I–V.

$49,400 – $124,010
state pay plan range, a year
5
classes in the state plan
$111,530
median pay in VT, all employers
1,320
workers in VT (SOC 15-1299)

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 gradePublished rate
IT Specialist I
Class 160000 · class description
Grade 20
$23.75 – $36.88 a hour
$49,400 – $76,710 a year
15 steps
  • Step 1: $23.75 a hour
  • Step 2: $24.79 a hour
  • Step 3: $25.72 a hour
  • Step 4: $26.54 a hour
  • Step 5: $27.48 a hour
  • Step 6: $28.35 a hour
  • Step 7: $29.27 a hour
  • Step 8: $30.25 a hour
  • Step 9: $31.24 a hour
  • Step 10: $32.09 a hour
  • Step 11: $32.99 a hour
  • Step 12: $33.90 a hour
  • Step 13: $34.89 a hour
  • Step 14: $35.92 a hour
  • Step 15: $36.88 a hour
IT Specialist II
Class 160100 · 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
IT Specialist III
Class 160200 · 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
IT Specialist IV
Class 160300 · class description
Grade 26
$33.53 – $52.55 a hour
$69,742 – $109,304 a year
15 steps
  • Step 1: $33.53 a hour
  • Step 2: $35.08 a hour
  • Step 3: $36.44 a hour
  • Step 4: $37.62 a hour
  • Step 5: $38.89 a hour
  • Step 6: $40.17 a hour
  • Step 7: $41.49 a hour
  • Step 8: $42.88 a hour
  • Step 9: $44.32 a hour
  • Step 10: $45.58 a hour
  • Step 11: $46.94 a hour
  • Step 12: $48.24 a hour
  • Step 13: $49.60 a hour
  • Step 14: $51.05 a hour
  • Step 15: $52.55 a hour
IT Specialist V
Class 160400 · class description
Grade 28
$37.80 – $59.62 a hour
$78,624 – $124,010 a year
15 steps
  • Step 1: $37.80 a hour
  • Step 2: $39.68 a hour
  • Step 3: $41.23 a hour
  • Step 4: $42.57 a hour
  • Step 5: $44.06 a hour
  • Step 6: $45.46 a hour
  • Step 7: $47.00 a hour
  • Step 8: $48.55 a hour
  • Step 9: $50.18 a hour
  • Step 10: $51.65 a hour
  • Step 11: $53.17 a hour
  • Step 12: $54.63 a hour
  • Step 13: $56.30 a hour
  • Step 14: $57.94 a hour
  • Step 15: $59.62 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

Computer Occupations, All Other (SOC 15-1299) in Vermont, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

MeasureVT
Workers1,320
10th percentile$52,950
Median$111,530
90th percentile$181,020
National median, government employers$119,250

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.

More about this job

Requirements, hiring process, training, schedule and day-to-day work are on the national IT Specialist (government) page.

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