Veterinarian pay in Texas
Veterinarians in Texas: $121,000 to $185,000 a year in job ads
From 136 job ads at 33 employers, updated Nov 9, 2026
$145,000 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$48 to $178 median $125
Posted yearly$121,000 to $185,000 median $145,000
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 Texas sits
Pay by metro
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$125,000 to $200,000 a year median $153,000, 24 ads
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$141,000 to $169,000 a year median $149,000, 35 ads
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$130,000 to $206,000 a year median $144,000, 35 ads
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$109,000 to $150,000 a year median $143,000, 14 ads
Killeen-Temple, TX$115,000 to $141,000 a year median $136,000, 6 ads
Only metros with 5 or more ads are shown. BLS medians are May 2025.
What the jobs offer
Mentorship17% (174 of 1,036 ads)
CE allowance12% (122 of 1,036 ads)
New grads welcome6% (62 of 1,036 ads)
Signing bonus6% (58 of 1,036 ads)
Four-day week1% (14 of 1,036 ads)
Counted only where the ad's own words say it, out of all 1,036 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 Texas
- Experienced Licensed Veterinary Technician (LVT) to Support our Boarded Surgeon at Destination Pet, Town & Country Veterinary Hospital- San Antonio$33 to $35 an hour
- Medical Director at South Belt Animal Hospital, Houston$140,000 to $150,000 a year
- Part Time Associate Veterinarian - Healthy Paws at PetVet Care Centers, Little ElmPay not stated
Questions
How much do veterinarians make in Texas?
Job ads in Texas offer veterinarians $121,000 to $185,000 a year, median $145,000, from 136 ads at 33 employers (Nov 9, 2026). The BLS median for veterinarians in Texas was $131,330 a year in May 2025.
How does Texas compare with the US?
The median veterinarian job ad in Texas offers $145,000 a year (136 ads), $3,000 less than the US median of $148,000 (2,787 ads), as of Nov 9, 2026.
Which Texas cities pay veterinarians the most?
In job ads, the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX area has the highest median for veterinarians, $153,000 a year from 24 ads. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX: $149,000 (35 ads); Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX: $144,000 (35 ads); San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX: $143,000 (14 ads). Only metros with 5 or more ads are counted (Nov 9, 2026).
What benefits do veterinarian jobs in Texas offer?
Of 1,036 veterinarian ads in Texas, 122 mention a CE allowance, 174 mention mentorship, 62 mention welcoming new grads, 14 mention a four-day week, 58 mention a signing bonus, as of Nov 9, 2026. Only what the ad itself says is counted.
Sources
- Job ads, Nov 9, 2026. 136 open veterinarian ads in Texas that state yearly pay, at 33 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 Texas, $131,330 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 1,036 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.