Veterinarian pay in Massachusetts
Veterinarians in Massachusetts: $113,000 to $203,000 a year in job ads
From 75 job ads at 28 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$90 to $159 median $146
Posted yearly$113,000 to $203,000 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 Massachusetts sits
Pay by metro
Barnstable Town, MA$155,000 to $182,000 a year median $163,000, 8 ads
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$120,000 to $205,000 a year median $150,000, 43 ads
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$129,000 to $173,000 a year median $135,000, 7 ads
Worcester, MA$70,000 to $167,000 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
Mentorship17% (49 of 289 ads)
CE allowance16% (45 of 289 ads)
Signing bonus4% (12 of 289 ads)
New grads welcome4% (11 of 289 ads)
Four-day week1% (2 of 289 ads)
Counted only where the ad's own words say it, out of all 289 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 Massachusetts
- Medical Director - Watertown at Bond Vet, BostonPay not stated
- Veterinarian - Norwell, MA at Norwell Veterinary Hospital, Norwell$135,000 to $165,000 a year
- Veterinarian - Part-Time at Banfield Pet Hospital - Bellingham, MA, Bellingham$78,000 to $113,400 a year
Questions
How much do veterinarians make in Massachusetts?
Job ads in Massachusetts offer veterinarians $113,000 to $203,000 a year, median $150,000, from 75 ads at 28 employers (Nov 9, 2026). The BLS median for veterinarians in Massachusetts was $140,260 a year in May 2025.
How does Massachusetts compare with the US?
The median veterinarian job ad in Massachusetts offers $150,000 a year (75 ads), $2,000 more than the US median of $148,000 (2,787 ads), as of Nov 9, 2026.
Which Massachusetts cities pay veterinarians the most?
In job ads, the Barnstable Town, MA area has the highest median for veterinarians, $163,000 a year from 8 ads. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH: $150,000 (43 ads); Providence-Warwick, RI-MA: $135,000 (7 ads); Worcester, MA: $130,000 (5 ads). Only metros with 5 or more ads are counted (Nov 9, 2026).
What benefits do veterinarian jobs in Massachusetts offer?
Of 289 veterinarian ads in Massachusetts, 45 mention a CE allowance, 49 mention mentorship, 11 mention welcoming new grads, 2 mention a four-day week, 12 mention a signing bonus, as of Nov 9, 2026. Only what the ad itself says is counted.
Sources
- Job ads, Nov 9, 2026. 75 open veterinarian ads in Massachusetts that state yearly pay, at 28 employers. 7 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 Massachusetts, $140,260 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 289 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.