How much do Veterinarians make in State College, PA?

Percentile spread

For Veterinarians, the published 10th percentile is $75,470 and the 90th percentile is $258,320. The difference is $182,850, which is 139.0% 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 $106,740 to the 75th at $163,200, covers $56,460.

The mean annual wage is $153,880, which sits above the median of $131,500. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The State College, PA median is 1.1% higher than the national median of $130,100 for Veterinarians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $135,900, which is 4.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.5% lower than the Pennsylvania median of $133,520.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for State College, PA is 96.762, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $131,500 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Veterinarians at $135,900 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

30 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Veterinarians. State College, PA ranks 14th of 31 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).).

• Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA is 58 miles away, with a median of $132,750 and employment of 180. That median is 1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $134,567, against $135,900 here.
• Chambersburg, PA is 68 miles away, with a median of $125,400 and employment of 50. That median is 4.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $132,499, against $135,900 here.
• Gettysburg, PA is 79 miles away, with a median of $130,410 and employment of 30. That median is 0.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $136,728, against $135,900 here.

Employment share

Veterinarians accounts for 0.09% of wage-and-salary employment in State College, PA (60 of 68,840). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (83,900 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.62 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.