Vet assistant pay in North Carolina
Vet assistants in North Carolina: $15 to $20 an hour in job ads
From 91 job ads at 68 employers, updated Oct 15, 2026
Hourly and yearly ads, kept apart
Posted hourly
$15 to $20
91 ads, median $17
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $16 to $22 an hour | 14 | $18.16 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $17 to $20 an hour | 12 | $18.32 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $15 to $19 an hour | 15 | $17.46 |
| Wilmington, NC | $14 to $19 an hour | 6 | $17.72 |
Only metros with 5 or more ads are shown. BLS medians are May 2025.
What the jobs offer
12%
CE allowance, 28 of 240 ads
19%
mentorship, 45 of 240 ads
4%
new grads welcome, 9 of 240 ads
0%
four-day week, 1 of 240 ads
Counted only where the ad's own words say it, Oct 15, 2026.
Hiring now in North Carolina
- Urgent Care Veterinary Assistant at Riverbend Veterinary PetCare Hospital, Charlotte$22 to $24 an hour
- Kennel Assistant at Atlantic Animal Hospital and Pet Care Resort, Wilmington$15 to $17 an hour
- Veterinary Assistant at Carolina Animal Hospital of Creedmoor, Creedmoor$18 to $22 an hour
Questions
What does a vet assistant make in North Carolina?
Job ads in North Carolina offer vet assistants $15 to $20 an hour, median $17, from 91 ads at 68 employers (Oct 15, 2026). The BLS median for vet assistants in North Carolina was $17.82 an hour in May 2025.
How does North Carolina compare with the US?
The median vet assistant job ad in North Carolina offers $17 an hour (91 ads), $2 less than the US median of $19 (2,267 ads), as of Oct 15, 2026.
Which North Carolina cities pay vet assistants the most?
In job ads, the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC area has the highest median for vet assistants, $17 an hour from 14 ads. Raleigh-Cary, NC: $17 (12 ads); Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC: $17 (15 ads); Wilmington, NC: $16 (6 ads). Only metros with 5 or more ads are counted (Oct 15, 2026).
What benefits do vet assistant jobs in North Carolina offer?
Of 240 vet assistant ads in North Carolina, 28 mention a CE allowance, 45 mention mentorship, 9 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.