Vet assistant pay in Tennessee
Vet assistants in Tennessee: $16 to $19 an hour in job ads
From 51 job ads at 36 employers, updated Oct 15, 2026
Hourly and yearly ads, kept apart
Posted hourly
$16 to $19
51 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $16 to $21 an hour | 12 | $18.17 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | $15 to $19 an hour | 6 | $17.39 |
Only metros with 5 or more ads are shown. BLS medians are May 2025.
What the jobs offer
14%
CE allowance, 16 of 117 ads
19%
mentorship, 22 of 117 ads
10%
new grads welcome, 12 of 117 ads
1%
four-day week, 1 of 117 ads
Counted only where the ad's own words say it, Oct 15, 2026.
Hiring now in Tennessee
- Veterinary Assistant at Banfield Memphis-Wolfchase$15 to $17.37 an hour
- Veterinary Assistant at Western Veterinary Partners, Columbia$15 to $17 an hour
- Veterinary Assistant at Banfield Pet Hospital - Madison North Nashville, Madison$15.19 to $19.41 an hour
Questions
What does a vet assistant make in Tennessee?
Job ads in Tennessee offer vet assistants $16 to $19 an hour, median $17, from 51 ads at 36 employers (Oct 15, 2026). The BLS median for vet assistants in Tennessee was $17.46 an hour in May 2025.
How does Tennessee compare with the US?
The median vet assistant job ad in Tennessee offers $17 an hour (51 ads), $2 less than the US median of $19 (2,267 ads), as of Oct 15, 2026.
Which Tennessee cities pay vet assistants the most?
In job ads, the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN area has the highest median for vet assistants, $17 an hour from 12 ads. Chattanooga, TN-GA: $16 (6 ads). Only metros with 5 or more ads are counted (Oct 15, 2026).
What benefits do vet assistant jobs in Tennessee offer?
Of 117 vet assistant ads in Tennessee, 16 mention a CE allowance, 22 mention mentorship, 12 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.