Vet assistant pay in South Carolina
Vet assistants in South Carolina: $16 to $20 an hour in job ads
From 42 job ads at 33 employers, updated Oct 15, 2026
Hourly and yearly ads, kept apart
Posted hourly
$16 to $20
42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $17 to $20 an hour | 8 | $18.11 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $16 to $22 an hour | 14 | $18.16 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $14 to $18 an hour | 5 | $17.26 |
Only metros with 5 or more ads are shown. BLS medians are May 2025.
What the jobs offer
18%
CE allowance, 16 of 90 ads
21%
mentorship, 19 of 90 ads
8%
new grads welcome, 7 of 90 ads
Counted only where the ad's own words say it, Oct 15, 2026.
Hiring now in South Carolina
- Veterinary Assistant at Southern Veterinary Partners LLC, Johns Island$17 to $22 an hour
- Veterinary Assistant FT- Woodruff Rd at A Caring Doctor (Minnesota), P.A., Woodruff$15 to $18.39 an hour
- Pet Care Assistant PT - Long Point Rd. at Banfield Mt Pleasant$15 to $16.44 an hour
Questions
What does a vet assistant make in South Carolina?
Job ads in South Carolina offer vet assistants $16 to $20 an hour, median $17, from 42 ads at 33 employers (Oct 15, 2026). The BLS median for vet assistants in South Carolina was $17.78 an hour in May 2025.
How does South Carolina compare with the US?
The median vet assistant job ad in South Carolina offers $17 an hour (42 ads), $2 less than the US median of $19 (2,267 ads), as of Oct 15, 2026.
Which South Carolina cities pay vet assistants the most?
In job ads, the Charleston-North Charleston, SC area has the highest median for vet assistants, $18 an hour from 8 ads. Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC: $17 (14 ads); Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC: $17 (5 ads). Only metros with 5 or more ads are counted (Oct 15, 2026).
What benefits do vet assistant jobs in South Carolina offer?
Of 90 vet assistant ads in South Carolina, 16 mention a CE allowance, 19 mention mentorship, 7 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.