Vet: salary in the UK
ONS occupation: Veterinarians (SOC 2240)
About £40,203 a year after tax (England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2026/27)
median salary a year, full-time, -0.9% on last year
£4,259 a month About £3,350 a month after tax 12 thousand full-time jobs
Gross pay before tax, including bonuses, commission and overtime. Not included: benefits in kind such as a company car. About the data
Pay range
The dark part is the middle half of full-time employees (25% to 75%); the light bar runs from 10% to 90%. ONS doesn't publish the highest or lowest salary, and x means a figure wasn't published.
Pay by year
The median went from £40,256 in 2021 to £51,113 in 2026 (+27%); for all full-time employees in the UK it changed by +31% over the same years.
Figures by year
| P10 | P25 | Median | P75 | P90 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | x | £34,193 | £40,256 | £44,844 | x |
| 2022 | x | £37,044 | £44,165 | x | x |
| 2023 | x | x | £47,319 | x | x |
| 2024 | x | £37,944 | £49,448 | x | x |
| 2025 | x | £42,470 | £51,589 | x | x |
| 2026 | x | £37,405 | £51,113 | x | x |
ONS figures for each year, not adjusted for inflation. Years before 2021 used a different occupation classification, so they can't be compared. Earlier years are ONS's revised figures; the latest is provisional.
Half of full-time employees in this occupation earn less than £51,113 a year and half earn more. That is 25% more than the median for all full-time employees in the UK (£40,911).
Ranked by median, it is number 60 of the 362 occupations with a published figure.
At the median salary, take-home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance is about £3,350 a month in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and £3,219 in Scotland.
Percentiles
| Percentile | Annual | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th (P10) | x | x |
| 20th | £36,074 | £3,006 |
| 25th (P25) | £37,405 | £3,117 |
| 30th | £39,029 | £3,252 |
| 40th | £43,951 | £3,663 |
| Median (50th) | £51,113 | £4,259 |
| 60th | £57,249 | £4,771 |
| 70th | £63,358 | £5,280 |
| 75th (P75) | x | x |
| 80th | x | x |
| 90th (P90) | x | x |
Men and women
| Median | Mean | Jobs (thousands) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | x | £57,713 | x |
| Women | £47,225 | £49,141 | 8 |
Take-home pay at the median
| Where you live | Per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| England, Wales, NI | £40,203 | £3,350 |
| Scotland | £38,631 | £3,219 |
After Income Tax and National Insurance for 2026 to 2027, with the standard tax code and no pension or student loan. Work out your own take-home pay · Take-home pay on £51,000
Job titles in this occupation
ONS codes these 13 job titles to SOC 2240 Veterinarians. Pay figures are for the whole occupation, not for each title.
- MRCVS
- Vet
- Veterinarian
- Veterinary consultant
- Veterinary field officer
- Veterinary inspector
- Veterinary investigating officer
- Veterinary investigation officer
- Veterinary officer
- Veterinary practitioner
- Veterinary research officer
- Veterinary scientist
- Veterinary surgeon
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Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2026 provisional, Table 14.7a (full-time employees, gross annual pay, UK, tax year ending 5 April 2026). Provisional figures may be revised.