Vet assistant pay in Oklahoma
Vet assistants in Oklahoma: $12 to $20 an hour in job ads
From 22 job ads at 18 employers, updated Oct 15, 2026
Hourly and yearly ads, kept apart
Posted hourly
$12 to $20
22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City, OK | $18 to $21 an hour | 6 | $17.13 |
Only metros with 5 or more ads are shown. BLS medians are May 2025.
What the jobs offer
6%
CE allowance, 3 of 48 ads
19%
mentorship, 9 of 48 ads
6%
new grads welcome, 3 of 48 ads
Counted only where the ad's own words say it, Oct 15, 2026.
Hiring now in Oklahoma
- Vet Assistant 1517 at Banfield S Oklahoma City$15 to $18.94 an hour
- Emergency/Critical Care Veterinary Assistant - Overnight at Animal Wellness Center, Oklahoma City$18 to $23 an hour
- Veterinary Assistant at Western Veterinary Partners, Norman$14 to $18 an hour
Questions
What does a vet assistant make in Oklahoma?
Job ads in Oklahoma offer vet assistants $12 to $20 an hour, median $17, from 22 ads at 18 employers (Oct 15, 2026). The BLS median for vet assistants in Oklahoma was $16.76 an hour in May 2025.
How does Oklahoma compare with the US?
The median vet assistant job ad in Oklahoma offers $17 an hour (22 ads), $2 less than the US median of $19 (2,267 ads), as of Oct 15, 2026.
What benefits do vet assistant jobs in Oklahoma offer?
Of 48 vet assistant ads in Oklahoma, 3 mention a CE allowance, 9 mention mentorship, 3 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.