SOC 29-1131 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Veterinarians

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$130,100

U.S. median hourly wage$62.55

U.S. employment83,900

Nationally, veterinarians earned a median of $130,100 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 83,900 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Veterinarians: pay and employment by state
State
California	$163,920	$78.81	9,170	0.5
Maryland	$163,170	$78.45	1,430	0.5
Washington	$160,510	$77.17	2,390	0.7
New Jersey	$160,140	$76.99	1,910	0.4
Arizona	$152,020	$73.09	2,080	0.6
Massachusetts	$140,260	$67.43	1,920	0.5
District of Columbia	$134,530	$64.68	190	0.3
Illinois	$133,580	$64.22	2,330	0.4
Pennsylvania	$133,520	$64.19	3,490	0.6
Minnesota	$133,110	$64.00	2,140	0.7
New York	$131,830	$63.38	3,390	0.4
Vermont	$131,820	$63.38	280	0.9
Florida	$131,660	$63.30	5,360	0.5
Texas	$131,330	$63.14	6,270	0.4
Colorado	$130,840	$62.91	2,340	0.8
Maine	$130,600	$62.79	600	0.9
Hawaii	$130,120	$62.56	370	0.6
New Mexico	$129,390	$62.21	460	0.5
North Carolina	$129,240	$62.14	2,940	0.6
West Virginia	$128,990	$62.01	390	0.6
Oregon	$128,880	$61.96	1,660	0.8
New Hampshire	$128,190	$61.63	650	0.9
Virginia	$126,730	$60.93	2,700	0.7
Georgia	$126,590	$60.86	2,670	0.5
Rhode Island	$126,570	$60.85	430	0.9
Connecticut	$126,190	$60.67	950	0.6
Nevada	$125,550	$60.36	680	0.4
Michigan	$125,390	$60.28	2,030	0.5
Ohio	$125,060	$60.12	3,430	0.6
Iowa	$124,610	$59.91	1,000	0.6
Indiana	$124,530	$59.87	1,500	0.5
Louisiana	$124,370	$59.79	950	0.5
Tennessee	$124,350	$59.78	1,730	0.5
Utah	$123,990	$59.61	640	0.4
South Carolina	$122,130	$58.72	1,380	0.6
Idaho	$116,170	$55.85	540	0.6
Missouri	$114,660	$55.12	1,920	0.7
Wisconsin	$108,780	$52.30	1,830	0.6
Arkansas	$107,710	$51.79	540	0.4
Kansas	$107,080	$51.48	1,000	0.7
Alabama	$105,630	$50.79	1,020	0.5
Mississippi	$105,370	$50.66	480	0.4
Kentucky	$104,100	$50.05	1,190	0.6
Nebraska	$103,500	$49.76	780	0.8
North Dakota	$102,180	$49.13	270	0.6
Montana	$99,390	$47.78	510	1.0
Oklahoma	$98,090	$47.16	1,150	0.7
Wyoming	$97,240	$46.75	140	0.5
Puerto Rico	$89,810	$43.18	180	0.2
South Dakota	$88,650	$42.62	280	0.6
Alaska	Not published	Not published	160	0.5
Delaware	Not published	Not published	230	0.5

Pay by metro area

All 286 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.

