Veterinarian pay in Washington
Veterinarians in Washington: $120,000 to $182,000 a year in job ads
From 142 job ads at 47 employers, updated Nov 9, 2026
$140,000 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$37 to $145 median $95
Posted yearly$120,000 to $182,000 median $140,000
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 Washington sits
Pay by metro
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$147,000 to $223,000 a year median $160,000, 6 ads
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$121,000 to $197,000 a year median $141,000, 83 ads
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$126,000 to $165,000 a year median $138,000, 13 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
Mentorship17% (76 of 438 ads)
CE allowance13% (55 of 438 ads)
New grads welcome5% (21 of 438 ads)
Signing bonus4% (19 of 438 ads)
Four-day week0% (2 of 438 ads)
Counted only where the ad's own words say it, out of all 438 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 Washington
- Veterinarian at Banfield Pet Hospital - Woodinville, Woodinville$130,250 to $188,139 a year
- Veterinarian - Shoreline, WA at Cascade Pet Hospital, Shoreline$120,000 to $140,000 a year
- Veterinarian at Banfield Pet Hospital - Spokane, Spokane$113,261 to $163,599 a year
Questions
How much do veterinarians make in Washington?
Job ads in Washington offer veterinarians $120,000 to $182,000 a year, median $140,000, from 142 ads at 47 employers (Nov 9, 2026). The BLS median for veterinarians in Washington was $160,510 a year in May 2025.
How does Washington compare with the US?
The median veterinarian job ad in Washington offers $140,000 a year (142 ads), $8,000 less than the US median of $148,000 (2,787 ads), as of Nov 9, 2026.
Which Washington cities pay veterinarians the most?
In job ads, the Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA area has the highest median for veterinarians, $160,000 a year from 6 ads. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA: $141,000 (83 ads); Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA: $138,000 (13 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 Washington offer?
Of 438 veterinarian ads in Washington, 55 mention a CE allowance, 76 mention mentorship, 21 mention welcoming new grads, 2 mention a four-day week, 19 mention a signing bonus, as of Nov 9, 2026. Only what the ad itself says is counted.
Sources
- Job ads, Nov 9, 2026. 142 open veterinarian ads in Washington that state yearly pay, at 47 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 Washington, $160,510 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 438 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.