Highest-paying Cities for Veterinarians

The top 100 highest paying cities for veterinarians (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of veterinarians in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $207,900, Sherman-Denison, Texas is the highest paying city for veterinarians. It is followed by Palm Coast, Florida (average annual salary $166,730). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of veterinarians in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Veterinarians

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Sherman-Denison, Texas	$207,900	$83,980	30
2	Palm Coast, Florida	$166,730	$61,670	30
3	Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, Louisiana	$141,180	$65,950	30
4	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$140,530	$62,930	290
5	Ocean City, New Jersey	$138,140	$81,390	30
6	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$132,280	$81,790	3,320
7	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$130,410	$78,820	1,080
8	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$130,160	$73,170	310
9	Waterbury, Connecticut	$130,000	$98,350	40
10	New Haven, Connecticut	$129,700	$101,140	140
11	Bellingham, Washington	$129,370	$79,210	80
12	Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area, Connecticut	$129,340	$98,480	40
13	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$129,150	$85,200	1,120
14	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$129,080	$80,090	580
15	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$128,750	$69,410	1,310
16	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$128,650	$100,380	300
17	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$127,760	$72,890	990
18	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$127,720	$80,440	320
19	Danbury, Connecticut	$127,620	$100,110	50
20	Camden, New Jersey	$127,130	$71,750	280
21	Ithaca, New York	$126,740	$72,580	50
22	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$126,600	$62,260	2,480
23	Sussex County, Delaware	$126,580	$80,450	40
24	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$126,420	$63,890	110
25	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$126,210	$102,010	240
26	Manchester, New Hampshire	$126,100	$66,310	50
27	Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$125,990	$50,230	160
28	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$125,860	$81,730	80
29	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$125,670	$61,450	810
30	Brunswick, Georgia	$125,660	$83,390	30
31	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$125,560	$78,760	1,300
32	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$125,460	$78,260	270
33	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$125,320	$77,080	1,880
34	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$125,310	$78,820	480
35	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$125,190	$92,030	90
36	Portsmouth, New Hampshire	$124,990	$69,410	70
37	Kingston, New York	$124,920	$67,520	50
38	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$124,790	$62,130	80
39	Prescott, Arizona	$124,770	$83,960	70
40	Worcester, Massachusetts	$124,600	$81,000	190
41	Syracuse, New York	$124,350	$67,890	140
42	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$124,180	$64,230	200
43	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$124,090	$62,020	560
44	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$123,940	$73,820	760
45	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$123,490	$79,550	70
46	Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, Michigan	$122,570	$73,010	630
47	Yuba City, California	$122,450	$79,980	30
48	Yuma, Arizona	$122,310	$31,750	n/a
49	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$122,250	$76,420	100
50	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$122,230	$61,940	1,400
51	Macon, Georgia	$122,130	$83,520	30
52	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$122,000	$80,340	60
53	Dover-Durham, New Hampshire	$122,000	$64,500	60
54	Modesto, California	$121,940	$62,330	120
55	Central New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$121,900	$75,110	50
56	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$121,300	$75,460	180
57	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida	$121,070	$77,720	130
58	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$121,040	$61,560	870
59	Spokane, Washington	$120,690	$74,980	150
60	Tucson, Arizona	$120,680	$77,890	230
61	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California	$120,490	$90,310	200
62	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$119,950	$77,680	110
63	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$119,560	$82,570	830
64	Naples-Marco Island, Florida	$119,180	$69,530	90
65	North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, Florida	$117,060	$63,930	200
66	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$116,910	$61,420	270
67	Winston-Salem, North Carolina	$116,670	$62,850	140
68	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$116,600	$52,610	970
69	Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$116,490	$77,430	30
70	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$116,330	$73,590	1,060
71	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$115,990	$67,010	1,710
72	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$115,960	$81,710	1,570
73	Honolulu, Hawaii	$115,740	$82,310	100
74	Springfield, Massachusetts	$115,650	$77,670	150
75	Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey	$115,580	$82,710	510
76	Bangor, Maine	$115,500	$74,060	50
77	Sierra Vista-Douglas, Arizona	$114,910	$29,740	n/a
78	Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Maryland	$114,320	$59,580	290
79	Rochester, New York	$114,090	$49,720	320
80	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington	$113,900	$82,630	50
81	Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$113,680	$74,440	100
82	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$113,320	$62,910	840
83	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$111,810	$67,250	820
84	Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, Massachusetts	$111,580	$74,460	40
85	Nashua, New Hampshire	$110,590	$77,190	80
86	Boise City-Nampa, Idaho	$110,100	$61,220	190
87	Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, Florida	$109,660	$86,100	260
88	Punta Gorda, Florida	$109,580	$50,330	40
89	Columbus, Ohio	$109,350	$50,400	680
90	Binghamton, New York	$108,840	$78,420	40
91	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$108,780	$58,470	360
92	Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, South Carolina	$108,360	$67,000	340
93	Jacksonville, North Carolina	$108,350	$71,990	50
94	North Florida nonmetropolitan area, Florida	$108,240	$79,760	60
95	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$107,840	$70,640	540
96	Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, New Hampshire	$107,090	$68,660	50
97	Lakeland-Winter Haven, Florida	$106,950	$60,650	100
98	Flagstaff, Arizona	$106,610	$80,530	30
99	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$106,460	$60,390	600
100	Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, New Hampshire	$106,400	$68,140	60

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for veterinarians.