Veterinarian pay in Illinois
Veterinarians in Illinois: $107,000 to $163,000 a year in job ads
From 88 job ads at 64 employers, updated Oct 15, 2026
Hourly and yearly ads, kept apart
Posted yearly
$107,000 to $163,000
88 ads, median $135,000
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.
Pay by metro
| Metro | Posted range | Ads | BLS median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $90,000 to $172,000 a year | 17 | $148,730 |
Only metros with 5 or more ads are shown. BLS medians are May 2025.
What the jobs offer
13%
CE allowance, 43 of 331 ads
25%
mentorship, 82 of 331 ads
9%
new grads welcome, 31 of 331 ads
1%
four-day week, 2 of 331 ads
2%
signing bonus, 6 of 331 ads
Counted only where the ad's own words say it, Oct 15, 2026.
Hiring now in Illinois
- Veterinarian at Banfield OFallon$130,000 to $155,000 a year
- Associate Veterinarian at VCA Woodstock Veterinary Clinic, Woodstock$125,000 to $140,000 a year
- Associate Veterinarian at Dr.sekowski,dvm Lombard Veterinarian, Lombard$120,000 to $140,000 a year
Questions
What does a veterinarian make in Illinois?
Job ads in Illinois offer veterinarians $107,000 to $163,000 a year, median $135,000, from 88 ads at 64 employers (Oct 15, 2026). The BLS median for veterinarians in Illinois was $133,580 a year in May 2025.
How does Illinois compare with the US?
The median veterinarian job ad in Illinois offers $135,000 a year (88 ads), $5,000 less than the US median of $140,000 (2,447 ads), as of Oct 15, 2026.
What benefits do veterinarian jobs in Illinois offer?
Of 331 veterinarian ads in Illinois, 43 mention a CE allowance, 82 mention mentorship, 31 mention welcoming new grads, 2 mention a four-day week, 6 mention a signing bonus, 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.