Veterinarian pay in Tennessee
Veterinarians in Tennessee: $110,000 to $186,000 a year in job ads
From 40 job ads at 13 employers, updated Nov 9, 2026
$153,000 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$126 to $130 median $128
Posted yearly$110,000 to $186,000 median $153,000
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 Tennessee sits
Pay by metro
Knoxville, TN$158,000 to $218,000 a year median $188,000, 6 ads
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$111,000 to $187,000 a year median $155,000, 5 ads
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$105,000 to $169,000 a year median $145,000, 7 ads
Chattanooga, TN-GA$121,000 to $139,000 a year median $125,000, 13 ads
Only metros with 5 or more ads are shown. BLS medians are May 2025.
What the jobs offer
Mentorship11% (30 of 265 ads)
CE allowance8% (21 of 265 ads)
Signing bonus3% (9 of 265 ads)
New grads welcome3% (8 of 265 ads)
Counted only where the ad's own words say it, out of all 265 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 Tennessee
- Veterinarian (Full Time) at Big Creek Animal Hospital, Millington$100,000 a year
- Residency Trained or Board-Certified Veterinary Neurologist at Innovetive Petcare, Knoxville$200,000 to $250,000 a year
- Veterinarian at Colonial Heights Animal Hospital, Kingsport$110,000 to $130,000 a year
Questions
How much do veterinarians make in Tennessee?
Job ads in Tennessee offer veterinarians $110,000 to $186,000 a year, median $153,000, from 40 ads at 13 employers (Nov 9, 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 $153,000 a year (40 ads), $5,000 more than the US median of $148,000 (2,787 ads), as of Nov 9, 2026.
Which Tennessee cities pay veterinarians the most?
In job ads, the Knoxville, TN area has the highest median for veterinarians, $188,000 a year from 6 ads. Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN: $155,000 (5 ads); Memphis, TN-MS-AR: $145,000 (7 ads); Chattanooga, TN-GA: $125,000 (13 ads). Only metros with 5 or more ads are counted (Nov 9, 2026).
What benefits do veterinarian jobs in Tennessee offer?
Of 265 veterinarian ads in Tennessee, 21 mention a CE allowance, 30 mention mentorship, 8 mention welcoming new grads, 9 mention a signing bonus, as of Nov 9, 2026. Only what the ad itself says is counted.
Sources
- Job ads, Nov 9, 2026. 40 open veterinarian ads in Tennessee that state yearly pay, at 13 employers. 5 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 Tennessee, $124,350 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 265 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.