Veterinarians salary
The median pay for veterinarians in the United States is $130,100 a year. About 83,900 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $73,920
- 25th percentile
- $101,460
- Median percentile
- $130,100
- 75th percentile
- $166,120
- 90th percentile
- $215,700
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- California $163,920
- Maryland $163,170
- Washington $160,510
- New Jersey $160,140
- Arizona $152,020
- Massachusetts $140,260
- District of Columbia $134,530
- Illinois $133,580
- Pennsylvania $133,520
- Minnesota $133,110
- New York $131,830
- Vermont $131,820
- Florida $131,660
- Texas $131,330
- Colorado $130,840
- Maine $130,600
- Hawaii $130,120
- New Mexico $129,390
- North Carolina $129,240
- West Virginia $128,990
- Oregon $128,880
- New Hampshire $128,190
- Virginia $126,730
- Georgia $126,590
- Rhode Island $126,570
- Connecticut $126,190
- Nevada $125,550
- Michigan $125,390
- Ohio $125,060
- Iowa $124,610
- Indiana $124,530
- Louisiana $124,370
- Tennessee $124,350
- Utah $123,990
- South Carolina $122,130
- Idaho $116,170
- Missouri $114,660
- Wisconsin $108,780
- Arkansas $107,710
- Kansas $107,080
- Alabama $105,630
- Mississippi $105,370
- Kentucky $104,100
- Nebraska $103,500
- North Dakota $102,180
- Montana $99,390
- Oklahoma $98,090
- Wyoming $97,240
- South Dakota $88,650
By metro area
- San Francisco, CA $208,080
- San Jose, CA $192,160
- Napa, CA $172,600
- Sacramento, CA $165,260
- Santa Cruz, CA $164,820
- Atlantic City, NJ $164,620
- Barnstable Town, MA $164,060
- Seattle, WA $163,810
- Amherst Town, MA $163,630
- Kennewick, WA $163,520
- Salinas, CA $163,080
- Baltimore, MD $162,930
- Modesto, CA $162,160
- Phoenix, AZ $161,060
- Riverside, CA $160,860
- Chico, CA $160,180
- Los Angeles, CA $160,080
- Lexington Park, MD $159,990
- San Diego, CA $159,750
- Redding, CA $159,010
- Olympia, WA $158,880
- Santa Maria, CA $158,840
- Oxnard, CA $158,810
- Santa Rosa, CA $158,770
- Bremerton, WA $158,600
- Minneapolis, MN $158,200
- Yakima, WA $158,180
- Vallejo, CA $157,710
- Fresno, CA $157,460
- Mount Vernon, WA $156,980
- New York, NY $156,150
- Washington, DC $154,350
- Prescott Valley, AZ $152,020
- San Luis Obispo, CA $151,990
- Spokane, WA $151,820
- Bakersfield, CA $150,780
- Trenton, NJ $150,520
- Bellingham, WA $149,760
- Chicago, IL $148,730
- Pensacola, FL $146,960
- Kahului, HI $146,590
- Stockton, CA $144,020
- Tallahassee, FL $140,830
- Albuquerque, NM $140,200
- Philadelphia, PA $139,810
- Boston, MA $138,900
- Naples, FL $137,010
- North Port, FL $136,840
- Peoria, IL $135,860
- Kingston, NY $135,760
- Medford, OR $135,740
- Denver, CO $135,090
- Mankato, MN $134,110
- Sebastian, FL $133,950
- Palm Bay, FL $133,850
- Jacksonville, FL $133,810
- Dallas, TX $133,550
- Visalia, CA $133,370
- Austin, TX $133,250
- Allentown, PA $133,120
- Reading, PA $133,110
- Morgantown, WV $132,990
- Harrisburg, PA $132,750
- Rockford, IL $132,720
- Durham, NC $132,500
- Lancaster, PA $132,480
- Orlando, FL $132,440
- Houston, TX $132,280
- Waterbury, CT $132,030
- Boulder, CO $132,020
- Ithaca, NY $131,870
- Burlington, VT $131,820
- Deltona, FL $131,780
- Portland, OR $131,720
- Albany, NY $131,680
- Wilmington, NC $131,670
- Tucson, AZ $131,540
- State College, PA $131,500
- Tampa, FL $131,190
- Portland, ME $130,990
- Worcester, MA $130,950
- Des Moines, IA $130,900
- Urban Honolulu, HI $130,830
- Waterloo, IA $130,740
- Gettysburg, PA $130,410
- Akron, OH $130,370
- Raleigh, NC $130,350
- Asheville, NC $130,330
- Salem, OR $130,330
- Rochester, MN $130,000
- Columbia, SC $129,960
- Bridgeport, CT $129,940
- Greensboro, NC $129,910
- Miami, FL $129,890
- Lakeland, FL $129,810
- Burlington, NC $129,800
- Detroit, MI $129,730
- York, PA $129,610
- Ocala, FL $129,410
- Providence, RI $129,390
- Santa Fe, NM $129,380
- Charlotte, NC $129,080
- Dayton, OH $129,030
- Crestview, FL $128,990
- Atlanta, GA $128,980
- Cape Coral, FL $128,940
- Springfield, MA $128,750
- Myrtle Beach, SC $128,630
- Cleveland, OH $128,610
- San Antonio, TX $128,550
- Winston, NC $128,530
- Slidell, LA $128,500
- New Orleans, LA $128,360
- Pittsburgh, PA $128,290
- Port St. Lucie, FL $128,260
- Greenville, NC $128,250
- Fayetteville, NC $128,190
- Iowa City, IA $128,180
- Pittsfield, MA $127,910
- Indianapolis, IN $127,850