What are the main factors that influence a Vet's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Vet's salary?

A Vet's salary grows with experience: starting around $40,189 for beginners, reaching about $41,961 at mid-level, and approach $43,961 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Vet?

Vet salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Vet roles are District of Columbia $46,902, California $46,724, Massachusetts $46,101. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Vet roles make?

Salaries for Vet level roles vary by specialization: Vet Hospital Manager: $82,479; Vet Nurse: $55,025; Vet Technician: $47,883; Vet Tech: $47,320; Vet Assistant: $46,770.

How do different companies affect a Vet's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Vet roles. Large, established industry leaders like New York Police Department ($97,099) and State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($95,962) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $75,106.

Vet Salary in the United States

How much does a Vet make in the United States?

As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for a Vet in the United States is $42,361 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $20.

However, a Vet's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $52,758
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $37,637 to $47,803
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $33,337

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Vet Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$47,803	$3,984	$919	$23
Average	$42,361	$3,530	$815	$20
25th Percentile	$37,637	$3,136	$724	$18

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Key Factors That Influence Vet Salaries

A Vet's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Vet Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Vet's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here’s how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $40,189
Early Career (1-2 years): $40,401
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $41,961
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $43,721
Expert (over 8 years): $43,961

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Vet	$40,189
Intermediate Level Vet	$40,401
Senior Level Vet	$41,961
Specialist Level Vet	$43,721
Expert Level Vet	$43,961

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How Do Vet Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Vets. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $46,902.
California: $46,724.
Massachusetts: $46,101.

District of Columbia $46,902 California $46,724 Massachusetts $46,101 Washington $45,932 New Jersey $45,915 Alaska $45,856 Connecticut $45,271 New York $45,034

Hawaii $44,276 Rhode Island $43,920 Maryland $43,678 Minnesota $43,348 Colorado $43,221 Illinois $43,178 Oregon $43,017 Delaware $42,899

New Hampshire $42,824 Virginia $42,657 Pennsylvania $42,170 Nevada $41,924 North Dakota $41,844 Michigan $41,717 Wisconsin $41,670 Vermont $41,577

Texas $41,319 Maine $41,302 Arizona $41,276 Ohio $41,247 Georgia $40,857 Indiana $40,662 Wyoming $40,624 Utah $40,565

Iowa $40,539 Kansas $40,336 Louisiana $40,277 North Carolina $40,255 Missouri $40,247 Florida $40,082 Montana $39,993 Nebraska $39,908

Kentucky $39,862 South Carolina $39,692 Tennessee $39,586 Idaho $39,544 New Mexico $39,235 Oklahoma $39,167 Alabama $38,917 South Dakota $38,497

Arkansas $38,269 West Virginia $38,146 Mississippi $37,777

Top Paying Cities for Vets

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $53,430
San Francisco: $52,845
Oakland: $51,731

