Vet assistant pay in Kansas
Vet assistants in Kansas: $14 to $18 an hour in job ads
From 28 job ads at 9 employers, updated Nov 9, 2026
$17 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 Kansas sits
Pay by metro
Kansas City, MO-KS$13 to $19 an hour median $18, 29 ads
Only metros with 5 or more ads are shown. BLS medians are May 2025.
What the jobs offer
CE allowance25% (16 of 64 ads)
New grads welcome17% (11 of 64 ads)
Mentorship13% (8 of 64 ads)
Four-day week2% (1 of 64 ads)
Counted only where the ad's own words say it, out of all 64 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 Kansas
- Veterinary Assistant at Banfield Pet Hospital - Overland Park, Overland Park$16.47 to $21.05 an hour
- Lead Kennel Assistant at Kutter Pet Care Center, Andover$16 to $18 an hour
- Pet Care Assistant at Banfield Pet Hospital - Olathe, Olathe$15 to $16.91 an hour
Questions
How much do vet assistants make in Kansas?
Job ads in Kansas offer vet assistants $14 to $18 an hour, median $17, from 28 ads at 9 employers (Nov 9, 2026). The BLS median for vet assistants in Kansas was $17.16 an hour in May 2025.
How does Kansas compare with the US?
The median vet assistant job ad in Kansas offers $17 an hour (28 ads), $3 less than the US median of $20 (3,115 ads), as of Nov 9, 2026.
What benefits do vet assistant jobs in Kansas offer?
Of 64 vet assistant ads in Kansas, 16 mention a CE allowance, 8 mention mentorship, 11 mention welcoming new grads, 1 mention a four-day week, as of Nov 9, 2026. Only what the ad itself says is counted.
Sources
- Job ads, Nov 9, 2026. 28 open vet assistant ads in Kansas that state hourly pay, at 9 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 Kansas, $17.16 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 64 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.