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

How much do Veterinarians make in Huntsville, AL?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Veterinarians in Huntsville, AL is $112,230. The 10th percentile is $75,910 and the 90th percentile is $175,910. Employment is 130.

Median annual wage

$112,230

10th percentile
$75,910
25th percentile
$100,250
Median
$112,230
75th percentile
$133,480
90th percentile
$175,910
Mean
$124,300

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Veterinarians, the published 10th percentile is $75,910 and the 90th percentile is $175,910. The difference is $100,000, which is 89.1% 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 $100,250 to the 75th at $133,480, covers $33,230.

The mean annual wage is $124,300, which sits above the median of $112,230. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Huntsville, AL median is 13.7% lower than the national median of $130,100 for Veterinarians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $120,584, which is 7.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6.2% higher than the Alabama median of $105,630.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Huntsville, AL is 93.072, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $112,230 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Veterinarians at $120,584 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

14 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Veterinarians. Huntsville, AL ranks 8th of 15 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).).

  • Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL is 56 miles away, with a median of $98,990 and employment of 30. That median is 11.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $116,710, against $120,584 here.
  • Chattanooga, TN-GA is 80 miles away, with a median of $125,790 and employment of 190. That median is 12.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $137,530, against $120,584 here.
  • Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN is 90 miles away, with a median of $126,230 and employment of 500. That median is 12.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $131,028, against $120,584 here.

Employment share

Veterinarians accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Huntsville, AL (130 of 266,650). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (83,900 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.90 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 Huntsville, AL · 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 Huntsville, AL?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Veterinarians in Huntsville, AL is $112,230. The 10th percentile is $75,910 and the 90th percentile is $175,910. Employment is 130.

How does that compare with the national median for Veterinarians?

The local median is 13.7% lower than the national median of $130,100.

What is Veterinarians pay in Huntsville, AL after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Huntsville, AL is 93.072, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $112,230 is $120,584. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Huntsville, AL compare with nearby metros for Veterinarians?

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 56 miles away, at $98,990. Huntsville, AL ranks 8th of 15 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.