Vet tech pay in Idaho

Vet techs in Idaho: $17 to $24 an hour in job ads

From 11 job ads at 8 employers, updated Nov 9, 2026

$22 an hour, median in job ads

10th to 90th percentile, 11 ads at 8 employersBLS median $20.25 an hour, May 2025 (a separate source)

Updated Nov 9, 2026. Each employer counts once, however many ads it posts. Hourly ads only, never converted.

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Where Idaho sits

Each ball is one state's median vet tech pay in job ads. Idaho pays more than 8 of the 49 states with enough ads.

Idaho $22

What the jobs offer

Mentorship21% (6 of 29 ads)

CE allowance14% (4 of 29 ads)

New grads welcome3% (1 of 29 ads)

Four-day week3% (1 of 29 ads)

Signing bonus3% (1 of 29 ads)

Counted only where the ad's own words say it, out of all 29 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 Idaho

Veterinary Technician at VCA Kootenai Animal Hospital, Post Falls$22 to $26 an hour
Certified Veterinary Technician - Up to $10K Sign On Bonus Available at Banfield Pet Hospital - Meridian, Meridian$19.81 to $28.61 an hour
Certified Veterinary Technician at Intermountain Pet Hospital - Nampa, Nampa$21 to $25 an hour

Questions

How much do vet techs make in Idaho?

Job ads in Idaho offer vet techs $17 to $24 an hour, median $22, from 11 ads at 8 employers (Nov 9, 2026). The BLS median for vet techs in Idaho was $20.25 an hour in May 2025.

How does Idaho compare with the US?

The median vet tech job ad in Idaho offers $22 an hour (11 ads), $3 less than the US median of $25 (3,935 ads), as of Nov 9, 2026.

What benefits do vet tech jobs in Idaho offer?

Of 29 vet tech ads in Idaho, 4 mention a CE allowance, 6 mention mentorship, 1 mention welcoming new grads, 1 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. 11 open vet tech ads in Idaho that state hourly pay, at 8 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 techs in Idaho, $20.25 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 29 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.