Vet assistant pay in Montana
Vet assistants in Montana: $17 to $22 an hour in job ads
From 12 job ads at 6 employers, updated Oct 15, 2026
Hourly and yearly ads, kept apart
Posted hourly
$17 to $22
12 ads, median $21
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bozeman, MT | $19 to $21 an hour | 5 | $20.55 |
Only metros with 5 or more ads are shown. BLS medians are May 2025.
What the jobs offer
5%
CE allowance, 1 of 21 ads
Counted only where the ad's own words say it, Oct 15, 2026.
Hiring now in Montana
- Veterinary Assistant - Equine & Small Animal at Western Veterinary Partners, Bozeman$19 to $22 an hour
- Veterinary Assistant at Alpine Animal Clinic, Helena$17 to $20 an hour
- Veterinary Assistant - Equine & Small Animal at All West Veterinary Hospital, Bozeman$19 to $22 an hour
Questions
What does a vet assistant make in Montana?
Job ads in Montana offer vet assistants $17 to $22 an hour, median $21, from 12 ads at 6 employers (Oct 15, 2026). The BLS median for vet assistants in Montana was $18.43 an hour in May 2025.
How does Montana compare with the US?
The median vet assistant job ad in Montana offers $21 an hour (12 ads), $2 more than the US median of $19 (2,267 ads), as of Oct 15, 2026.
What benefits do vet assistant jobs in Montana offer?
Of 21 vet assistant ads in Montana, 1 mention a CE allowance, 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.