Vet assistant pay in Arizona
Vet assistants in Arizona: $16 to $21 an hour in job ads
From 47 job ads at 29 employers, updated Oct 15, 2026
Hourly and yearly ads, kept apart
Posted hourly
$16 to $21
47 ads, median $17
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $16 to $21 an hour | 11 | $18.61 |
Only metros with 5 or more ads are shown. BLS medians are May 2025.
What the jobs offer
14%
CE allowance, 12 of 84 ads
23%
mentorship, 19 of 84 ads
5%
new grads welcome, 4 of 84 ads
4%
four-day week, 3 of 84 ads
Counted only where the ad's own words say it, Oct 15, 2026.
Hiring now in Arizona
- Pet Care Assistant at Banfield Pet Hospital - Ahwatukee, Phoenix$15 to $16.44 an hour
- Veterinary Assistant - 001066 at Banfield North Mesa$15.19 to $19.41 an hour
- Veterinary Assistant - 000133 at Banfield Pet Hospital - Deer Valley, Phoenix$15.19 to $19.41 an hour
Questions
What does a vet assistant make in Arizona?
Job ads in Arizona offer vet assistants $16 to $21 an hour, median $17, from 47 ads at 29 employers (Oct 15, 2026). The BLS median for vet assistants in Arizona was $18.39 an hour in May 2025.
How does Arizona compare with the US?
The median vet assistant job ad in Arizona offers $17 an hour (47 ads), $2 less than the US median of $19 (2,267 ads), as of Oct 15, 2026.
What benefits do vet assistant jobs in Arizona offer?
Of 84 vet assistant ads in Arizona, 12 mention a CE allowance, 19 mention mentorship, 4 mention welcoming new grads, 3 mention a four-day week, 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.