Veterinarian pay in Iowa
Veterinarians in Iowa: $112,000 to $158,000 a year in job ads
From 13 job ads at 11 employers, updated Oct 15, 2026
Hourly and yearly ads, kept apart
Posted yearly
$112,000 to $158,000
13 ads, median $130,000
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, 10 of 87 ads
20%
mentorship, 17 of 87 ads
6%
new grads welcome, 5 of 87 ads
1%
four-day week, 1 of 87 ads
5%
signing bonus, 4 of 87 ads
Counted only where the ad's own words say it, Oct 15, 2026.
Hiring now in Iowa
- Managing Veterinarian at Twin Bridges Animal Hospital, Davenport$150,000 a year
- Daytime ER Veterinarian at Iowa Veterinary Specialties, Des Moines$150,000 to $250,000 a year
- Veterinarian at Banfield Pet Hospital - Clive, Clive$120 to $140 an hour
Questions
What does a veterinarian make in Iowa?
Job ads in Iowa offer veterinarians $112,000 to $158,000 a year, median $130,000, from 13 ads at 11 employers (Oct 15, 2026). The BLS median for veterinarians in Iowa was $124,610 a year in May 2025.
How does Iowa compare with the US?
The median veterinarian job ad in Iowa offers $130,000 a year (13 ads), $10,000 less than the US median of $140,000 (2,447 ads), as of Oct 15, 2026.
What benefits do veterinarian jobs in Iowa offer?
Of 87 veterinarian ads in Iowa, 10 mention a CE allowance, 17 mention mentorship, 5 mention welcoming new grads, 1 mention a four-day week, 4 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.