Overnight ER Veterinarian, Ta
Listed compensation
$150K - $180K
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Job Description
Animal Emergency Center of Killeen | Killeen, Texas
Experienced ER veterinarian looking for a better place to practice?
At Animal Emergency Center of Killeen, we’re a veterinarian-owned and operated hospital where experienced doctors are trusted to practice medicine with autonomy, backed by a strong team, and treated like people—not production numbers.
We believe ER medicine can be challenging without being chaotic, rewarding without being exhausting, and collaborative without sacrificing clinical autonomy.
- What You’ll Get
- $150,000–$180,000+ compensation, based on experience
- Straight salary or salary + production
- Sign-on bonus + relocation assistance
- Flexible scheduling + generous PTO
- Student loan repayment assistance
- Medical, dental, financial, vision + mental health benefits
- Wellness and retention incentives
- A veterinarian-led culture built on trust, respect, and clinical autonomy
We’re Looking For
- An Emergency Veterinarian who enjoys challenging cases, values teamwork, and wants to practice high-quality medicine in a hospital where your experience and judgment matter.
- DVM (or equivalent) + Texas license or eligibility required.
- Experienced ER veterinarians are especially encouraged to apply.
- Ready for a Different Kind of ER?
- Come see what happens when great medicine meets a team that has your back.
- Apply today or reach out for a confidential conversation.
Veterinary Innovative Partners (VIP) is a network of veterinarian-owned-and-operated hospitals across twelve states. VIP is guided by a mission to provide veterinarians and their teams with all the resources, mentorship, and autonomy they need to thrive personally and professionally while giving pets the best possible care.
Join the VIP family, where our team members are our top priority to ensure best-in-class personalized care, ownership and accountability, trust, and an exceptional work environment
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Key Responsibilities
Provide high-quality emergency veterinary care in a collaborative hospital environment. Manage challenging medical cases while maintaining clinical autonomy and working effectively with the support team.
Requirements
Must hold a DVM or equivalent degree and possess a valid Texas veterinary license or be eligible for licensure. Experienced emergency veterinarians are preferred for this role.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Veterinary Medicine Career Context
Of the 40 active Veterinary Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 50% have no call, 50% require no weekends.
Veterinary Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$165k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $170k in an average-cost state. 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Location & Logistics
Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$165k midpoint, that is roughly $7k–$12k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.
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- Includes call
Living in Killeen
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $197k≈ 1.3× annual pay
- Typical market rent
- $1,273/mo≈ 10% of gross pay
- Residents’ average commute
- 26 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 91.1
- State income tax
- None
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Killeen-Temple, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.
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