State comparison · 2025
Veterinarians salary: Arkansas vs California
Veterinarians in California earn a median of $163,920. In Arkansas, $107,710. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.3% — not 34.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-34.3%
Arkansas vs California
COL-adjusted gap
-16.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arkansas
Veterinarians
- Median
- $107,710
- p25
- $97,930
- p75
- $122,140
- p10
- $38,870
- p90
- $153,370
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 86.9
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.