Veterinarian pay in Tennessee
Veterinarians in Tennessee: $105,000 to $176,000 a year in job ads
From 24 job ads at 16 employers, updated Oct 15, 2026
Hourly and yearly ads, kept apart
Posted hourly
$69 to $130
5 ads, median $130
Posted yearly
$105,000 to $176,000
24 ads, median $133,000
Each range runs from the 10th to the 90th percentile of the ads' stated pay (the middle of each ad's range). An ad that states no unit is not counted, and hourly is never converted to yearly.
What the jobs offer
10%
CE allowance, 19 of 192 ads
16%
mentorship, 31 of 192 ads
5%
new grads welcome, 9 of 192 ads
4%
signing bonus, 7 of 192 ads
Counted only where the ad's own words say it, Oct 15, 2026.
Hiring now in Tennessee
- Veterinarian (Full Time) at Big Creek Animal Hospital, Millington$100,000 a year
- Veterinarian - Locum at Banfield Pet Hospital - Hermitage, Hermitage$120 to $140 an hour
- Veterinarian - Full-Time at Banfield Pet Hospital - Hermitage, Hermitage$107,000 to $156,000 a year
Questions
What does a veterinarian make in Tennessee?
Job ads in Tennessee offer veterinarians $105,000 to $176,000 a year, median $133,000, from 24 ads at 16 employers (Oct 15, 2026). The BLS median for veterinarians in Tennessee was $124,350 a year in May 2025.
How does Tennessee compare with the US?
The median veterinarian job ad in Tennessee offers $133,000 a year (24 ads), $7,000 less than the US median of $140,000 (2,447 ads), as of Oct 15, 2026.
What benefits do veterinarian jobs in Tennessee offer?
Of 192 veterinarian ads in Tennessee, 19 mention a CE allowance, 31 mention mentorship, 9 mention welcoming new grads, 7 mention a signing bonus, as of Oct 15, 2026. Only what the ad itself says is counted.
Job-ad pay is read from employers' own job feeds and careers pages, each figure kept with the ad's own sentence. See also how often vets leave their practice or add your pay anonymously.