United States
Veterinarians salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$125,510
Veterinarians in the United States earn a median of $125,510 a year, about $60.34 an hour.
Median
$125,510
per year
Hourly
$60.34
as published
Mean
$140,270
pulled up by top earners
Workers
80,630
in this occupation
Where it pays more in the United States
Median pay for this occupation by area, highest-employing first.
| Area | Type | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | State | $158,950 | +27% |
| Texas | State | $121,220 | -3% |
| Florida | State | $131,170 | +5% |
| Pennsylvania | State | $129,510 | +3% |
| New York | State | $131,330 | +5% |
| Illinois | State | $128,290 | +2% |
| North Carolina | State | $123,430 | -2% |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Metro | $154,350 | +23% |
| Ohio | State | $123,140 | -2% |
| Virginia | State | $124,110 | -1% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Metro | $138,430 | +10% |
| Georgia | State | $115,220 | -8% |
| Colorado | State | $122,980 | -2% |
| Michigan | State | $112,320 | -11% |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Metro | $134,430 | +7% |
| Minnesota | State | $117,340 | -7% |
| Missouri | State | $119,640 | -5% |
| Washington | State | $155,060 | +24% |
| Massachusetts | State | $131,500 | +5% |
| Wisconsin | State | $104,440 | -17% |
| New Jersey | State | $148,550 | +18% |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | Metro | $133,340 | +6% |
| Oregon | State | $102,910 | -18% |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Metro | $123,400 | -2% |
| Tennessee | State | $125,420 | -0% |
Regional figures come from the same release as the national one. Where an area is missing, the source suppressed it for sample-size reasons rather than reporting an unreliable estimate.
How United States measured this
Employer payroll survey of ~1.1m establishments
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 · Public domain (US Government work)
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