Veterinarian Salary by City
How much does a Veterinarian make? See 2025 salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics across top US cities.
$130K
National median
$101K
25th percentile
$166K
75th percentile
$74K
Bottom 10%
$216K
Top 10%
Veterinarian Salary by City
San Francisco
CA
$166,400
+28% vs national
New York
NY
$151,200
+16% vs national
Los Angeles
CA
$151,200
+16% vs national
San Diego
CA
$145,800
+12% vs national
Seattle
WA
$144,600
+11% vs national
Philadelphia
PA
$140,400
+8% vs national
Boston
MA
$140,200
+8% vs national
Hartford
CT
$139,200
+7% vs national
Baltimore
MD
$137,800
+6% vs national
Sacramento
CA
$137,800
+6% vs national
Portland
OR
$136,600
+5% vs national
Minneapolis
MN
$135,200
+4% vs national
Chicago
IL
$133,800
+3% vs national
Denver
CO
$127,200
-2% vs national
Salt Lake City
UT
$126,200
-3% vs national
Houston
TX
$125,000
-4% vs national
Raleigh
NC
$125,000
-4% vs national
Richmond
VA
$125,000
-4% vs national
Dallas
TX
$122,800
-6% vs national
Detroit
MI
$122,400
-6% vs national
Charlotte
NC
$122,400
-6% vs national
Tampa
FL
$121,000
-7% vs national
Pittsburgh
PA
$121,000
-7% vs national
Virginia Beach
VA
$121,000
-7% vs national
Atlanta
GA
$120,600
-7% vs national
Nashville
TN
$119,800
-8% vs national
Miami
FL
$118,400
-9% vs national
Indianapolis
IN
$118,400
-9% vs national
Orlando
FL
$118,400
-9% vs national
St. Louis
MO
$118,400
-9% vs national
Buffalo
NY
$118,400
-9% vs national
Las Vegas
NV
$117,200
-10% vs national
Columbus
OH
$117,200
-10% vs national
Cincinnati
OH
$117,200
-10% vs national
Kansas City
MO
$115,800
-11% vs national
Jacksonville
FL
$115,800
-11% vs national
San Antonio
TX
$114,400
-12% vs national
Louisville
KY
$114,400
-12% vs national
Fresno
CA
$114,400
-12% vs national
New Orleans
LA
$113,200
-13% vs national
Omaha
NE
$113,200
-13% vs national
Oklahoma City
OK
$111,800
-14% vs national
Memphis
TN
$110,600
-15% vs national
Albuquerque
NM
$110,600
-15% vs national
Tucson
AZ
$109,200
-16% vs national
About Veterinarian Salaries
The median Veterinarian salary in the United States is $130,100 per year according to 2025 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Salaries vary significantly by location — San Francisco has the highest median at $166,400, while the national range spans from $73,920 at the 10th percentile to $215,700 at the 90th percentile.
Data source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. OCC code: 29-1131.