State comparison · 2025
Veterinarians salary: Rhode Island vs Washington
Veterinarians in Washington earn a median of $160,510. In Rhode Island, $126,570. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.5% — not 21.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-21.1%
Rhode Island vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-17.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Rhode Island
Veterinarians
- Median
- $126,570
- p25
- $108,820
- p75
- $139,730
- p10
- $106,730
- p90
- $196,300
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
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.