Vet assistant pay in Alabama
Vet assistants in Alabama: $15 to $18 an hour in job ads
From 22 job ads at 14 employers, updated Oct 15, 2026
Hourly and yearly ads, kept apart
Posted hourly
$15 to $18
22 ads, median $16
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 metro
| Metro | Posted range | Ads | BLS median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham, AL | $15 to $18 an hour | 9 | $17.78 |
Only metros with 5 or more ads are shown. BLS medians are May 2025.
What the jobs offer
14%
CE allowance, 9 of 66 ads
11%
mentorship, 7 of 66 ads
2%
new grads welcome, 1 of 66 ads
Counted only where the ad's own words say it, Oct 15, 2026.
Hiring now in Alabama
- Kennel Assistant at Nall Daniels Animal Hospital, Birmingham$14 to $16 an hour
- Experienced Veterinary Assistant - Trussville, AL (Part time) at A Caring Doctor (Minnesota), P.A., Birmingham$15.65 to $20 an hour
- Doggy Day Camp Counselor (Kennel Assistant) at May Veterinary Northridge, Northport$10 to $14 an hour
Questions
What does a vet assistant make in Alabama?
Job ads in Alabama offer vet assistants $15 to $18 an hour, median $16, from 22 ads at 14 employers (Oct 15, 2026). The BLS median for vet assistants in Alabama was $17.21 an hour in May 2025.
How does Alabama compare with the US?
The median vet assistant job ad in Alabama offers $16 an hour (22 ads), $3 less than the US median of $19 (2,267 ads), as of Oct 15, 2026.
What benefits do vet assistant jobs in Alabama offer?
Of 66 vet assistant ads in Alabama, 9 mention a CE allowance, 7 mention mentorship, 1 mention welcoming new grads, 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.