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City Vet
Phoenix, Arizona

Owner/Partner Veterinarian

VeterinarianFull-Time

Listed compensation

$168K - $750K

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Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

Veterinarian – Owner/Partner at CityVet

Salary: $168,000 – $750,000+

Build your practice. Shape your culture. Create real wealth.

If you’re a veterinarian with an entrepreneurial heart, a passion for leading a team, and a desire to practice medicine your way, CityVet is the partner that helps you do it without the burden of running a clinic alone.

Who We Are

CityVet is a veterinarian led organization with 25+ years of experience and rapidly expanding nationwide. Each clinic is locally owned by its lead veterinarian, empowering you to build your ideal practice while CityVet supports everything else.

Our culture is rooted in kindness, empowerment, and community connection. Values showcased throughout our teams and highlighted across CityVet’s Culture platform.

Here, You Walk Into a Workplace Grounded In

  • Kindness & Connection – We treat clients, patients, and each other like family.
  • Freedom Through Trust – You have the confidence, skills, and autonomy to take meaningful action.
  • Authentic Support – From home office teams to other DVM partners, everyone steps in to help.
  • A People First Mindset – Your wellbeing, your leadership, and your growth matter deeply.‑First Mindset‑being, your leadership, and your growth matter deeply.

Why Become a CityVet Owner/Partner?

Medical Freedom

Practice your medicine with no quotas, restrictive protocols, or corporate pressure. You set the standards of care and build the team who supports your philosophy. Many of our owner veterinarians stay for years because custom built practice environments naturally create strong cultures and low turnover.

Serious Business Support, Without the Red Tape

You lead the medicine and the culture.

We handle the infrastructure:

  • HR, payroll, and recruiting
  • Finance, IT, and marketing
  • Procurement, construction, equipment, and vendor management
  • Leadership development and business coaching
  • Medical, dental, vision, supplemental benefits
  • 401(k) with industry leading 4% match
  • Paid parental leave, generous PTO, mental health support, and CE you’re excited about

CityVet’s home office is consistently rated highly by our veterinarians, reflected in their 9.3/10 internal NPS score - a testament to the quality and responsiveness of our support teams.

Community, Culture & Heart

CityVet doctors and teams are deeply connected to their communities—partnering with rescues, volunteering, supporting shelters, hosting drives, and giving back in meaningful ways. Our clinics aren’t corporate boxes. They are neighborhood anchors built by vets who care.

Ownership With Real Wealth Creation

CityVet’s ownership model allows veterinarians to grow meaningful financial independence.

You’ll receive the capital, tools, and partnership support to open, grow, and scale your clinic. You control decisions that matter—medicine, team, culture, schedule—while benefiting from a proven, successful model.

Want a Sneak Peek Into Life at CityVet? Click these video links to learn more!

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Ready to Own Your Future?

Join a team of supportive peers, compassionate leaders, and dedicated veterinary professionals who believe pets make the world better and who build practices that reflect that belief.

Become a CityVet Owner/Partner and create a career rich in purpose, freedom, and lasting wealth.

Let’s build your practice together.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the medical standards and culture of a locally owned veterinary clinic while managing the clinical team. Oversee patient care and community engagement while utilizing corporate support for infrastructure and administration.

Requirements

Must be a veterinarian with an entrepreneurial mindset and a passion for leadership. Requires the ability to set standards of care and build a supportive team environment.

Qualifications

Experience
10+ years of experience

Key Skills

Veterinary MedicineEntrepreneurshipTeam LeadershipPractice ManagementClinical OperationsClient Relationship ManagementStrategic Planning

Veterinary Medicine Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Arizona is 100.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.3% of Arizona clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Veterinary Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 90% have no call, 98% require no weekends.

What does the Veterinary Medicine market look like in Arizona?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.6 / 10 · above average in veterinary medicineranked against 3,095 Veterinary Medicine listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedVeterinary Medicine median $138k (middle half $123k–$155k)466 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingArizona index 100.7US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Veterinary Medicine listings in Arizona73 active3,160 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 90% no call · 98% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedArizona healthcare professional listings: 43% state a sign-on bonus · 12% offer loan repayment107 active listings, Nov 2026
New Veterinary Medicine listings949 in the last 30 days550 the 30 days before (+73%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Veterinary Medicine pay trend+3.7% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (3,095 Veterinary Medicine listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Owner/Partner Veterinarian at City Vet a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Veterinary Medicine — ranked against 3,095 active Veterinary Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc.

Top Veterinarian Jobs

50 matches · ranked by pay

Benefits & Perks

10 jobs
CME allowance
80% this job
401k / retirement match
80% this job
Sign-on bonus
50%
Relocation assistance
30%
Loan repayment
10%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Associate Veterinarian

Ameri Vet · Wells, Maine

#2

Veterinarian - Baraboo, WI

Hill-Dale Veterinary Care · Baraboo, Wisconsin

#3

Veterinarian - Magnolia, TX

#4

Co-Owner Veterinarian

+ 48 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 6.6
Better work-life than 60% of Veterinary Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,095 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About City Vet

Veterinary Services
Dallas, Texas
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, dental, vision, supplemental benefits
401(k) with 4% match
Paid parental leave
Generous PTO
Mental health support
CE allowance

Living in Phoenix

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$405k
Typical market rent
$1,571/mo
Residents’ average commute
26 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
103.3
State income tax
Up to 2.5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.