Relief Veterinarian Jobs
Relief Veterinarian Jobs with pay where disclosed, schedule details, and work-life-balance signals. Compare each listing's currency, pay period, location, and requirements before applying.
959+ positions available
959+ Relief Veterinarian Jobs Available Now
These 311 roles pay ~$347k median with 8.7/10 median work-life balance — use these as your benchmarks.
Salary Distribution311 jobs · 6 employers
Annual compensation range
Work-Life Balance Distribution311 jobs · 6 employers
Higher = better work-life balance
Emergency Veterinarian (Relief) - Warwick, RI
Veterinary Emergency Group (VEG)Warwick, RI
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Emergency Veterinarian (Relief) - Paramus, NJ
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Emergency Veterinarian (Relief) - Clifton, NJ
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Veterinarian Pay & Work-Life Balance by State
Advertised-pay benchmarks and work-life-balance scores across 46 states with enough veterinarian listings to measure. Pay uses weighted monthly permanent-position medians over 13 calendar months where available, with cohort-median fallbacks—not pooled medians or a salary survey. Take-home figures deduct state income tax (Tax Foundation 2025) and adjust for local cost of living (BEA Regional Price Parities 2024); federal tax is uniform across states and omitted.
BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) · State-level price index; city and metro figures may differ.
Tile positions are approximate, not geographic boundaries. Selection adds an outline without changing the metric color. Work-life scores describe listings, not surveyed clinician burnout.
Alaska leads at $300k, against a $135k median across measured states. Best work-life balance: Maine (6.4/10), Idaho (6.3/10), Iowa (6.2/10).
| State | Pay benchmark | Take-home, COL-adj. | WLB | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | $300k | $293k | 4.8/10 | 7 |
| Hawaii | $245k | $198k | 4.7/10 | 15 |
| California | $169k | $138k | 4.2/10 | 645 |
| Idaho | $168k | $166k | 6.3/10 | 65 |
| Arizona | $163k | $157k | 5.2/10 | 202 |
| District of Columbia | $156k | $129k | 3.9/10 | 8 |
| Vermont | $154k | $143k | 4.9/10 | 28 |
| New Jersey | $150k | $129k | 4.3/10 | 238 |
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| State | Pay benchmark | Take-home, COL-adj. | WLB | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | $148k | $133k | 4.5/10 | 214 |
| Texas | $147k | $151k | 4.0/10 | 625 |
| Missouri | $145k | $152k | 4.7/10 | 161 |
| New York | $145k | $125k | 4.2/10 | 468 |
| Pennsylvania | $144k | $143k | 4.5/10 | 441 |
| Connecticut | $143k | $128k | 4.5/10 | 73 |
| Washington | $142k | $133k | 3.9/10 | 239 |
| Oregon | $142k | $124k | 5.2/10 | 121 |
| Michigan | $142k | $141k | 4.7/10 | 204 |
| Virginia | $140k | $131k | 4.0/10 | 259 |
| North Carolina | $140k | $142k | 3.9/10 | 276 |
| Georgia | $139k | $137k | 4.1/10 | 183 |
| Ohio | $137k | $142k | 3.8/10 | 205 |
| Kentucky | $136k | $144k | 4.0/10 | 70 |
| Florida | $135k | $131k | 4.2/10 | 645 |
| Illinois | $135k | $128k | 5.7/10 | 415 |
| Iowa | $135k | $148k | 6.2/10 | 84 |
| South Carolina | $135k | $135k | 3.7/10 | 140 |
| Minnesota | $134k | $122k | 4.4/10 | 115 |
| Wisconsin | $133k | $134k | 4.5/10 | 174 |
| Maryland | $132k | $119k | 3.7/10 | 174 |
| Indiana | $131k | $136k | 5.6/10 | 76 |
| West Virginia | $130k | $138k | 3.5/10 | 35 |
| Arkansas | $130k | $143k | 4.5/10 | 72 |
| Louisiana | $129k | $142k | 3.3/10 | 24 |
| Kansas | $128k | $134k | 5.6/10 | 72 |
| Nevada | $128k | $128k | 3.8/10 | 90 |
| Utah | $128k | $123k | 4.5/10 | 89 |
| New Mexico | $127k | $130k | 4.3/10 | 62 |
| New Hampshire | $127k | $122k | 4.4/10 | 95 |
| Oklahoma | $126k | $136k | 3.5/10 | 95 |
| Nebraska | $126k | $132k | 3.5/10 | 54 |
| Alabama | $125k | $134k | 4.2/10 | 37 |
| Tennessee | $125k | $136k | 4.6/10 | 130 |
| Maine | $124k | $119k | 6.4/10 | 50 |
| Colorado | $124k | $115k | 4.6/10 | 184 |
| Delaware | $120k | $112k | 4.7/10 | 18 |
| Rhode Island | $115k | $106k | 3.9/10 | 28 |
Relief Veterinarian Jobs: Market Overview & Work-Life Balance
Listing snapshot: this overview summarizes the jobs loaded on this page. Market comparisons use the separate scope and time period labeled in their section.
