Vet tech pay in Louisiana
Vet techs in Louisiana: $16 to $31 an hour in job ads
From 11 job ads at 6 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 Louisiana sits
What the jobs offer
CE allowance13% (9 of 71 ads)
Mentorship7% (5 of 71 ads)
New grads welcome7% (5 of 71 ads)
Signing bonus1% (1 of 71 ads)
Counted only where the ad's own words say it, out of all 71 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 Louisiana
- Registered Veterinary Technician, Mobile Veterinary Services at The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals$34.60 to $37 an hour
- Registered Veterinary Technician at Banfield Pet Hospital - Baton Rouge South, Baton Rouge$20.40 to $29.47 an hour
- Registered Veterinary Technician at Banfield Pet Hospital - Covington, Covington$21.54 to $31.11 an hour
Questions
How much do vet techs make in Louisiana?
Job ads in Louisiana offer vet techs $16 to $31 an hour, median $21, from 11 ads at 6 employers (Nov 9, 2026). The BLS median for vet techs in Louisiana was $17.08 an hour in May 2025.
How does Louisiana compare with the US?
The median vet tech job ad in Louisiana offers $21 an hour (11 ads), $4 less than the US median of $25 (3,935 ads), as of Nov 9, 2026.
What benefits do vet tech jobs in Louisiana offer?
Of 71 vet tech ads in Louisiana, 9 mention a CE allowance, 5 mention mentorship, 5 mention welcoming new grads, 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 Louisiana that state hourly pay, at 6 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 Louisiana, $17.08 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 71 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.