Veterinarian pay range
State of North Carolina · class code 32000685
- Class code
- 32000685
- Pay group
- MH20
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- North Carolina
- The State of North Carolina published pay range for Veterinarian is $82,857 to $136,714 per year.
- North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) keys this classification as class code 32000685.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Class specification
The OSHR class specification for this class is published by North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR). The passages below are quoted from it as published, not paraphrased, and cut to their opening sentences; the full specification is the authority on duties and qualifications. It was last revised 06/2018.
What the state says the job is
Positions in the job perform pathologic and/or epidemiologic investigations of zoonotic diseases, epizootic diseases, disease outbreaks, and animal die offs potentially associated with environmental contamination, feed contamination, regulated livestock and poultry diseases, and/or introduction of new or emerging disease that may cause significant losses of wildlife, domestic livestock, and/or domestic poultry, or cause human health threats or severe trade restrictions; research, recommend, implement, and/or maintain measures to prevent spread of zoonotic, epizootic, and/or emerging diseases; plan effective methods of prevention and eradication of such diseases; respond during emergency disease control efforts and implement disease control measures; conduct necropsies on wildlife and/or domestic livestock and poultry specimens; conduct physical examination and treatment of live wildlife ...
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Considerable knowledge of the principles and techniques of veterinary medicine. Considerable knowledge of the principles and practices of proper livestock and poultry management. Skill in the clinical and post-mortem examination of specimens of livestock and poultry. Ability to diagnose a variety of animal and poultry diseases and to prescribe medical treatment or management methods which will control or eradicate the causative organism. Ability to apply state and federal laws pertaining to a public health veterinary program. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with livestock and poultry producers, market operators, processors, local health departments and/or th ...
Minimum qualifications
Licensed or eligible for licensure to practice veterinary medicine in the State of North Carolina. <h2
Quoted from the OSHR class specification, read 2026-10-21.
Where this comes from
North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) publishes this figure in OSHR salary schedules, joined to Class Specifications. Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
Job titles and their salary grades come from the Class Specifications, joined to the salary schedule.
Nearby classes in North Carolina
Veterinarian in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | $34.46 | $62.41 | $71,677 to $129,812 |
| Arkansas | $105,713 | $156,455 | $105,713 to $156,455 |
| Iowa | $71,178 | $109,179 | $71,178 to $109,179 |
| Kentucky | $4,888 | $7,821 | $58,660 to $93,856 |
| Louisiana | $71,677 | $129,189 | $71,677 to $129,189 |
| Maine | $31.29 | $43.92 | $65,083 to $91,354 |
| Minnesota | $76,400 | $113,274 | $76,400 to $113,274 |
| Mississippi | $66,944 | $117,651 | $66,944 to $117,651 |
| Missouri | $51,552 | $116,088 | $51,552 to $116,088 |
| New Mexico | $40.28 | $64.45 | $83,782 to $134,056 |
Each state publishes its own range for a classification with this exact title. Duties, grade structures and bargaining units differ between states, so read each class page before comparing.