Veterinary Medical Incomes
The starting salaries of graduating veterinarians and veterinary medical salaries in general have been increasing at a rate greater than inflation, except for a slight dip in 2011. The following charts provide an overview of how veterinary medical salaries can vary, specifically broken down by the mean professional incomes of private practice veterinarians, public/corporate veterinarians, private practice incomes by specialty, and professional income percentiles. The data are from the American Veterinary Medical Association's (AVMA) Biennial Economic Survey of 2011.
Mean Professional Incomes of Private Practice Veterinarians
Mean Professional Incomes of Public/Corporate Veterinarians
Private Practice Income percentiles by Species, 2009
Generalist and Specialist Professional Income Percentiles, 2009
Source: The AVMA Biennial Economic Survey 2011