State comparison · 2025
Veterinarians salary: Mississippi vs Washington
Veterinarians in Washington earn a median of $160,510. In Mississippi, $105,370. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.3% — not 34.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-34.4%
Mississippi vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-19.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Mississippi
Veterinarians
- Median
- $105,370
- p25
- $85,780
- p75
- $129,370
- p10
- $70,050
- p90
- $163,040
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
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.