Pay distribution $83,230 10th $124,690 25th $177,920 75th $281,100 90th
Half of Veterinarians in the Boston metro area earn more than $138,900 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $124,690 and $177,920.
Wage percentiles (BLS OEWS) Wage 10th 25th Median 75th 90th Annual $83,230 $124,690 $138,900 $177,920 $281,100 Hourly $40.01 $59.95 $66.78 $85.54 $135.14
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares Boston metro areathis metro area
$138,900 median for Boston metro area; middle half earns $124,690 to $177,920
$140,260 median for Massachusetts; middle half earns $121,670 to $175,250
$130,100 median for United States; middle half earns $101,460 to $166,120
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −1% vs Massachusetts overall and +7% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Where this metro sits nationally $81,310 $123,567 $165,823 $208,080 Manhattan, KS — $81,310 Rapid City, SD — $90,410 San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR — $91,170 Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN — $91,910 Billings, MT — $93,140 Bowling Green, KY — $97,260 Bozeman, MT — $97,430 Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA — $97,960 Tulsa, OK — $98,240 Sioux Falls, SD-MN — $98,320 Oklahoma City, OK — $98,750 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL — $98,990 Columbia, MO — $99,620 Columbus, GA-AL — $99,840 Cape Girardeau, MO-IL — $100,360 Auburn-Opelika, AL — $101,060 Jefferson City, MO — $101,230 Fargo, ND-MN — $101,280 Wausau, WI — $101,540 Joplin, MO-KS — $102,700 Montgomery, AL — $102,700 Springfield, MO — $102,740 Grand Island, NE — $103,050 Missoula, MT — $103,380 Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC — $103,490 Logan, UT-ID — $103,490 Bismarck, ND — $104,000 Fort Smith, AR-OK — $104,110 Lincoln, NE — $104,330 Jackson, MS — $104,390 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS — $104,450 Alexandria, LA — $104,580 Hattiesburg, MS — $104,630 Green Bay, WI — $104,850 Wichita, KS — $104,930 Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA — $105,090 La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN — $105,230 Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA — $105,300 Janesville-Beloit, WI — $105,410 Appleton, WI — $105,800 Champaign-Urbana, IL — $106,520 Youngstown-Warren, OH — $106,770 Birmingham, AL — $106,890 Morristown, TN — $106,950 Omaha, NE-IA — $107,280 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR — $107,330 Lynchburg, VA — $107,870 Topeka, KS — $107,990 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN — $108,000 Warner Robins, GA — $108,370 Lexington-Fayette, KY — $109,050 Eau Claire, WI — $110,120 Kenosha, WI — $110,990 Clarksville, TN-KY — $111,400 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH — $111,400 Charleston, WV — $112,140 Hammond, LA — $112,140 Huntsville, AL — $112,230 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO — $112,450 Springfield, IL — $113,890 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR — $114,950 Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI — $115,100 Gainesville, FL — $115,210 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI — $115,210 Lake Charles, LA — $115,210 Madison, WI — $115,210 College Station-Bryan, TX — $116,170 Savannah, GA — $116,480 Monroe, LA — $117,400 Grand Junction, CO — $117,520 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI — $117,780 Ames, IA — $118,240 St. Joseph, MO-KS — $118,290 Punta Gorda, FL — $118,600 Wheeling, WV-OH — $118,600 Winchester, VA-WV — $118,830 Bend, OR — $119,020 Corvallis, OR — $119,020 Elkhart-Goshen, IN — $119,310 Harrisonburg, VA — $119,990 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC — $120,110 Saginaw, MI — $120,140 Jacksonville, NC — $120,430 Tyler, TX — $120,850 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX — $120,940 Coeur d'Alene, ID — $121,000 Knoxville, TN — $121,160 St. Cloud, MN — $121,400 Spartanburg, SC — $121,420 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX — $121,590 Richmond, VA — $121,670 Albany, GA — $121,900 Roanoke, VA — $121,940 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC — $122,010 Gainesville, GA — $122,040 Charleston-North Charleston, SC — $122,130 St. Louis, MO-IL — $122,460 Kansas City, MO-KS — $122,490 Lansing-East Lansing, MI — $122,510 Johnson City, TN — $122,580 Ogden, UT — $122,740 Abilene, TX — $122,820 Waco, TX — $122,920 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY — $122,940 Homosassa Springs, FL — $123,220 El Paso, TX — $123,250 Columbus, OH — $123,270 Athens-Clarke County, GA — $123,320 Killeen-Temple, TX — $123,390 Salt Lake City-Murray, UT — $123,520 Erie, PA — $123,670 Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC — $123,920 Amarillo, TX — $124,020 Traverse City, MI — $124,330 Syracuse, NY — $124,400 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL — $124,470 Lafayette, LA — $124,470 Rome, GA — $124,530 Evansville, IN — $124,590 Las Cruces, NM — $124,640 Longview, TX — $124,730 Anchorage, AK — $124,810 Flint, MI — $124,930 Fort Wayne, IN — $124,970 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC — $124,970 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA — $124,970 Memphis, TN-MS-AR — $125,130 Canton-Massillon, OH — $125,150 Eugene-Springfield, OR — $125,310 Chambersburg, PA — $125,400 Manchester-Nashua, NH — $125,410 Bloomington, IN — $125,480 Reno, NV — $125,530 Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV — $125,640 Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT — $125,660 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT — $125,750 Chattanooga, TN-GA — $125,790 Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT — $125,860 Corpus Christi, TX — $126,140 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI — $126,140 Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC — $126,190 Binghamton, NY — $126,230 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN — $126,230 Utica-Rome, NY — $126,320 Lubbock, TX — $126,420 Michigan City-La Porte, IN — $126,500 Duluth, MN-WI — $126,650 Greeley, CO — $126,730 Colorado Springs, CO — $126,790 Baton Rouge, LA — $126,890 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA — $126,960 Toledo, OH — $126,970 Cedar Rapids, IA — $127,160 Idaho Falls, ID — $127,240 Ann Arbor, MI — $127,270 Boise City, ID — $127,410 Charlottesville, VA — $127,460 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY — $127,500 New Haven, CT — $127,570 Rochester, NY — $127,580 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI — $127,650 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN — $127,670 Bangor, ME — $127,730 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN — $127,850 Pittsfield, MA — $127,910 Iowa City, IA — $128,180 Fayetteville, NC — $128,190 Greenville, NC — $128,250 Port St. Lucie, FL — $128,260 Pittsburgh, PA — $128,290 New Orleans-Metairie, LA — $128,360 Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA — $128,500 Winston-Salem, NC — $128,530 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX — $128,550 Cleveland, OH — $128,610 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC — $128,630 Springfield, MA — $128,750 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL — $128,940 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA — $128,980 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL — $128,990 Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH — $129,030 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC — $129,080 Santa Fe, NM — $129,380 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA — $129,390 Ocala, FL — $129,410 York-Hanover, PA — $129,610 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI — $129,730 Burlington, NC — $129,800 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL — $129,810 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL — $129,890 Greensboro-High Point, NC — $129,910 Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT — $129,940 Columbia, SC — $129,960 Rochester, MN — $130,000 Asheville, NC — $130,330 Salem, OR — $130,330 Raleigh-Cary, NC — $130,350 Akron, OH — $130,370 Gettysburg, PA — $130,410 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA — $130,740 Urban Honolulu, HI — $130,830 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA — $130,900 Worcester, MA — $130,950 Portland-South Portland, ME — $130,990 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL — $131,190 State College, PA — $131,500 Tucson, AZ — $131,540 Wilmington, NC — $131,670 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY — $131,680 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA — $131,720 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL — $131,780 Burlington-South Burlington, VT — $131,820 Ithaca, NY — $131,870 Boulder, CO — $132,020 Waterbury-Shelton, CT — $132,030 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX — $132,280 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL — $132,440 Lancaster, PA — $132,480 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC — $132,500 Rockford, IL — $132,720 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA — $132,750 Morgantown, WV — $132,990 Reading, PA — $133,110 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ — $133,120 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX — $133,250 Visalia, CA — $133,370 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX — $133,550 Jacksonville, FL — $133,810 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL — $133,850 Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL — $133,950 Mankato, MN — $134,110 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO — $135,090 Medford, OR — $135,740 Kingston, NY — $135,760 Peoria, IL — $135,860 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL — $136,840 Naples-Marco Island, FL — $137,010 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH — $138,900 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD — $139,810 Albuquerque, NM — $140,200 Tallahassee, FL — $140,830 Stockton-Lodi, CA — $144,020 Kahului-Wailuku, HI — $146,590 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL — $146,960 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN — $148,730 Bellingham, WA — $149,760 Trenton-Princeton, NJ — $150,520 Bakersfield-Delano, CA — $150,780 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA — $151,820 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA — $151,990 Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ — $152,020 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV — $154,350 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ — $156,150 Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA — $156,980 Fresno, CA — $157,460 Vallejo, CA — $157,710 Yakima, WA — $158,180 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI — $158,200 Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA — $158,600 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA — $158,770 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA — $158,810 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA — $158,840 Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA — $158,880 Redding, CA — $159,010 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA — $159,750 Lexington Park, MD — $159,990 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — $160,080 Chico, CA — $160,180 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA — $160,860 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ — $161,060 Modesto, CA — $162,160 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD — $162,930 Salinas, CA — $163,080 Kennewick-Richland, WA — $163,520 Amherst Town-Northampton, MA — $163,630 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA — $163,810 Barnstable Town, MA — $164,060 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ — $164,620 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA — $164,820 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA — $165,260 Napa, CA — $172,600 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA — $192,160 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA — $208,080 Boston metro area 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.
The Boston metro area has the 46th-highest published median for this occupation among the 283 metro areas where BLS publishes it. Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.
Other metro areas in Massachusetts Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for veterinarians, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
Boston metro areathis page
$138,900 median for Boston metro area; middle half earns $124,690 to $177,920
$164,060 median for Barnstable Town metro area; middle half earns $125,190 to $190,880
$163,630 median for Amherst Town metro area; middle half earns $119,230 to $166,180
$130,950 median for Worcester metro area; middle half earns $113,680 to $168,900
$128,750 median for Springfield metro area; middle half earns $105,630 to $164,950
$127,910 median for Pittsfield metro area; middle half earns $105,560 to $163,670
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
About this estimate These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology .