Veterinarian pay in Ohio
Veterinarians in Ohio: $111,000 to $185,000 a year in job ads
From 55 job ads at 25 employers, updated Nov 9, 2026
$135,000 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$130 to $134 median $130
Posted yearly$111,000 to $185,000 median $135,000
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 Ohio sits
Pay by metro
Columbus, OH$95,000 to $185,000 a year median $150,000, 9 ads
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$132,000 to $163,000 a year median $143,000, 18 ads
Toledo, OH$127,000 to $146,000 a year median $135,000, 12 ads
Cleveland, OH$126,000 to $206,000 a year median $132,000, 7 ads
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$100,000 to $135,000 a year median $110,000, 6 ads
Only metros with 5 or more ads are shown. BLS medians are May 2025.
What the jobs offer
Mentorship17% (58 of 350 ads)
CE allowance8% (27 of 350 ads)
New grads welcome5% (18 of 350 ads)
Signing bonus5% (18 of 350 ads)
Counted only where the ad's own words say it, out of all 350 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 Ohio
- Veterinarian - Full-Time at Banfield Pet Hospital - Poland, Poland$107,598 to $155,419 a year
- Veterinarian - Full-Time at Banfield Pet Hospital - West Chester, West Chester$107,598 to $155,419 a year
- Veterinarian at High Point Animal Hospital, MaumeePay not stated
Questions
How much do veterinarians make in Ohio?
Job ads in Ohio offer veterinarians $111,000 to $185,000 a year, median $135,000, from 55 ads at 25 employers (Nov 9, 2026). The BLS median for veterinarians in Ohio was $125,060 a year in May 2025.
How does Ohio compare with the US?
The median veterinarian job ad in Ohio offers $135,000 a year (55 ads), $13,000 less than the US median of $148,000 (2,787 ads), as of Nov 9, 2026.
Which Ohio cities pay veterinarians the most?
In job ads, the Columbus, OH area has the highest median for veterinarians, $150,000 a year from 9 ads. Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN: $143,000 (18 ads); Toledo, OH: $135,000 (12 ads); Cleveland, OH: $132,000 (7 ads). Only metros with 5 or more ads are counted (Nov 9, 2026).
What benefits do veterinarian jobs in Ohio offer?
Of 350 veterinarian ads in Ohio, 27 mention a CE allowance, 58 mention mentorship, 18 mention welcoming new grads, 18 mention a signing bonus, as of Nov 9, 2026. Only what the ad itself says is counted.
Sources
- Job ads, Nov 9, 2026. 55 open veterinarian ads in Ohio that state yearly pay, at 25 employers. 9 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 Ohio, $125,060 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 350 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.