Vet assistant pay in Colorado
Vet assistants in Colorado: $17 to $24 an hour in job ads
From 91 job ads at 65 employers, updated Oct 15, 2026
Hourly and yearly ads, kept apart
Posted hourly
$17 to $24
91 ads, median $20
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $19 to $23 an hour | 23 | $21.28 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $19 to $24 an hour | 6 | $17.75 |
| Greeley, CO | $17 to $20 an hour | 5 | $17.49 |
Only metros with 5 or more ads are shown. BLS medians are May 2025.
What the jobs offer
14%
CE allowance, 20 of 141 ads
19%
mentorship, 27 of 141 ads
10%
new grads welcome, 14 of 141 ads
2%
four-day week, 3 of 141 ads
Counted only where the ad's own words say it, Oct 15, 2026.
Hiring now in Colorado
- Emergency Veterinary Assistant - Littleton, CO at VEG Littleton, Littleton$18.50 to $44 an hour
- Veterinary Assistant at Banfield Westwood$16.79 to $21.46 an hour
- Veterinary Assistant - General Practice Part-Time at VCA Animal Hospitals, LittletonPay not stated
Questions
What does a vet assistant make in Colorado?
Job ads in Colorado offer vet assistants $17 to $24 an hour, median $20, from 91 ads at 65 employers (Oct 15, 2026). The BLS median for vet assistants in Colorado was $18.70 an hour in May 2025.
How does Colorado compare with the US?
The median vet assistant job ad in Colorado offers $20 an hour (91 ads), $1 more than the US median of $19 (2,267 ads), as of Oct 15, 2026.
Which Colorado cities pay vet assistants the most?
In job ads, the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO area has the highest median for vet assistants, $21 an hour from 23 ads. Fort Collins-Loveland, CO: $21 (6 ads); Greeley, CO: $19 (5 ads). Only metros with 5 or more ads are counted (Oct 15, 2026).
What benefits do vet assistant jobs in Colorado offer?
Of 141 vet assistant ads in Colorado, 20 mention a CE allowance, 27 mention mentorship, 14 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.