Salary Questions

[Buckeye1206]

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Does anyone have answers on what vets graduating will start to make in,
Large
Small
Equine

And what the average salaries are for those categories as well?
Large
Small
Equine

The internet gives a wide range of answers and these are definitely questions asked in interviews considering debt.

Also naming 10 things you can do with a DVM
- private practice, teach, military, research, public health.....?

 

[rugbychick16]

http://www.avma.org/press/releases/090901_starting_salaries_survey.asp

AVMA Salary Numbers for 2009 Graduates

 

[BlacKAT33]

http://www.avma.org/press/releases/090901_starting_salaries_survey.asp

AVMA Salary Numbers for 2009 Graduates

you can also find >10 vet careers on this same site

EDIT: also, i think when they ask about vet salaries during the interviews that arent expecting you to know the exacts in each area, but basically the avg. and most importantly, that you dont say 100,000 or something super high because that shows you dont have accurate knowledge of the field. so basically, just dont fall into that trap and IMO if i were asked that... as a general number for all fields id say starting salary arond 50,000 that is a safe number (not too high not too low) 🙂

 

[ri23]

you can also find >10 vet careers on this same site

EDIT: also, i think when they ask about vet salaries during the interviews that arent expecting you to know the exacts in each area, but basically the avg. and most importantly, that you dont say 100,000 or something super high because that shows you dont have accurate knowledge of the field. so basically, just dont fall into that trap and IMO if i were asked that... as a general number for all fields id say starting salary arond 50,000 that is a safe number (not too high not too low) 🙂

I think 50,000 is kind of low. I would say 60-70,000.

 

[Buckeye1206]

the reason i ask is because other websites have large animal having the highest salaries (by a small margin) over small animal?

Does this tend to be true?

 

[BlacKAT33]

it doesnt really matter as long as you dont overestimate because that is what non-sci/non-vet people do. they think that ALL vets make 100-200k and are super rich.

according to the avma post by rugbychick

"Average starting salaries in the private sector, excluding those for equine practices, ranged from a low of $63,172 for food animal predominant positions to a high of $72,318 for food animal exclusive positions."

"equine practices offering an average starting salary of $37,854 in 2009."

"In contrast, the average starting salary in companion animal exclusive practices was $69,154, which was second highest only to food animal exclusive starting salaries."

so in conclusion... "the average starting salary among all employer types combined increased 0.7 percent, from $48,328 in 2008 to $48,684 in 2009."

anywho, whether you say 50,60,70 just dont overestimate

This is a really nice video about salaries. it is a powerpoint presentation by someone... kind of boring haha but really informative!! its worth the time! they show a ton of graphs/figures about each area of vet med, differences between sexes, etc
http://www.avmatv.org/channel.cfm?s=67&c=408

 

[BlacKAT33]

the reason i ask is because other websites have large animal having the highest salaries (by a small margin) over small animal?

Does this tend to be true?

nooo, ive heard equine pay is lower (which is also seen by the quotes i listed above) it sucks cuz equine is hard!! im not a food animal tho so i cant offer much help in that. i do know that industry/food animal gets paid a lot! watch that video i posted above

 

[david594]

nooo, ive heard equine pay is lower (which is also seen by the quotes i listed above) it sucks cuz equine is hard!!

I know! Because us small animal people are just gonna sit around playing with puppies and kittens all day!🙄

Average student debt went from $120k for 2008 to $130k for 2009 graduates. Wouldn't be too surprised if that trend just seems to continue.

 

[ckd816]

Hey, does anyone know about the salaries for vets in other countries (specifically in the UK/Europe)? I was just wondering if they were comparable to salaries here or not and I didn't find much after doing a quick search.

Thanks! 🙂

 

[Chapelle]

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[rileyroo]

nooo, ive heard equine pay is lower (which is also seen by the quotes i listed above) it sucks cuz equine is hard!! im not a food animal tho so i cant offer much help in that. i do know that industry/food animal gets paid a lot! watch that video i posted above

the equine vets i work for said this difference is attributed to the majority of equine vets going into residencies right out of vet school...can anyone attest to this information?

 

[aspiringDVM]

the equine vets i work for said this difference is attributed to the majority of equine vets going into residencies right out of vet school...can anyone attest to this information?

I've heard the same thing re: internships.
What I'm curious about is the high pay for food animal veterinarians, since the AVMA numbers are pretty much the opposite of what I've observed in real life. I've heard that the main reason they're so high is that many of these veterinarians are working for large industrial operations rather than rural areas/small farms. Any input on this?

 

[Ben and Me]

Agreed. It is tough to graduate from vet school and be ready to go into solo equine practice. Because of that, from what I understand, most folks who want to go the equine route end up doing an internship or residency, or are willing to take a pay cut in order to work for a clinic that will offer good "mentorship". Also, sometimes these internships provide housing, so the pay isn't really as low as it seems.

Relatively fewer (percentage wise) folks pursue small animal or food animal internships, so the average starting salary is going to be higher.

The equine vets I know who own their own practices do pretty well.

Many private-practice food animal vets seem to do pretty well, overall. Probably not as well as the average sport horse equine vet, but not too bad either. Farmers are generally willing to pay for quality medicine, especially if it improves their overall production.

 

[168135]

According to my younger brother's career guide, vets in Nova Scotia make on average $33 an hour 😎

 

[twelvetigers]

That's it, I'm moving.

 

[Armymutt25A]

If anyone is curious, I can tell you exactly what a married military vet with at least 4 years of enlisted time and 8 years total time in service, stationed at Ft. Bragg, NC will make. Do you think the adcoms will be concerned if I don't know (and don't care) what the average starting salary is? After all, the most important to me and what I base my calculations off of is what I'll make.

 

[deleted266066]

According to my younger brother's career guide, vets in Nova Scotia make on average $33 an hour 😎

Is this before or after taxes? Canada also has much higher taxes than the US. Although then they don't have to worry about health care and such.

When my dad got a raise and had to move us to the US, not only did he have a general salary increase, but also the taxes were much lower so the raise seemed even larger, if we're all just listing straight salaries with no bonus/benefits.

Anybody else know much about that?