Vet tech pay in Missouri
Vet techs in Missouri: $21 to $28 an hour in job ads
From 31 job ads at 23 employers, updated Oct 15, 2026
Hourly and yearly ads, kept apart
Posted hourly
$21 to $28
31 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
6%
CE allowance, 6 of 101 ads
14%
mentorship, 14 of 101 ads
7%
new grads welcome, 7 of 101 ads
1%
signing bonus, 1 of 101 ads
Counted only where the ad's own words say it, Oct 15, 2026.
Hiring now in Missouri
- Registered Veterinary Technician at Banfield Pet Hospital - Sunset Hills, Saint Louis$22.67 to $32.75 an hour
- Emergency Registered Veterinary Technician - Animal Emergency Clinic St. Louis at PetVet Care Centers, KirkwoodPay not stated
- Veterinary Technician (Overnight/Swing) - Animal Emergency Clinic - O'Fallon at PetVet Care Centers, O'FallonPay not stated
Questions
What does a vet tech make in Missouri?
Job ads in Missouri offer vet techs $21 to $28 an hour, median $26, from 31 ads at 23 employers (Oct 15, 2026). The BLS median for vet techs in Missouri was $20.92 an hour in May 2025.
How does Missouri compare with the US?
The median vet tech job ad in Missouri offers $26 an hour (31 ads), $1 less than the US median of $27 (2,497 ads), as of Oct 15, 2026.
What benefits do vet tech jobs in Missouri offer?
Of 101 vet tech ads in Missouri, 6 mention a CE allowance, 14 mention mentorship, 7 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.