Vet tech pay in Virginia
Vet techs in Virginia: $20 to $37 an hour in job ads
From 148 job ads at 46 employers, updated Nov 9, 2026
$30 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$20 to $37 median $30
Posted yearly$47,000 to $108,000 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 Virginia sits
Pay by metro
Charlottesville, VA$24 to $33 an hour median $31, 12 ads
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$24 to $36 an hour median $31, 109 ads
Richmond, VA$19 to $32 an hour median $27, 32 ads
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$25 to $32 an hour median $26, 26 ads
Only metros with 5 or more ads are shown. BLS medians are May 2025.
What the jobs offer
CE allowance18% (55 of 298 ads)
Mentorship17% (51 of 298 ads)
New grads welcome8% (25 of 298 ads)
Signing bonus4% (12 of 298 ads)
Four-day week0% (1 of 298 ads)
Counted only where the ad's own words say it, out of all 298 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 Virginia
- Licensed Vet Technician at Burke Animal Clinic, Burke$25 to $30 an hour
- Shift Lead Licensed Veterinary Technician (LVT) at Banfield Pet Hospital - Chesapeake Great Bridge, Chesapeake$23.43 to $33.84 an hour
- Urgent Care Veterinary Technician at American Veterinary Group, Richmond$32 to $36 an hour
Questions
How much do vet techs make in Virginia?
Job ads in Virginia offer vet techs $20 to $37 an hour, median $30, from 148 ads at 46 employers (Nov 9, 2026). The BLS median for vet techs in Virginia was $25.04 an hour in May 2025.
How does Virginia compare with the US?
The median vet tech job ad in Virginia offers $30 an hour (148 ads), $5 more than the US median of $25 (3,935 ads), as of Nov 9, 2026.
Which Virginia cities pay vet techs the most?
In job ads, the Charlottesville, VA area has the highest median for vet techs, $31 an hour from 12 ads. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV: $31 (109 ads); Richmond, VA: $27 (32 ads); Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC: $26 (26 ads). Only metros with 5 or more ads are counted (Nov 9, 2026).
What benefits do vet tech jobs in Virginia offer?
Of 298 vet tech ads in Virginia, 55 mention a CE allowance, 51 mention mentorship, 25 mention welcoming new grads, 1 mention a four-day week, 12 mention a signing bonus, as of Nov 9, 2026. Only what the ad itself says is counted.
Sources
- Job ads, Nov 9, 2026. 148 open vet tech ads in Virginia that state hourly pay, at 46 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 Virginia, $25.04 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 298 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.