Vet assistant pay in Oregon
Vet assistants in Oregon: $19 to $26 an hour in job ads
From 56 job ads at 23 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 Oregon sits
Pay by metro
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$20 to $26 an hour median $22, 36 ads
Only metros with 5 or more ads are shown. BLS medians are May 2025.
What the jobs offer
Mentorship24% (26 of 108 ads)
CE allowance21% (23 of 108 ads)
New grads welcome5% (5 of 108 ads)
Four-day week4% (4 of 108 ads)
Signing bonus1% (1 of 108 ads)
Counted only where the ad's own words say it, out of all 108 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 Oregon
- Blood Bank and Hospice Veterinary Assistant Level 2 at Dovelewis Emergency Animal Hospital, Portland$23 to $26 an hour
- Veterinary Assistant at Western Veterinary Partners, Tualatin$19 to $22 an hour
- Veterinary Assistant at VCA Northwest Veterinary Specialists, Clackamas$21 to $28 an hour
Questions
How much do vet assistants make in Oregon?
Job ads in Oregon offer vet assistants $19 to $26 an hour, median $21, from 56 ads at 23 employers (Nov 9, 2026). The BLS median for vet assistants in Oregon was $21.33 an hour in May 2025.
How does Oregon compare with the US?
The median vet assistant job ad in Oregon offers $21 an hour (56 ads), $1 more than the US median of $20 (3,115 ads), as of Nov 9, 2026.
What benefits do vet assistant jobs in Oregon offer?
Of 108 vet assistant ads in Oregon, 23 mention a CE allowance, 26 mention mentorship, 5 mention welcoming new grads, 4 mention a four-day week, 1 mention a signing bonus, as of Nov 9, 2026. Only what the ad itself says is counted.
Sources
- Job ads, Nov 9, 2026. 56 open vet assistant ads in Oregon that state hourly pay, at 23 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 Oregon, $21.33 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 108 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.