Overall salary increases for veterinary staff members
Survey results show overall salary increases for veterinary staff members, AVMA News reports. The Veterinary Hospital Managers Association’s (VHMA) 2023 compensation and benefits survey, which was distributed to 4,163 members of the VHMA and Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Society with responses from 275 veterinary practices and 3,289 nonveterinarian hospital staff members, found that the median salary for hospital administrators rose about 13% - from $75,000 to $85,000 - compared to the 2021 survey responses. The median salary for practice managers increased about 8%, from $60,000 to $65,000. Median salaries also increased from 2021 for other non-veterinarian staff, including office managers, receptionists, credentialed veterinary technicians (CVTs), veterinary technician specialists (VTSs), veterinary technician assistants (VTAs), kennel assistants, and bookkeepers. “We have seen an increase in compensation in the last couple of years due to a tight supply of clinical staff. However, we have started to see that loosen up a little bit,” said Christine Shupe, executive director of the VHMA. “I don’t anticipate we will continue to see the dramatic increases we have seen in the last couple of years.”
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