Vet assistant pay in Wisconsin
Vet assistants in Wisconsin: $13 to $20 an hour in job ads
From 21 job ads at 19 employers, updated Oct 15, 2026
Hourly and yearly ads, kept apart
Posted hourly
$13 to $20
21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $18 to $23 an hour | 7 | $22.07 |
Only metros with 5 or more ads are shown. BLS medians are May 2025.
What the jobs offer
3%
CE allowance, 2 of 76 ads
12%
mentorship, 9 of 76 ads
1%
four-day week, 1 of 76 ads
Counted only where the ad's own words say it, Oct 15, 2026.
Hiring now in Wisconsin
- Veterinary Assistant at Northside Animal Hospital, Madison$16 to $19 an hour
- Veterinary Assistant - Dells Animal Hospital at PetVet Care Centers, DellsPay not stated
- Veterinary Assistant at Companion Animal Hospital, New Berlin$15 to $20 an hour
Questions
What does a vet assistant make in Wisconsin?
Job ads in Wisconsin offer vet assistants $13 to $20 an hour, median $17, from 21 ads at 19 employers (Oct 15, 2026). The BLS median for vet assistants in Wisconsin was $17.71 an hour in May 2025.
How does Wisconsin compare with the US?
The median vet assistant job ad in Wisconsin offers $17 an hour (21 ads), $2 less than the US median of $19 (2,267 ads), as of Oct 15, 2026.
What benefits do vet assistant jobs in Wisconsin offer?
Of 76 vet assistant ads in Wisconsin, 2 mention a CE allowance, 9 mention mentorship, 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.