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Veterinarians: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$208,080	$100.04	1,350	0.6
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$192,160	$92.38	350	0.3
Napa, CA	$172,600	$82.98	30	0.4
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$165,260	$79.45	830	0.8
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$164,820	$79.24	130	1.3
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$164,620	$79.14	60	0.4
Barnstable Town, MA	$164,060	$78.88	100	1.0
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$163,810	$78.76	1,330	0.6
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	$163,630	$78.67	60	0.9
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$163,520	$78.62	60	0.5
Salinas, CA	$163,080	$78.41	120	0.6
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$162,930	$78.33	700	0.5
Modesto, CA	$162,160	$77.96	120	0.6
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$161,060	$77.43	1,480	0.6
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$160,860	$77.34	660	0.4
Chico, CA	$160,180	$77.01	60	0.8
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$160,080	$76.96	2,740	0.4
Lexington Park, MD	$159,990	$76.92	50	0.7
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$159,750	$76.80	1,080	0.7
Redding, CA	$159,010	$76.45	60	0.8
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$158,880	$76.39	100	0.8
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$158,840	$76.36	140	0.7
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$158,810	$76.35	290	0.9
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$158,770	$76.33	210	1.0
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	$158,600	$76.25	90	1.0
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$158,200	$76.06	1,470	0.8
Yakima, WA	$158,180	$76.05	100	1.0
Vallejo, CA	$157,710	$75.82	70	0.5
Fresno, CA	$157,460	$75.70	170	0.4
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$156,980	$75.47	40	0.8
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$156,150	$75.07	3,150	0.3
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$154,350	$74.21	1,740	0.6
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	$152,020	$73.09	50	0.7
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$151,990	$73.07	110	0.9
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$151,820	$72.99	160	0.6
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$150,780	$72.49	100	0.3
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$150,520	$72.36	100	0.4
Bellingham, WA	$149,760	$72.00	80	0.9
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$148,730	$71.51	1,530	0.3
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$146,960	$70.65	140	0.7
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	$146,590	$70.48	40	0.5
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$144,020	$69.24	90	0.3
Tallahassee, FL	$140,830	$67.71	170	0.9
Albuquerque, NM	$140,200	$67.40	240	0.6
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$139,810	$67.21	1,790	0.6
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$138,900	$66.78	1,540	0.6
Naples-Marco Island, FL	$137,010	$65.87	80	0.5
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$136,840	$65.79	200	0.6
Peoria, IL	$135,860	$65.32	70	0.4
Kingston, NY	$135,760	$65.27	40	0.7
Medford, OR	$135,740	$65.26	80	0.9
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$135,090	$64.95	1,160	0.7
Mankato, MN	$134,110	$64.48	50	0.8
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	$133,950	$64.40	50	0.9
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$133,850	$64.35	150	0.6
Jacksonville, FL	$133,810	$64.33	470	0.6
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$133,550	$64.21	1,760	0.4
Visalia, CA	$133,370	$64.12	50	0.3
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$133,250	$64.06	700	0.5
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$133,120	$64.00	230	0.6
Reading, PA	$133,110	$64.00	100	0.6
Morgantown, WV	$132,990	$63.94	50	0.8
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$132,750	$63.82	180	0.5
Rockford, IL	$132,720	$63.81	50	0.3
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$132,500	$63.70	210	0.6
Lancaster, PA	$132,480	$63.69	180	0.7
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$132,440	$63.67	570	0.4
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$132,280	$63.59	1,340	0.4
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$132,030	$63.48	80	0.5
Boulder, CO	$132,020	$63.47	180	0.9
Ithaca, NY	$131,870	$63.40	60	1.2
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$131,820	$63.38	130	1.1
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$131,780	$63.36	130	0.6
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$131,720	$63.33	1,010	0.8
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$131,680	$63.31	280	0.6
Wilmington, NC	$131,670	$63.30	190	1.0
Tucson, AZ	$131,540	$63.24	250	0.7
State College, PA	$131,500	$63.22	60	0.8
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$131,190	$63.07	1,060	0.7
Portland-South Portland, ME	$130,990	$62.98	280	1.0
Worcester, MA	$130,950	$62.96	250	0.7
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$130,900	$62.93	210	0.5
Urban Honolulu, HI	$130,830	$62.90	270	0.6
