State comparison · 2025
Veterinarians salary: Maryland vs North Carolina
Veterinarians in Maryland earn a median of $163,170. In North Carolina, $129,240. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.4% — not 26.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+26.3%
Maryland vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+13.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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%
North Carolina
Veterinarians
- Median
- $129,240
- p25
- $98,240
- p75
- $165,430
- p10
- $77,650
- p90
- $209,340
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
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.