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Considering a career as a Veterinarian in Pennsylvania?

9.3% Jobs Projection
$101,710 Median Salary
150 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Veterinarians in Pennsylvania are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Veterinarians in Pennsylvania is growing faster than average.

  • Veterinarians in Pennsylvania earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Veterinarians Work in Pennsylvania?

In Pennsylvania, there were 2,960 people working as Veterinarians in the year 2018.

There were 2,990 Veterinarians employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 30 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 1,050 Veterinarians working in it, which means Pennsylvania has more Veterinarians than average.

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Job Projections for Pennsylvania

Jobs for Veterinarians in this state are growing at a rate of 9.3% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 18.8%.

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Pennsylvania Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 150 annual job openings, and a total of 3,640 jobs for Pennsylvania Veterinarians in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 4,500 annual jobs and 94,600 total jobs in 2026.

What do Veterinarians Make in Pennsylvania?

In 2018 wages for Veterinarians ranged from $56,210 to $160,970 with $101,710 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $27.02 to $77.39. The median hourly rate was $48.9.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $48.01 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.89.

The median salary in Pennsylvania is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Pennsylvania Metros for Veterinarians

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Veterinarians.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 3,060 $112,490
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 1,250 $128,010
Pittsburgh, PA 500 $116,700
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 200 $91,640
Reading, PA 140 $87,150
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 130 $101,740
York-Hanover, PA 90 $102,520
State College, PA 80 $78,100
Erie, PA 80 $94,360
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA 70 $98,600
East Stroudsburg, PA 50 $132,590
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA 30 $60,850
Altoona, PA 30 $98,100

Top States for Veterinarians Employment

The table below shows the states where most Veterinarians work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 7,380 $107,880
Texas 4,650 $99,040
Florida 4,370 $92,410
New York 3,240 $105,560
Pennsylvania 2,960 $101,710
North Carolina 2,870 $91,550
Ohio 2,860 $95,310
Illinois 2,500 $97,120
Virginia 2,480 $97,500
Georgia 2,170 $84,040
Colorado 2,150 $90,630
Michigan 2,090 $84,820
Wisconsin 1,770 $83,820
New Jersey 1,730 $113,860
Maryland 1,680 $113,700
Tennessee 1,630 $84,330
Washington 1,630 $89,180
Missouri 1,600 $89,230
Indiana 1,490 $87,830
Oregon 1,460 $87,020

Below are the states where Veterinarians get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
New Jersey $113,860
Maryland $113,700
Delaware $110,020
California $107,880
New York $105,560
Rhode Island $105,050
Massachusetts $101,910
Pennsylvania $101,710
Connecticut $99,970
South Carolina $99,940

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