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$130,740	$62.86	60	0.7
Gettysburg, PA	$130,410	$62.70	30	0.9
Akron, OH	$130,370	$62.68	230	0.7
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$130,350	$62.67	520	0.7
Asheville, NC	$130,330	$62.66	190	1.0
Salem, OR	$130,330	$62.66	120	0.7
Rochester, MN	$130,000	$62.50	70	0.5
Columbia, SC	$129,960	$62.48	210	0.5
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$129,940	$62.47	270	0.7
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$129,910	$62.46	180	0.5
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$129,890	$62.45	1,150	0.4
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$129,810	$62.41	120	0.5
Burlington, NC	$129,800	$62.41	40	0.5
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$129,730	$62.37	710	0.4
York-Hanover, PA	$129,610	$62.31	130	0.7
Ocala, FL	$129,410	$62.21	120	1.0
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$129,390	$62.21	520	0.7
Santa Fe, NM	$129,380	$62.20	70	1.2
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$129,080	$62.06	750	0.6
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$129,030	$62.03	220	0.6
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$128,990	$62.02	120	1.0
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$128,980	$62.01	1,610	0.6
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$128,940	$61.99	150	0.5
Springfield, MA	$128,750	$61.90	80	0.4
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	$128,630	$61.84	80	0.5
Cleveland, OH	$128,610	$61.83	560	0.5
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$128,550	$61.80	550	0.5
Winston-Salem, NC	$128,530	$61.79	150	0.6
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	$128,500	$61.78	130	1.3
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$128,360	$61.71	200	0.5
Pittsburgh, PA	$128,290	$61.68	640	0.6
Port St. Lucie, FL	$128,260	$61.66	100	0.6
Greenville, NC	$128,250	$61.66	50	0.6
Fayetteville, NC	$128,190	$61.63	60	0.5
Iowa City, IA	$128,180	$61.63	40	0.5
Pittsfield, MA	$127,910	$61.50	30	0.6
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$127,850	$61.47	520	0.5
Bangor, ME	$127,730	$61.41	50	0.7
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$127,670	$61.38	650	0.6
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$127,650	$61.37	70	0.5
Rochester, NY	$127,580	$61.34	200	0.4
New Haven, CT	$127,570	$61.33	140	0.5
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$127,500	$61.30	230	0.4
Charlottesville, VA	$127,460	$61.28	90	0.8
Boise City, ID	$127,410	$61.25	260	0.7
Ann Arbor, MI	$127,270	$61.19	100	0.5
Idaho Falls, ID	$127,240	$61.17	50	0.7
Cedar Rapids, IA	$127,160	$61.13	100	0.7
Toledo, OH	$126,970	$61.04	140	0.5
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$126,960	$61.04	100	0.4
Baton Rouge, LA	$126,890	$61.01	160	0.4
Colorado Springs, CO	$126,790	$60.96	280	0.9
Greeley, CO	$126,730	$60.93	100	0.8
Duluth, MN-WI	$126,650	$60.89	90	0.7
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	$126,500	$60.82	30	0.8
Lubbock, TX	$126,420	$60.78	70	0.4
Utica-Rome, NY	$126,320	$60.73	60	0.5
Binghamton, NY	$126,230	$60.69	30	0.3
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$126,230	$60.69	500	0.5
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	$126,190	$60.67	50	1.1
Corpus Christi, TX	$126,140	$60.65	70	0.4
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$126,140	$60.64	270	0.5
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	$125,860	$60.51	60	0.5
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$125,790	$60.48	190	0.7
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$125,750	$60.46	320	0.5
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$125,660	$60.41	100	0.3
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$125,640	$60.41	480	0.4
Reno, NV	$125,530	$60.35	150	0.5
Bloomington, IN	$125,480	$60.33	30	0.4
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$125,410	$60.29	120	0.6
Chambersburg, PA	$125,400	$60.29	50	0.8
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$125,310	$60.24	150	1.0
Canton-Massillon, OH	$125,150	$60.17	100	0.6
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$125,130	$60.16	310	0.5
Fort Wayne, IN	$124,970	$60.08	80	0.4
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$124,970	$60.08	70	0.5
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$124,970	$60.08	80	0.5
Flint, MI	$124,930	$60.06	60	0.5
Anchorage, AK	$124,810	$60.01	110	0.6
Longview, TX	$124,730	$59.96	50	0.4
Las Cruces, NM	$124,640	$59.92	40	0.5
Evansville, IN	$124,590	$59.90	50	0.4
Rome, GA	$124,530	$59.87	30	0.7
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$124,470	$59.84	100	0.5
Lafayette, LA	$124,470	$59.84	90	0.5
Syracuse, NY	$124,400	$59.81	130	0.4
Traverse City, MI	$124,330	$59.78	30	0.5
Amarillo, TX	$124,020	$59.63	60	0.5
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$123,920	$59.58	320	0.7
Erie, PA	$123,670	$59.46	70	0.6
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$123,520	$59.39	290	0.4
Killeen-Temple, TX	$123,390	$59.32	80	0.5
Athens-Clarke County, GA	$123,320	$59.29	120	1.2
Columbus, OH	$123,270	$59.26	850	0.8
El Paso, TX	$123,250	$59.25	70	0.2
Homosassa Springs, FL	$123,220	$59.24	30	0.9
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$122,940	$59.11	150	0.6
