Vet tech pay in New York
Vet techs in New York: $23 to $37 an hour in job ads
From 311 job ads at 69 employers, updated Nov 9, 2026
$29 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 $37 median $29
Posted yearly$44,000 to $63,000 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 New York sits
Pay by metro
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$25 to $37 an hour median $31, 270 ads
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$25 to $31 an hour median $29, 6 ads
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$25 to $29 an hour median $27, 6 ads
Rochester, NY$24 to $27 an hour median $26, 10 ads
Ithaca, NY$23 to $28 an hour median $25, 10 ads
Syracuse, NY$23 to $31 an hour median $25, 12 ads
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$22 to $30 an hour median $23, 17 ads
Only metros with 5 or more ads are shown. BLS medians are May 2025.
What the jobs offer
CE allowance16% (76 of 488 ads)
Mentorship14% (67 of 488 ads)
Signing bonus5% (24 of 488 ads)
New grads welcome3% (15 of 488 ads)
Four-day week1% (4 of 488 ads)
Counted only where the ad's own words say it, out of all 488 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 New York
- Licensed Veterinary Technician - Sonography at Destination Pet, North Shore Animal Hospital- Bayside$33 to $35 an hour
- Licensed Veterinary Technician at Ark Veterinary Hospital & Urgent Care, Henrietta$23 to $30 an hour
- Full-Time Licensed Veterinary Technician - Heart of Brooklyn Veterinary Hospital - Flatbush at PetVet Care Centers, Brooklyn$32 to $36 an hour
Questions
How much do vet techs make in New York?
Job ads in New York offer vet techs $23 to $37 an hour, median $29, from 311 ads at 69 employers (Nov 9, 2026). The BLS median for vet techs in New York was $28.37 an hour in May 2025.
How does New York compare with the US?
The median vet tech job ad in New York offers $29 an hour (311 ads), $4 more than the US median of $25 (3,935 ads), as of Nov 9, 2026.
Which New York cities pay vet techs the most?
In job ads, the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ area has the highest median for vet techs, $31 an hour from 270 ads. Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY: $29 (6 ads); Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY: $27 (6 ads); Rochester, NY: $26 (10 ads). Only metros with 5 or more ads are counted (Nov 9, 2026).
What benefits do vet tech jobs in New York offer?
Of 488 vet tech ads in New York, 76 mention a CE allowance, 67 mention mentorship, 15 mention welcoming new grads, 4 mention a four-day week, 24 mention a signing bonus, as of Nov 9, 2026. Only what the ad itself says is counted.
Sources
- Job ads, Nov 9, 2026. 311 open vet tech ads in New York that state hourly pay, at 69 employers. 6 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 New York, $28.37 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 488 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.