State comparison · 2025
Veterinarians salary: Washington vs Wisconsin
Veterinarians in Washington earn a median of $160,510. In Wisconsin, $108,780. After cost-of-living, the gap is 29.8% — not 47.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+47.6%
Washington vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+29.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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%
Wisconsin
Veterinarians
- Median
- $108,780
- p25
- $98,950
- p75
- $132,880
- p10
- $79,350
- p90
- $159,940
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
- 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.