Veterinarian pay in Iowa
Veterinarians in Iowa: $108,000 to $136,000 a year in job ads
From 10 job ads at 7 employers, updated Nov 9, 2026
$130,000 a year, median in job ads
Updated Nov 9, 2026. Each employer counts once, however many ads it posts. Yearly ads only, never converted.
Where Iowa sits
Pay by metro
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$124,000 to $142,000 a year median $130,000, 5 ads
Only metros with 5 or more ads are shown. BLS medians are May 2025.
What the jobs offer
Mentorship14% (14 of 103 ads)
CE allowance9% (9 of 103 ads)
New grads welcome5% (5 of 103 ads)
Signing bonus4% (4 of 103 ads)
Four-day week1% (1 of 103 ads)
Counted only where the ad's own words say it, out of all 103 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 Iowa
- Veterinarian at Banfield Pet Hospital - Clive, Clive$120 to $140 an hour
- Sign on bonus and relocation assistance available! -Veterinarian - Animal Clinic Inc. at Animal Clinic Inc., Iowa CityPay not stated
- Clinical Veterinarian at University of Iowa, Iowa CityPay not stated
Questions
How much do veterinarians make in Iowa?
Job ads in Iowa offer veterinarians $108,000 to $136,000 a year, median $130,000, from 10 ads at 7 employers (Nov 9, 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 (10 ads), $18,000 less than the US median of $148,000 (2,787 ads), as of Nov 9, 2026.
What benefits do veterinarian jobs in Iowa offer?
Of 103 veterinarian ads in Iowa, 9 mention a CE allowance, 14 mention mentorship, 5 mention welcoming new grads, 1 mention a four-day week, 4 mention a signing bonus, as of Nov 9, 2026. Only what the ad itself says is counted.
Sources
- Job ads, Nov 9, 2026. 10 open veterinarian ads in Iowa that state yearly pay, at 7 employers. 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 Iowa, $124,610 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 103 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.