Vet tech pay in Louisiana
Vet techs in Louisiana: $23 to $27 an hour in job ads
From 8 job ads at 6 employers, updated Oct 15, 2026
Hourly and yearly ads, kept apart
Posted hourly
$23 to $27
8 ads, median $26
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
10%
CE allowance, 5 of 52 ads
8%
mentorship, 4 of 52 ads
10%
new grads welcome, 5 of 52 ads
2%
signing bonus, 1 of 52 ads
Counted only where the ad's own words say it, Oct 15, 2026.
Hiring now in Louisiana
- Registered Veterinary Technician at Banfield Pet Hospital - Baton Rouge South, Baton Rouge$20.40 to $29.47 an hour
- Lead Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT) - With Surgery Focus at Destinationpet, Baton Rouge$25 to $29 an hour
- Registered Veterinary Technician at Banfield Pet Hospital - Covington, Covington$21.54 to $31.11 an hour
Questions
What does a vet tech make in Louisiana?
Job ads in Louisiana offer vet techs $23 to $27 an hour, median $26, from 8 ads at 6 employers (Oct 15, 2026). The BLS median for vet techs in Louisiana was $17.08 an hour in May 2025.
How does Louisiana compare with the US?
The median vet tech job ad in Louisiana offers $26 an hour (8 ads), $1 less than the US median of $27 (2,497 ads), as of Oct 15, 2026.
What benefits do vet tech jobs in Louisiana offer?
Of 52 vet tech ads in Louisiana, 5 mention a CE allowance, 4 mention mentorship, 5 mention welcoming new grads, 1 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.