Vet tech pay in Colorado
Vet techs in Colorado: $23 to $31 an hour in job ads
From 188 job ads at 64 employers, updated Nov 9, 2026
$27 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$23 to $31 median $27
Posted yearly$54,000 to $83,000 median $55,000
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 Colorado sits
Pay by metro
Boulder, CO$25 to $33 an hour median $28, 13 ads
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$25 to $31 an hour median $27, 107 ads
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$23 to $29 an hour median $25, 14 ads
Colorado Springs, CO$22 to $28 an hour median $24, 25 ads
Only metros with 5 or more ads are shown. BLS medians are May 2025.
What the jobs offer
CE allowance11% (31 of 295 ads)
Mentorship9% (26 of 295 ads)
New grads welcome4% (12 of 295 ads)
Signing bonus3% (8 of 295 ads)
Four-day week2% (5 of 295 ads)
Counted only where the ad's own words say it, out of all 295 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 Colorado
- Registered Veterinary Technician at Willits Veterinary Hospital, Basalt$25 to $30 an hour
- Registered Veterinary Technician at Banfield Colorado Springs N$22.67 to $32.75 an hour
- Registered Veterinary Technician at Western Veterinary Partners, Fort Collins$22 to $27 an hour
Questions
How much do vet techs make in Colorado?
Job ads in Colorado offer vet techs $23 to $31 an hour, median $27, from 188 ads at 64 employers (Nov 9, 2026). The BLS median for vet techs in Colorado was $23.87 an hour in May 2025.
How does Colorado compare with the US?
The median vet tech job ad in Colorado offers $27 an hour (188 ads), $2 more than the US median of $25 (3,935 ads), as of Nov 9, 2026.
Which Colorado cities pay vet techs the most?
In job ads, the Boulder, CO area has the highest median for vet techs, $28 an hour from 13 ads. Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO: $27 (107 ads); Fort Collins-Loveland, CO: $25 (14 ads); Colorado Springs, CO: $24 (25 ads). Only metros with 5 or more ads are counted (Nov 9, 2026).
What benefits do vet tech jobs in Colorado offer?
Of 295 vet tech ads in Colorado, 31 mention a CE allowance, 26 mention mentorship, 12 mention welcoming new grads, 5 mention a four-day week, 8 mention a signing bonus, as of Nov 9, 2026. Only what the ad itself says is counted.
Sources
- Job ads, Nov 9, 2026. 188 open vet tech ads in Colorado that state hourly pay, at 64 employers. 18 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 Colorado, $23.87 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 295 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.