Veterinarians Salary — Seattle, Washington

The average Veterinarians in Seattle, Washington earns $169,950 a year.

$169,950 / year, mean
↑ 16.2% above national average 100th percentile in Washington

Seattle sits at the very top of the range for this role in Washington — among the highest-paying cities in the state for this occupation. That's a solid premium over the national average for veterinarians. Cost of living here runs meaningfully above the national average. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Washington

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
1,330
Estimate confidence
RSE 4.9%
Cost of living 111 #7 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 2245 #169 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $750,279 #12 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $112,594 #5 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Seattle ranks #7 for cost of living and #12 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

San Francisco $195,160 San Jose $192,030 Rockford $177,570 Sacramento $177,250 Santa Rosa $171,160 Santa Cruz $170,430 Seattle $169,950 Mount Vernon $168,820 Napa $168,500 Riverside $168,240 New York $166,290 Atlantic City $165,500 Vallejo $165,130 Los Angeles $164,460 San Diego $163,070 Chicago $162,730 Salinas $162,530 Kennewick $162,480 Oxnard $162,150 Philadelphia $161,960 Bellingham $161,660 Bakersfield $160,850 York $160,660 Trenton $160,500 Modesto $159,470 Lexington Park $159,230 Baltimore $158,370 Chico $157,360 Olympia $157,160 Yakima $157,030 Reading $156,290 Peoria $156,010 Stockton $155,980 Santa Maria $155,510 Redding $154,710 State College $153,880 Fresno $153,870 Bremerton $153,680 Pittsburgh $153,660 Visalia $152,680 San Luis Obispo $152,630 Albany $152,200 Lancaster $152,190 Allentown $152,100 Harrisburg $150,770 Spokane $149,520 Gettysburg $148,970 Charlottesville $148,530 Sebastian $147,580 Naples $147,080 Pensacola $145,420 Portland $144,940 Austin $144,580 Jacksonville $144,430 Crestview $144,110 Dallas $144,100 Springfield $143,500 Lakeland $143,250 Palm Bay $143,000 Houston $142,740 Kingston $142,570 San Antonio $142,170 Deltona $142,100 Sarasota $141,040 Medford $140,590 Miami $139,400 Fort Myers $139,120 Richmond $138,940 Port St. Lucie $138,570 Kiryas Joel $138,370 Scranton $138,350 Longview $138,320 Orlando $138,320 Killeen $138,150 Virginia Beach $136,830 Tallahassee $136,580 Roanoke $136,250 Homosassa Springs $136,220 Ann Arbor $135,930 Tampa $135,570 Ithaca $134,260 Harrisonburg $133,490 Salem $133,440 Punta Gorda $133,130 Winchester $133,100 Ocala $133,060 Waco $133,030 Chambersburg $132,960 College Station $132,640 Utica $132,170 Detroit $132,150 Bloomington $131,900 Indianapolis $131,600 Amarillo $131,450 Grand Rapids $131,440 Gainesville $131,260 Buffalo $131,230 El Paso $130,840 Rochester $130,790 Bend $130,130 South Bend $129,870 Lexington $129,420 Erie $129,270 Michigan City $129,240 Evansville $128,910 Corpus Christi $128,860 Traverse City $128,780 Lubbock $128,660 Syracuse $128,100 Eugene $128,020 Kalamazoo $127,080 Fort Wayne $126,910 Flint $126,810 Binghamton $126,410 Elkhart $125,940 Lynchburg $125,500 Abilene $125,320 Brownsville $124,390 Blacksburg $124,240 Corvallis $123,920 Lansing $123,290 Morgantown $121,630 Saginaw $121,600 McAllen $120,910 Tyler $120,870 Charleston $118,450 Wheeling $118,310 Huntington $118,150 Champaign $116,510 Louisville $115,050 Staunton $113,810 Lafayette $102,280 Bowling Green $102,120
CityMean salaryvs. Seattle
Abilene, Texas$125,320-26.3%
Albany, New York$152,200-10.4%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$152,100-10.5%
Amarillo, Texas$131,450-22.7%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$135,930-20.0%
Atlantic City, New Jersey$165,500-2.6%
Austin, Texas$144,580-14.9%
Bakersfield, California$160,850-5.4%
Baltimore, Maryland$158,370-6.8%
Bellingham, Washington$161,660-4.9%
Bend, Oregon$130,130-23.4%
Binghamton, New York$126,410-25.6%
Blacksburg, Virginia$124,240-26.9%
Bloomington, Indiana$131,900-22.4%
Bowling Green, Kentucky$102,120-39.9%
Bremerton, Washington$153,680-9.6%
Brownsville, Texas$124,390-26.8%
Buffalo, New York$131,230-22.8%
Fort Myers, Florida$139,120-18.1%
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania$132,960-21.8%
Champaign, Illinois$116,510-31.4%
Charleston, West Virginia$118,450-30.3%
Charlottesville, Virginia$148,530-12.6%
Chicago, Illinois$162,730-4.2%
Chico, California$157,360-7.4%
College Station, Texas$132,640-22.0%
