Veterinary Technologists and Technicians Salary

Median Salary
$47,380
per year
Hourly Rate
$22.78
per hour
Employment
129,140
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$35,710
25th percentile
$38,910
Median
$47,380
75th percentile
$57,650
90th percentile
$63,180

💰 Veterinary Technologists and Technicians Salary by State

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$36K
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StateMedianvs. National
District of Columbia$61,270+29.3%
California$60,630+28.0%
Washington$59,740+26.1%
New York$59,010+24.5%
Minnesota$57,270+20.9%
Oregon$55,810+17.8%
Virginia$52,090+9.9%
Connecticut$50,950+7.5%
Maine$50,810+7.2%
Nevada$50,250+6.1%
Michigan$49,710+4.9%
Colorado$49,650+4.8%
Massachusetts$49,540+4.6%
Vermont$49,490+4.5%
New Jersey$49,050+3.5%
North Dakota$48,790+3.0%
New Hampshire$48,780+3.0%
Indiana$48,720+2.8%
Hawaii$48,550+2.5%
Delaware$48,370+2.1%
Ohio$47,990+1.3%
North Carolina$47,620+0.5%
Maryland$47,350-0.1%
Wisconsin$47,020-0.8%
Alaska$46,480-1.9%
Illinois$46,440-2.0%
Pennsylvania$46,430-2.0%
Florida$46,380-2.1%
Arizona$46,300-2.3%
Kansas$45,810-3.3%
Iowa$45,560-3.8%
Rhode Island$45,310-4.4%
South Dakota$45,300-4.4%
New Mexico$44,790-5.5%
Nebraska$43,680-7.8%
Missouri$43,520-8.1%
Georgia$43,060-9.1%
Tennessee$42,810-9.6%
Idaho$42,120-11.1%
Montana$41,170-13.1%
Utah$40,560-14.4%
Kentucky$39,590-16.4%
Texas$39,410-16.8%
Oklahoma$39,100-17.5%
South Carolina$39,020-17.6%
Wyoming$38,650-18.4%
Arkansas$38,360-19.0%
West Virginia$37,700-20.4%
Alabama$36,590-22.8%
Mississippi$36,380-23.2%
Louisiana$35,530-25.0%

🏙️ Veterinary Technologists and Technicians Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$71,090+50.0%
Corvallis, OR$67,960+43.4%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$67,280+42.0%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$62,810+32.6%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$61,940+30.7%
Salinas, CA$61,330+29.4%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$61,260+29.3%
Vallejo, CA$61,230+29.2%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$61,070+28.9%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$60,970+28.7%
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$60,830+28.4%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$60,670+28.0%
Napa, CA$60,410+27.5%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$60,410+27.5%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$60,280+27.2%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$59,680+26.0%
Bellingham, WA$59,360+25.3%
Modesto, CA$59,360+25.3%
Chico, CA$59,300+25.2%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$59,260+25.1%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$59,090+24.7%
Kingston, NY$59,060+24.7%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$58,750+24.0%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$58,690+23.9%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$58,510+23.5%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$58,490+23.4%
Yuba City, CA$58,310+23.1%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$58,300+23.0%
Reno, NV$58,160+22.8%
Fresno, CA$58,080+22.6%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$57,720+21.8%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$57,630+21.6%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$57,100+20.5%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$56,580+19.4%
Ithaca, NY$56,420+19.1%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$56,410+19.1%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$56,010+18.2%
Rochester, MN$55,750+17.7%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$55,730+17.6%
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$54,950+16.0%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$54,730+15.5%
Bend, OR$54,110+14.2%
Midland, MI$53,830+13.6%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$53,450+12.8%
Richmond, VA$53,220+12.3%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$53,110+12.1%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$53,100+12.1%
Charlottesville, VA$53,060+12.0%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$52,420+10.6%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$52,160+10.1%
Eau Claire, WI$52,140+10.0%
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$51,960+9.7%
Medford, OR$51,900+9.5%
Manhattan, KS$51,610+8.9%
Glens Falls, NY$51,450+8.6%
Redding, CA$51,410+8.5%
Bismarck, ND$51,390+8.5%
Boulder, CO$51,350+8.4%
Syracuse, NY$51,180+8.0%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$51,160+8.0%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$50,970+7.6%
Portland-South Portland, ME$50,890+7.4%
Ames, IA$50,730+7.1%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$50,720+7.0%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$50,660+6.9%
Utica-Rome, NY$50,440+6.5%
Merced, CA$50,420+6.4%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$50,240+6.0%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$50,140+5.8%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$50,100+5.7%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$50,060+5.7%