San Jose, CA $53,430

San Francisco, CA $52,845

Oakland, CA $51,731

New York, NY $48,774

Paramus, NJ $48,181

Queens Village, NY $48,179

Passaic, NJ $48,138

Bergenfield, NJ $48,135

Stamford, CT $48,041

Huntington, NY $48,024

Newark, NJ $47,711

Bridgeport, CT $47,622

Vallejo, CA $47,537

New Brunswick, NJ $47,520

Petaluma, CA $47,495

Middlesex, NJ $47,414

Somerset, NJ $47,385

Santa Cruz, CA $47,330

Boston, MA $47,071

Monterey, CA $46,923

Seattle, WA $46,826

Santa Rosa, CA $46,817

Los Angeles, CA $46,804

Juneau, AK $46,694

Washington, DC $46,648

Orange, CA $46,497

Santa Ana, CA $46,385

Long Beach, CA $46,343

Anaheim, CA $46,334

Anchorage, AK $46,313

Santa Maria, CA $46,186

Everett, WA $46,178

Danbury, CT $46,028

Bremerton, WA $45,970

Tacoma, WA $45,817

New Suffolk, NY $45,817

Sacramento, CA $45,805

Santa Barbara, CA $45,758

Trenton, NJ $45,712

San Diego, CA $45,712

Brockton, MA $45,665

Fairbanks, AK $45,561

Lompoc, CA $45,453

Lowell, MA $45,419

Ventura, CA $45,411

Nashua, NH $45,402

Stockton, CA $45,398

Modesto, CA $45,089

Poughkeepsie, NY $44,996

Olympia, WA $44,915

Kennewick, WA $44,915

New Haven, CT $44,898

Lawrence, MA $44,746

Hartford, CT $44,703

Riverside, CA $44,695

New Bedford, MA $44,653

Richland, WA $44,653

Bakersfield, CA $44,593

San Bernardino, CA $44,576

New Britain, CT $44,572

Atlantic City, NJ $44,572

New London, CT $44,555

Norwich, CT $44,542

Portsmouth, NH $44,534

Boulder, CO $44,444

Portland, OR $44,386

Worcester, MA $44,381

Minneapolis, MN $44,250

Philadelphia, PA $44,191

Honolulu, HI $44,051

Saint Paul, MN $44,031

Vineland, NJ $44,021

Providence, RI $43,898

Chicago, IL $43,776

Bellingham, WA $43,725

Springfield, MA $43,691

Baltimore, MD $43,678

Chico, CA $43,572

Pittsfield, MA $43,458

Manchester, NH $43,377

Spokane, WA $43,191

Denver, CO $43,187

Albany, NY $42,988

Troy, NY $42,971

Nassau, NY $42,925

Schenectady, NY $42,882

Wilmington, DE $42,848

Burlington, VT $42,789

Salem, OR $42,772

Portland, ME $42,640

Yakima, WA $42,598

Rochester, MN $42,467

Reno, NV $42,446

Fresno, CA $42,446

Milwaukee, WI $42,407

Detroit, MI $42,365

Ann Arbor, MI $42,358

Allentown, PA $42,352

Colorado Springs, CO $42,280

Syracuse, NY $42,259

Carson City, NV $42,259

Houston, TX $42,200

Eugene, OR $42,179

Gary, IN $42,128

Springfield, OR $42,094

Bismarck, ND $42,085

Galveston, TX $42,056

Medford, OR $41,992

Fort Collins, CO $41,975

Concord, NH $41,954

Austin, TX $41,941

Mesa, AZ $41,852

Reading, PA $41,848

Phoenix, AZ $41,844

Dallas, TX $41,831

Saint Cloud, MN $41,791

Madison, WI $41,734

Utica, NY $41,619

Rochester, NY $41,552

Des Moines, IA $41,547

Raleigh, NC $41,543

Atlanta, GA $41,480

Battle Creek, MI $41,467

Salt Lake City, UT $41,454

Lancaster, PA $41,391

Harrisburg, PA $41,331

Kansas City, MO $41,289

Champaign, IL $41,281

Kansas City, KS $41,281

Fort Worth, TX $41,276

Columbus, OH $41,269

Boca Raton, FL $41,259

Pittsburgh, PA $41,242

Richmond, VA $41,226

Indianapolis, IN $41,217

Cleveland, OH $41,213

Las Vegas, NV $41,162

Cincinnati, OH $41,162

Petersburg, VA $41,098

Huntsville, AL $41,035

Lansing, MI $41,007

Lebanon, PA $41,001

Pueblo, CO $40,997

Appleton, WI $40,984

Buffalo, NY $40,967

Dayton, OH $40,954

Racine, WI $40,946

Charlotte, NC $40,942

Saint Louis, MO $40,929

York, PA $40,904

Elkhart, IN $40,904

Gastonia, NC $40,896

Billings, MT $40,885

Beaumont, TX $40,874

Lorain, OH $40,865

Benton Harbor, MI $40,857

Toledo, OH $40,849

Binghamton, NY $40,827

Rock Hill, SC $40,823

Rockford, IL $40,802

Springfield, IL $40,785

Elyria, OH $40,781

Fargo, ND $40,781

Flagstaff, AZ $40,751

Fort Lauderdale, FL $40,726

Duluth, MN $40,700

Miami, FL $40,700

Cheyenne, WY $40,671

Grand Forks, ND $40,671

