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DVM Focus
Los Angeles, California

Associate Veterinarian – Greater Los Angeles Area

VeterinarianFull-Time

Pay as listed: $120k-$160k · Los Angeles, California · pays below the median of 75 Veterinarian listings (19th percentile).

Listed compensation

$120k-$160k

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Job Description

Associate Veterinarian – Greater Los Angeles Area

DVM Focus is representing a full-time Associate Veterinarian opportunity in the Greater Los Angeles area for a veterinarian looking for a busy companion-animal environment with flexibility, medical autonomy, and opportunities for continued professional growth.

This is a general-practice role with exposure to a broad range of small-animal cases, including preventive care, general medicine, surgery, and dentistry. The environment is well suited to a veterinarian who enjoys variety, values collaboration, and wants the freedom to practice quality medicine while continuing to develop professionally.

The Opportunity

The Associate Veterinarian will provide comprehensive care for companion-animal patients while building strong relationships with clients and working alongside an established veterinary team.

The Position Offers the Opportunity To

  • Practice comprehensive small-animal medicine
  • Perform general surgery and dentistry
  • Manage a varied medical caseload
  • Maintain medical autonomy
  • Work within a collaborative veterinary environment
  • Continue developing clinical skills and professional interests

What You Can Expect

  • Flexible scheduling
  • Medical autonomy
  • DVM mentorship and professional support
  • Continuing education support
  • Professional dues support
  • Comprehensive benefits
  • Opportunities for long-term professional growth

Qualifications

  • DVM, VMD, or equivalent veterinary degree
  • Active California veterinary license or ability to obtain one
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills
  • Commitment to quality patient care

Collaborative Approach to Veterinary Medicine

  • Specific details regarding the practice, schedule, compensation structure, benefits, and additional opportunities can be discussed confidentially with DVM Focus.
  • DVM Focus Reference ID: DF-7366

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About DVM Focus

DVM Focus provides confidential, consultative career search and placement support for veterinary professionals. Our services are free to DVM candidates. We work directly with veterinary practices and organizations nationwide to identify opportunities based on your individual priorities, goals, and career direction.

To protect the confidentiality of our client relationships, identifying practice information may be shared with qualified candidates after an initial conversation with DVM Focus.

Your career. Your priorities. Your search.

If this sounds like it could be a fit — or even close to what you’re looking for — connect with DVM Focus. We represent veterinary opportunities nationwide, and your search doesn’t have to be limited to the positions you happen to see posted. Tell us what matters to you, and we’ll help you explore the opportunities that align with it.

Know a colleague who’s looking? Introduce them to DVM Focus. If your referral results in a successful placement, we’ll pay you a referral fee following completion of the applicable placement guarantee period.

Don’t see what you want here? We can search anywhere in the United States — tell us what you’re looking for.

About DVM Focus

DVM Focus provides confidential, consultative career search and placement support for veterinary professionals. Our services are free to DVM candidates. We work directly with veterinary practices and organizations nationwide to identify opportunities based on your individual priorities, goals, and career direction.

To protect the confidentiality of our client relationships, identifying practice information may be shared with qualified candidates after an initial conversation with DVM Focus.

Your career. Your priorities. Your search.

If this sounds like it could be a fit — or even close to what you’re looking for — connect with DVM Focus. We represent veterinary opportunities nationwide, and your search doesn’t have to be limited to the positions you happen to see posted. Tell us what matters to you, and we’ll help you explore the opportunities that align with it.

Key Responsibilities

The Associate Veterinarian will provide comprehensive medical, surgical, and dental care for companion-animal patients. They will manage a varied caseload while working collaboratively with an established veterinary team.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

General Veterinary Medicine Career Context

Of the 40 active Veterinarian listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 48% have no call, 33% require no weekends.

Veterinarian pay on WeekdayDoc is down 5.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$140k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $126k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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26 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution25 jobs · 21 employers

10
<$160k
5
$160k-190k
2
$200k
5
$220k-250k
3
$250k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks25 jobs · 21 employers

401k / retirement match
92%
Sign-on bonus
84%
CME allowance
84% this job
Relocation assistance
72%
Loan repayment
12%

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.9this job 2.8
Better work-life than 30% of Veterinary listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 4,429 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Los Angeles

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$923k≈ 7.7× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,778/mo≈ 28% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
31 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
113.6
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 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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Benefits & Perks

Flexible Scheduling
Medical Autonomy
DVM Mentorship and Professional Support
Continuing Education Support
Professional Dues Support
Comprehensive Benefits
Long-Term Professional Growth Opportunities