State comparison · 2025
Veterinarians salary: Pennsylvania vs Washington
Veterinarians in Washington earn a median of $160,510. In Pennsylvania, $133,520. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8.8% — not 16.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-16.8%
Pennsylvania vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-8.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Pennsylvania
Veterinarians
- Median
- $133,520
- p25
- $107,810
- p75
- $166,230
- p10
- $79,780
- p90
- $268,870
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.6
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.