Vet assistant pay in Connecticut
Vet assistants in Connecticut: $20 to $25 an hour in job ads
From 20 job ads at 14 employers, updated Oct 15, 2026
Hourly and yearly ads, kept apart
Posted hourly
$20 to $25
20 ads, median $21
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $20 to $24 an hour | 7 | $18.57 |
Only metros with 5 or more ads are shown. BLS medians are May 2025.
What the jobs offer
10%
CE allowance, 5 of 51 ads
16%
mentorship, 8 of 51 ads
4%
new grads welcome, 2 of 51 ads
4%
four-day week, 2 of 51 ads
Counted only where the ad's own words say it, Oct 15, 2026.
Hiring now in Connecticut
- Veterinary Assistant ***SURGERY PREFERRED*** at Banfield Pet Hospital - Plainville Plaza, Plainville$17.60 to $22.49 an hour
- Experienced Veterinary Assistant at VCA Baybrook Animal Hospital, Milford$23 to $26 an hour
- Part-Time Veterinary Assistant - Companion Animal Hospital at PetVet Care Centers, GrotonPay not stated
Questions
What does a vet assistant make in Connecticut?
Job ads in Connecticut offer vet assistants $20 to $25 an hour, median $21, from 20 ads at 14 employers (Oct 15, 2026). The BLS median for vet assistants in Connecticut was $21.28 an hour in May 2025.
How does Connecticut compare with the US?
The median vet assistant job ad in Connecticut offers $21 an hour (20 ads), $2 more than the US median of $19 (2,267 ads), as of Oct 15, 2026.
What benefits do vet assistant jobs in Connecticut offer?
Of 51 vet assistant ads in Connecticut, 5 mention a CE allowance, 8 mention mentorship, 2 mention welcoming new grads, 2 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.