Vet tech pay in the US
Vet techs in the US: $21 to $34 an hour in job ads
From 2,497 job ads at 1,462 employers, updated Oct 15, 2026
Hourly and yearly ads, kept apart
Posted hourly
$21 to $34
2,497 ads, median $27
Posted yearly
$44,000 to $82,000
34 ads, median $58,000
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 state
| State | Posted range | Ads | BLS median |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | $24 to $41 an hour | 183 | $28.37 |
| Washington | $25 to $38 an hour | 103 | $28.72 |
| California | $24 to $36 an hour | 305 | $29.15 |
| Connecticut | $21 to $36 an hour | 29 | $24.49 |
| Virginia | $24 to $36 an hour | 98 | $25.04 |
| Massachusetts | $21 to $38 an hour | 93 | $23.82 |
| Maryland | $22 to $36 an hour | 62 | $22.77 |
| Nevada | $25 to $31 an hour | 30 | $24.16 |
| Oregon | $24 to $33 an hour | 41 | $26.83 |
| Delaware | $26 to $35 an hour | 7 | $23.25 |
| Georgia | $19 to $30 an hour | 67 | $20.70 |
| Minnesota | $22 to $30 an hour | 55 | $27.54 |
| New Hampshire | $24 to $31 an hour | 9 | $23.45 |
| Colorado | $23 to $32 an hour | 121 | $23.87 |
| Florida | $20 to $30 an hour | 129 | $22.30 |
| Illinois | $20 to $33 an hour | 111 | $22.33 |
| Louisiana | $23 to $27 an hour | 8 | $17.08 |
| Maine | $25 to $28 an hour | 8 | $24.43 |
| Missouri | $21 to $28 an hour | 31 | $20.92 |
| New Jersey | $20 to $37 an hour | 56 | $23.58 |
| North Carolina | $21 to $30 an hour | 97 | $22.89 |
| Pennsylvania | $20 to $33 an hour | 84 | $22.32 |
| Texas | $19 to $28 an hour | 106 | $18.95 |
| Utah | $19 to $27 an hour | 21 | $19.50 |
| Alaska | $17 to $27 an hour | 6 | $22.35 |
| Kansas | $22 to $31 an hour | 13 | $22.02 |
| Nebraska | $23 to $26 an hour | 6 | $21 |
| Arizona | $20 to $27 an hour | 42 | $22.26 |
| Indiana | $21 to $26 an hour | 17 | $23.43 |
| Michigan | $21 to $29 an hour | 59 | $23.90 |
| Montana | $21 to $25 an hour | 11 | $19.79 |
| Ohio | $20 to $27 an hour | 83 | $23.07 |
| South Carolina | $20 to $30 an hour | 52 | $18.76 |
| Tennessee | $19 to $31 an hour | 40 | $20.58 |
| Wisconsin | $21 to $30 an hour | 34 | $22.61 |
| Alabama | $16 to $26 an hour | 10 | $17.59 |
| Hawaii | $23 to $26 an hour | 5 | $23.34 |
| Kentucky | $21 to $26 an hour | 10 | $19.03 |
| Oklahoma | $19 to $26 an hour | 15 | $18.80 |
| Vermont | $21 to $29 an hour | 11 | $23.80 |
| Idaho | $18 to $24 an hour | 11 | $20.25 |
| Iowa | $20 to $25 an hour | 9 | $21.90 |
| Mississippi | $12 to $24 an hour | 8 | $17.49 |
| New Mexico | $18 to $26 an hour | 14 | $21.53 |
States with 5 or more vet tech ads stating pay, Oct 15, 2026.
What the jobs offer
14%
CE allowance, 920 of 6,678 ads
18%
mentorship, 1,229 of 6,678 ads
7%
new grads welcome, 476 of 6,678 ads
1%
four-day week, 97 of 6,678 ads
4%
signing bonus, 238 of 6,678 ads
Counted only where the ad's own words say it, Oct 15, 2026.
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Questions
What does a vet tech make?
Job ads in the US offer vet techs $21 to $34 an hour, median $27, from 2,497 ads at 1,462 employers (Oct 15, 2026). The BLS median for vet techs in the US was $22.78 an hour in May 2025.
Which states pay vet techs the most?
Among states with 5 or more vet tech ads stating pay, the highest medians are New York at $32 an hour (183 ads), Washington at $31 an hour (103 ads), California at $30 an hour (305 ads), as of Oct 15, 2026.
What benefits do vet tech jobs offer?
Of 6,678 vet tech ads, 920 mention a CE allowance, 1,229 mention mentorship, 476 mention welcoming new grads, 97 mention a four-day week, 238 mention a signing bonus, 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 or add your pay anonymously.