Veterinary Technologists and Technicians salary
The median pay for veterinary technologists and technicians in the United States is $47,380 a year. About 129,140 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $35,710
- 25th percentile
- $38,910
- Median percentile
- $47,380
- 75th percentile
- $57,650
- 90th percentile
- $63,180
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- District of Columbia $61,270
- California $60,630
- Washington $59,740
- New York $59,010
- Minnesota $57,270
- Oregon $55,810
- Virginia $52,090
- Connecticut $50,950
- Maine $50,810
- Nevada $50,250
- Michigan $49,710
- Colorado $49,650
- Massachusetts $49,540
- Vermont $49,490
- New Jersey $49,050
- North Dakota $48,790
- New Hampshire $48,780
- Indiana $48,720
- Hawaii $48,550
- Delaware $48,370
- Ohio $47,990
- North Carolina $47,620
- Maryland $47,350
- Wisconsin $47,020
- Alaska $46,480
- Illinois $46,440
- Pennsylvania $46,430
- Florida $46,380
- Arizona $46,300
- Kansas $45,810
- Iowa $45,560
- Rhode Island $45,310
- South Dakota $45,300
- New Mexico $44,790
- Nebraska $43,680
- Missouri $43,520
- Georgia $43,060
- Tennessee $42,810
- Idaho $42,120
- Montana $41,170
- Utah $40,560
- Kentucky $39,590
- Texas $39,410
- Oklahoma $39,100
- South Carolina $39,020
- Wyoming $38,650
- Arkansas $38,360
- West Virginia $37,700
- Alabama $36,590
- Mississippi $36,380
- Louisiana $35,530
By metro area
- San Francisco, CA $71,090
- Corvallis, OR $67,960
- San Jose, CA $67,280
- Santa Cruz, CA $62,810
- Santa Rosa, CA $61,940
- Salinas, CA $61,330
- Seattle, WA $61,260
- Vallejo, CA $61,230
- Kennewick, WA $61,070
- Sacramento, CA $60,970
- Mount Vernon, WA $60,830
- Los Angeles, CA $60,670
- Napa, CA $60,410
- Oxnard, CA $60,410
- San Diego, CA $60,280
- New York, NY $59,680
- Bellingham, WA $59,360
- Modesto, CA $59,360
- Chico, CA $59,300
- Olympia, WA $59,260
- Minneapolis, MN $59,090
- Kingston, NY $59,060
- Albany, NY $58,750
- San Luis Obispo, CA $58,690
- Riverside, CA $58,510
- Santa Maria, CA $58,490
- Yuba City, CA $58,310
- Portland, OR $58,300
- Reno, NV $58,160
- Fresno, CA $58,080
- Bremerton, WA $57,720
- Washington, DC $57,630
- Spokane, WA $57,100
- Denver, CO $56,580
- Ithaca, NY $56,420
- Bridgeport, CT $56,410
- Stockton, CA $56,010
- Rochester, MN $55,750
- Bakersfield, CA $55,730
- Kahului, HI $54,950
- Kiryas Joel, NY $54,730
- Bend, OR $54,110
- Midland, MI $53,830
- Lansing, MI $53,450
- Richmond, VA $53,220
- Champaign, IL $53,110
- Detroit, MI $53,100
- Charlottesville, VA $53,060
- Grand Rapids, MI $52,420
- Lafayette, IN $52,160
- Eau Claire, WI $52,140
- Blacksburg, VA $51,960
- Medford, OR $51,900
- Manhattan, KS $51,610
- Glens Falls, NY $51,450
- Redding, CA $51,410
- Bismarck, ND $51,390
- Boulder, CO $51,350
- Syracuse, NY $51,180
- Las Vegas, NV $51,160
- Boston, MA $50,970
- Portland, ME $50,890
- Ames, IA $50,730
- Kalamazoo, MI $50,720
- Durham, NC $50,660
- Utica, NY $50,440
- Merced, CA $50,420
- Raleigh, NC $50,240
- Eugene, OR $50,140
- Buffalo, NY $50,100
- Burlington, VT $50,060
- Knoxville, TN $50,010
- Barnstable Town, MA $49,940
- Ann Arbor, MI $49,900
- Anchorage, AK $49,850
- Rochester, NY $49,810
- Indianapolis, IN $49,710
- Fargo, ND $49,310
- Salem, OR $49,310
- Lewiston, ME $49,270
- Columbus, OH $49,260
- Waterbury, CT $49,200
- Monroe, MI $49,160
- Greensboro, NC $49,090
- Flint, MI $49,060
- Fort Collins, CO $49,030
- Binghamton, NY $49,000
- Norwich, CT $48,900
- Manchester, NH $48,830
- Hartford, CT $48,730
- Cleveland, OH $48,620
- Bangor, ME $48,510
- Amherst Town, MA $48,490
- Mankato, MN $48,470
- Fort Wayne, IN $48,430
- Cincinnati, OH $48,380
- Virginia Beach, VA $48,370
- Philadelphia, PA $48,340
- Duluth, MN $48,270
- Traverse City, MI $48,250
- Madison, WI $48,240
- Evansville, IN $48,220
- Worcester, MA $48,180
- Crestview, FL $48,070
- Urban Honolulu, HI $48,070
- Toledo, OH $47,860
- Chicago, IL $47,820
- Trenton, NJ $47,820
- Saginaw, MI $47,790
- Des Moines, IA $47,780
- Milwaukee, WI $47,770
- Springfield, MA $47,770
- Iowa City, IA $47,720
- Battle Creek, MI $47,680
- Miami, FL $47,620
- Wilmington, NC $47,620
- Dayton, OH $47,610
- Bozeman, MT $47,500
- Jackson, MI $47,470
- South Bend, IN $47,440