State comparison · 2025
Veterinarians salary: Tennessee vs Washington
Veterinarians in Washington earn a median of $160,510. In Tennessee, $124,350. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.8% — not 22.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-22.5%
Tennessee vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-9.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Tennessee
Veterinarians
- Median
- $124,350
- p25
- $104,890
- p75
- $151,770
- p10
- $98,500
- p90
- $167,900
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
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.