Veterinarian pay in Pennsylvania
Veterinarians in Pennsylvania: $125,000 to $218,000 a year in job ads
From 61 job ads at 22 employers, updated Nov 9, 2026
$136,000 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$53 to $152 median $135
Posted yearly$125,000 to $218,000 median $136,000
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 Pennsylvania sits
Pay by metro
Pittsburgh, PA$133,000 to $219,000 a year median $156,000, 13 ads
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$129,000 to $197,000 a year median $148,000, 27 ads
Lancaster, PA$120,000 to $145,000 a year median $125,000, 6 ads
Only metros with 5 or more ads are shown. BLS medians are May 2025.
What the jobs offer
Mentorship17% (76 of 459 ads)
CE allowance14% (63 of 459 ads)
Signing bonus7% (33 of 459 ads)
New grads welcome6% (28 of 459 ads)
Four-day week0% (1 of 459 ads)
Counted only where the ad's own words say it, out of all 459 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 Pennsylvania
- Veterinarian - Part Time at Banfield Pet Hospital - Pittsburgh Caste Village, Pittsburgh$30,826 to $97,137 a year
- Veterinarian - Full-Time at Banfield Pet Hospital - Pleasant Hills, Pleasant Hills$107,598 to $155,419 a year
- Veterinarian - Part-Time at Banfield Pet Hospital - Warminster, Warminster$78,000 to $90,000 a year
Questions
How much do veterinarians make in Pennsylvania?
Job ads in Pennsylvania offer veterinarians $125,000 to $218,000 a year, median $136,000, from 61 ads at 22 employers (Nov 9, 2026). The BLS median for veterinarians in Pennsylvania was $133,520 a year in May 2025.
How does Pennsylvania compare with the US?
The median veterinarian job ad in Pennsylvania offers $136,000 a year (61 ads), $12,000 less than the US median of $148,000 (2,787 ads), as of Nov 9, 2026.
Which Pennsylvania cities pay veterinarians the most?
In job ads, the Pittsburgh, PA area has the highest median for veterinarians, $156,000 a year from 13 ads. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD: $148,000 (27 ads); Lancaster, PA: $125,000 (6 ads). Only metros with 5 or more ads are counted (Nov 9, 2026).
What benefits do veterinarian jobs in Pennsylvania offer?
Of 459 veterinarian ads in Pennsylvania, 63 mention a CE allowance, 76 mention mentorship, 28 mention welcoming new grads, 1 mention a four-day week, 33 mention a signing bonus, as of Nov 9, 2026. Only what the ad itself says is counted.
Sources
- Job ads, Nov 9, 2026. 61 open veterinarian ads in Pennsylvania that state yearly pay, at 22 employers. 10 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 Pennsylvania, $133,520 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 459 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.