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State salary dataUpdated November 2026

Veterinarian salary in
Hawaii.

Veterinarians in Hawaii earn a median annual wage of $130,120 ($62.56/hr), based on real Bureau of Labor Statistics data for 370 veterinarians working in the state. Pay varies significantly by metro area - Urban Honolulu pays the most within Hawaii, at $130,830.

Median salary

$130,120

$62.56/hr

Same as US median

Low · 10th pct

$62,460

High · 90th pct

$188,130

Pay rank

#17of 48 states

Veterinarians

370

employed

Full wage range

What vets in Hawaii actually earn.

The salary ladder

Annual pay at each step of the scale in Hawaii

US median $130,100

US median
$62k$62,460
$104k$103,760
$130k$130,120Median
$134k$134,000
$188k$188,130

10th pct

10% earn less than $62,460

25th pct

25% earn less than $103,760

Median

Half earn more than $130,120

75th pct

25% earn more than $134,000

90th pct

10% earn more than $188,130

The middle half earn $103,760–$134,000

Top earners make 3.0× what entry-level vets earn

Median hourly$62.56/hr
Mean salary$128,820
Veterinarians employed370

How Hawaii compares.

Median annual salary for veterinarians, from Bureau of Labor Statistics data.

Median annual salary
Hawaii$130,120
US median$130,100
Highest (California)$163,920
Lowest (South Dakota)$88,650

Highest-paying metro areas in Hawaii

Median annual salary · tap a metro for its full breakdown

  1. 1Urban Honolulu$130,830

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Hawaii salary,
answered.

What is the average veterinarian salary in Hawaii?+

According to BLS OEWS 2025 data, the median annual wage for veterinarians in Hawaii is $130,120 ($62.56/hour), with a mean of $128,820. The middle 50% earn between $103,760 and $134,000.

How does Hawaii compare to the national average?+

The national median veterinarian salary is $130,100 (BLS, May 2025). Hawaii's median of $130,120 is above that.

What is the highest-paying city for veterinarians in Hawaii?+

Among the metro areas BLS tracks in Hawaii, Urban Honolulu has the highest reported median veterinarian salary at $130,830 per year. See the metro table above for the full breakdown.

How much do veterinarians make per hour in Hawaii?+

The median hourly rate works out to $62.56, based on a standard 2,080-hour work year (BLS's own convention for converting between annual and hourly wage figures).

Is this Hawaii salary data real?+

Yes. The headline figures come directly from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program (OEWS), the same government source used for official labor market data - not an estimate or a scrape of job postings. Any community breakdown shown is separate, anonymous, self-reported data from real veterinarians.

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Compare other states

Florida$131,660Georgia$126,590Idaho$116,170Illinois$133,580All states
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