Veterinarian pay in North Carolina
Veterinarians in North Carolina: $118,000 to $200,000 a year in job ads
From 91 job ads at 17 employers, updated Nov 9, 2026
$132,000 a year, median in job ads
Updated Nov 9, 2026. Each employer counts once, however many ads it posts. Yearly ads only, never converted.
Hourly and yearly ads, kept apart
Posted hourly$121 to $129 median $125
Posted yearly$118,000 to $200,000 median $132,000
Each range runs from the 10th to the 90th percentile across employers. Each employer counts once, at the middle of its own ads' stated pay, so a group hiring at many hospitals is one employer. An ad that states no unit is not counted, and hourly is never converted to yearly.
Where North Carolina sits
Pay by metro
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$85,000 to $268,000 a year median $231,000, 12 ads
Greensboro-High Point, NC$115,000 to $144,000 a year median $135,000, 6 ads
Greenville, NC$127,000 to $146,000 a year median $135,000, 5 ads
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$107,000 to $157,000 a year median $131,000, 21 ads
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$101,000 to $148,000 a year median $128,000, 19 ads
Raleigh-Cary, NC$73,000 to $127,000 a year median $118,000, 17 ads
Only metros with 5 or more ads are shown. BLS medians are May 2025.
What the jobs offer
CE allowance11% (48 of 432 ads)
Mentorship10% (45 of 432 ads)
New grads welcome6% (25 of 432 ads)
Signing bonus1% (5 of 432 ads)
Four-day week0% (2 of 432 ads)
Counted only where the ad's own words say it, out of all 432 open veterinarian ads on Nov 9, 2026, including ads that state no pay. The pay figures above use only ads that state hourly or yearly pay. Each ball is 10%.
Hiring now in North Carolina
- Veterinarian at Banfield Pet Hospital - Cornelius, Cornelius$101,935 to $177,250 a year
- Small Animal Internist - Carolina Veterinary Specialists at PetVet Care Centers, HuntersvillePay not stated
- Veterinarian - Full Time at Banfield Pet Hospital - Pineville, Charlotte$120,000 to $155,000 a year
Questions
How much do veterinarians make in North Carolina?
Job ads in North Carolina offer veterinarians $118,000 to $200,000 a year, median $132,000, from 91 ads at 17 employers (Nov 9, 2026). The BLS median for veterinarians in North Carolina was $129,240 a year in May 2025.
How does North Carolina compare with the US?
The median veterinarian job ad in North Carolina offers $132,000 a year (91 ads), $16,000 less than the US median of $148,000 (2,787 ads), as of Nov 9, 2026.
Which North Carolina cities pay veterinarians the most?
In job ads, the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC area has the highest median for veterinarians, $231,000 a year from 12 ads. Greensboro-High Point, NC: $135,000 (6 ads); Greenville, NC: $135,000 (5 ads); Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC: $131,000 (21 ads). Only metros with 5 or more ads are counted (Nov 9, 2026).
What benefits do veterinarian jobs in North Carolina offer?
Of 432 veterinarian ads in North Carolina, 48 mention a CE allowance, 45 mention mentorship, 25 mention welcoming new grads, 2 mention a four-day week, 5 mention a signing bonus, as of Nov 9, 2026. Only what the ad itself says is counted.
Sources
- Job ads, Nov 9, 2026. 91 open veterinarian ads in North Carolina that state yearly pay, at 17 employers. 14 hourly ads are shown apart. An ad that states pay with no hour or year is left out. Read from employers' own job feeds and careers pages.
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025. Median pay for veterinarians in North Carolina, $129,240 a year, from a survey of employers. A separate source from the job ads, shown beside them and never mixed in.
- Benefits, Nov 9, 2026. Counted across all 432 open ads, whether or not they state pay.
Each job-ad figure is kept with the ad's own sentence. See also how often vets leave their practice or add your pay anonymously.