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Animal Doctors - Wages & Trends

Earnings depend on the size and type of practice. They also depend on whether the practice is in a rural area or city.

Veterinarians who work full time in a group practice generally receive benefits, such as paid vacation and health insurance. 

Veterinarians (SOC 29-1131)
Location
Pay Period
25%
Median
75%
Illinois Hourly $42.61 $51.18 $62.26
Yearly $88,624 $106,467 $129,501
    Champaign Area Hourly $41.24 $48.24 $52.59
Yearly $85,776 $100,321 $109,380
    Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area Hourly $41.10 $45.39 $51.55
Yearly $85,483 $94,411 $107,215
    Cook County Hourly $49.35 $51.51 $66.82
Yearly $102,650 $107,136 $139,000
    Decatur Area Hourly $39.60 $40.33 $47.25
Yearly $82,368 $83,892 $98,270
    Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area Hourly $47.07 $51.53 $64.95
Yearly $97,906 $107,168 $135,100
    Edwardsville Area Hourly $40.36 $47.85 $54.09
Yearly $83,956 $99,529 $112,513
    Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area Hourly $40.55 $47.23 $52.14
Yearly $84,340 $98,230 $108,454
    Lake County Hourly $45.32 $51.09 $62.26
Yearly $94,254 $106,278 $129,501
    Northwest Illinois Area Hourly $41.78 $47.87 $52.58
Yearly $86,885 $99,578 $109,352
    Peoria-Bloomington Area Hourly $41.31 $49.27 $52.20
Yearly $85,928 $102,484 $108,576
    Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area Hourly $42.10 $47.59 $52.85
Yearly $87,561 $98,983 $109,909
    Rock Island-Moline Area Hourly $40.20 $48.13 $54.09
Yearly $83,620 $100,123 $112,510
    Rockford Area Hourly $46.92 $51.50 $53.85
Yearly $97,580 $107,102 $112,021
    Shawnee National Forest Area Hourly $39.12 $46.28 $47.86
Yearly $81,368 $96,270 $99,556
    Springfield Area Hourly $40.62 $47.31 $51.59
Yearly $84,502 $98,413 $107,303
    St. Louis-Belleville Area Hourly $40.03 $47.36 $51.95
Yearly $83,267 $98,518 $108,067
    Vermilion County Hourly $19.64 $42.61 $47.60
Yearly $40,838 $88,624 $99,007
United States Hourly $39.70 $49.64 $63.93
Yearly $82,580 $103,260 $132,980

Source: Illinois Career Information System (CIS) brought to you by Illinois Department of Employment Security.