Veterinarian pay in Missouri

Veterinarians in Missouri: $124,000 to $155,000 a year in job ads

From 26 job ads at 17 employers, updated Nov 9, 2026

$140,000 a year, median in job ads

10th to 90th percentile, 26 ads at 17 employersBLS median $114,660 a year, May 2025 (a separate source)

Updated Nov 9, 2026. Each employer counts once, however many ads it posts. Yearly ads only, never converted.

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Where Missouri sits

Each ball is one state's median veterinarian pay in job ads. Missouri pays more than 22 of the 45 states with enough ads.

Pay by metro

Kansas City, MO-KS$118,000 to $183,000 a year median $150,000, 9 ads

St. Louis, MO-IL$115,000 to $150,000 a year median $133,000, 14 ads

Only metros with 5 or more ads are shown. BLS medians are May 2025.

What the jobs offer

Mentorship18% (32 of 177 ads)

CE allowance5% (9 of 177 ads)

New grads welcome2% (4 of 177 ads)

Signing bonus1% (1 of 177 ads)

Counted only where the ad's own words say it, out of all 177 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 Missouri

  • Veterinarian at Banfield Pet Hospital - Independence, Independence$45,000 to $110,000 a year
  • Veterinarian at Banfield Mehlville$45,000 to $110,000 a year
  • Veterinarian at Banfield Pet Hospital - Independence, Independence$125 to $145 an hour

Questions

How much do veterinarians make in Missouri?

Job ads in Missouri offer veterinarians $124,000 to $155,000 a year, median $140,000, from 26 ads at 17 employers (Nov 9, 2026). The BLS median for veterinarians in Missouri was $114,660 a year in May 2025.

How does Missouri compare with the US?

The median veterinarian job ad in Missouri offers $140,000 a year (26 ads), $8,000 less than the US median of $148,000 (2,787 ads), as of Nov 9, 2026.

Which Missouri cities pay veterinarians the most?

In job ads, the Kansas City, MO-KS area has the highest median for veterinarians, $150,000 a year from 9 ads. St. Louis, MO-IL: $133,000 (14 ads). Only metros with 5 or more ads are counted (Nov 9, 2026).

What benefits do veterinarian jobs in Missouri offer?

Of 177 veterinarian ads in Missouri, 9 mention a CE allowance, 32 mention mentorship, 4 mention welcoming new grads, 1 mention a signing bonus, as of Nov 9, 2026. Only what the ad itself says is counted.

Sources

  • Job ads, Nov 9, 2026. 26 open veterinarian ads in Missouri that state yearly pay, at 17 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 Missouri, $114,660 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 177 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.