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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 $50.72 $66.02 $83.06
Yearly $105,503 $137,319 $172,754
    Champaign Area Hourly $41.64 $52.64 $63.82
Yearly $86,623 $109,501 $132,731
    Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area Hourly $48.95 $50.72 $75.59
Yearly $101,823 $105,507 $157,215
    Cook County Hourly $56.61 $75.31 $97.09
Yearly $117,743 $156,638 $201,964
    Decatur Area Hourly $44.90 $55.95 $85.30
Yearly $93,394 $116,374 $177,430
    Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area Hourly $57.12 $78.72 $101.04
Yearly $118,800 $163,743 $210,169
    Du Page County Hourly $58.14 $77.52 $97.08
Yearly $120,937 $161,239 $201,928
    Edwardsville Area Hourly $50.34 $66.03 $93.32
Yearly $104,718 $137,337 $194,102
    Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area Hourly $42.92 $48.84 $55.83
Yearly $89,265 $101,581 $116,135
    Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area Hourly $42.92 $51.16 $66.55
Yearly $89,265 $106,423 $138,419
    Lake County Hourly $54.05 $75.85 $97.18
Yearly $112,421 $157,768 $202,131
    Mt Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area Hourly $48.31 $50.17 $61.47
Yearly $100,482 $104,353 $127,857
    Northwest Illinois Area Hourly $49.32 $51.64 $75.59
Yearly $102,599 $107,406 $157,215
    Peoria-Bloomington Area Hourly $50.69 $67.38 $83.81
Yearly $105,432 $140,164 $174,334
    Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area Hourly $48.83 $53.37 $66.53
Yearly $101,573 $111,012 $138,395
    Rock Island-Moline Area Hourly $45.82 $50.40 $74.45
Yearly $95,293 $104,844 $154,852
    Rockford Area Hourly $48.02 $62.67 $83.51
Yearly $99,880 $130,342 $173,708
    Shawnee National Forest Area Hourly $45.45 $49.36 $61.81
Yearly $94,527 $102,678 $128,562
    Springfield Area Hourly $47.90 $60.85 $80.20
Yearly $99,633 $126,562 $166,821
    St Louis-Belleville Area Hourly $49.85 $58.38 $80.64
Yearly $103,692 $121,430 $167,729
    Will County Hourly $51.54 $66.07 $99.95
Yearly $107,208 $137,418 $207,896
United States Hourly $48.78 $62.55 $79.87
Yearly $101,460 $130,100 $166,120

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