Vet assistant pay in Iowa
Vet assistants in Iowa: $17 to $18 an hour in job ads
From 6 job ads at 5 employers, updated Oct 15, 2026
Hourly and yearly ads, kept apart
Posted hourly
$17 to $18
6 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.
What the jobs offer
17%
CE allowance, 4 of 23 ads
17%
mentorship, 4 of 23 ads
9%
new grads welcome, 2 of 23 ads
4%
four-day week, 1 of 23 ads
Counted only where the ad's own words say it, Oct 15, 2026.
Hiring now in Iowa
- Veterinary Assistant at VCA Edgewood Animal Hospital, Cedar Rapids$15 to $19 an hour
- Veterinary Assistant (Rotating Shift) - Creature Comforts Veterinary Hospital at PetVet Care Centers, AnkenyPay not stated
- Veterinary Assistant at Western Veterinary Partners, Cedar Rapids$15 to $18 an hour
Questions
What does a vet assistant make in Iowa?
Job ads in Iowa offer vet assistants $17 to $18 an hour, median $17, from 6 ads at 5 employers (Oct 15, 2026). The BLS median for vet assistants in Iowa was $17.18 an hour in May 2025.
How does Iowa compare with the US?
The median vet assistant job ad in Iowa offers $17 an hour (6 ads), $2 less than the US median of $19 (2,267 ads), as of Oct 15, 2026.
What benefits do vet assistant jobs in Iowa offer?
Of 23 vet assistant ads in Iowa, 4 mention a CE allowance, 4 mention mentorship, 2 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.