Australian Veterinarian Salary Survey
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July 2026 Update
Compensation transparency benefits everyone in the veterinary profession.
- Practice owners gain the market intelligence needed to build competitive packages that attract and retain quality teams.
- Veterinary professionals gain clarity on their earning potential and career trajectory.
Our salary survey bridges this information gap, providing twice-yearly benchmark data across entry-level, mid-career, and senior positions. Whether you’re planning your practice’s compensation strategy or seeking to understand your position in the market, you’ll have the data you need to make informed decisions…
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Explore our latest July 2026 Veterinarian Salary Survey for Australia…
[ Scroll to the end of the page to learn about our Methodology ]
Australia – July 2026
🏥 For employers
- The July benchmarks place the lower range at A$109,000, the midpoint at A$158,000, and the upper range at A$180,000. These figures provide a useful current reference when setting a salary for a new role or reviewing whether existing salaries remain aligned with the market.
🩺 For job seekers
- Use the lower, midpoint, and upper benchmarks to understand where a salary sits within the broader market range. They provide a practical starting point for assessing an opportunity or preparing for a salary conversation, rather than a fixed target for every role.
Market trend insights
The July data shows a relatively stable outer range, with the lower benchmark moving from A$111,000 in January to A$109,000 and the upper benchmark from A$185,000 to A$180,000. The midpoint has continued to rise, increasing from A$151,000 to A$158,000.
This suggests that current salary movement is more concentrated around the middle of the market than at either end. The small changes in the lower and upper benchmarks may reflect normal variation between survey periods, while the midpoint continues the broader upward direction seen across recent years.
Looking ahead, the current benchmarks are best used as practical guidance rather than an indication that every salary will move in the same direction. Employers should review where their salaries sit within the full range, while veterinary professionals can use the benchmarks to begin informed discussions and watch whether the latest pattern continues in future surveys.
Five-year trend insights
Veterinary Jobs Marketplace has now captured more than five years of comparable veterinarian salary data, providing a clearer view of how the market has developed beyond the movement seen in any single six-month period.
Across the full series, the lower benchmark has moved steadily higher despite occasional small declines. The midpoint has also followed a broadly upward path and now sits at its highest level in the series.
The upper benchmark has been less consistent, with periods of growth followed by modest pullbacks. Even so, the five-year view shows that all three salary benchmarks remain substantially above their July 2021 starting points.
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Methodology
About Our Australian Veterinarian Salary Survey
We compile this survey twice yearly, in January and July, to give you a snapshot of the veterinary job market. Our data comes from a mix of public sources and our own research, offering a broad view of salary trends for both employers and job seekers.
What These Figures Include
The salaries shown represent cash compensation, typically including base salary and performance bonuses. They don’t include sign-on or retention payments, and they don’t cover benefits such as health insurance, CE stipends, superannuation contributions, or other non-cash elements of a total compensation package.
Keep in mind that these figures are averages and don’t account for individual factors like specific qualifications, years of experience, areas of expertise, or location. Think of it as a starting point for understanding the market rather than a definitive guide for any particular role.
Understanding the Salary Ranges
Our data focuses on General Practice, Small Animal Veterinarians in their early career stage (1-5 years of experience). For a more comprehensive picture, consider these adjustments for different roles and experience levels:
- More Experienced Vets (5+ years): Add 25%+ to the figures
- Surgery-Focused Roles: Increase by 35% or more
- Specialty Fields: For roles in Emergency, Referral, Surgical, Internal Medicine, Oncology, Ophthalmology, and other specialties, expect salaries to be 50% higher or more
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Note: Glassdoor, Indeed, Payscale, Talent.com, and ERI – Economic Research Institute are business entities that publish publicly available information about salary data. We present these publicly available materials in fair use in a single location together with our own data as research to advance the understanding of the range of salary levels for Veterinarians in the United States. These business entities have not endorsed this Veterinarian Salary Survey nor any implication that may or may not be derived from the materials.
