Vet assistant pay in Arkansas
Vet assistants in Arkansas: $15 to $16 an hour in job ads
From 8 job ads at 5 employers, updated Nov 9, 2026
$16 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 Arkansas sits
Pay by metro
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$17 to $18 an hour median $18, 7 ads
Only metros with 5 or more ads are shown. BLS medians are May 2025.
Hiring now in Arkansas
- Veterinary Assistant at Alliance Animal Health, Bentonville$17 to $20 an hour
- Kennel Assistant at Animal Wellness Center, Rogers$15 to $16 an hour
- Veterinary Assistant - Bowman Road Animal Clinic at PetVet Care Centers, Little Rock$14 to $20.40 an hour
Questions
How much do vet assistants make in Arkansas?
Job ads in Arkansas offer vet assistants $15 to $16 an hour, median $16, from 8 ads at 5 employers (Nov 9, 2026). The BLS median for vet assistants in Arkansas was $16.62 an hour in May 2025.
How does Arkansas compare with the US?
The median vet assistant job ad in Arkansas offers $16 an hour (8 ads), $4 less than the US median of $20 (3,115 ads), as of Nov 9, 2026.
Sources
- Job ads, Nov 9, 2026. 8 open vet assistant ads in Arkansas that state hourly pay, at 5 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 Arkansas, $16.62 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 29 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.