Bangor, ME $40,577

Cedar Rapids, IA $40,531

Durham, NC $40,513

Louisville, KY $40,510

Grand Rapids, MI $40,501

Hialeah, FL $40,497

Casper, WY $40,438

Scranton, PA $40,387

New Orleans, LA $40,374

Virginia Beach, VA $40,370

Akron, OH $40,349

Peoria, IL $40,294

Sarasota, FL $40,285

Nashville, TN $40,255

Omaha, NE $40,255

Green Bay, WI $40,255

Baton Rouge, LA $40,234

Charleston, SC $40,226

Jamestown, NY $40,205

Davenport, IA $40,205

Tucson, AZ $40,183

Saint Petersburg, FL $40,158

Tampa, FL $40,150

Evansville, IN $40,124

Port Arthur, TX $40,124

Bradenton, FL $40,107

Santa Fe, NM $40,031

Orlando, FL $39,955

Clearwater, FL $39,942

Canton, OH $39,853

La Crosse, WI $39,853

Albuquerque, NM $39,828

Newport News, VA $39,823

High Point, NC $39,811

Ogden, UT $39,794

Corpus Christi, TX $39,760

Norfolk, VA $39,734

Laramie, WY $39,734

Rock Island, IL $39,709

Saginaw, MI $39,701

Jacksonville, FL $39,696

Salisbury, NC $39,688

Boise, ID $39,679

Moline, IL $39,658

Fort Myers, FL $39,645

Memphis, TN $39,637

Tulsa, OK $39,616

Waterloo, IA $39,590

Spartanburg, SC $39,548

Lincoln, NE $39,527

Fort Wayne, IN $39,518

Provo, UT $39,514

Cedar Falls, IA $39,463

San Antonio, TX $39,446

Greensboro, NC $39,429

South Bend, IN $39,425

Savannah, GA $39,379

Muskegon, MI $39,362

Birmingham, AL $39,357

Winston Salem, NC $39,337

Lake Charles, LA $39,235

Anderson, IN $39,226

Lexington, KY $39,213

Augusta, GA $39,201

Greenville, SC $39,201

Lima, OH $39,167

Wichita, KS $39,163

Tuscaloosa, AL $39,163

Columbia, SC $39,124

Springfield, OH $39,116

Asheville, NC $39,048

Bloomington, IN $39,019

Knoxville, TN $38,866

Shreveport, LA $38,862

Wilmington, NC $38,807

Roanoke, VA $38,807

Topeka, KS $38,730

Frankfort, KY $38,726

Oklahoma City, OK $38,697

Chillicothe, OH $38,680

Longview, TX $38,675

Melbourne, FL $38,671

Sioux Falls, SD $38,603

Mobile, AL $38,599

Terre Haute, IN $38,582

Altoona, PA $38,557

Amarillo, TX $38,527

Killeen, TX $38,514

Fayetteville, AR $38,481

Chattanooga, TN $38,468

Sioux City, IA $38,430

Idaho Falls, ID $38,421

Lynchburg, VA $38,387

Gainesville, FL $38,332

Portsmouth, OH $38,311

Little Rock, AR $38,303

Lafayette, LA $38,286

Youngstown, OH $38,286

Daytona Beach, FL $38,260

Clarksville, TN $38,256

Pensacola, FL $38,252

Temple, TX $38,249

Hopkinsville, KY $38,125

Erie, PA $38,116

Florence, SC $38,099

Charleston, WV $38,032

Great Falls, MT $38,010

Macon, GA $37,951

Tallahassee, FL $37,947

Fayetteville, NC $37,938

Waco, TX $37,930

Helena, MT $37,900

Pine Bluff, AR $37,884

Vincennes, IN $37,832

Lubbock, TX $37,815

Alamogordo, NM $37,790

Twin Falls, ID $37,752

Rapid City, SD $37,739

Jackson, MS $37,663

Huntington, WV $37,660

Greenville, MS $37,659

Parkersburg, WV $37,616

Montgomery, AL $37,608

Wichita Falls, TX $37,566

Springfield, MO $37,566

Biloxi, MS $37,544

Monroe, LA $37,502

Johnstown, PA $37,472

Sumter, SC $37,455

Columbus, GA $37,451

Pascagoula, MS $37,371

Abilene, TX $37,371

Kingsport, TN $37,261

Albany, GA $37,261

Gulfport, MS $37,248

Alexandria, LA $37,108

Fort Smith, AR $37,002

El Paso, TX $36,888

Las Cruces, NM $36,697

Harlingen, TX $36,590

Pocatello, ID $36,583

Florence, AL $36,528

Brownsville, TX $36,519

Mcallen, TX $36,430

Dothan, AL $36,371

Columbus, MS $36,119

Altus, OK $35,922

Lawton, OK $35,841

Pierre, SD $35,689

