Vet tech pay in Pennsylvania
Vet techs in Pennsylvania: $18 to $29 an hour in job ads
From 132 job ads at 31 employers, updated Nov 9, 2026
$23 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$18 to $29 median $23
Posted yearly$53,000 to $55,000 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 Pennsylvania sits
Pay by metro
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$18 to $29 an hour median $26, 9 ads
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$23 to $26 an hour median $25, 10 ads
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$21 to $30 an hour median $25, 76 ads
State College, PA$23 to $24 an hour median $24, 5 ads
Pittsburgh, PA$18 to $26 an hour median $23, 35 ads
Only metros with 5 or more ads are shown. BLS medians are May 2025.
What the jobs offer
CE allowance21% (62 of 291 ads)
Mentorship17% (50 of 291 ads)
New grads welcome5% (16 of 291 ads)
Signing bonus4% (13 of 291 ads)
Four-day week2% (5 of 291 ads)
Counted only where the ad's own words say it, out of all 291 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 Pennsylvania
- Vet Technician at Animal Hospital of Dauphin County at Harrisburg, Harrisburg$17 to $17.50 an hour
- Large Animal Veterinary Technician at Ryan Veterinary Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia$19.81 to $33 an hour
- Certified Veterinary Technician - Multiple Openings Across Pennsylvania at Banfield Pet Hospital - Beaver, Monaca$20.92 to $34.98 an hour
Questions
How much do vet techs make in Pennsylvania?
Job ads in Pennsylvania offer vet techs $18 to $29 an hour, median $23, from 132 ads at 31 employers (Nov 9, 2026). The BLS median for vet techs in Pennsylvania was $22.32 an hour in May 2025.
How does Pennsylvania compare with the US?
The median vet tech job ad in Pennsylvania offers $23 an hour (132 ads), $2 less than the US median of $25 (3,935 ads), as of Nov 9, 2026.
Which Pennsylvania cities pay vet techs the most?
In job ads, the Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA area has the highest median for vet techs, $26 an hour from 9 ads. Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ: $25 (10 ads); Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD: $25 (76 ads); State College, PA: $24 (5 ads). Only metros with 5 or more ads are counted (Nov 9, 2026).
What benefits do vet tech jobs in Pennsylvania offer?
Of 291 vet tech ads in Pennsylvania, 62 mention a CE allowance, 50 mention mentorship, 16 mention welcoming new grads, 5 mention a four-day week, 13 mention a signing bonus, as of Nov 9, 2026. Only what the ad itself says is counted.
Sources
- Job ads, Nov 9, 2026. 132 open vet tech ads in Pennsylvania that state hourly pay, at 31 employers. 5 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 Pennsylvania, $22.32 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 291 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.