A survey published today by the veterinary recruitment agency recruit4vets has found 45.8% of salaried veterinary surgeons earning less than £35K per annum.
251 veterinary surgeons in full-time permanent employment took part in the survey, the largest number (37%) working in the south east and London.
The survey found that the typical starting salary was £31K per annum, rising to 41K for a more experienced vet in small animal practice, and £44K for more experienced large animal practitioners. The survey also found that senior vets with over 20 years experience earn up to £69K.
The survey also looked at locum charge-out rates, which varied from £220-£230 per day (17%) to over £250 (15%), with the greatest number (29%) charging between £240-£250.
62% of locums said their hourly pay rate had not changed in the last 12 months, compared to 45% of permanent staff who said their salary was unchanged over the period. This despite 65% of vets saying that the demands on them within the practice had increased in the last 12 months.
Recruit4vets has produced a couple of video presentations about the results, locum pay covered here and permanent pay covered here.
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Um - your headline of "45% vets" seems to completely ignore non-salaried employees such as corporate directors and partners in traditional setups??
Oops - good point. Updated.
How depressing when the Sunday Times has just published that in order to take any earings home if you have two children in nursery, you need to be earing £40k+
Hardly surprising given the low fees, and money siphoned off to non-veterinary directors/shareholders.
Wynne