Vet assistant pay in Arizona
Vet assistants in Arizona: $18 to $21 an hour in job ads
From 63 job ads at 15 employers, updated Nov 9, 2026
$20 an hour, median in job ads
Updated Nov 9, 2026. Each employer counts once, however many ads it posts. Hourly ads only, never converted.
Where Arizona sits
Pay by metro
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$17 to $21 an hour median $20, 37 ads
Only metros with 5 or more ads are shown. BLS medians are May 2025.
What the jobs offer
CE allowance25% (29 of 115 ads)
Mentorship13% (15 of 115 ads)
New grads welcome12% (14 of 115 ads)
Four-day week3% (4 of 115 ads)
Counted only where the ad's own words say it, out of all 115 open vet assistant ads on Nov 9, 2026, including ads that state no pay. The pay figures above use only ads that state hourly or yearly pay. Each ball is 10%.
Hiring now in Arizona
- Veterinary Assistant - North Buckeye Animal Hospital at Lovet Pet Health Care, Buckeye$19 to $22 an hour
- Veterinary Assistant - 001066 at Banfield North Mesa$15.19 to $19.41 an hour
- Veterinary Assistant - 000133 at Banfield Pet Hospital - Deer Valley, Phoenix$15.19 to $19.41 an hour
Questions
How much do vet assistants make in Arizona?
Job ads in Arizona offer vet assistants $18 to $21 an hour, median $20, from 63 ads at 15 employers (Nov 9, 2026). The BLS median for vet assistants in Arizona was $18.39 an hour in May 2025.
How does Arizona compare with the US?
The median vet assistant job ad in Arizona offers $20 an hour (63 ads), the same as the US median of $20 (3,115 ads), as of Nov 9, 2026.
What benefits do vet assistant jobs in Arizona offer?
Of 115 vet assistant ads in Arizona, 29 mention a CE allowance, 15 mention mentorship, 14 mention welcoming new grads, 4 mention a four-day week, as of Nov 9, 2026. Only what the ad itself says is counted.
Sources
- Job ads, Nov 9, 2026. 63 open vet assistant ads in Arizona that state hourly pay, at 15 employers. An ad that states pay with no hour or year is left out. Read from employers' own job feeds and careers pages.
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025. Median pay for vet assistants in Arizona, $18.39 an hour, from a survey of employers. A separate source from the job ads, shown beside them and never mixed in.
- Benefits, Nov 9, 2026. Counted across all 115 open ads, whether or not they state pay.
Each job-ad figure is kept with the ad's own sentence. See also how often vets leave their practice.