Veterinarian pay in New York
Veterinarians in New York: $134,000 to $205,000 a year in job ads
From 204 job ads at 55 employers, updated Nov 9, 2026
$155,000 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$97 to $165 median $148
Posted yearly$134,000 to $205,000 median $155,000
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 New York sits
Pay by metro
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$140,000 to $242,000 a year median $161,000, 135 ads
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$85,000 to $179,000 a year median $150,000, 16 ads
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$126,000 to $179,000 a year median $148,000, 18 ads
Ithaca, NY$134,000 to $155,000 a year median $144,000, 6 ads
Rochester, NY$138,000 to $168,000 a year median $144,000, 11 ads
Syracuse, NY$135,000 to $136,000 a year median $136,000, 5 ads
Utica-Rome, NY$135,000 to $137,000 a year median $136,000, 5 ads
Only metros with 5 or more ads are shown. BLS medians are May 2025.
What the jobs offer
CE allowance14% (76 of 535 ads)
Mentorship13% (71 of 535 ads)
New grads welcome6% (31 of 535 ads)
Signing bonus5% (27 of 535 ads)
Counted only where the ad's own words say it, out of all 535 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 New York
- Internal Medicine Veterinarian - Atlantic Coast New York Veterinary Specialists at PetVet Care Centers, BohemiaPay not stated
- Veterinarian at Waterville Veterinary Associates, Waterville$120,000 to $150,000 a year
- Associate Veterinarian at Parkside Veterinary Hospital, Albany$140,000 to $160,000 a year
Questions
How much do veterinarians make in New York?
Job ads in New York offer veterinarians $134,000 to $205,000 a year, median $155,000, from 204 ads at 55 employers (Nov 9, 2026). The BLS median for veterinarians in New York was $131,830 a year in May 2025.
How does New York compare with the US?
The median veterinarian job ad in New York offers $155,000 a year (204 ads), $7,000 more than the US median of $148,000 (2,787 ads), as of Nov 9, 2026.
Which New York cities pay veterinarians the most?
In job ads, the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ area has the highest median for veterinarians, $161,000 a year from 135 ads. Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY: $150,000 (16 ads); Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY: $148,000 (18 ads); Ithaca, NY: $144,000 (6 ads). Only metros with 5 or more ads are counted (Nov 9, 2026).
What benefits do veterinarian jobs in New York offer?
Of 535 veterinarian ads in New York, 76 mention a CE allowance, 71 mention mentorship, 31 mention welcoming new grads, 27 mention a signing bonus, as of Nov 9, 2026. Only what the ad itself says is counted.
Sources
- Job ads, Nov 9, 2026. 204 open veterinarian ads in New York that state yearly pay, at 55 employers. 14 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 New York, $131,830 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 535 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.