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Practice Manager Salary by State
Veterinary practice managers earned a median $69,919 in 2025, up from $65,000 in 2023 (VHMA 2025 Compensation & Benefits Survey, as reported by Animal Health News). Office managers sat around $55,120 and hospital administrators around $90,000. BLS has no separate category for this role, so there are no state figures.
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National median (VHMA 2025)
$69,919/yr
Office managers about $55,120/yr; hospital administrators about $90,000/yr. No state data exists for this role.
How the estimate works: we place you along your state's 10th–90th percentile range by years of experience. Real offers depend on the clinic, shift and benefits.
National trends
| Occupation | 2019 | 2025 | Change | After inflation | Projected growth 2025–35 | Openings a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veterinarians | $95,460 | $130,100 | +36.3% | +8.6% | +9.4% | 3,100 |
| Veterinary technologists and technicians | $35,320 | $47,380 | +34.1% | +6.9% | +9.4% | 13,400 |
| Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers | $28,590 | $38,150 | +33.4% | +6.3% | +9.1% | 23,200 |
| Receptionists and information clerks (all industries) | $30,050 | $38,010 | +26.5% | +0.8% | -1.7% | 105,100 |
- Vet, tech and assistant pay rose about a third from 2019 to 2025, roughly 5% a year. After inflation (CPI-U up 25.5%) that's a real gain of 6% to 9%.
- BLS projects all three veterinary occupations to grow about 9% from 2025 to 2035, about 2.7 times the 3.5% average for all jobs.
- Vet assistant employment grew 30.5% from 2019 to 2025, the fastest of the four.
- Practice managers: median $69,919 in 2025, up 7.6% from 2023 (VHMA).
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Sources
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, released May 15, 2026
- BLS OEWS national file, May 2019, released 2020
- BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024, released Feb 19, 2026
- BLS Employment Projections 2025–35, Table 1.10, released Aug 27, 2026
- BLS CPI-U, US city average (CUUR0000SA0), May 2019 and May 2025
- VHMA 2025 Compensation & Benefits Survey, as reported by Animal Health News, survey released Dec 18, 2025
- NAVTA 2022 Demographic Survey, released Jan 16, 2023
BLS figures are employer-reported wages for all workers in the occupation (credentialed or not), before bonuses and benefits. Annual pay assumes 2,080 hours. Buying power = median pay ÷ (state price level ÷ 100).