Vet tech pay in Minnesota
Vet techs in Minnesota: $21 to $31 an hour in job ads
From 91 job ads at 35 employers, updated Nov 9, 2026
$26 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 Minnesota sits
Pay by metro
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$22 to $30 an hour median $26, 63 ads
Only metros with 5 or more ads are shown. BLS medians are May 2025.
What the jobs offer
CE allowance16% (23 of 141 ads)
Mentorship14% (20 of 141 ads)
New grads welcome6% (9 of 141 ads)
Four-day week1% (2 of 141 ads)
Signing bonus1% (2 of 141 ads)
Counted only where the ad's own words say it, out of all 141 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 Minnesota
- Animal Health Technician at Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Goodhue County$40,736 to $66,203 a year
- Licensed Veterinary Technician at Companion Animal Care Center, Winona$21 to $25 an hour
- Preparation/Recovery Technician at NAMSA, Minneapolis$23 to $27 an hour
Questions
How much do vet techs make in Minnesota?
Job ads in Minnesota offer vet techs $21 to $31 an hour, median $26, from 91 ads at 35 employers (Nov 9, 2026). The BLS median for vet techs in Minnesota was $27.54 an hour in May 2025.
How does Minnesota compare with the US?
The median vet tech job ad in Minnesota offers $26 an hour (91 ads), $1 more than the US median of $25 (3,935 ads), as of Nov 9, 2026.
What benefits do vet tech jobs in Minnesota offer?
Of 141 vet tech ads in Minnesota, 23 mention a CE allowance, 20 mention mentorship, 9 mention welcoming new grads, 2 mention a four-day week, 2 mention a signing bonus, as of Nov 9, 2026. Only what the ad itself says is counted.
Sources
- Job ads, Nov 9, 2026. 91 open vet tech ads in Minnesota that state hourly pay, at 35 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 Minnesota, $27.54 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 141 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.