January 20, 2022
Increase in veterinarians’ starting salaries long overdue, economist says
The debt-to-earnings ratio for 2021 full-time U.S. veterinary graduates is 1.67:1, down from 2.09:1 last year and the lowest since 2008. Compared to last year, more graduates had a DIR between 0.01:1 and 1.99:1 — which is considered a safe ratio — and there was a jump from $90,722 to $99,593 in the 2020 median weighted starting salary for veterinary …