Vet assistant pay in Massachusetts
Vet assistants in Massachusetts: $17 to $26 an hour in job ads
From 127 job ads at 29 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.
Where Massachusetts sits
Pay by metro
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$18 to $26 an hour median $21, 80 ads
Barnstable Town, MA$17 to $23 an hour median $20, 8 ads
Worcester, MA$18 to $22 an hour median $20, 13 ads
Only metros with 5 or more ads are shown. BLS medians are May 2025.
What the jobs offer
CE allowance34% (59 of 176 ads)
Mentorship21% (37 of 176 ads)
New grads welcome16% (28 of 176 ads)
Four-day week2% (3 of 176 ads)
Counted only where the ad's own words say it, out of all 176 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 Massachusetts
- Part Time Urgent Care Veterinary Assistant at American Veterinary Group, Beverly$24 to $29 an hour
- Veterinary Assistant - 001197 at Banfield Pet Hospital - Danvers, Danvers$17.60 to $22.49 an hour
- Veterinary Assistant at Banfield Pet Hospital - Chelmsford, Chelmsford$18.12 to $23.15 an hour
Questions
How much do vet assistants make in Massachusetts?
Job ads in Massachusetts offer vet assistants $17 to $26 an hour, median $21, from 127 ads at 29 employers (Nov 9, 2026). The BLS median for vet assistants in Massachusetts was $22.44 an hour in May 2025.
How does Massachusetts compare with the US?
The median vet assistant job ad in Massachusetts offers $21 an hour (127 ads), $1 more than the US median of $20 (3,115 ads), as of Nov 9, 2026.
Which Massachusetts cities pay vet assistants the most?
In job ads, the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH area has the highest median for vet assistants, $21 an hour from 80 ads. Barnstable Town, MA: $20 (8 ads); Worcester, MA: $20 (13 ads). Only metros with 5 or more ads are counted (Nov 9, 2026).
What benefits do vet assistant jobs in Massachusetts offer?
Of 176 vet assistant ads in Massachusetts, 59 mention a CE allowance, 37 mention mentorship, 28 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. 127 open vet assistant ads in Massachusetts that state hourly pay, at 29 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 Massachusetts, $22.44 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 176 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.