Veterinarian Salary
Official ONS earnings for the UK.
Median salary
£45,362
gross, per year, all employees
Part-time work is common in this occupation, so the figure above sits 12.6% below the £51,058 median for people working full-time.
▲ 6.4% change on the previous year
Full-time only
£51,058
Mean
£44,900
What a typical veterinarian takes home
On the full-time median of £51,058, 2026/27 tax year, England, Wales and Northern Ireland rates, no pension or student loan.
Take-home a month
£3,348
Take-home a year
£40,171
Income Tax
£7,855
National Insurance
£3,032
The full pay range
Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of veterinarians earn less than this.
Veterinarian salary by region
2 of 11 GB regions have a published figure for this occupation.
| Region | Median | Mean |
|---|---|---|
| London | £49,971 | £51,572 |
| North West | £45,577 | £45,984 |
Where this figure comes from
- ONS occupation group
- Veterinarians
- SOC 2020 code
- 2240
- Measure
- Gross annual pay, all employees
- Edition
- ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional
ONS publishes a sampling error of 12.0% for this figure and asks that anything above 10% is treated as imprecise — too few people in this region answered the survey for this occupation. The figure is shown because it is the one ONS published, but it is not firm enough to rank this region against anywhere else, so this page doesn't.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are estimates from a survey of PAYE jobs and are not financial advice.
Veterinarian salary FAQs
What is the average Veterinarian salary in the UK?
The median is £45,362 a year and the mean is £44,900, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Those cover all employees; full-time employees alone have a median of £51,058.
How much does a veterinarian earn per hour?
Across the UK the median hourly rate is £27.95 excluding overtime, or £25.67 for full-time employees. ASHE publishes hourly pay by occupation nationally only.
Has veterinarian pay gone up in the last year?
ASHE puts the year-on-year change in the median at +6.4% for this occupation in the UK. That compares the latest survey with the one before it and is not adjusted for inflation.
Is this figure official?
Yes. It comes from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, an accredited official statistic based on employer PAYE records.
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