SOC 29-1131 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025

How much do Veterinarians make in Grand Junction, CO?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Veterinarians in Grand Junction, CO is $117,520. The 10th percentile is $61,160 and the 90th percentile is $193,650. Employment is 50.

Median annual wage

$117,520

10th percentile
$61,160
25th percentile
$80,360
Median
$117,520
75th percentile
$149,990
90th percentile
$193,650
Mean
$121,040

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

A transit bus driver standing beside a bus at a rest stop in Denali
Denali transit bus driver Gary at Teklanika Rest Stop, August 29, 2019. Photograph by Emily Mesner, National Park Service. Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Percentile spread

For Veterinarians, the published 10th percentile is $61,160 and the 90th percentile is $193,650. The difference is $132,490, which is 112.7% 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 $80,360 to the 75th at $149,990, covers $69,630.

The mean annual wage is $121,040, which sits above the median of $117,520. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Grand Junction, CO median is 9.7% lower than the national median of $130,100 for Veterinarians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $123,089, which is 5.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 10.2% lower than the Colorado median of $130,840.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Grand Junction, CO is 95.476, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $117,520 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Veterinarians at $123,089 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Veterinarians. Grand Junction, CO ranks 3rd of 4 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).).

  • Boulder, CO is 179 miles away, with a median of $132,020 and employment of 180. That median is 12.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $125,492, against $123,089 here.
  • Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is 193 miles away, with a median of $135,090 and employment of 1,160. That median is 15% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $127,706, against $123,089 here.
  • Fort Collins-Loveland, CO is 194 miles away, with a median of $112,450 and employment of 300. That median is 4.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $111,196, against $123,089 here.

Employment share

Veterinarians accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in Grand Junction, CO (50 of 67,170). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (83,900 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.38 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 Grand Junction, 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 Grand Junction, CO?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Veterinarians in Grand Junction, CO is $117,520. The 10th percentile is $61,160 and the 90th percentile is $193,650. Employment is 50.

How does that compare with the national median for Veterinarians?

The local median is 9.7% lower than the national median of $130,100.

What is Veterinarians pay in Grand Junction, CO after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Grand Junction, CO is 95.476, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $117,520 is $123,089. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Grand Junction, CO compare with nearby metros for Veterinarians?

Boulder, CO is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 179 miles away, at $132,020. Grand Junction, CO ranks 3rd of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.