Veterinarian pay in Connecticut
Veterinarians in Connecticut: $126,000 to $169,000 a year in job ads
From 12 job ads at 11 employers, updated Oct 15, 2026
Hourly and yearly ads, kept apart
Posted yearly
$126,000 to $169,000
12 ads, median $145,000
Each range runs from the 10th to the 90th percentile of the ads' stated pay (the middle of each ad's range). An ad that states no unit is not counted, and hourly is never converted to yearly.
What the jobs offer
11%
CE allowance, 13 of 120 ads
17%
mentorship, 20 of 120 ads
3%
new grads welcome, 4 of 120 ads
2%
four-day week, 2 of 120 ads
Counted only where the ad's own words say it, Oct 15, 2026.
Hiring now in Connecticut
- Traveling Veterinarian - Northeast (RI, CT, NY and NJ) at Heart + Paw, New MilfordPay not stated
- Veterinarian at Suffield Veterinary Hospital, Suffield$130,000 to $150,000 a year
- Director, DVM Talent Acquisition - Remote at PetVet Care Centers, WestportPay not stated
Questions
What does a veterinarian make in Connecticut?
Job ads in Connecticut offer veterinarians $126,000 to $169,000 a year, median $145,000, from 12 ads at 11 employers (Oct 15, 2026). The BLS median for veterinarians in Connecticut was $126,190 a year in May 2025.
How does Connecticut compare with the US?
The median veterinarian job ad in Connecticut offers $145,000 a year (12 ads), $5,000 more than the US median of $140,000 (2,447 ads), as of Oct 15, 2026.
What benefits do veterinarian jobs in Connecticut offer?
Of 120 veterinarian ads in Connecticut, 13 mention a CE allowance, 20 mention mentorship, 4 mention welcoming new grads, 2 mention a four-day week, as of Oct 15, 2026. Only what the ad itself says is counted.
Job-ad pay is read from employers' own job feeds and careers pages, each figure kept with the ad's own sentence. See also how often vets leave their practice or add your pay anonymously.