Vet assistant pay in New York
Vet assistants in New York: $18 to $25 an hour in job ads
From 126 job ads at 78 employers, updated Oct 15, 2026
Hourly and yearly ads, kept apart
Posted hourly
$18 to $25
126 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $20 to $24 an hour | 8 | $22.19 |
Only metros with 5 or more ads are shown. BLS medians are May 2025.
What the jobs offer
16%
CE allowance, 35 of 223 ads
12%
mentorship, 26 of 223 ads
6%
new grads welcome, 13 of 223 ads
2%
four-day week, 4 of 223 ads
0%
signing bonus, 1 of 223 ads
Counted only where the ad's own words say it, Oct 15, 2026.
Hiring now in New York
- Veterinary Assistant - Rivergate Veterinary Clinic at PetVet Care Centers, New YorkPay not stated
- Veterinary Assistant at Staten Island Animal Hospital, Staten Island$20 to $23 an hour
- Veterinary Assistant Experienced at Veterinary Referral & Emergency Center of Westbury, Westbury$19 to $22 an hour
Questions
What does a vet assistant make in New York?
Job ads in New York offer vet assistants $18 to $25 an hour, median $21, from 126 ads at 78 employers (Oct 15, 2026). The BLS median for vet assistants in New York was $21.52 an hour in May 2025.
How does New York compare with the US?
The median vet assistant job ad in New York offers $21 an hour (126 ads), $2 more than the US median of $19 (2,267 ads), as of Oct 15, 2026.
What benefits do vet assistant jobs in New York offer?
Of 223 vet assistant ads in New York, 35 mention a CE allowance, 26 mention mentorship, 13 mention welcoming new grads, 4 mention a four-day week, 1 mention a signing bonus, 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.