Data by category
Population of the countries in the study
Farm animal population
Pet population
Number of veterinary surgeons by sector
Veterinary surgeries by sector
Profile of currently practising veterinary assistants
The job market for veterinary assistants
Salaries for veterinary assistants
Regulation of veterinary assistants
Characteristics of candidates for veterinary assistants
Characteristics of training for veterinary assistants
Qualifications for veterinary assistants
Overall data
Ratios
Data summary

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Salaries for veterinary assistants

Salaries for veterinary assistants depend of course on the standard of living in each country studied. Because of this, it is interesting to take into account also the legal minimum wage.

 

Country DK ES FI FR HU PT RO SI SK UK
Legal minimum wage (A) 1943 550 800 1286 200 350 90 654 160 919
Minimum wage for qualified assistants(B) 2826 600 1341 1505 300 500 100 548 180 999
Minimum wage for non-qualified assistants 1949 400 800 1366 200 500 90 354 160 917
Ratio B/A 1.45 1.5 1.5 1.17 1.5 1.32 1.1 1.55 1.13 1.09

Analysis of the above chart shows that Denmark, France and Finland have the highest salaries for their veterinary assistants with 2 826 €, 1 505 € and 1 341 € respectively. The United Kingdom, with almost 1 000 €/month can also be added to this first group of countries.

In the other countries (Eastern countries, Portugal and Spain), salaries for qualified assistants remains low, below 600 € even though it is around one and a half times the legal minimum wage.

In conclusion, salaries for qualified assistants are high in the first fifteen countries in the EU relative to their legal minimum wages. However, salaries remain low, below 500 € in the new member countries including Portugal.