In the United States, according to the American Veterinary Medical Association, the average annual income of veterinarians is 100,000 to 120,000 U.S. dollars, private veterinarians earn about 6,000 to 10,000 U.S. dollars a month, and more senior veterinarians, such as veterinary specialists, veterinary surgeons and so on, can reach 200,000 U.S. dollars or more a year.
In the United Kingdom, new veterinarians graduate with a salary of around ￡2,800 to ￡3,500, which can rise to ￡4,000 to ￡4,500 after a few years, according to the British Veterinary Association. A salary of over ￡60,000 a year can be achieved as a supervising veterinarian. In addition, veterinarians can also hold positions as professors and researchers in large animal clinics, research institutes or universities.
In other European countries, veterinarians are also paid well, with private veterinarians in Germany earning an average of more than €4,000 a month, and those in Sweden earning between €6,000 and €7,000 a month.
All in all, veterinarians abroad earn higher salaries, but there are also higher professional thresholds and skill requirements for the related professions. In addition, there are some industry risks and calls in this field, such as the scale of commercialized operations, which require veterinarians to keep their careers continuously updated and learning.