Vet tech pay in Minnesota
Vet techs in Minnesota: $22 to $30 an hour in job ads
From 55 job ads at 41 employers, updated Oct 15, 2026
Hourly and yearly ads, kept apart
Posted hourly
$22 to $30
55 ads, median $27
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 | $26 to $30 an hour | 11 | $28.41 |
Only metros with 5 or more ads are shown. BLS medians are May 2025.
What the jobs offer
21%
CE allowance, 23 of 107 ads
18%
mentorship, 19 of 107 ads
8%
new grads welcome, 9 of 107 ads
4%
four-day week, 4 of 107 ads
2%
signing bonus, 2 of 107 ads
Counted only where the ad's own words say it, Oct 15, 2026.
Hiring now in Minnesota
- Licensed Veterinary Technician at Western Veterinary Partners, Chaska$25 to $29 an hour
- Licensed Veterinary Technician at Companion Animal Care Center, Winona$21 to $25 an hour
- Licensed Veterinary Technician at Banfield Pet Hospital - Larpenteur, St Paul$23.81 to $34.39 an hour
Questions
What does a vet tech make in Minnesota?
Job ads in Minnesota offer vet techs $22 to $30 an hour, median $27, from 55 ads at 41 employers (Oct 15, 2026). The BLS median for vet techs in Minnesota was $27.54 an hour in May 2025.
How does Minnesota compare with the US?
The median vet tech job ad in Minnesota offers $27 an hour (55 ads), the same as the US median of $27 (2,497 ads), as of Oct 15, 2026.
What benefits do vet tech jobs in Minnesota offer?
Of 107 vet tech ads in Minnesota, 23 mention a CE allowance, 19 mention mentorship, 9 mention welcoming new grads, 4 mention a four-day week, 2 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.