State comparison · 2025
Veterinarians salary: Arizona vs California
Veterinarians in California earn a median of $163,920. In Arizona, $152,020. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1.9% — not 7.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-7.3%
Arizona vs California
COL-adjusted gap
+1.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arizona
Veterinarians
- Median
- $152,020
- p25
- $125,210
- p75
- $205,030
- p10
- $81,990
- p90
- $262,990
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.7
California
Veterinarians
- Median
- $163,920
- p25
- $125,460
- p75
- $211,840
- p10
- $74,850
- p90
- $286,330
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -52%
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.