Veterinarian
Charlottesville, VAJob$102–170K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago
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Job overview
Banfield Pet Hospital is seeking veterinarians to provide preventive and other care to pets while building relationships with clients and collaborating with teammates. The role offers opportunities to practice medicine autonomously, with flexible scheduling and coaching and continuing education support. The anticipated starting base salary is $102,000 to $170,000 per year, with production; hourly locum rates are also listed.
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Full job description
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Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
The anticipated starting base salary range for individuals expressing interest in this position is $102,000 to $170,000 per year, plus production. The hourly locum rate is between $120-140 per hour on a W-2. Base salary and hourly locum rate to be determined by the schedule, location, experience, skills, and abilities of the applicant. Increased sign-on offerings and relocation support available.
Who we are
We’re Banfield. You’ve probably seen us around. We started in 1955 as a small practice with big ideas about preventive petcare. Now we’re the leading general veterinary care practice in America and we’d love to have you join our team.
We love pets. You know what else we love? Vets. We want to make sure our veterinarians feel supported so they can live their best lives AND practice medicine their own way. We do that by surrounding them with talented, passionate teammates and giving them amazing resources that help them stay fulfilled in and outside of work.
Banfield’s here for you so you can be there for pets!
Who we’re looking for
We’re looking for veterinarians to add their passion, skills, and education to our team. We believe in hiring doctors with diverse perspectives, ideas, and cultures, and we support veterinarians who use their expertise in a way that benefits pets, clients, teams, and communities.
Whether you’re a recent graduate or an experienced veterinarian looking for a change, a new beginning at Banfield means an open door to explore the next best move in your professional career.
Role responsibilities
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Provide furry, feathered, and scaled pets with the best possible care, especially preventive care
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Build close relationships with pets and the humans who love them
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Work closely with teammates and cultivate a positive, dynamic work culture
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Impact the future of veterinary medicine with your own expertise and ways of practicing medicine
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Exemplify the Mars Five Principles — Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency, and Freedom
What we offer
Now the good stuff! We believe in taking care of our employees so they can take care of themselves, their family, and the pets they treat. We value work-life balance too! Here are just a few of the benefits veterinarians are eligible for:
The good stuff:
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Competitive salary with paid time off so you can spend time with the people you love
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Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and loved ones
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Fertility and family-building assistance
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Paid parental leave
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Competitive referral program – join our team, bring your friends, and get paid!*
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Automatic enrollment 401(k) Savings Plan after 60 days of employment with generous company match
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Health Savings Account
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Practice Paid Basic Life Insurance
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Practice Paid Short- and Long-Term Disability
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Liability and malpractice insurance
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Veterinary Student Debt Relief Programs- includes monthly contributions for full-time veterinarians, student loan advice, and lump sum contributions for student job program participation
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Mental health support and resources
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Paid volunteering
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Optimum Wellness Plans® for up to three pets
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A variety of discounts including Mars, PetSmart, RoyalCanin, fitness, cellular and so much more
Even more good stuff:
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Flexible scheduling
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Ability to practice autonomous medicine
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Locations all over the US to choose from
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Opportunities for growth and leadership roles at Banfield, Mars and other divisions of Mars brands
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Dedicated coaching support so you can grow your career (or become a coach yourself!)
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Continuing education opportunities paid for by us
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Health and well-being benefits to support quality of life
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School loan assistance through our Student Debt Relief Program
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Equity, inclusion, and diversity resources
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Awesome opportunities to volunteer through Mars Volunteer Program, like volunteering at coral reef cleanups or on research vessels!
Full Veterinarian Job Description (https://jobs.banfield.com/DVM-job-description)
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How this job compares
Set against the 2,397 open Veterinarian jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$102–170K/yr
- Virginia median$108–130K/yr53 salary ranges
- US median$108–155K/yr1,448 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $136K, is 15% above the Virginia median midpoint ($119K) — in the middle half of Veterinarian salary ranges in Virginia.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 95 open Veterinarian jobs in Virginia and 2,397 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Virginia
- Banfield Pet Hospital (this employer)40 open
- VCA Animal Hospitals22 open
- Lap of Love16 open
- Experience
- Veterinarian postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years of experience at the median (210 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a doctorate or professional degree; 1,786 of the 2,397 open Veterinarian jobs (75%) ask for a doctorate or professional degree.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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