Vet tech pay in Alabama
Vet techs in Alabama: $15 to $26 an hour in job ads
From 15 job ads at 10 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.
Hourly and yearly ads, kept apart
Posted hourly$15 to $26 median $21
Posted yearly$46,000 to $56,000 median $51,000
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.
Where Alabama sits
Pay by metro
Birmingham, AL$21 to $26 an hour median $22, 6 ads
Only metros with 5 or more ads are shown. BLS medians are May 2025.
What the jobs offer
Mentorship8% (6 of 72 ads)
CE allowance6% (4 of 72 ads)
New grads welcome6% (4 of 72 ads)
Signing bonus3% (2 of 72 ads)
Counted only where the ad's own words say it, out of all 72 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%.
Hiring now in Alabama
- Certified Veterinary Technician at Banfield Pet Hospital - Spanish Fort, Spanish Fort$20.40 to $29.47 an hour
- Licensed Veterinary Technician at Banfield Huntsville$20.92 to $30.21 an hour
- Licensed Veterinary Technician - Whitesburg Animal Hospital at PetVet Care Centers, South Huntsville$17 to $19 an hour
Questions
How much do vet techs make in Alabama?
Job ads in Alabama offer vet techs $15 to $26 an hour, median $21, from 15 ads at 10 employers (Nov 9, 2026). The BLS median for vet techs in Alabama was $17.59 an hour in May 2025.
How does Alabama compare with the US?
The median vet tech job ad in Alabama offers $21 an hour (15 ads), $4 less than the US median of $25 (3,935 ads), as of Nov 9, 2026.
What benefits do vet tech jobs in Alabama offer?
Of 72 vet tech ads in Alabama, 4 mention a CE allowance, 6 mention mentorship, 4 mention welcoming new grads, 2 mention a signing bonus, as of Nov 9, 2026. Only what the ad itself says is counted.
Sources
- Job ads, Nov 9, 2026. 15 open vet tech ads in Alabama that state hourly pay, at 10 employers. 7 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 Alabama, $17.59 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 72 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.