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24.6% Jobs Projection
$99,040 Median Salary
320 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Veterinarians in Texas are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Veterinarians in Texas is growing faster than average.

  • Veterinarians in Texas earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Veterinarians Work in Texas?

In Texas, there were 4,650 people working as Veterinarians in the year 2018.

There were 4,210 Veterinarians employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 440 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 1,050 Veterinarians working in it, which means Texas has more Veterinarians than average.

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Job Projections for Texas

Jobs for Veterinarians in this state are growing at a rate of 24.6% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 18.8%.

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Texas Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 320 annual job openings, and 6,240 total jobs in 2026 for Veterinarians in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 4,500 annual jobs and 94,600 total jobs in 2026.

What do Veterinarians Make in Texas?

In 2018 wages for Veterinarians ranged from $58,620 to $208,000 with $99,040 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $28.18 to $100. The median hourly rate was $47.61.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $45.92 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $1.69.

The median salary in Texas is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Texas Metros for Veterinarians

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Veterinarians.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 1,140 $100,990
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 1,110 $124,920
Austin-Round Rock, TX 560 $97,720
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX 470 $92,940
College Station-Bryan, TX 190 $57,510
Killeen-Temple, TX 100 $91,740
Amarillo, TX 80 $74,070
El Paso, TX 70 $121,230
Lubbock, TX 70 $208,000
Corpus Christi, TX 50 $103,890
Tyler, TX 50 $93,220
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 40 $87,840
Waco, TX 40 $84,510
Sherman-Denison, TX 30 $208,000

Top States for Veterinarians Employment

View the list below to see where most Veterinarians work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 7,380 $107,880
Texas 4,650 $99,040
Florida 4,370 $92,410
New York 3,240 $105,560
Pennsylvania 2,960 $101,710
North Carolina 2,870 $91,550
Ohio 2,860 $95,310
Illinois 2,500 $97,120
Virginia 2,480 $97,500
Georgia 2,170 $84,040
Colorado 2,150 $90,630
Michigan 2,090 $84,820
Wisconsin 1,770 $83,820
New Jersey 1,730 $113,860
Maryland 1,680 $113,700
Tennessee 1,630 $84,330
Washington 1,630 $89,180
Missouri 1,600 $89,230
Indiana 1,490 $87,830
Oregon 1,460 $87,020

Below are the states where Veterinarians get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
New Jersey $113,860
Maryland $113,700
Delaware $110,020
California $107,880
New York $105,560
Rhode Island $105,050
Massachusetts $101,910
Pennsylvania $101,710
Connecticut $99,970
South Carolina $99,940

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