Data current as of August 2026 · sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and O*NET
Yearly Monthly Biweekly Weekly Hourly
Average base salary, Wyoming
$40,500 / year
≈ $3,400 per month · $19.47 per hour
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Bakersfield-Delano, CA Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Bangor, ME Barnstable Town, MA Baton Rouge, LA Battle Creek, MI Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Bellingham, WA Bend, OR Billings, MT Binghamton, NY Birmingham, AL Bismarck, ND Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA Bloomington, IL Bloomington, IN Boise City, ID Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Boulder, CO Bowling Green, KY Bozeman, MT Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Burlington, NC Burlington-South Burlington, VT Canton-Massillon, OH Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area Cedar Rapids, IA Central East New York nonmetropolitan area Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 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Green Bay, WI Greensboro-High Point, NC Greenville, NC Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC Gulfport-Biloxi, MS Hammond, LA Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Harrisonburg, VA Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Hattiesburg, MS Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC Homosassa Springs, FL Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Huntsville, AL Idaho Falls, ID Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Iowa City, IA Ithaca, NY Jackson, MI Jackson, MS Jacksonville, FL Janesville-Beloit, WI Jefferson City, MO Johnson City, TN Johnstown, PA Joplin, MO-KS Kahului-Wailuku, HI Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Kansas City, MO-KS Kansas nonmetropolitan area Kennewick-Richland, WA Kenosha, WI Killeen-Temple, TX Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA Kingston, NY Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY Knoxville, TN La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN Lafayette, LA Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Lake Charles, LA Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Lancaster, PA Lansing-East Lansing, MI Laredo, TX Las Cruces, NM Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV Lawrence, KS Lebanon, PA Lewiston-Auburn, ME Lexington Park, MD Lexington-Fayette, KY Lincoln, NE Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR Logan, UT-ID Longview, TX Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area Lynchburg, VA Macon-Bibb County, GA Madison, WI Manchester-Nashua, NH Manhattan, KS Mankato, MN Maryland nonmetropolitan area Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Medford, OR Memphis, TN-MS-AR Merced, CA Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Michigan City-La Porte, IN Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area Midland, MI Midland, TX Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Missoula, MT Mobile, AL Modesto, CA Monroe, LA Monroe, MI Montgomery, AL Morgantown, WV Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC Napa, CA Naples-Marco Island, FL Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN New Orleans-Metairie, LA New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area North Florida nonmetropolitan area North Georgia nonmetropolitan area North Missouri nonmetropolitan area North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area Northeastern Pennsylvania 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Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Omaha, NE-IA Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL Peoria, IL Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Pittsburgh, PA Pittsfield, MA Pocatello, ID Port St. Lucie, FL Portland-South Portland, ME Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT Punta Gorda, FL Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI Raleigh-Cary, NC Rapid City, SD Reading, PA Redding, CA Reno, NV Richmond, VA Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Roanoke, VA Rochester, MN Rochester, NY Rockford, IL Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Saginaw, MI Salem, OR Salinas, CA Salisbury, MD Salt Lake City-Murray, UT San Angelo, TX San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Santa Fe, NM Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Savannah, GA Scranton–Wilkes-Barre, PA Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL Sebring, FL Sherman-Denison, TX Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Sioux Falls, SD-MN South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area South Florida nonmetropolitan area South Georgia nonmetropolitan area South Illinois nonmetropolitan area South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area Spartanburg, SC Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Springfield, IL Springfield, MA Springfield, MO Springfield, OH St. Cloud, MN St. George, UT St. Louis, MO-IL State College, PA Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA Stockton-Lodi, CA Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area Syracuse, NY Tallahassee, FL Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Toledo, OH Topeka, KS Traverse City, MI Trenton-Princeton, NJ Tucson, AZ Tulsa, OK Tuscaloosa, AL Twin Falls, ID Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area Urban Honolulu, HI Utica-Rome, NY Vallejo, CA Victoria, TX Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Visalia, CA Waco, TX Warner Robins, GA Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Waterbury-Shelton, CT Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Watertown-Fort Drum, NY Wausau, WI West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area West Montana nonmetropolitan area West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area Western Washington nonmetropolitan area Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area Wheeling, WV-OH Wichita, KS Wildwood-The Villages, FL Williamsport, PA Wilmington, NC Winston-Salem, NC Worcester, MA York-Hanover, PA Youngstown-Warren, OH Yuba City, CA BLS May 2025 state data for Wyoming · median $40,000
25th percentile$38,500 Average$40,500 75th percentile$48,000
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, aged to 2026 using compounded market movement. State selections show BLS state-level figures where published. Actual pay varies with experience, industry, and organization size.
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians salary by state
What Veterinary Technologists and Technicianss do
Typical education: High School Diploma
Administer anesthesia to animals, under the direction of a veterinarian, and monitor animals' responses to anesthetics so that dosages can be adjusted.
Care for and monitor the condition of animals recovering from surgery.
Maintain controlled drug inventory and related log books.
Perform laboratory tests on blood, urine, or feces, such as urinalyses or blood counts, to assist in the diagnosis and treatment of animal health problems.
Prepare and administer medications, vaccines, serums, or treatments, as prescribed by veterinarians.
Top skills: Critical Thinking Active Listening Speaking Reading Comprehension Writing Monitoring
Includes information from O*NET OnLine by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (CC BY 4.0).
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians pay by experience level
Entry level $37,000
Typical starting pay (about the 10th percentile)
Early career $40,500
A few years in (about the 25th percentile)
Experienced $49,000
Mid-career median pay
Senior $59,500
Seasoned professionals (about the 75th percentile)
Top earners $65,500
Highest earners (about the 90th percentile)
Experience tiers are derived from the BLS wage percentile distribution for this occupation, aged to 2026. Actual pay varies by employer, location, and specialization.
Job outlook
+9.1%
projected change in jobs, 2024–2034
14,300
projected openings per year
Growing faster than average
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections program (2024–2034). Openings include growth and replacement needs.
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians salary by industry
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
117,310 workers
$50,500 Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
116,120 workers
$50,000 Educational Services
3,970 workers
$57,500 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
3,950 workers
$57,500 Educational Services, State Government Owned
3,180 workers
$56,000 Personal and Laundry Services
1,960 workers
$47,000 Other Personal Services
1,960 workers
$47,000 Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations
1,560 workers
$50,500 Social Advocacy Organizations
1,560 workers
$50,500 Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Schools and Hospitals and USPS
1,380 workers
$61,500
National sector-level figures, BLS OEWS May 2025, aged to 2026.
How this role compares
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians pays 69% below the average across 91 roles in the Healthcare Practitioners and Technical job family (family average $162,000).
Similar-paying roles in Healthcare Practitioners and Technical
Careers related to Veterinary Technologists and Technicians
Related occupations from O*NET OnLine, U.S. Department of Labor.
Frequently asked questions
How much does a Veterinary Technologists and Technicians make?
The average base salary for a Veterinary Technologists and Technicians in the United States is $51,000 per year, or about $24.52 per hour.
What is the typical salary range?
Pay typically falls between $40,500 and $59,500 per year (25th to 75th percentile) depending on experience, location, industry, and organization size.
How does this compare with other Healthcare Practitioners and Technical roles?
The Healthcare Practitioners and Technical job family averages $162,000 across 91 roles tracked by WePayFairly.
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