Veterinarian pay in South Carolina
Veterinarians in South Carolina: $115,000 to $178,000 a year in job ads
From 37 job ads at 15 employers, updated Nov 9, 2026
$135,000 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$128 median $128
Posted yearly$115,000 to $178,000 median $135,000
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 South Carolina sits
Pay by metro
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$109,000 to $181,000 a year median $135,000, 5 ads
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$115,000 to $178,000 a year median $135,000, 10 ads
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$107,000 to $157,000 a year median $131,000, 21 ads
Columbia, SC$115,000 to $125,000 a year median $115,000, 10 ads
Only metros with 5 or more ads are shown. BLS medians are May 2025.
What the jobs offer
CE allowance13% (32 of 247 ads)
Mentorship13% (31 of 247 ads)
New grads welcome8% (19 of 247 ads)
Signing bonus1% (2 of 247 ads)
Counted only where the ad's own words say it, out of all 247 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 South Carolina
- Veterinarian-Locum at Banfield Summerville S$120 to $140 an hour
- Area Chief of Staff - Veterinarian at Banfield Pet Hospital - Spartanburg Dorman, SpartanburgPay not stated
- Veterinarian-Full-Time at Banfield Pet Hospital - James Island, Charleston$107,598 to $155,419 a year
Questions
How much do veterinarians make in South Carolina?
Job ads in South Carolina offer veterinarians $115,000 to $178,000 a year, median $135,000, from 37 ads at 15 employers (Nov 9, 2026). The BLS median for veterinarians in South Carolina was $122,130 a year in May 2025.
How does South Carolina compare with the US?
The median veterinarian job ad in South Carolina offers $135,000 a year (37 ads), $13,000 less than the US median of $148,000 (2,787 ads), as of Nov 9, 2026.
Which South Carolina cities pay veterinarians the most?
In job ads, the Charleston-North Charleston, SC area has the highest median for veterinarians, $135,000 a year from 5 ads. Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC: $135,000 (10 ads); Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC: $131,000 (21 ads); Columbia, SC: $115,000 (10 ads). Only metros with 5 or more ads are counted (Nov 9, 2026).
What benefits do veterinarian jobs in South Carolina offer?
Of 247 veterinarian ads in South Carolina, 32 mention a CE allowance, 31 mention mentorship, 19 mention welcoming new grads, 2 mention a signing bonus, as of Nov 9, 2026. Only what the ad itself says is counted.
Sources
- Job ads, Nov 9, 2026. 37 open veterinarian ads in South Carolina that state yearly pay, at 15 employers. 8 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 South Carolina, $122,130 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 247 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.