Vet assistant pay in New Jersey
Vet assistants in New Jersey: $18 to $23 an hour in job ads
From 65 job ads at 19 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 New Jersey sits
Pay by metro
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$19 to $24 an hour median $21, 161 ads
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$17 to $24 an hour median $19, 46 ads
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$17 to $20 an hour median $19, 7 ads
Only metros with 5 or more ads are shown. BLS medians are May 2025.
What the jobs offer
CE allowance26% (28 of 107 ads)
Mentorship21% (23 of 107 ads)
New grads welcome13% (14 of 107 ads)
Counted only where the ad's own words say it, out of all 107 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 New Jersey
- Veterinary Assistant at Heart and Paw, Lake Hopatcong$17 to $20 an hour
- Animal Care Supervisor at Petco, West Orange$21.50 to $33.50 an hour
- Veterinary Assistant at Route 516 Animal Hospital, Old Bridge$17 to $25 an hour
Questions
How much do vet assistants make in New Jersey?
Job ads in New Jersey offer vet assistants $18 to $23 an hour, median $21, from 65 ads at 19 employers (Nov 9, 2026). The BLS median for vet assistants in New Jersey was $22.19 an hour in May 2025.
How does New Jersey compare with the US?
The median vet assistant job ad in New Jersey offers $21 an hour (65 ads), $1 more than the US median of $20 (3,115 ads), as of Nov 9, 2026.
Which New Jersey cities pay vet assistants the most?
In job ads, the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ area has the highest median for vet assistants, $21 an hour from 161 ads. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD: $19 (46 ads); Trenton-Princeton, NJ: $19 (7 ads). Only metros with 5 or more ads are counted (Nov 9, 2026).
What benefits do vet assistant jobs in New Jersey offer?
Of 107 vet assistant ads in New Jersey, 28 mention a CE allowance, 23 mention mentorship, 14 mention welcoming new grads, as of Nov 9, 2026. Only what the ad itself says is counted.
Sources
- Job ads, Nov 9, 2026. 65 open vet assistant ads in New Jersey that state hourly pay, at 19 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 New Jersey, $22.19 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 107 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.