Veterinarian Salary in Minnesota (2026)
The average Veterinarian in Minnesota earns around $130,000/year. After taxes, your estimated take-home is $92,749/year ($7,729/month).
Take-Home Pay Breakdown
| Category | Amount |
|---|---|
Annual Take-Home Pay | $92,749 |
Monthly Take-Home Pay | $7,729 |
Biweekly Take-Home Pay | $3,567 |
Hourly Take-Home Pay based on 2,080 hrs/year | $45/hr |
Federal Tax | $19,934 |
State Tax | $7,372 |
FICA Taxes | $9,945 |
Effective Tax Rate total taxes ÷ gross salary | 28.65% |
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Veterinarian Salary Ranges in Minnesota
Not all Veterinarians earn the same — not even close
Minnesota's veterinarian market is anchored by the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine St. Paul (one of 33 US AVMA-accredited veterinary schools, ~110 DVMs/year, the only MN DVM-granting institution serving the upper Midwest), Mars Veterinary Health (Banfield Pet Hospital + VCA Animal Hospitals operate ~80+ Twin Cities + Duluth + Rochester clinic sites combined), Animal Humane Society (Twin Cities largest animal welfare + spay/neuter clinic network), plus substantial dairy + pork + beef cattle large-animal practice across rural MN with MN ranking 3rd in US for pork production and top-5 in dairy.
Senior Small Animal DVM (Twin Cities)
$135,000–$215,000
Twin Cities small animal practice · Mars Veterinary Health · independent practice · senior associate
Senior Veterinary Specialist (Surgery)
$215,000–$385,000+ TC
Veterinary Specialty Hospital Twin Cities · Blue Pearl · board-certified specialty practice
Senior Veterinary Specialist (Internal Med)
$185,000–$305,000
Blue Pearl + VSH + U of MN VMC specialty internal medicine · DACVIM credential premium
Senior Mixed Practice DVM (Rural MN)
$125,000–$175,000
Rural mixed practice · dairy + pork + companion animal · western/southern MN · senior associate
Senior Dairy / Pork Production Vet
$118,000–$185,000
Pipestone Veterinary Services + Riverside Vet (pork production) + dairy consultant practice
Senior Academic Veterinarian (U of MN VMC)
$135,000–$215,000
U of MN College of Veterinary Medicine clinical faculty · teaching + clinical + research
Senior Emergency / Critical Care Vet
$155,000–$245,000
BluePearl 24/7 ER · VSH emergency · Animal Emergency + Specialty Center · DACVECC premium
Senior Shelter / Welfare Veterinarian
$108,000–$155,000
Animal Humane Society · Twin Cities Animal Rescue · spay/neuter + community medicine specialty
Mid-Career DVM (3-7 yrs)
$98,000–$135,000
Functional staff DVM · transitioning to senior band · partner-track at independent practices
New Grad DVM (0-2 yrs)
$82,000–$112,000
U of MN CVM new grad · Iowa State + Wisconsin + UMD CVM regional pipeline · entry band
Worth knowing: Minnesota's pork production industry is the structural depth feature most national veterinary-career surveys understate for MN. MN ranks 3rd in US pork production (~9M head annually behind only Iowa + North Carolina), with Pipestone Veterinary Services HQ Pipestone (~150 veterinarians, the country's largest pork-production-veterinary practice serving ~25% of US sow inventory) and Riverside Veterinary Services HQ Mankato + Big Stone County operating substantial pork-production veterinary practice supporting senior dairy/pork vets at $118-185K TC. The U of MN College of Veterinary Medicine St. Paul is the only AVMA-accredited DVM-granting institution serving the upper Midwest — MN/WI/ND/SD vet students who don't matriculate elsewhere typically attend U of MN CVM (~110 DVMs/yr). Mars Veterinary Health (Banfield + VCA) operates substantial Twin Cities + outstate MN small animal practice. The Veterinary Specialty Hospital Twin Cities (Maple Grove + Coon Rapids + Edina + Eagan) + BluePearl Twin Cities (Eden Prairie + Blaine + Edina + St. Paul) anchor MN specialty practice. MN's 9.85% top bracket catches senior specialty + board-certified veterinary comp at $200K+ TC.
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