Vet receptionist pay in the US
Vet receptionists in the US: $17 to $22 an hour in job ads
From 939 job ads at 686 employers, updated Oct 15, 2026
Hourly and yearly ads, kept apart
Posted hourly
$17 to $22
939 ads, median $18
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.
Pay by state
| State | Posted range | Ads | BLS median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | $19 to $25 an hour | 26 | |
| California | $19 to $24 an hour | 116 | |
| New Jersey | $18 to $23 an hour | 23 | |
| New York | $18 to $23 an hour | 53 | |
| Virginia | $16 to $21 an hour | 50 | |
| Connecticut | $19 to $23 an hour | 8 | |
| Illinois | $16 to $21 an hour | 38 | |
| Maryland | $18 to $21 an hour | 21 | |
| Massachusetts | $19 to $24 an hour | 44 | |
| Pennsylvania | $17 to $20 an hour | 19 | |
| Colorado | $17 to $22 an hour | 41 | |
| Georgia | $17 to $18 an hour | 23 | |
| Michigan | $17 to $19 an hour | 10 | |
| Minnesota | $17 to $20 an hour | 16 | |
| Missouri | $18 to $19 an hour | 11 | |
| Oregon | $18 to $22 an hour | 16 | |
| Texas | $16 to $18 an hour | 53 | |
| Wisconsin | $17 to $19 an hour | 8 | |
| Arizona | $17 to $20 an hour | 18 | |
| Florida | $17 to $18 an hour | 94 | |
| Indiana | $17 to $18 an hour | 10 | |
| Kansas | $16 to $18 an hour | 6 | |
| North Carolina | $16 to $20 an hour | 42 | |
| Ohio | $16 to $18 an hour | 31 | |
| Oklahoma | $14 to $17 an hour | 9 | |
| South Carolina | $16 to $21 an hour | 20 | |
| Tennessee | $16 to $19 an hour | 28 | |
| Kentucky | $16 to $17 an hour | 7 | |
| Louisiana | $13 to $16 an hour | 5 |
States with 5 or more vet receptionist ads stating pay, Oct 15, 2026.
What the jobs offer
18%
CE allowance, 395 of 2,192 ads
9%
mentorship, 203 of 2,192 ads
0%
new grads welcome, 4 of 2,192 ads
0%
four-day week, 7 of 2,192 ads
0%
signing bonus, 1 of 2,192 ads
Counted only where the ad's own words say it, Oct 15, 2026.
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Questions
What does a vet receptionist make?
Job ads in the US offer vet receptionists $17 to $22 an hour, median $18, from 939 ads at 686 employers (Oct 15, 2026).
Which states pay vet receptionists the most?
Among states with 5 or more vet receptionist ads stating pay, the highest medians are Washington at $21 an hour (26 ads), California at $20 an hour (116 ads), New Jersey at $20 an hour (23 ads), as of Oct 15, 2026.
What benefits do vet receptionist jobs offer?
Of 2,192 vet receptionist ads, 395 mention a CE allowance, 203 mention mentorship, 4 mention welcoming new grads, 7 mention a four-day week, 1 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.