How much do Veterinarians make in Mankato, MN?

Percentile spread

For Veterinarians, the published 10th percentile is $95,250 and the 90th percentile is $203,110. The difference is $107,860, which is 80.4% 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 $107,970 to the 75th at $198,210, covers $90,240.

The mean annual wage is $144,320, which sits above the median of $134,110. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Mankato, MN median is 3.1% higher than the national median of $130,100 for Veterinarians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $147,447, which is 13.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.8% higher than the Minnesota median of $133,110.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Mankato, MN is 90.955, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $134,110 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Veterinarians at $147,447 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Veterinarians. Mankato, MN ranks 2nd of 11 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).).

• Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI is 78 miles away, with a median of $158,200 and employment of 1,470. That median is 18% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $150,923, against $147,447 here.
• Rochester, MN is 91 miles away, with a median of $130,000 and employment of 70. That median is 3.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $143,139, against $147,447 here.
• St. Cloud, MN is 101 miles away, with a median of $121,400 and employment of 60. That median is 9.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $138,534, against $147,447 here.

Employment share

Veterinarians accounts for 0.09% of wage-and-salary employment in Mankato, MN (50 of 56,180). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (83,900 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.65 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.