Veterinarian pay in Florida
Veterinarians in Florida: $125,000 to $221,000 a year in job ads
From 148 job ads at 33 employers, updated Nov 9, 2026
$143,000 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$58 to $153 median $130
Posted yearly$125,000 to $221,000 median $143,000
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 Florida sits
Pay by metro
Jacksonville, FL$139,000 to $211,000 a year median $180,000, 7 ads
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$139,000 to $190,000 a year median $160,000, 6 ads
Naples-Marco Island, FL$138,000 to $225,000 a year median $160,000, 8 ads
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$136,000 to $190,000 a year median $156,000, 8 ads
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$131,000 to $218,000 a year median $150,000, 39 ads
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$135,000 to $155,000 a year median $148,000, 23 ads
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$127,000 to $187,000 a year median $136,000, 5 ads
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$127,000 to $155,000 a year median $130,000, 16 ads
Only metros with 5 or more ads are shown. BLS medians are May 2025.
What the jobs offer
Mentorship17% (150 of 878 ads)
CE allowance17% (147 of 878 ads)
New grads welcome11% (96 of 878 ads)
Signing bonus2% (17 of 878 ads)
Four-day week0% (1 of 878 ads)
Counted only where the ad's own words say it, out of all 878 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 Florida
- Veterinarian at Banfield Pet Hospital - West Palm Beach, West Palm Beach$107,598 to $155,419 a year
- Veterinarian at Destinationpet, Miami$130,000 to $150,000 a year
- Veterinarian at Banfield Pet Hospital - Destin, Destin$101,935 to $147,239 a year
Questions
How much do veterinarians make in Florida?
Job ads in Florida offer veterinarians $125,000 to $221,000 a year, median $143,000, from 148 ads at 33 employers (Nov 9, 2026). The BLS median for veterinarians in Florida was $131,660 a year in May 2025.
How does Florida compare with the US?
The median veterinarian job ad in Florida offers $143,000 a year (148 ads), $5,000 less than the US median of $148,000 (2,787 ads), as of Nov 9, 2026.
Which Florida cities pay veterinarians the most?
In job ads, the Jacksonville, FL area has the highest median for veterinarians, $180,000 a year from 7 ads. Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL: $160,000 (6 ads); Naples-Marco Island, FL: $160,000 (8 ads); North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL: $156,000 (8 ads). Only metros with 5 or more ads are counted (Nov 9, 2026).
What benefits do veterinarian jobs in Florida offer?
Of 878 veterinarian ads in Florida, 147 mention a CE allowance, 150 mention mentorship, 96 mention welcoming new grads, 1 mention a four-day week, 17 mention a signing bonus, as of Nov 9, 2026. Only what the ad itself says is counted.
Sources
- Job ads, Nov 9, 2026. 148 open veterinarian ads in Florida that state yearly pay, at 33 employers. 9 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 Florida, $131,660 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 878 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.