SOC 29-1131 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025
How much do Veterinarians make in Colorado Springs, CO?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Veterinarians in Colorado Springs, CO is $126,790. The 10th percentile is $77,370 and the 90th percentile is $202,740. Employment is 280.
Median annual wage
$126,790
- 10th percentile
- $77,370
- 25th percentile
- $105,180
- Median
- $126,790
- 75th percentile
- $157,770
- 90th percentile
- $202,740
- Mean
- $133,470
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Veterinarians, the published 10th percentile is $77,370 and the 90th percentile is $202,740. The difference is $125,370, which is 98.9% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.
The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $105,180 to the 75th at $157,770, covers $52,590.
The mean annual wage is $133,470, which sits above the median of $126,790. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Colorado Springs, CO median is 2.5% lower than the national median of $130,100 for Veterinarians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $125,900, which is 3.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 3.1% lower than the Colorado median of $130,840.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Colorado Springs, CO is 100.707, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $126,790 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Veterinarians at $125,900 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Veterinarians. Colorado Springs, CO ranks 3rd of 5 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).
- Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is 43 miles away, with a median of $135,090 and employment of 1,160. That median is 6.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $127,706, against $125,900 here.
- Boulder, CO is 95 miles away, with a median of $132,020 and employment of 180. That median is 4.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $125,492, against $125,900 here.
- Greeley, CO is 119 miles away, with a median of $126,730 and employment of 100. That median is about the same as the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $126,507, against $125,900 here.
Employment share
Veterinarians accounts for 0.09% of wage-and-salary employment in Colorado Springs, CO (280 of 316,060). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (83,900 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.64 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.
Highest-paying jobs in Colorado Springs, CO · Veterinarians by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Veterinarians make in Colorado Springs, CO?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Veterinarians in Colorado Springs, CO is $126,790. The 10th percentile is $77,370 and the 90th percentile is $202,740. Employment is 280.
How does that compare with the national median for Veterinarians?
The local median is 2.5% lower than the national median of $130,100.
What is Veterinarians pay in Colorado Springs, CO after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Colorado Springs, CO is 100.707, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $126,790 is $125,900. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Colorado Springs, CO compare with nearby metros for Veterinarians?
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 43 miles away, at $135,090. Colorado Springs, CO ranks 3rd of 5 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.