Vet tech pay in Kentucky
Vet techs in Kentucky: $21 to $26 an hour in job ads
From 10 job ads at 10 employers, updated Oct 15, 2026
Hourly and yearly ads, kept apart
Posted hourly
$21 to $26
10 ads, median $23
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.
What the jobs offer
11%
CE allowance, 6 of 54 ads
22%
mentorship, 12 of 54 ads
7%
new grads welcome, 4 of 54 ads
4%
four-day week, 2 of 54 ads
Counted only where the ad's own words say it, Oct 15, 2026.
Hiring now in Kentucky
- Licensed Veterinary Technician at Banfield Louisville SW$21.54 to $31.11 an hour
- Veterinary Technician at VCA Shelden Animal Hospital, Louisville$20 to $25 an hour
- Licensed Veterinary Technician at Banfield Pet Hospital - Newport, Newport$21.54 to $31.11 an hour
Questions
What does a vet tech make in Kentucky?
Job ads in Kentucky offer vet techs $21 to $26 an hour, median $23, from 10 ads at 10 employers (Oct 15, 2026). The BLS median for vet techs in Kentucky was $19.03 an hour in May 2025.
How does Kentucky compare with the US?
The median vet tech job ad in Kentucky offers $23 an hour (10 ads), $4 less than the US median of $27 (2,497 ads), as of Oct 15, 2026.
What benefits do vet tech jobs in Kentucky offer?
Of 54 vet tech ads in Kentucky, 6 mention a CE allowance, 12 mention mentorship, 4 mention welcoming new grads, 2 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 or add your pay anonymously.