How much do Veterinarians make in Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA?

Percentile spread

For Veterinarians, the published 10th percentile is $94,590 and the 90th percentile is $217,280. The difference is $122,690, which is 77.2% 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 $118,460 to the 75th at $183,400, covers $64,940.

The mean annual wage is $157,160, which sits below the median of $158,880. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA median is 22.1% higher than the national median of $130,100 for Veterinarians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $153,256, which is 17.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1% lower than the Washington median of $160,510.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA is 103.670, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $158,880 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Veterinarians at $153,256 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Veterinarians. Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA ranks 3rd of 10 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).).

• Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA is 49 miles away, with a median of $158,600 and employment of 90. That median is 0.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $150,179, against $153,256 here.
• Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is 60 miles away, with a median of $163,810 and employment of 1,330. That median is 3.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $147,400, against $153,256 here.
• Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is 94 miles away, with a median of $131,720 and employment of 1,010. That median is 17.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $124,947, against $153,256 here.

Employment share

Veterinarians accounts for 0.08% of wage-and-salary employment in Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA (100 of 130,300). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (83,900 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.42 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.