Veterinarian pay in Virginia
Veterinarians in Virginia: $119,000 to $185,000 a year in job ads
From 96 job ads at 29 employers, updated Nov 9, 2026
$141,000 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$52 to $154 median $130
Posted yearly$119,000 to $185,000 median $141,000
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 Virginia sits
Pay by metro
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$120,000 to $205,000 a year median $158,000, 63 ads
Richmond, VA$116,000 to $168,000 a year median $136,000, 20 ads
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$101,000 to $148,000 a year median $128,000, 19 ads
Only metros with 5 or more ads are shown. BLS medians are May 2025.
What the jobs offer
CE allowance17% (73 of 432 ads)
Mentorship17% (73 of 432 ads)
New grads welcome8% (33 of 432 ads)
Signing bonus3% (11 of 432 ads)
Counted only where the ad's own words say it, out of all 432 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 Virginia
- Associate Veterinarian (Veterinarian) at City of Norfolk, Norfolk$97,067 to $111,386 a year
- Veterinarian - Full-Time at Banfield Leesburg$130,000 to $180,000 a year
- Veterinarian at Massanutten Animal Clinic, Penn Laird$110,000 to $135,000 a year
Questions
How much do veterinarians make in Virginia?
Job ads in Virginia offer veterinarians $119,000 to $185,000 a year, median $141,000, from 96 ads at 29 employers (Nov 9, 2026). The BLS median for veterinarians in Virginia was $126,730 a year in May 2025.
How does Virginia compare with the US?
The median veterinarian job ad in Virginia offers $141,000 a year (96 ads), $7,000 less than the US median of $148,000 (2,787 ads), as of Nov 9, 2026.
Which Virginia cities pay veterinarians the most?
In job ads, the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV area has the highest median for veterinarians, $158,000 a year from 63 ads. Richmond, VA: $136,000 (20 ads); Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC: $128,000 (19 ads). Only metros with 5 or more ads are counted (Nov 9, 2026).
What benefits do veterinarian jobs in Virginia offer?
Of 432 veterinarian ads in Virginia, 73 mention a CE allowance, 73 mention mentorship, 33 mention welcoming new grads, 11 mention a signing bonus, as of Nov 9, 2026. Only what the ad itself says is counted.
Sources
- Job ads, Nov 9, 2026. 96 open veterinarian ads in Virginia that state yearly pay, at 29 employers. 11 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 Virginia, $126,730 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 432 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.