Market research statistics - First year employment | American Veterinary Medical Association

*Distribution of Starting Salaries for 2013 U.S. Veterinary Medical College Graduates who accepted a FULL TIME position (including graduates in advanced study).*

Starting Salary Range	2013 (%)
Less than $23,000	2.4
$23,000 to $26,999	11.8
$27,000 to $30,999	20.1
$31,000 to $34,999	5.6
$35,000 to $38,999	4.5
$39,000 to $42,999	2.8
$43,000 to $46,999	1.2
$47,000 to $50,999	2.6
$51,000 to $54,999	0.7
$55,000 to $58,999	2.7
$59,000 to $62,999	7.6
$63,000 to $66,999	9.2
$67,000 to $70,999	9.7
$71,000 to $74,999	2.9
$75,000 to $78,999	4.7
$79,000 to $82,999	3.7
$83,000 to $86,999	3.2
$87,000 to $90,999	2.2
$91,000 +	2.4

*First-Year Employment and Starting Salaries of 2013 U.S. Veterinary Medical College Graduates*

	Percent %	Mean first-year salary ($)
	ALL GRADUATES	FULL TIME ONLY
Private Clinical Practice	52.9	67,535
Food animal exclusive	1.6	76,740
Food animal predominant	2.6	66,660
Mixed animal	9.2	63,526
Companion animal predominant	6.9	67,631
Companion animal exclusive	30.4	69,712
Equine	2.1	47,806
Other	0.2	n
Public or Corporate Employment	3.4	60,318
College/University	0.3	n
Uniformed Services	1.9	63,450
Federal Government	0.1	n
State/Local Government	0.0	n
Industry/commercial	0.3	n
Not-for-profit	0.7	52,400
Advanced Education	43.7	29,797
Internship	37.6	28,988
Residency	3.4	37,733
PhD	0.9	34,033
Other	1.9	30,711

*All Employment Types*	*100.0*	*50,606*
*Mean (Excluding advanced education)*	*56.3*	*67,136*

*Total 2013 U.S. Veterinary Medical College Graduates reporting salary*		*1,719*