What Skills Can Increase a Vet's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Customer Service (Mentioned in 6.13% Job Postings): Customer service is the provision of service to customers before, during and after a purchase. The perception of success of such interactions is dependent on employees "who can adjust themselves to the personality of the guest". Customer service concerns the priority an organization assigns to customer service relative to components such as product innovation and pricing. In this sense, an organization that values good customer service may spend more money in training employees than the average organization or may proactively interview customers for feedback. From the point of view of an overall sales process engineering effort, customer service plays an important role in an organization's ability to generate income and revenue. From that perspective, customer service should be included as part of an overall approach to systematic improvement. One good customer service experience can change the entire perception a customer holds towards the organization.
Guest Relations (Mentioned in 2.29% Job Postings): Guest relations are responsible for greeting & welcoming the guest in a friendly and professional manner when they arrive, escorting the guest to the room.
Billing (Mentioned in 1.47% Job Postings): Billing refers to the aspect of banking, whereby someone is charged accurately for what item they purchased.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Customer Service	6.13%
Guest Relations	2.29%
Billing	1.47%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Vet's salary.

Collaboration: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
Team Management: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Collaboration	$45,750	8%
Team Management	$45,326	7%
Analysis	$44,902	6%
Sustainability	$44,902	6%
Coordination	$44,479	5%
Accountability	$44,479	5%

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Vet Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Vet roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 20% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Hospitality & Leisure, offers compensation 10% above the average. Conversely, Vet positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Vet as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for a Vet

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Hospitality & Leisure	$46,597	$22.0	10%

How Education impacts a Vet's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Vets enter the field with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Vet with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $38,752 and $41,282).

Vet Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Vet

No Diploma 1.3%

High School 26.6%

Associates 16.5%

Bachelors 46.8%

Masters 8.9%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	1.3%
High School	26.6%
Associates	16.5%
Bachelors	46.8%
Masters	8.9%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Vet Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Vet's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on August 01, 2026

$37,637

Average $42,361/year

$47,803

$3,136

Average $3,530/month

$3,984

$724

Average $815/week

$919

$18

Average $20/hour

$23

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$47,803	$3,984	$919	$23
Average	$42,361	$3,530	$815	$20
25th Percentile	$37,637	$3,136	$724	$18

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Salary Trends for Vet

Salaries for a Vet can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $43,406 in 2023 to around $43,582 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Vet salary trends, .

Average Annual Salary of Vet Over Time

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2023

$43,406

2024

$43,926

2025

$43,582

2026

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2023	$43,406
2024	$43,926
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1. What industry pays the highest salary for Vet?

The Hospitality & Leisure industry offers the highest average compensation for Vet roles, with salaries approximately 10% above the market median.

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