Veterinarian pay in Oregon
Veterinarians in Oregon: $126,000 to $249,000 a year in job ads
From 49 job ads at 24 employers, updated Nov 9, 2026
$149,000 a year, median in job ads
Updated Nov 9, 2026. Each employer counts once, however many ads it posts. Yearly ads only, never converted.
Where Oregon sits
Pay by metro
Bend, OR$132,000 to $170,000 a year median $145,000, 6 ads
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$126,000 to $214,000 a year median $138,000, 38 ads
Only metros with 5 or more ads are shown. BLS medians are May 2025.
What the jobs offer
Mentorship16% (39 of 246 ads)
CE allowance13% (33 of 246 ads)
New grads welcome8% (19 of 246 ads)
Signing bonus1% (3 of 246 ads)
Four-day week1% (2 of 246 ads)
Counted only where the ad's own words say it, out of all 246 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 Oregon
- Veterinarian- Locum at Banfield Pet Hospital - Burlingame, Portland$130 to $150 an hour
- Medical Director - Lincoln Road Veterinary Clinic at PetVet Care Centers, Grants PassPay not stated
- Associate Veterinarian - Bayshore Animal Hospital (Warrenton, OR) at Bayshore Animal Hospital, Warrenton$115,000 to $145,000 a year
Questions
How much do veterinarians make in Oregon?
Job ads in Oregon offer veterinarians $126,000 to $249,000 a year, median $149,000, from 49 ads at 24 employers (Nov 9, 2026). The BLS median for veterinarians in Oregon was $128,880 a year in May 2025.
How does Oregon compare with the US?
The median veterinarian job ad in Oregon offers $149,000 a year (49 ads), $1,000 more than the US median of $148,000 (2,787 ads), as of Nov 9, 2026.
Which Oregon cities pay veterinarians the most?
In job ads, the Bend, OR area has the highest median for veterinarians, $145,000 a year from 6 ads. Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA: $138,000 (38 ads). Only metros with 5 or more ads are counted (Nov 9, 2026).
What benefits do veterinarian jobs in Oregon offer?
Of 246 veterinarian ads in Oregon, 33 mention a CE allowance, 39 mention mentorship, 19 mention welcoming new grads, 2 mention a four-day week, 3 mention a signing bonus, as of Nov 9, 2026. Only what the ad itself says is counted.
Sources
- Job ads, Nov 9, 2026. 49 open veterinarian ads in Oregon that state yearly pay, at 24 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 Oregon, $128,880 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 246 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.