Vet assistant pay in Louisiana
Vet assistants in Louisiana: $13 to $17 an hour in job ads
From 15 job ads at 11 employers, updated Oct 15, 2026
Hourly and yearly ads, kept apart
Posted hourly
$13 to $17
15 ads, median $15
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $13 to $16 an hour | 5 | $17.08 |
Only metros with 5 or more ads are shown. BLS medians are May 2025.
What the jobs offer
6%
CE allowance, 3 of 52 ads
8%
mentorship, 4 of 52 ads
4%
new grads welcome, 2 of 52 ads
Counted only where the ad's own words say it, Oct 15, 2026.
Hiring now in Louisiana
- Veterinary Assistant at Animal Hospital of Old Metairie, Metairie$12 to $14 an hour
- Veterinary Assistant at Western Veterinary Partners, Shreveport$15 to $17 an hour
- Veterinary Assistant at Pet Care Center, Metairie$14 to $16 an hour
Questions
What does a vet assistant make in Louisiana?
Job ads in Louisiana offer vet assistants $13 to $17 an hour, median $15, from 15 ads at 11 employers (Oct 15, 2026). The BLS median for vet assistants in Louisiana was $14.65 an hour in May 2025.
How does Louisiana compare with the US?
The median vet assistant job ad in Louisiana offers $15 an hour (15 ads), $4 less than the US median of $19 (2,267 ads), as of Oct 15, 2026.
What benefits do vet assistant jobs in Louisiana offer?
Of 52 vet assistant ads in Louisiana, 3 mention a CE allowance, 4 mention mentorship, 2 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.