The BLS reports that veterinarians earned a median salary of $86,640 in 2013. The best-paid veterinarians earned $149,530, while the lowest-paid earned $53,270. Veterinarians working in scientific research tend to be among the highest paid. Top-paying metropolitan areas include Honolulu; Santa Barbara, California; and San Francisco.

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Average Veterinarian Pay vs. Other Best Jobs

With an average salary of $96,140 in 2013, veterinarians earned a healthy take-home pay for health care jobs. While they earned less than physicians ($188,440), they made about three times the pay of veterinary technologists ($31,760) in 2013. They made about the same average salary as physician assistants ($94,530).

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Best Paying Cities for Veterinarians

The highest paid in the veterinarian profession work in the metropolitan areas of Honolulu, Santa Barbara, California, and San Francisco. The Palm Coast, Florida area also pays well, as does the city of Santa Ana, California.

Honolulu: The average salary of a veterinarian working in Honolulu is $167,600.

Santa Barbara, California: The average salary of a veterinarian working in Santa Barbara, California is $165,360.

San Francisco: The average salary of a veterinarian working in San Francisco is $156,560.

Palm Coast, Florida: The average salary of a veterinarian working in Palm Coast, Florida is $153,420.

Santa Ana, California: The average salary of a veterinarian working in Santa Ana, California is $147,430.

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