Veterinarian pay in Washington DC
Veterinarians in Washington DC: $113,000 to $175,000 a year in job ads
From 9 job ads at 6 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.
Where Washington DC sits
Pay by metro
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$120,000 to $205,000 a year median $158,000, 63 ads
Only metros with 5 or more ads are shown. BLS medians are May 2025.
What the jobs offer
CE allowance31% (11 of 35 ads)
Mentorship31% (11 of 35 ads)
New grads welcome6% (2 of 35 ads)
Counted only where the ad's own words say it, out of all 35 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 DC
- Senior Veterinarian - DC - 14th Street at Small Door Veterinary, Washington$160,000 to $190,000 a year
- Staff Veterinarian - DC - 14th Street at Small Door Veterinary, Washington$140,000 to $160,000 a year
- Veterinarian - Full-Time at Banfield Pet Hospital - DC Adams Morgan, Washington$130,000 to $160,000 a year
Questions
How much do veterinarians make in Washington DC?
Job ads in Washington DC offer veterinarians $113,000 to $175,000 a year, median $141,000, from 9 ads at 6 employers (Nov 9, 2026). The BLS median for veterinarians in Washington DC was $134,530 a year in May 2025.
How does Washington DC compare with the US?
The median veterinarian job ad in Washington DC offers $141,000 a year (9 ads), $7,000 less than the US median of $148,000 (2,787 ads), as of Nov 9, 2026.
What benefits do veterinarian jobs in Washington DC offer?
Of 35 veterinarian ads in Washington DC, 11 mention a CE allowance, 11 mention mentorship, 2 mention welcoming new grads, as of Nov 9, 2026. Only what the ad itself says is counted.
Sources
- Job ads, Nov 9, 2026. 9 open veterinarian ads in Washington DC that state yearly pay, at 6 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 Washington DC, $134,530 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 35 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.