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

How much do Veterinarians make in Pittsfield, MA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Veterinarians in Pittsfield, MA is $127,910. The 10th percentile is $99,150 and the 90th percentile is $261,880. Employment is 30.

Median annual wage

$127,910

10th percentile
$99,150
25th percentile
$105,560
Median
$127,910
75th percentile
$163,670
90th percentile
$261,880
Mean
$145,070

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Veterinarians, the published 10th percentile is $99,150 and the 90th percentile is $261,880. The difference is $162,730, which is 127.2% 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 $105,560 to the 75th at $163,670, covers $58,110.

The mean annual wage is $145,070, which sits above the median of $127,910. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Pittsfield, MA median is 1.7% lower than the national median of $130,100 for Veterinarians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $134,492, which is 3.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 8.8% lower than the Massachusetts median of $140,260.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Pittsfield, MA is 95.106, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $127,910 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Veterinarians at $134,492 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

26 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Veterinarians. Pittsfield, MA ranks 18th of 27 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).).

  • Amherst Town-Northampton, MA is 28 miles away, with a median of $163,630 and employment of 60. That median is 27.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $163,233, against $134,492 here.
  • Springfield, MA is 34 miles away, with a median of $128,750 and employment of 80. That median is 0.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $134,029, against $134,492 here.
  • Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY is 47 miles away, with a median of $131,680 and employment of 280. That median is 2.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $132,254, against $134,492 here.

Employment share

Veterinarians accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Pittsfield, MA (30 of 56,810). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (83,900 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.98 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Veterinarians make in Pittsfield, MA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Veterinarians in Pittsfield, MA is $127,910. The 10th percentile is $99,150 and the 90th percentile is $261,880. Employment is 30.

How does that compare with the national median for Veterinarians?

The local median is 1.7% lower than the national median of $130,100.

What is Veterinarians pay in Pittsfield, MA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Pittsfield, MA is 95.106, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $127,910 is $134,492. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Pittsfield, MA compare with nearby metros for Veterinarians?

Amherst Town-Northampton, MA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 28 miles away, at $163,630. Pittsfield, MA ranks 18th of 27 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.