The market for relief veterinarian jobs is robust, with 959+ verified openings available on WeekdayDoc. Popular specialties include Emergency Medicine, Emergency Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Medicine.
Every listing is evaluated using WeekdayDoc's proprietary work-life balance scoring system. Relief Veterinarian Jobs on this page have an average score of 2.6/10. This data helps clinicians quickly identify positions that match their lifestyle priorities without reading through hundreds of job descriptions.
Leading employers currently hiring for relief veterinarian jobs include Veterinary Emergency Group (VEG), Lion Country Safari, Inc.- FL, Foothills Animal Shelter, Tractor Supply. New jobs are added daily as healthcare organizations expand their teams.
Among the top-rated employers hiring for relief veterinarian jobs, Talkiatry (score: 95.0/100), BetterHelp (score: 94.9/100), Hiaah (score: 94.5/100) have earned WeekdayDoc's Top Employer designation based on our proprietary ranking system. This ranking evaluates burnout scores (40%), salary competitiveness (30%), and work-life balance features like no-call and remote options (30%). See the full rankings on our Top Employers page.
According to WeekdayDoc's Market Pulse — which tracks real-time compensation data from thousands of active job postings — the current median salary for relief veterinarian jobs is $106K, trending up 4.8% over the past quarter. This data is derived from 23,311+ job postings analyzed over the past 12 months — updated daily, unlike annual survey-based reports. Explore salary trends and burnout data on our Market Pulse dashboard.
A few things worth knowing
About Relief Veterinarian jobs.
How much do relief veterinarian earn?
A reliable salary estimate is unavailable for this sample of relief veterinarian. Compensation varies by role, specialty, location, and schedule. Compare employer-posted pay where disclosed, including its currency and pay period; missing pay is not estimated.
Are there remote or hybrid relief veterinarian jobs available?
Some relief veterinarian roles offer remote or hybrid flexibility. You can filter for telehealth and work-from-home options, and every listing shows its remote status before you apply.
Which relief veterinarian jobs have the best work-life balance?
Every relief veterinarian role on WeekdayDoc is scored for burnout risk using call schedule, weekend and night requirements, and remote flexibility. You can sort by work-life-balance score to surface the lowest-burnout roles first.
Who is hiring relief veterinarian right now?
Employers currently hiring for relief veterinarian roles include Veterinary Emergency Group (VEG), Lion Country Safari, Inc.- FL, Foothills Animal Shelter, Tractor Supply. WeekdayDoc aggregates verified openings from these and other organizations, refreshed daily.
How many relief veterinarian jobs are available, and how often are they updated?
There are currently 959 relief veterinarian positions listed, with new roles added as employers post them. Job descriptions are public. Verified sign-in with Google or email gives free access to regular Apply, full search, and standard Market Insights. Saved jobs, My Search, and the dashboard also require verified sign-in. Eligible featured employer listings allow Apply without signup or email. Basic calculators are public and free; optional AI contract analysis, RVU Billing Optimizer, and Schedule Optimizer reports remain paid.
Employers hiring now
Organizations with the most openings in Relief Veterinarian Jobs
Vetco Clinics819 open roles here · WLB 75/100Veterinary Emergency Group (VEG)52 open roles here · WLB 16/100
Tractor Supply39 open roles here · WLB 40/100VCA Animal Hospitals14 open roles here · WLB 43/100
Veterinary Practice Partners4 open roles here · WLB 49/100
Emergency Veterinary Care Center3 open roles here · WLB 64/100
State Road Animal Hospital3 open roles here · WLB 51/100
Alliance Animal Health2 open roles here · WLB 52/100