Veterinary Surgeon
Compensation
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Includes call
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job Description
MedVet Austin is seeking a board-certified or residency-trained individual to join our Surgery team. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment and is dedicated to practicing the highest quality of emergency medicine and critical care. The recruited candidate will join the MedVet Emergency Medicine/Critical Care Teams, treating over 100,000 patients annually.
Why Join MedVet Austin?
MedVet Austin is an advanced, collaborative multi-specialty and 24/7 emergency hospital. The location is supplied with state-of-the-art equipment and designed as a functional and comfortable space, making it the best place to give and receive care. The cooperative culture of MedVet Austin will ensure the delivery of best-in-class healthcare in support of our mission: Leading Specialty Healthcare for Pets.
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Key Responsibilities
Join the surgery team to provide high-quality emergency medicine and critical care. Treat a high volume of patients within a collaborative multi-specialty 24/7 hospital environment.
Requirements
Candidates must be board-certified or residency-trained in veterinary surgery. The ideal candidate should thrive in a fast-paced environment and be dedicated to high-quality care.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Surgery Career Context
In Texas, the Veterinarian weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$158k (29 salary observations; 272 listings), vs ~$141k nationally (541 salary observations; 3,283 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-02-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 50 active Veterinarian listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 76% have no call, 58% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 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.
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Listing-based score
- Includes call
Living in Austin
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $455k
- Typical market rent
- $1,586/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 24 min
- State income tax
- None
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.