Knoxville, TN$50,010+5.6%
Barnstable Town, MA$49,940+5.4%
Ann Arbor, MI$49,900+5.3%
Anchorage, AK$49,850+5.2%
Rochester, NY$49,810+5.1%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$49,710+4.9%
Fargo, ND-MN$49,310+4.1%
Salem, OR$49,310+4.1%
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$49,270+4.0%
Columbus, OH$49,260+4.0%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$49,200+3.8%
Monroe, MI$49,160+3.8%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$49,090+3.6%
Flint, MI$49,060+3.5%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$49,030+3.5%
Binghamton, NY$49,000+3.4%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$48,900+3.2%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$48,830+3.1%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$48,730+2.8%
Cleveland, OH$48,620+2.6%
Bangor, ME$48,510+2.4%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$48,490+2.3%
Mankato, MN$48,470+2.3%
Fort Wayne, IN$48,430+2.2%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$48,380+2.1%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$48,370+2.1%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$48,340+2.0%
Duluth, MN-WI$48,270+1.9%
Traverse City, MI$48,250+1.8%
Madison, WI$48,240+1.8%
Evansville, IN$48,220+1.8%
Worcester, MA$48,180+1.7%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$48,070+1.5%
Urban Honolulu, HI$48,070+1.5%
Toledo, OH$47,860+1.0%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$47,820+0.9%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$47,820+0.9%
Saginaw, MI$47,790+0.9%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$47,780+0.8%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$47,770+0.8%
Springfield, MA$47,770+0.8%
Iowa City, IA$47,720+0.7%
Battle Creek, MI$47,680+0.6%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$47,620+0.5%
Wilmington, NC$47,620+0.5%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$47,610+0.5%
Bozeman, MT$47,500+0.3%
Jackson, MI$47,470+0.2%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$47,440+0.1%
St. Cloud, MN$47,390+0.0%
Visalia, CA$47,350-0.1%
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$47,250-0.3%
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$47,230-0.3%
Harrisonburg, VA$47,120-0.5%
Akron, OH$47,110-0.6%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$47,100-0.6%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$47,090-0.6%
Winston-Salem, NC$47,050-0.7%
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$47,020-0.8%
Asheville, NC$46,990-0.8%
Roanoke, VA$46,970-0.9%
Bloomington, IL$46,940-0.9%
Wausau, WI$46,890-1.0%
Appleton, WI$46,880-1.1%
Green Bay, WI$46,820-1.2%
Rockford, IL$46,760-1.3%
Springfield, IL$46,740-1.4%
Greeley, CO$46,720-1.4%
Lawrence, KS$46,700-1.4%
Albuquerque, NM$46,650-1.5%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$46,650-1.5%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$46,650-1.5%
Colorado Springs, CO$46,630-1.6%
Jacksonville, FL$46,570-1.7%
Canton-Massillon, OH$46,540-1.8%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$46,490-1.9%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$46,390-2.1%
Springfield, OH$46,350-2.2%
Pittsfield, MA$46,330-2.2%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$46,310-2.3%
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$46,300-2.3%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$46,290-2.3%
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$46,280-2.3%
Kansas City, MO-KS$46,260-2.4%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$46,160-2.6%
Santa Fe, NM$46,160-2.6%
Grand Junction, CO$46,060-2.8%
Lynchburg, VA$46,030-2.8%
Lancaster, PA$46,020-2.9%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$46,010-2.9%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$45,930-3.1%
Kenosha, WI$45,880-3.2%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$45,860-3.2%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$45,820-3.3%
Chambersburg, PA$45,800-3.3%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$45,790-3.4%
Lincoln, NE$45,750-3.4%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$45,740-3.5%
Reading, PA$45,570-3.8%
Salisbury, MD$45,530-3.9%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$45,510-3.9%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$45,430-4.1%
Pittsburgh, PA$45,420-4.1%
Topeka, KS$45,390-4.2%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$45,350-4.3%
Punta Gorda, FL$45,250-4.5%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$45,240-4.5%
Rapid City, SD$45,210-4.6%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$45,210-4.6%
Bloomington, IN$45,190-4.6%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$45,140-4.7%
York-Hanover, PA$45,120-4.8%
Tulsa, OK$45,110-4.8%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$45,100-4.8%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$45,090-4.8%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$45,070-4.9%
