Vet assistant pay in Idaho
Vet assistants in Idaho: $16 to $20 an hour in job ads
From 8 job ads at 8 employers, updated Oct 15, 2026
Hourly and yearly ads, kept apart
Posted hourly
$16 to $20
8 ads, median $19
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.
What the jobs offer
8%
CE allowance, 2 of 24 ads
13%
mentorship, 3 of 24 ads
4%
new grads welcome, 1 of 24 ads
4%
four-day week, 1 of 24 ads
Counted only where the ad's own words say it, Oct 15, 2026.
Hiring now in Idaho
- Veterinary Assistant (Part Time) - Sawtooth Animal Center at PetVet Care Centers, BellevuePay not stated
- Veterinary Assistant at Sun Valley Animal Center Downtown, Ketchum$17 to $27 an hour
- Part-Time Animal Care Specialist - Sun Valley Animal Center at PetVet Care Centers, KetchumPay not stated
Questions
What does a vet assistant make in Idaho?
Job ads in Idaho offer vet assistants $16 to $20 an hour, median $19, from 8 ads at 8 employers (Oct 15, 2026). The BLS median for vet assistants in Idaho was $18.04 an hour in May 2025.
How does Idaho compare with the US?
The median vet assistant job ad in Idaho offers $19 an hour (8 ads), the same as the US median of $19 (2,267 ads), as of Oct 15, 2026.
What benefits do vet assistant jobs in Idaho offer?
Of 24 vet assistant ads in Idaho, 2 mention a CE allowance, 3 mention mentorship, 1 mention welcoming new grads, 1 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.