Veterinarian - Apopka, FL
Compensation
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Job Description
Who We Are
Park Avenue Animal Hospital in Apopka, FL has an opportunity for an Experienced Veterinarian to join our team!
Our small animal practice serves our community’s cats, dogs, and a small portion of exotics, including birds of prey from the Avian Reconditioning Center in Apopka. Park Avenue offers a state-of-the-art facility with the bedside manner of a small-town doctor. We are equipped with in-house ultrasound, digital radiographs, cold laser, and an in-house Idexx lab.
This is a great opportunity for veterinarians with surgical experience! We also prioritize work- life balance and we are flexible with scheduling whenever possible. We have no after-hours or on-call requirements.
Park Avenue Animal Hospital has been voted “Best of Apopka” for the past 12 years! Our tenured team, many of whom have been with us for six years or more, provide great support to our providers, with a three-to-one tech-to-doctor ratio.
What we love most about our practice is the teamwork and compassion that our team brings to our patients, as well as the relationships that we get to build with our clients and their pets.
Outside of the work that we do with the Avian Reconditioning Center, we are also proud to support rescues in our community such as, Candy’s Cats and In Harmony with Nature.
A short drive from both the East and West coast of Florida and surrounded by beautiful state parks and natural springs, Apopka is truly one of a kind. Just outside of Orlando, Apopka offers easy access to city living, as well as the opportunity for more quiet living. Outside of outdoor adventures, Apopka offers great dining, and unique shopping and festivals in nearby Mount Dora. There truly is something for everyone!
Benefits
We Take Employee Well-being Seriously and Offer
- Competitive Compensation Package
- Medical benefits (including health, dental, vision, maternity leave)
- 401(k) with match
- Employee assistance program (EAP)
- CE allowance and Covered Dues
- PTO
- No On-Call Shifts
- Generous Sign-On Bonus!
- So much more!
- Our practice has a positive, well-being-focused culture that we’d love to tell you about!
Key Responsibilities
Provide high-quality veterinary care for cats, dogs, and exotic animals within a state-of-the-art facility. Collaborate with a tenured support team to maintain excellent patient outcomes and build strong client relationships.
Requirements
Candidates must be experienced veterinarians with a strong background in surgical procedures. The role requires a compassionate approach to animal care and the ability to work effectively within a team-oriented practice.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Veterinary Medicine Career Context
In Florida, the Veterinary Medicine weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$126k (44 salary observations; 566 listings), vs ~$140k nationally (873 salary observations; 7,060 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-02-01 through 2026-11-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
The cost-of-living index for Florida is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.1% of Florida clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 7.5 / 10 · top 25% in veterinary medicine | ranked against 3,083 Veterinary Medicine listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | not listed | Veterinary Medicine median $138k (middle half $133k–$140k)23 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Florida vs national | $126k median in Florida | $140k nationally (−10%)44 state / 873 national salary observations |
| Cost of living | Florida index 103.4 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Veterinary Medicine listings in Florida | 238 active | 3,340 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 84% no call · 62% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | sign-on bonus | Florida healthcare professional listings (all specialties): 37% state a sign-on bonus · 9% offer loan repayment358 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Veterinary Medicine listings | 1,266 in the last 30 days | 492 the 30 days before (+157%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Veterinary Medicine pay trend | +3.7% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Veterinarian - Apopka, FL at Vet Cor a 7.5 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Veterinary Medicine — ranked against 3,083 active Veterinary Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no night shifts.
Location & Logistics
Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.
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Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,083 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
- No nights
- Includes call
About Vet Cor
Benefits & Perks
Living in Apopka
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $345k
- Typical market rent
- $2,064/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 31 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 101.4
- State income tax
- None
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.