Corpus Christi, Texas$128,860-24.2%
Corvallis, Oregon$123,920-27.1%
Crestview, Florida$144,110-15.2%
Dallas, Texas$144,100-15.2%
Deltona, Florida$142,100-16.4%
Detroit, Michigan$132,150-22.2%
Elkhart, Indiana$125,940-25.9%
El Paso, Texas$130,840-23.0%
Erie, Pennsylvania$129,270-23.9%
Eugene, Oregon$128,020-24.7%
Evansville, Indiana$128,910-24.1%
Flint, Michigan$126,810-25.4%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$126,910-25.3%
Fresno, California$153,870-9.5%
Gainesville, Florida$131,260-22.8%
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania$148,970-12.3%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$131,440-22.7%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$150,770-11.3%
Harrisonburg, Virginia$133,490-21.5%
Homosassa Springs, Florida$136,220-19.8%
Houston, Texas$142,740-16.0%
Huntington, West Virginia$118,150-30.5%
Indianapolis, Indiana$131,600-22.6%
Ithaca, New York$134,260-21.0%
Jacksonville, Florida$144,430-15.0%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$127,080-25.2%
Kennewick, Washington$162,480-4.4%
Killeen, Texas$138,150-18.7%
Kingston, New York$142,570-16.1%
Kiryas Joel, New York$138,370-18.6%
Lafayette, Indiana$102,280-39.8%
Lakeland, Florida$143,250-15.7%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$152,190-10.5%
Lansing, Michigan$123,290-27.5%
Lexington, Kentucky$129,420-23.8%
Lexington Park, Maryland$159,230-6.3%
Longview, Texas$138,320-18.6%
Los Angeles, California$164,460-3.2%
Louisville, Kentucky$115,050-32.3%
Lubbock, Texas$128,660-24.3%
Lynchburg, Virginia$125,500-26.2%
McAllen, Texas$120,910-28.9%
Medford, Oregon$140,590-17.3%
Miami, Florida$139,400-18.0%
Michigan City, Indiana$129,240-24.0%
Modesto, California$159,470-6.2%
Morgantown, West Virginia$121,630-28.4%
Mount Vernon, Washington$168,820-0.7%
Napa, California$168,500-0.9%
Naples, Florida$147,080-13.5%
New York, New York$166,290-2.2%
Sarasota, Florida$141,040-17.0%
Ocala, Florida$133,060-21.7%
Olympia, Washington$157,160-7.5%
Orlando, Florida$138,320-18.6%
Oxnard, California$162,150-4.6%
Palm Bay, Florida$143,000-15.9%
Pensacola, Florida$145,420-14.4%
Peoria, Illinois$156,010-8.2%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$161,960-4.7%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$153,660-9.6%
Portland, Oregon$144,940-14.7%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$138,570-18.5%
Punta Gorda, Florida$133,130-21.7%
Reading, Pennsylvania$156,290-8.0%
Redding, California$154,710-9.0%
Richmond, Virginia$138,940-18.2%
Riverside, California$168,240-1.0%
Roanoke, Virginia$136,250-19.8%
Rochester, New York$130,790-23.0%
Rockford, Illinois$177,570+4.5%
Sacramento, California$177,250+4.3%
Saginaw, Michigan$121,600-28.4%
Salem, Oregon$133,440-21.5%
Salinas, California$162,530-4.4%
San Antonio, Texas$142,170-16.3%
San Diego, California$163,070-4.0%
San Francisco, California$195,160+14.8%
San Jose, California$192,030+13.0%
San Luis Obispo, California$152,630-10.2%
Santa Cruz, California$170,430+0.3%
Santa Maria, California$155,510-8.5%
Santa Rosa, California$171,160+0.7%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$138,350-18.6%
Sebastian, Florida$147,580-13.2%
South Bend, Indiana$129,870-23.6%
Spokane, Washington$149,520-12.0%
Springfield, Illinois$143,500-15.6%
State College, Pennsylvania$153,880-9.5%
Staunton, Virginia$113,810-33.0%
Stockton, California$155,980-8.2%
Syracuse, New York$128,100-24.6%
Tallahassee, Florida$136,580-19.6%
Tampa, Florida$135,570-20.2%
Traverse City, Michigan$128,780-24.2%
Trenton, New Jersey$160,500-5.6%
Tyler, Texas$120,870-28.9%
Utica, New York$132,170-22.2%
Vallejo, California$165,130-2.8%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$136,830-19.5%
Visalia, California$152,680-10.2%
Waco, Texas$133,030-21.7%
Wheeling, West Virginia$118,310-30.4%
Winchester, Virginia$133,100-21.7%
Yakima, Washington$157,030-7.6%
York, Pennsylvania$160,660-5.5%
Gross salary
169,950/yr
Estimated take-home
127,427/yr
Est. total withheld
25.0%

Single filer, federal income tax + FICA only, 2025 rates — Washington has no state income tax on wages. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 29-1131 SOC code
Official area Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 42660 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: wa_dor_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
TacomaBellevue
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Where this is

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Highlighted: Washington

Population (metro area)
4,021,467