Emergency Veterinarian
Listed compensation
$180k-$180k
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.
Job Description
South Metro Animal Emergency Care (SMAEC) is looking to welcome a Full-Time/Part-Time Emergency Veterinarian to our team and rapidly growing hospital! New and recent graduates welcome to apply!!
Our Culture: At South Metro Animal Emergency Care, we believe the best way to provide compassionate, quality care to pets is by putting relationships—with our clients, patients, Team Members, and community—at the heart of everything we do.
To find out more about our hospital, please visit smaec.com Our compensation package includes a starting base salary up to $180,000, monthly production with no-negative accrual, along with sign-on and relocation bonuses. Straight production compensation options also available.
We offer a great benefits package including, but not limited to: health insurance (vision, medical, dental, health savings/flexible spending), life and disability insurance, 401K with company contribution, PTO, generous CE allowance with additional PTO allotted, reimbursement for membership dues and license fees, and more.
To learn more about the hospital and position please contact Joe Rusk at joe.rusk@lakefieldvet.com or apply at careers.lakefieldvet.com.
Compensation Range $150,000 — $180,000 USD
Key Responsibilities
Provide compassionate and quality emergency veterinary care to patients. Collaborate with the hospital team to maintain strong relationships with clients and the community.
Requirements
The role is open to both experienced veterinarians and new or recent graduates. Candidates must be licensed to practice veterinary medicine.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Emergency Medicine Career Context
Of the 40 active Veterinarian listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 68% have no call, 63% require no weekends.
Veterinarian pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$183k in purchasing power | Minnesota index 98.6 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Veterinarian listings in Minnesota | 67 active | 4,547 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 3% remote · 68% no call · 63% no weekends40 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | sign-on bonus | US healthcare professional listings: 46% state a sign-on bonus (median $50k) · 10% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Emergency Medicine listings | 459 in the last 30 days | 461 the 30 days before (about the same)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Veterinarian pay trend | +1.8% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
Top Veterinarian Jobs
16 matches · ranked by paySalary Distribution
9 jobsAnnual compensation range
Work-Life Balance Distribution
16 jobs · 10 employersHigher = better work-life balance
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$160k-$180kWork-life snapshot
Listing-based score, 0–10, across 299 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
About South Metro Animal Emergency Care
Benefits & Perks
Living in Apple Valley
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $360k≈ 2.0× annual pay
- Typical market rent
- $1,985/mo≈ 13% of gross pay
- Residents’ average commute
- 25 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 104.8
- State income tax
- Up to 9.8%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.