Vet tech pay in Mississippi
Vet techs in Mississippi: $12 to $24 an hour in job ads
From 8 job ads at 7 employers, updated Oct 15, 2026
Hourly and yearly ads, kept apart
Posted hourly
$12 to $24
8 ads, median $22
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
6%
CE allowance, 2 of 31 ads
10%
mentorship, 3 of 31 ads
6%
new grads welcome, 2 of 31 ads
Counted only where the ad's own words say it, Oct 15, 2026.
Hiring now in Mississippi
- Kennel Technician at Animal Medical Center, Hattiesburg$11 to $13 an hour
- Certified Veterinary Technician at Western Veterinary Partners, Madison$20 to $25 an hour
- ULAR Laboratory Animal Assistant/Technician, Lab Animal at Trustees of University of Pennsylvania, Florence$15.90 to $22.06 an hour
Questions
What does a vet tech make in Mississippi?
Job ads in Mississippi offer vet techs $12 to $24 an hour, median $22, from 8 ads at 7 employers (Oct 15, 2026). The BLS median for vet techs in Mississippi was $17.49 an hour in May 2025.
How does Mississippi compare with the US?
The median vet tech job ad in Mississippi offers $22 an hour (8 ads), $5 less than the US median of $27 (2,497 ads), as of Oct 15, 2026.
What benefits do vet tech jobs in Mississippi offer?
Of 31 vet tech ads in Mississippi, 2 mention a CE allowance, 3 mention mentorship, 2 mention welcoming new grads, 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.