Veterinarian pay in Maryland
Veterinarians in Maryland: $122,000 to $212,000 a year in job ads
From 59 job ads at 23 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$41 to $133 median $87
Posted yearly$122,000 to $212,000 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 Maryland sits
Pay by metro
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$120,000 to $205,000 a year median $158,000, 63 ads
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$129,000 to $197,000 a year median $148,000, 27 ads
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$120,000 to $194,000 a year median $140,000, 26 ads
Only metros with 5 or more ads are shown. BLS medians are May 2025.
What the jobs offer
Mentorship23% (62 of 272 ads)
CE allowance15% (41 of 272 ads)
New grads welcome10% (28 of 272 ads)
Signing bonus5% (13 of 272 ads)
Counted only where the ad's own words say it, out of all 272 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 Maryland
- Veterinarian - Full-Time at Banfield Pet Hospital - Hagerstown, Hagerstown$130,000 to $160,000 a year
- Veterinarian - Full-Time at Banfield Pet Hospital - Glenarden Woodmore, Bowie$130,000 to $160,000 a year
- Veterinary Medical Oncologist | Annapolis, Maryland at AVIM&O - Annapolis, Annapolis$200,000 to $230,000 a year
Questions
How much do veterinarians make in Maryland?
Job ads in Maryland offer veterinarians $122,000 to $212,000 a year, median $150,000, from 59 ads at 23 employers (Nov 9, 2026). The BLS median for veterinarians in Maryland was $163,170 a year in May 2025.
How does Maryland compare with the US?
The median veterinarian job ad in Maryland offers $150,000 a year (59 ads), $2,000 more than the US median of $148,000 (2,787 ads), as of Nov 9, 2026.
Which Maryland cities pay veterinarians the most?
In job ads, the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV area has the highest median for veterinarians, $158,000 a year from 63 ads. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD: $148,000 (27 ads); Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD: $140,000 (26 ads). Only metros with 5 or more ads are counted (Nov 9, 2026).
What benefits do veterinarian jobs in Maryland offer?
Of 272 veterinarian ads in Maryland, 41 mention a CE allowance, 62 mention mentorship, 28 mention welcoming new grads, 13 mention a signing bonus, as of Nov 9, 2026. Only what the ad itself says is counted.
Sources
- Job ads, Nov 9, 2026. 59 open veterinarian ads in Maryland that state yearly pay, at 23 employers. 10 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 Maryland, $163,170 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 272 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.