Vet assistant pay in Virginia
Vet assistants in Virginia: $17 to $23 an hour in job ads
From 96 job ads at 66 employers, updated Oct 15, 2026
Hourly and yearly ads, kept apart
Posted hourly
$17 to $23
96 ads, median $20
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $22 to $32 an hour | 10 | $21.79 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $15 to $19 an hour | 15 | $17.46 |
Only metros with 5 or more ads are shown. BLS medians are May 2025.
What the jobs offer
20%
CE allowance, 42 of 208 ads
19%
mentorship, 40 of 208 ads
4%
new grads welcome, 8 of 208 ads
Counted only where the ad's own words say it, Oct 15, 2026.
Hiring now in Virginia
- Veterinary Assistant at Banfield Falls Chrch$18.95 to $24.21 an hour
- Veterinary Assistant at Veterinary Practice Partners, Centreville$16 to $24 an hour
- Veterinary Assistant at Loudoun Veterinary Service, Inc, Purcellville$18 to $20 an hour
Questions
What does a vet assistant make in Virginia?
Job ads in Virginia offer vet assistants $17 to $23 an hour, median $20, from 96 ads at 66 employers (Oct 15, 2026). The BLS median for vet assistants in Virginia was $18.01 an hour in May 2025.
How does Virginia compare with the US?
The median vet assistant job ad in Virginia offers $20 an hour (96 ads), $1 more than the US median of $19 (2,267 ads), as of Oct 15, 2026.
Which Virginia cities pay vet assistants the most?
In job ads, the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV area has the highest median for vet assistants, $23 an hour from 10 ads. Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC: $17 (15 ads). Only metros with 5 or more ads are counted (Oct 15, 2026).
What benefits do vet assistant jobs in Virginia offer?
Of 208 vet assistant ads in Virginia, 42 mention a CE allowance, 40 mention mentorship, 8 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.