Vet assistant pay in Minnesota
Vet assistants in Minnesota: $16 to $23 an hour in job ads
From 65 job ads at 38 employers, updated Oct 15, 2026
Hourly and yearly ads, kept apart
Posted hourly
$16 to $23
65 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.
Pay by metro
| Metro | Posted range | Ads | BLS median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $18 to $23 an hour | 7 | $22.07 |
Only metros with 5 or more ads are shown. BLS medians are May 2025.
What the jobs offer
40%
CE allowance, 40 of 99 ads
18%
mentorship, 18 of 99 ads
13%
new grads welcome, 13 of 99 ads
1%
four-day week, 1 of 99 ads
Counted only where the ad's own words say it, Oct 15, 2026.
Hiring now in Minnesota
- Veterinary Assistant - 005032 at Banfield Pet Hospital - Apple Valley, MN, Apple Valley$16.79 to $21.46 an hour
- Veterinary Assistant at Banfield Pet Hospital - Plymouth, Plymouth$16.79 to $21.46 an hour
- Pet Care Assistant at Banfield Pet Hospital - Woodbury, Woodbury$15 to $17.47 an hour
Questions
What does a vet assistant make in Minnesota?
Job ads in Minnesota offer vet assistants $16 to $23 an hour, median $19, from 65 ads at 38 employers (Oct 15, 2026). The BLS median for vet assistants in Minnesota was $21.77 an hour in May 2025.
How does Minnesota compare with the US?
The median vet assistant job ad in Minnesota offers $19 an hour (65 ads), the same as the US median of $19 (2,267 ads), as of Oct 15, 2026.
What benefits do vet assistant jobs in Minnesota offer?
Of 99 vet assistant ads in Minnesota, 40 mention a CE allowance, 18 mention mentorship, 13 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.