Lexington Park, MD$45,070-4.9%
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$44,980-5.1%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$44,970-5.1%
Omaha, NE-IA$44,970-5.1%
State College, PA$44,940-5.1%
Dover, DE$44,920-5.2%
Gettysburg, PA$44,860-5.3%
St. Louis, MO-IL$44,860-5.3%
College Station-Bryan, TX$44,850-5.3%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$44,830-5.4%
Columbia, MO$44,810-5.4%
Morgantown, WV$44,780-5.5%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$44,740-5.6%
Coeur d'Alene, ID$44,740-5.6%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$44,710-5.6%
Fayetteville, NC$44,700-5.7%
Port St. Lucie, FL$44,700-5.7%
Cedar Rapids, IA$44,650-5.8%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$44,640-5.8%
Wichita, KS$44,640-5.8%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$44,620-5.8%
St. George, UT$44,440-6.2%
Boise City, ID$44,410-6.3%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$44,360-6.4%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$44,330-6.4%
Tucson, AZ$44,260-6.6%
Peoria, IL$44,140-6.8%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$44,110-6.9%
Flagstaff, AZ$43,960-7.2%
Cheyenne, WY$43,780-7.6%
Missoula, MT$43,510-8.2%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$43,430-8.3%
Tallahassee, FL$43,360-8.5%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$43,050-9.1%
Ocala, FL$42,890-9.5%
Burlington, NC$42,640-10.0%
Williamsport, PA$42,610-10.1%
Altoona, PA$42,070-11.2%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$41,980-11.4%
Charleston, WV$41,710-12.0%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$41,530-12.3%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$41,130-13.2%
Dubuque, IA$41,070-13.3%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$40,770-14.0%
Greenville, NC$40,580-14.4%
Oklahoma City, OK$40,260-15.0%
Homosassa Springs, FL$40,210-15.1%
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$40,160-15.2%
Jefferson City, MO$40,100-15.4%
Gainesville, FL$40,060-15.4%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$39,710-16.2%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$39,560-16.5%
Midland, TX$39,400-16.8%
Sebring, FL$39,240-17.2%
Erie, PA$39,110-17.5%
Joplin, MO-KS$39,080-17.5%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$39,070-17.5%
Lebanon, PA$39,010-17.7%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$39,000-17.7%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$38,720-18.3%
Idaho Falls, ID$38,600-18.5%
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$38,580-18.6%
Springfield, MO$38,530-18.7%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$38,430-18.9%
Columbia, SC$38,390-19.0%
Gainesville, GA$38,230-19.3%
Clarksville, TN-KY$38,190-19.4%
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$38,100-19.6%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$38,090-19.6%
Las Cruces, NM$38,070-19.6%
Savannah, GA$37,920-20.0%
Ogden, UT$37,870-20.1%
Killeen-Temple, TX$37,850-20.1%
Sherman-Denison, TX$37,760-20.3%
Twin Falls, ID$37,730-20.4%
Billings, MT$37,640-20.6%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$37,590-20.7%
Mobile, AL$37,590-20.7%
Waco, TX$37,560-20.7%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$37,300-21.3%
Tuscaloosa, AL$37,270-21.3%
Huntsville, AL$37,140-21.6%
Longview, TX$37,130-21.6%
Birmingham, AL$37,100-21.7%
Auburn-Opelika, AL$37,080-21.7%
Warner Robins, GA$36,990-21.9%
Abilene, TX$36,980-22.0%
Pocatello, ID$36,980-22.0%
Corpus Christi, TX$36,850-22.2%
Johnson City, TN$36,830-22.3%
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$36,760-22.4%
Johnstown, PA$36,730-22.5%
Jackson, MS$36,680-22.6%
Macon-Bibb County, GA$36,680-22.6%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$36,670-22.6%
Florence, SC$36,660-22.6%
Spartanburg, SC$36,660-22.6%
San Angelo, TX$36,640-22.7%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$36,620-22.7%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$36,600-22.8%
Columbus, GA-AL$36,410-23.2%
Victoria, TX$36,290-23.4%
El Paso, TX$36,240-23.5%
Wheeling, WV-OH$36,080-23.8%
Decatur, AL$35,980-24.1%
Bowling Green, KY$35,960-24.1%
Laredo, TX$35,940-24.1%
Baton Rouge, LA$35,760-24.5%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$35,660-24.7%
Logan, UT-ID$35,520-25.0%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$35,460-25.2%
Lake Charles, LA$35,370-25.3%
Odessa, TX$35,360-25.4%
Alexandria, LA$35,270-25.6%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$35,200-25.7%
Hattiesburg, MS$35,040-26.0%
Lafayette, LA$34,800-26.6%
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$34,700-26.8%
Hammond, LA$34,500-27.2%
Monroe, LA$32,360-31.7%
Montgomery, AL$30,520-35.6%
Dothan, AL$30,210-36.2%
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$29,520-37.7%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$28,150-40.6%
Puerto Rico$27,970-41.0%
Arecibo, PR$24,810-47.6%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.