AASV Publishes 2020 Salary Survey Results

October 28, 2020 — AASV Staff

The results of AASV's 7th triennial salary survey are now available for members to view and download at aasv.org/members/only/SalarySurvey2020.pdf. The survey requested 2019 salary and employment information from AASV Active Members in the US and Canada, and a record-high 49% of the association's 966 eligible members participated. As in past survey efforts, the membership was classified into two categories: Practitioners and Public/Corporate Veterinarians, with each category completing a slightly different survey. The published report follows the customary format for presenting information, with the addition of several new tables and figures that present information not shared in previous surveys. Here are a few highlights of the 2020 Salary Survey:

• Additional information about benefits (pages 8-9) is provided in this report, including who pays for health insurance (80% of Public/Corp vets receive most or all of health insurance paid by employer while only 50% of Practitioners do), average days of paid vacation and sick leave (higher for Public/Corp Vets than Practitioners), and information about parental leave, a new question on this year's survey.

• New charts (page 18) provide average salaries based on work activities (clinical medicine, consulting, administration, research, tech/sales support, etc). Salaries for those engaged in management/administration are significantly higher than others.

• Age distribution of respondents (page 10) shows a peak in the 30- to 40-year-old age range, and another, slightly lower peak of respondents at the other end of the scale around 60 years of age.

• Gender comparisons (page 20) show that respondents in the older age groups are predominantly male, while the respondents in the younger age groups are more evenly split, with a trend towards more females than males.

• Salary comparisons (page 23) show that salaries for females continue to lag behind the salaries of their male counterparts in the same age and employment category, with the sole exception of those less than 30 years of age in the Public/Corp category.

• In the comparison with previous surveys (page 26), the mean and median salaries for Public/Corp respondents continued a downward trend since 2013 compared to their price-index adjusted counterparts. The mean and median salaries for Practitioner respondents increased over the adjusted values since the 2016 survey, but are still less than the adjusted mean and median salaries reported in 2013 (mean) and 2010 (median).

There is a lot more information to glean from this comprehensive report. The Board of Directors opted not to print and mail the results this year, so download your copy today!

And while you're at it, please join in thanking Dr. Abbey Canon, AASV's Director of Communications and Public Health, for overseeing the preparation of the 2020 survey questions and promoting member participation, along with IT Specialist David Brown for his work to prepare the online survey instrument, compile the results, and prepare the tables and figures for publication in the survey summary.

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