State comparison · 2025
Veterinarians salary: Arkansas vs Maryland
Veterinarians in Maryland earn a median of $163,170. In Arkansas, $107,710. After cost-of-living, the gap is 20.2% — not 34%.
Nominal pay gap
-34%
Arkansas vs Maryland
COL-adjusted gap
-20.2%
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
Maryland
Veterinarians
- Median
- $163,170
- p25
- $133,040
- p75
- $189,450
- p10
- $104,030
- p90
- $214,960
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -75%
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.