Veterinarian pay in Indiana
Veterinarians in Indiana: $131,000 to $168,000 a year in job ads
From 28 job ads at 10 employers, updated Nov 9, 2026
$150,000 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$130 median $130
Posted yearly$131,000 to $168,000 median $150,000
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 Indiana sits
Pay by metro
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$131,000 to $209,000 a year median $155,000, 14 ads
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$121,000 to $200,000 a year median $150,000, 73 ads
Fort Wayne, IN$134,000 to $145,000 a year median $144,000, 5 ads
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$132,000 to $163,000 a year median $143,000, 18 ads
Only metros with 5 or more ads are shown. BLS medians are May 2025.
What the jobs offer
Mentorship19% (39 of 204 ads)
CE allowance8% (16 of 204 ads)
New grads welcome6% (12 of 204 ads)
Signing bonus2% (5 of 204 ads)
Four-day week1% (2 of 204 ads)
Counted only where the ad's own words say it, out of all 204 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 Indiana
- Chief of Staff Veterinarian at BFCareers, Churubusco$118,000 to $170,000 a year
- Associate Veterinarian at GPAC, MitchellPay not stated
- Associate Veterinarian at GPAC, New ChicagoPay not stated
Questions
How much do veterinarians make in Indiana?
Job ads in Indiana offer veterinarians $131,000 to $168,000 a year, median $150,000, from 28 ads at 10 employers (Nov 9, 2026). The BLS median for veterinarians in Indiana was $124,530 a year in May 2025.
How does Indiana compare with the US?
The median veterinarian job ad in Indiana offers $150,000 a year (28 ads), $2,000 more than the US median of $148,000 (2,787 ads), as of Nov 9, 2026.
Which Indiana cities pay veterinarians the most?
In job ads, the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN area has the highest median for veterinarians, $155,000 a year from 14 ads. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN: $150,000 (73 ads); Fort Wayne, IN: $144,000 (5 ads); Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN: $143,000 (18 ads). Only metros with 5 or more ads are counted (Nov 9, 2026).
What benefits do veterinarian jobs in Indiana offer?
Of 204 veterinarian ads in Indiana, 16 mention a CE allowance, 39 mention mentorship, 12 mention welcoming new grads, 2 mention a four-day week, 5 mention a signing bonus, as of Nov 9, 2026. Only what the ad itself says is counted.
Sources
- Job ads, Nov 9, 2026. 28 open veterinarian ads in Indiana that state yearly pay, at 10 employers. 5 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 Indiana, $124,530 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 204 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.