Vet assistant pay in Colorado
Vet assistants in Colorado: $19 to $24 an hour in job ads
From 119 job ads at 39 employers, updated Nov 9, 2026
$21 an hour, median in job ads
Updated Nov 9, 2026. Each employer counts once, however many ads it posts. Hourly ads only, never converted.
Hourly and yearly ads, kept apart
Posted hourly$19 to $24 median $21
Posted yearly$42,000 to $67,000 median $48,000
Each range runs from the 10th to the 90th percentile across employers. Each employer counts once, at the middle of its own ads' stated pay, so a group hiring at many hospitals is one employer. An ad that states no unit is not counted, and hourly is never converted to yearly.
Where Colorado sits
Pay by metro
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$19 to $24 an hour median $22, 67 ads
Colorado Springs, CO$19 to $21 an hour median $20, 10 ads
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$18 to $23 an hour median $20, 7 ads
Only metros with 5 or more ads are shown. BLS medians are May 2025.
What the jobs offer
CE allowance18% (32 of 181 ads)
New grads welcome13% (23 of 181 ads)
Mentorship8% (15 of 181 ads)
Four-day week2% (3 of 181 ads)
Counted only where the ad's own words say it, out of all 181 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 Colorado
- Veterinary Assistant at Banfield Westwood$16.79 to $21.46 an hour
- Veterinary Assistant - General Practice Part-Time at VCA Animal Hospitals, Littleton$16.50 to $17.50 an hour
- Veterinary Assistant at Western Veterinary Partners, Aurora$22 to $25 an hour
Questions
How much do vet assistants make in Colorado?
Job ads in Colorado offer vet assistants $19 to $24 an hour, median $21, from 119 ads at 39 employers (Nov 9, 2026). The BLS median for vet assistants in Colorado was $18.70 an hour in May 2025.
How does Colorado compare with the US?
The median vet assistant job ad in Colorado offers $21 an hour (119 ads), $1 more than the US median of $20 (3,115 ads), as of Nov 9, 2026.
Which Colorado cities pay vet assistants the most?
In job ads, the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO area has the highest median for vet assistants, $22 an hour from 67 ads. Colorado Springs, CO: $20 (10 ads); Fort Collins-Loveland, CO: $20 (7 ads). Only metros with 5 or more ads are counted (Nov 9, 2026).
What benefits do vet assistant jobs in Colorado offer?
Of 181 vet assistant ads in Colorado, 32 mention a CE allowance, 15 mention mentorship, 23 mention welcoming new grads, 3 mention a four-day week, as of Nov 9, 2026. Only what the ad itself says is counted.
Sources
- Job ads, Nov 9, 2026. 119 open vet assistant ads in Colorado that state hourly pay, at 39 employers. 17 yearly ads are shown apart. 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 Colorado, $18.70 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 181 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.