The annual salary statistics of veterinarians in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of veterinarians in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $50,790 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $74,100 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $98,750 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $109,420 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $128,930 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for veterinarians in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $128,930. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $98,750. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,790.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of veterinarians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $98,750 | -3.10% | 16.81% |
| 2021 | $101,810 | 13.47% | - |
| 2020 | $88,100 | -4.69% | - |
| 2019 | $92,230 | 0.83% | - |
| 2018 | $91,460 | 3.58% | - |
| 2017 | $88,190 | 6.70% | - |
| 2016 | $82,280 | -3.32% | - |
| 2015 | $85,010 | -0.92% | - |
| 2014 | $85,790 | -0.45% | - |
| 2013 | $86,180 | 4.68% | - |
| 2012 | $82,150 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $98,750 in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is in the middle of salary range for veterinarians in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of veterinarians in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is 4.3 percent (4.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area and 17.0 percent (17.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lynchburg.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Richmond | |
| Charlottesville | |
| Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Harrisonburg | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Staunton-Waynesboro | |
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Roanoke | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford | |
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | |
| Lynchburg |