State comparison · 2025
Veterinarians salary: Kansas vs Washington
Veterinarians in Washington earn a median of $160,510. In Kansas, $107,080. After cost-of-living, the gap is 20.8% — not 33.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-33.3%
Kansas vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-20.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Kansas
Veterinarians
- Median
- $107,080
- p25
- $86,250
- p75
- $129,870
- p10
- $71,200
- p90
- $177,110
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
Washington
Veterinarians
- Median
- $160,510
- p25
- $124,990
- p75
- $197,370
- p10
- $97,140
- p90
- $265,600
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -25%
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.