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State salary dataUpdated November 2026

Veterinarian salary in
Maine.

Veterinarians in Maine earn a median annual wage of $130,600 ($62.79/hr), based on real Bureau of Labor Statistics data for 600 veterinarians working in the state.

Median salary

$130,600

$62.79/hr

Same as US median

Low · 10th pct

$81,780

High · 90th pct

$194,680

Pay rank

#16of 48 states

Veterinarians

600

employed

Full wage range

What vets in Maine actually earn.

The salary ladder

Annual pay at each step of the scale in Maine

US median $130,100

US median
$82k$81,780
$105k$104,620
$131k$130,600Median
$155k$155,000
$195k$194,680

10th pct

10% earn less than $81,780

25th pct

25% earn less than $104,620

Median

Half earn more than $130,600

75th pct

25% earn more than $155,000

90th pct

10% earn more than $194,680

The middle half earn $104,620–$155,000

Top earners make 2.4× what entry-level vets earn

Median hourly$62.79/hr
Mean salary$136,620
Veterinarians employed600

How Maine compares.

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

Median annual salary
Maine$130,600
US median$130,100
Highest (California)$163,920
Lowest (South Dakota)$88,650

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answered.

What is the average veterinarian salary in Maine?+

According to BLS OEWS 2025 data, the median annual wage for veterinarians in Maine is $130,600 ($62.79/hour), with a mean of $136,620. The middle 50% earn between $104,620 and $155,000.

How does Maine compare to the national average?+

The national median veterinarian salary is $130,100 (BLS, May 2025). Maine's median of $130,600 is above that.

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

BLS doesn't publish metro-level veterinarian wage data for Maine specifically - the statewide figure above is the most granular real data available.

How much do veterinarians make per hour in Maine?+

The median hourly rate works out to $62.79, based on a standard 2,080-hour work year (BLS's own convention for converting between annual and hourly wage figures).

Is this Maine 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

Kentucky$104,100Louisiana$124,370Maryland$163,170Massachusetts$140,260All states
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