Veterinarians Salary in the US
A veterinarians earns a national median of $130,100 a year (mean $142,680) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #61 of 825.
How much does a veterinarians earn in the US?
A veterinarians in the United States earns a median of $130,100 a year (mean $142,680), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 155% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 83,900 people work in this occupation (SOC 29-1131), ranked #61 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$130,100
per year
Mean
$142,680
per year
Employment
83,900
US workers
National rank
#61
of 825 by median
What a veterinarians earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a veterinarians (SOC 29-1131) earns a median annual wage of $130,100 and a mean (average) of $142,680. The median is the midpoint — half of veterinarians earn more and half earn less — and is 155% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a veterinarians in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for veterinarians is $130,100, and the mean (average) is $142,680. The median is the midpoint — half of veterinarians earn more and half earn less.
- How does veterinarians pay compare to the US average?
- At $130,100, a veterinarians earns 155% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many veterinarians are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 83,900 veterinarians employed nationally (SOC 29-1131), across all industries.
- Where does this veterinarians salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 29-1131. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 29-1131 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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