Veterinarian pay in Colorado
Veterinarians in Colorado: $115,000 to $191,000 a year in job ads
From 113 job ads at 38 employers, updated Nov 9, 2026
$138,000 a year, median in job ads
Updated Nov 9, 2026. Each employer counts once, however many ads it posts. Yearly ads only, never converted.
Hourly and yearly ads, kept apart
Posted hourly$46 to $137 median $125
Posted yearly$115,000 to $191,000 median $138,000
Each range runs from the 10th to the 90th percentile across employers. Each employer counts once, at the middle of its own ads' stated pay, so a group hiring at many hospitals is one employer. An ad that states no unit is not counted, and hourly is never converted to yearly.
Where Colorado sits
Pay by metro
Boulder, CO$175,000 to $229,000 a year median $206,000, 8 ads
Colorado Springs, CO$113,000 to $198,000 a year median $146,000, 19 ads
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$120,000 to $170,000 a year median $140,000, 50 ads
Grand Junction, CO$125,000 to $143,000 a year median $130,000, 6 ads
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$73,000 to $190,000 a year median $125,000, 9 ads
Only metros with 5 or more ads are shown. BLS medians are May 2025.
What the jobs offer
CE allowance15% (47 of 312 ads)
Mentorship13% (42 of 312 ads)
New grads welcome8% (24 of 312 ads)
Four-day week3% (10 of 312 ads)
Signing bonus1% (2 of 312 ads)
Counted only where the ad's own words say it, out of all 312 open veterinarian ads on Nov 9, 2026, including ads that state no pay. The pay figures above use only ads that state hourly or yearly pay. Each ball is 10%.
Hiring now in Colorado
- Veterinarian - Part Time at Banfield Pet Hospital - Colorado Springs Austin Bluffs, Colorado Springs$56,630 to $81,799 a year
- Veterinarian at Banfield Pet Hospital - Stapleton, Denver$118,924 to $171,779 a year
- Emergency Overnight Veterinarian at Destination Pet, Church Ranch Veterinary Center- Westminster$160,000 to $180,000 a year
Questions
How much do veterinarians make in Colorado?
Job ads in Colorado offer veterinarians $115,000 to $191,000 a year, median $138,000, from 113 ads at 38 employers (Nov 9, 2026). The BLS median for veterinarians in Colorado was $130,840 a year in May 2025.
How does Colorado compare with the US?
The median veterinarian job ad in Colorado offers $138,000 a year (113 ads), $10,000 less than the US median of $148,000 (2,787 ads), as of Nov 9, 2026.
Which Colorado cities pay veterinarians the most?
In job ads, the Boulder, CO area has the highest median for veterinarians, $206,000 a year from 8 ads. Colorado Springs, CO: $146,000 (19 ads); Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO: $140,000 (50 ads); Grand Junction, CO: $130,000 (6 ads). Only metros with 5 or more ads are counted (Nov 9, 2026).
What benefits do veterinarian jobs in Colorado offer?
Of 312 veterinarian ads in Colorado, 47 mention a CE allowance, 42 mention mentorship, 24 mention welcoming new grads, 10 mention a four-day week, 2 mention a signing bonus, as of Nov 9, 2026. Only what the ad itself says is counted.
Sources
- Job ads, Nov 9, 2026. 113 open veterinarian ads in Colorado that state yearly pay, at 38 employers. 11 hourly ads are shown apart. An ad that states pay with no hour or year is left out. Read from employers' own job feeds and careers pages.
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025. Median pay for veterinarians in Colorado, $130,840 a year, from a survey of employers. A separate source from the job ads, shown beside them and never mixed in.
- Benefits, Nov 9, 2026. Counted across all 312 open ads, whether or not they state pay.
Each job-ad figure is kept with the ad's own sentence. See also how often vets leave their practice or add your pay anonymously.