Salary for Veterinarian Jobs

Updated: 28 Jan 2012
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Salary$45,184 - $98,104  
   
Bonus$200.00 - $15,525  
Profit Sharing$206.85 - $29,361  
Commission$618 - $40,308  
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$45,693 - $105,638  
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Salary Range

Banfield, The Pet Hospital$44,494 - $96,984
VCA Animal Hospital$53,000 - $92,964
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Salary Range

Veterinary Care$45,500 - $94,999
Hospital$46,634 - $100,299
Animal Shelter$36,950 - $84,083
Health Clinic$44,645 - $93,329
Healthcare$45,996 - $97,635

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Key Statistics for Veterinarian Jobs

Gender
Female
70%
female alumni
 
Male
30%
male alumni
Salary:$57,810 - $78,698 $58,928 - $85,590
Years of Experience
Less than 1 year
9%
1-4 years
41%
5-9 years
23%
10-19 years
18%
20 years or more
10%
Most Common Health Benefits
medical benefits Medical: 68% dental benefits Dental: 31%
vision benefits Vision: 20% employee benefits None: 31%

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Career Path for Veterinarian Jobs

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Veterinarian

Salary Range

$45,693 - $105,638
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Veterinary Technologist / Technician
$19,409 - $40,227
Veterinary Assistant or Laboratory Animal Caretaker
$16,611 - $33,983
Student Services Coordinator
$24,781 - $51,213
 
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Veterinarian

Salary Range

$45,693 - $105,638
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Associate Veterinarian
$48,756 - $99,956
Assistant Professor, Postsecondary / Higher Education
$37,411 - $86,546
Clinical Laboratory Scientist
$34,460 - $97,801
 

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Veterinarian Job Description

People with the job title Veterinarian typically fall into one of the following PayScale standard occupations.

Diagnose and treat diseases and dysfunctions of animals. May engage in a particular function, such as research and development, consultation, administration, technical writing, sale or production of commercial products, or rendering of technical services to commercial firms or other organizations. Includes veterinarians who inspect livestock.

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Veterinarian Salary Overview

Say the word "veterinarian" and many will think of the kind souls who tend to their beloved companion animals. However, veterinary medicine is as wide and varied as the animal world itself. A veterinarian may be giving prenatal care to a pregnant sow, or studying the spread of disease by the tiniest of creatures. Veterinarians may devote themselves to research, pharmacology, surgery, and yes, the treatment of the wild and woolly creatures we call pets. Just as there is no one kind of veterinarian, there is no single average salary of a veterinarian, nor is there one easy answer to the question "What is the salary of a veterinarian?" Researching Careers - Veterinarian Salary by Years Experience shows that veterinarian salaries increase steadily with experience, making it a fairly stable career choice. The Veterinarian Salary by Employer Type chart is an excellent illustration of just how diverse veterinarian salaries can be. For a different side of the same veterinarian salary picture, drill down into Veterinarian Salaries by Industry, with veterinarian salary data for animal shelters, health clinics, academia and more.

Average Salary of a Veterinarian by Location

The average salary of a veterinarian working in San Diego is fairly close to the average salary of a veterinarian working in Boston; vets on either coast are compensated well. The notable standout for earning a top veterinarian salary is New York City, which currently offers the highest veterinarian salaries by far. What is the average salary of a veterinarian like in your hometown? PayScale's Veterinarian Salaries by City report has the answer. You can also compare Veterinarian Salary by State for more location-based veterinarian salary information. Before relocating, though, use PayScale's cost of living calculator to find both the median salary of a vet and cost of living data for different cities. For example, the salary of a vet may be higher in Los Angeles, but how much does it cost of live there? According to the calculator, the cost of housing is 160 percent higher than the national average. Luckily, it also shows that the median Salary of a Vet in Los Angeles ranges from about $66,000 to over $94,000 per year.

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