Waco, TX	$122,920	$59.10	50	0.4
Abilene, TX	$122,820	$59.05	40	0.5
Ogden, UT	$122,740	$59.01	110	0.4
Johnson City, TN	$122,580	$58.93	50	0.6
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$122,510	$58.90	140	0.7
Kansas City, MO-KS	$122,490	$58.89	750	0.7
St. Louis, MO-IL	$122,460	$58.87	810	0.6
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$122,130	$58.72	330	0.8
Gainesville, GA	$122,040	$58.67	50	0.5
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$122,010	$58.66	500	0.7
Roanoke, VA	$121,940	$58.63	100	0.7
Albany, GA	$121,900	$58.60	30	0.5
Richmond, VA	$121,670	$58.50	420	0.6
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$121,590	$58.46	50	0.2
Spartanburg, SC	$121,420	$58.37	50	0.3
St. Cloud, MN	$121,400	$58.37	60	0.6
Knoxville, TN	$121,160	$58.25	260	0.6
Coeur d'Alene, ID	$121,000	$58.18	60	0.8
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$120,940	$58.15	30	0.2
Tyler, TX	$120,850	$58.10	70	0.6
Jacksonville, NC	$120,430	$57.90	40	0.7
Saginaw, MI	$120,140	$57.76	40	0.5
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$120,110	$57.75	140	0.6
Harrisonburg, VA	$119,990	$57.69	50	0.8
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$119,310	$57.36	30	0.3
Bend, OR	$119,020	$57.22	140	1.3
Corvallis, OR	$119,020	$57.22	60	1.6
Winchester, VA-WV	$118,830	$57.13	40	0.6
Punta Gorda, FL	$118,600	$57.02	40	0.7
Wheeling, WV-OH	$118,600	$57.02	30	0.6
St. Joseph, MO-KS	$118,290	$56.87	40	0.7
Ames, IA	$118,240	$56.85	80	1.5
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$117,780	$56.62	430	0.5
Grand Junction, CO	$117,520	$56.50	50	0.8
Monroe, LA	$117,400	$56.44	40	0.5
Savannah, GA	$116,480	$56.00	120	0.6
College Station-Bryan, TX	$116,170	$55.85	230	1.7
Gainesville, FL	$115,210	$55.39	120	0.8
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$115,210	$55.39	80	0.6
Lake Charles, LA	$115,210	$55.39	60	0.5
Madison, WI	$115,210	$55.39	420	1.0
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	$115,100	$55.34	30	0.4
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$114,950	$55.26	150	0.5
Springfield, IL	$113,890	$54.76	40	0.4
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$112,450	$54.06	300	1.8
Huntsville, AL	$112,230	$53.96	130	0.5
Charleston, WV	$112,140	$53.91	50	0.5
Hammond, LA	$112,140	$53.91	40	0.8
Clarksville, TN-KY	$111,400	$53.56	70	0.7
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$111,400	$53.56	60	0.4
Kenosha, WI	$110,990	$53.36	50	0.6
Eau Claire, WI	$110,120	$52.94	40	0.4
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$109,050	$52.43	330	1.2
Warner Robins, GA	$108,370	$52.10	50	0.7
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$108,000	$51.92	360	0.5
Topeka, KS	$107,990	$51.92	80	0.7
Lynchburg, VA	$107,870	$51.86	70	0.8
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$107,330	$51.60	120	0.3
Omaha, NE-IA	$107,280	$51.58	300	0.6
Morristown, TN	$106,950	$51.42	30	0.6
Birmingham, AL	$106,890	$51.39	310	0.6
Youngstown-Warren, OH	$106,770	$51.33	100	0.6
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$106,520	$51.21	80	0.7
Appleton, WI	$105,800	$50.87	100	0.8
Janesville-Beloit, WI	$105,410	$50.68	30	0.5
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	$105,300	$50.62	60	0.8
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$105,230	$50.59	30	0.4
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	$105,090	$50.52	70	0.6
Wichita, KS	$104,930	$50.45	170	0.6
Green Bay, WI	$104,850	$50.41	100	0.6
Hattiesburg, MS	$104,630	$50.30	50	0.8
Alexandria, LA	$104,580	$50.28	30	0.6
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$104,450	$50.22	60	0.4
Jackson, MS	$104,390	$50.19	90	0.3
Lincoln, NE	$104,330	$50.16	130	0.7
Fort Smith, AR-OK	$104,110	$50.06	40	0.4
Bismarck, ND	$104,000	$50.00	50	0.8
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	$103,490	$49.76	50	0.6
Logan, UT-ID	$103,490	$49.76	30	0.5
Missoula, MT	$103,380	$49.70	50	0.7
Grand Island, NE	$103,050	$49.55	30	0.8
Springfield, MO	$102,740	$49.39	140	0.6
Joplin, MO-KS	$102,700	$49.38	50	0.5
Montgomery, AL	$102,700	$49.38	90	0.5
Wausau, WI	$101,540	$48.82	40	0.6
Fargo, ND-MN	$101,280	$48.69	90	0.6
Jefferson City, MO	$101,230	$48.67	50	0.6
Auburn-Opelika, AL	$101,060	$48.59	60	0.8
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	$100,360	$48.25	30	0.8
Columbus, GA-AL	$99,840	$48.00	60	0.5
Columbia, MO	$99,620	$47.89	140	1.3
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	$98,990	$47.59	30	0.6
Oklahoma City, OK	$98,750	$47.47	450	0.7
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$98,320	$47.27	80	0.4
Tulsa, OK	$98,240	$47.23	330	0.7
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	$97,960	$47.10	60	1.2
Bozeman, MT	$97,430	$46.84	100	1.4
Bowling Green, KY	$97,260	$46.76	40	0.5
Billings, MT	$93,140	$44.78	90	1.0
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$91,910	$44.19	90	0.9
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$91,170	$43.83	130	0.2
Rapid City, SD	$90,410	$43.47	60	0.8
Manhattan, KS	$81,310	$39.09	70	1.4
Dover, DE	Not published	Not published	40	0.6
Flagstaff, AZ	Not published	Not published	40	0.7
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	Not published	Not published	40	0.5

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.