Vet assistant pay in Kansas
Vet assistants in Kansas: $16 to $18 an hour in job ads
From 17 job ads at 10 employers, updated Oct 15, 2026
Hourly and yearly ads, kept apart
Posted hourly
$16 to $18
17 ads, median $18
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
19%
CE allowance, 9 of 48 ads
15%
mentorship, 7 of 48 ads
17%
new grads welcome, 8 of 48 ads
Counted only where the ad's own words say it, Oct 15, 2026.
Hiring now in Kansas
- Lead Kennel Assistant at Kutter Pet Care Center, Andover$16 to $18 an hour
- Pet Care Assistant at Banfield Pet Hospital - Olathe, Olathe$15 to $16.91 an hour
- Veterinary Assistant at Banfield Pet Hospital - Shawnee Mission, Shawnee$15.99 to $20.44 an hour
Questions
What does a vet assistant make in Kansas?
Job ads in Kansas offer vet assistants $16 to $18 an hour, median $18, from 17 ads at 10 employers (Oct 15, 2026). The BLS median for vet assistants in Kansas was $17.16 an hour in May 2025.
How does Kansas compare with the US?
The median vet assistant job ad in Kansas offers $18 an hour (17 ads), $1 less than the US median of $19 (2,267 ads), as of Oct 15, 2026.
What benefits do vet assistant jobs in Kansas offer?
Of 48 vet assistant ads in Kansas, 9 mention a CE allowance, 7 mention mentorship, 8 mention welcoming new grads, 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.