Vet tech pay in the US
Vet techs in the US: $19 to $33 an hour in job ads
From 3,935 job ads at 602 employers, updated Nov 9, 2026
$25 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 $33 median $25
Posted yearly$44,000 to $88,000 median $58,000
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.
Pay by state
Median vet tech pay an hour in job ads, highest first. Tap a state for its page.
- Washington DC$3324 ads
- California$30455 ads
- Oregon$3048 ads
- Virginia$30148 ads
- Washington$30155 ads
- New York$29311 ads
- Nevada$2833 ads
- Alaska$2712 ads
- Colorado$27188 ads
- Connecticut$2739 ads
- Delaware$2710 ads
- Hawaii$278 ads
- Maryland$2788 ads
- Massachusetts$27181 ads
- New Hampshire$2733 ads
- Maine$2618 ads
- Minnesota$2691 ads
- Nebraska$2613 ads
- New Jersey$26111 ads
- Rhode Island$265 ads
- Utah$2626 ads
- Arizona$2469 ads
- Illinois$24148 ads
- Indiana$2434 ads
- Michigan$2469 ads
- Montana$2410 ads
- North Carolina$24158 ads
- Ohio$2493 ads
- South Carolina$2468 ads
- Georgia$2399 ads
- Missouri$2350 ads
- Oklahoma$2334 ads
- Pennsylvania$23132 ads
- Vermont$2323 ads
- Wisconsin$2337 ads
- Florida$22195 ads
- Idaho$2211 ads
- Iowa$2217 ads
- Kansas$2216 ads
- Kentucky$2219 ads
- Tennessee$2265 ads
- Alabama$2115 ads
- Arkansas$216 ads
- Louisiana$2111 ads
- New Mexico$2114 ads
- Texas$21187 ads
- South Dakota$205 ads
- West Virginia$207 ads
- Mississippi$1912 ads
Ball size shows how many ads each median rests on.
States with 5 or more vet tech ads stating pay, Nov 9, 2026.
What the jobs offer
CE allowance15% (1,259 of 8,353 ads)
Mentorship15% (1,246 of 8,353 ads)
New grads welcome6% (473 of 8,353 ads)
Signing bonus3% (265 of 8,353 ads)
Four-day week1% (117 of 8,353 ads)
Counted only where the ad's own words say it, out of all 8,353 open vet tech 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%.
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Questions
How much do vet techs make?
Job ads in the US offer vet techs $19 to $33 an hour, median $25, from 3,935 ads at 602 employers (Nov 9, 2026). The BLS median for vet techs in the US was $22.78 an hour in May 2025.
Which states pay vet techs the most?
Among states with 5 or more vet tech ads stating pay, the highest medians are Washington DC at $33 an hour (24 ads), California at $30 an hour (455 ads), Oregon at $30 an hour (48 ads), as of Nov 9, 2026.
What benefits do vet tech jobs offer?
Of 8,353 vet tech ads, 1,259 mention a CE allowance, 1,246 mention mentorship, 473 mention welcoming new grads, 117 mention a four-day week, 265 mention a signing bonus, as of Nov 9, 2026. Only what the ad itself says is counted.
Sources
- Job ads, Nov 9, 2026. 3,935 open vet tech ads in the US that state hourly pay, at 602 employers. 82 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 techs in the US, $22.78 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 8,353 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 or add your pay anonymously.