Vet tech pay in South Carolina
Vet techs in South Carolina: $20 to $30 an hour in job ads
From 52 job ads at 38 employers, updated Oct 15, 2026
Hourly and yearly ads, kept apart
Posted hourly
$20 to $30
52 ads, median $24
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $26 to $32 an hour | 6 | $17.93 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $23 to $26 an hour | 13 | $22.27 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $19 to $27 an hour | 6 | $20.18 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $22 to $24 an hour | 5 | $21.99 |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $22 to $26 an hour | 5 | $18.32 |
Only metros with 5 or more ads are shown. BLS medians are May 2025.
What the jobs offer
17%
CE allowance, 25 of 145 ads
20%
mentorship, 29 of 145 ads
12%
new grads welcome, 18 of 145 ads
8%
signing bonus, 12 of 145 ads
Counted only where the ad's own words say it, Oct 15, 2026.
Hiring now in South Carolina
- Veterinary Technician at National Veterinary Associates, Pawleys Island$16 to $22 an hour
- Veterinary Technician at Veterinary Practice Partners, Lake Wylie$24 to $30 an hour
- Overnight ER/ICU Veterinary Assistant/Unlicensed Technician at Carolina Veterinary Critical Care, Bluffton$23 to $30 an hour
Questions
What does a vet tech make in South Carolina?
Job ads in South Carolina offer vet techs $20 to $30 an hour, median $24, from 52 ads at 38 employers (Oct 15, 2026). The BLS median for vet techs in South Carolina was $18.76 an hour in May 2025.
How does South Carolina compare with the US?
The median vet tech job ad in South Carolina offers $24 an hour (52 ads), $3 less than the US median of $27 (2,497 ads), as of Oct 15, 2026.
Which South Carolina cities pay vet techs the most?
In job ads, the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC area has the highest median for vet techs, $30 an hour from 6 ads. Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC: $25 (13 ads); Charleston-North Charleston, SC: $24 (6 ads); Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC: $24 (5 ads). Only metros with 5 or more ads are counted (Oct 15, 2026).
What benefits do vet tech jobs in South Carolina offer?
Of 145 vet tech ads in South Carolina, 25 mention a CE allowance, 29 mention mentorship, 18 mention welcoming new grads, 12 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.