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Veterinary Technologists and Technicians Salary by City

Veterinary technologists and technicians earn the most in San Jose, CA (average $68,370 a year), followed by San Francisco, CA ($68,210) and Corvallis, OR ($68,140), among the 312 metro areas we cover. Nationwide the average is $49,120 and the median $47,380, for 129,140 workers (May 2025).

$49,120U.S. average
$68Khighest: San Jose, CA
$29Klowest: Arecibo, PR
312metro areas
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Top 15 cities for this job by average salary

San Jose, CA$68,370
San Francisco, CA$68,210
Corvallis, OR$68,140
Santa Cruz, CA$62,780
Santa Rosa, CA$62,770
Mount Vernon, WA$62,660
Seattle, WA$62,510
Sacramento, CA$62,090
New York, NY$61,500
Los Angeles, CA$61,420
Salinas, CA$61,000
Vallejo, CA$60,800
San Diego, CA$60,480
Kennewick, WA$60,000
Oxnard, CA$59,970
Average annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Veterinary Technologists and Technicians salary by state

Washington, D.C. pays veterinary technologists and technicians the most statewide, $65,370 a year on average. Statewide columns cover every employer in the state; city columns cover the metro areas we publish.

StateStatewide averageStatewide medianJobsMetrosHighest city averageLowest city average
Washington, D.C.$65,370$61,2701201$58,830$58,830
Alaska$63,720$46,4803801$58,840$58,840
California$61,400$60,63011,31023$68,370$50,480
New York$61,080$59,0105,35012$61,500$45,880
Washington$59,940$59,7402,2907$62,660$54,220
Oregon$56,570$55,8101,1206$68,140$50,230
Minnesota$55,470$57,2703,5605$58,140$47,900
Connecticut$55,300$50,9501,6904$59,280$52,220
Virginia$54,480$52,0902,7908$54,880$44,330
Nevada$53,450$50,2501,1202$54,910$54,100
Massachusetts$53,170$49,5403,9906$54,640$48,390
New Jersey$52,780$49,0502,9102$50,460$45,830
Maryland$52,730$47,3502,5403$51,230$44,040
Colorado$52,010$49,6503,7206$54,670$47,130
Maine$51,720$50,8109103$53,000$48,670
Michigan$51,360$49,7102,55012$55,270$48,070
New Hampshire$50,840$48,7808701$48,170$48,170
Vermont$50,670$49,4903901$51,700$51,700
Illinois$49,980$46,4405,0406$53,180$43,020
Rhode Island$49,590$45,3105301$49,650$49,650
Hawaii$49,460$48,5502702$54,360$49,080
Delaware$48,740$48,3705301$45,380$45,380
Indiana$48,480$48,7201,8208$51,700$45,010
Wisconsin$48,210$47,0202,59010$51,010$44,640
North Carolina$48,120$47,6202,58011$56,460$41,500
Ohio$47,900$47,9904,7909$50,300$43,690
North Dakota$47,680$48,7903402$50,980$49,230
Arizona$47,470$46,3003,9706$48,510$41,510
Pennsylvania$47,270$46,4306,62016$50,820$36,130
Iowa$47,010$45,5601,2208$55,980$41,620
Kansas$46,440$45,8101,2704$52,950$43,740
Florida$46,300$46,38011,38022$49,460$40,710
Nebraska$44,490$43,6806902$47,740$46,600
Montana$44,140$41,1704803$50,320$43,070
Tennessee$43,960$42,8101,6407$48,070$39,940
Georgia$43,720$43,0602,4108$46,020$35,930
South Dakota$43,660$45,3003002$44,880$42,550
South Carolina$43,330$39,0202,5407$48,360$37,150
New Mexico$43,190$44,7908903$46,230$40,960
Missouri$42,600$43,5202,0407$46,920$38,660
Idaho$42,300$42,1207905$45,680$39,410
Utah$42,140$40,5601,5505$43,310$34,360
Texas$42,030$39,41016,73020$44,800$36,160
Oklahoma$42,000$39,1001,0602$44,370$43,360
Kentucky$40,880$39,5901,6703$43,880$36,520
West Virginia$39,230$37,7004003$42,210$36,030
Wyoming$39,170$38,6503101$42,130$42,130
Arkansas$38,490$38,3603202$40,770$39,490
Mississippi$37,230$36,3806503$37,820$34,880
Alabama$36,600$36,5901,8809$40,030$32,240
Louisiana$35,980$35,5302,2209$38,520$32,740
Puerto Rico$33,520$27,9704802$33,770$29,330
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Veterinary Technologists and Technicians salary in every city we cover

Sort by any column. Each city links to its pay range, take-home pay and cost of living.

Metro areaAverageMedianHourlyJobs
San Jose, CA$68,370$67,280$32.87470
San Francisco, CA$68,210$71,090$32.791,220
Corvallis, OR$68,140$67,960$32.7680
Santa Cruz, CA$62,780$62,810$30.19150
Santa Rosa, CA$62,770$61,940$30.18250
Mount Vernon, WA$62,660$60,830$30.1340
Seattle, WA$62,510$61,260$30.051,170
Sacramento, CA$62,090$60,970$29.851,010
New York, NY$61,500$59,680$29.574,850
Los Angeles, CA$61,420$60,670$29.533,640
Salinas, CA$61,000$61,330$29.33130
Vallejo, CA$60,800$61,230$29.23110
San Diego, CA$60,480$60,280$29.081,330
Kennewick, WA$60,000$61,070$28.8550
Oxnard, CA$59,970$60,410$28.83390
Portland, OR$59,690$58,300$28.70760
Napa, CA$59,580$60,410$28.6430
Bridgeport, CT$59,280$56,410$28.50490
Albany, NY$59,190$58,750$28.46440
Kingston, NY$59,110$59,060$28.4260
Anchorage, AK$58,840$49,850$28.29270
Washington, DC$58,830$57,630$28.282,150
Bremerton, WA$58,160$57,720$27.9690
Minneapolis, MN$58,140$59,090$27.952,520
Chico, CA$58,040$59,300$27.9170
Bellingham, WA$57,560$59,360$27.68100
Modesto, CA$57,210$59,360$27.51140
Olympia, WA$57,160$59,260$27.4890
Santa Maria, CA$57,030$58,490$27.42160
Riverside, CA$57,020$58,510$27.42910
Fresno, CA$56,870$58,080$27.34220
San Luis Obispo, CA$56,690$58,690$27.26120
Durham, NC$56,460$50,660$27.14150
Kiryas Joel, NY$56,320$54,730$27.08220
Medford, OR$56,280$51,900$27.0650
Ames, IA$55,980$50,730$26.91270
Yuba City, CA$55,710$58,310$26.7840
Bend, OR$55,570$54,110$26.7270
Ithaca, NY$55,550$56,420$26.7180
Stockton, CA$55,510$56,010$26.69140
Lansing, MI$55,270$53,450$26.57210
Redding, CA$55,180$51,410$26.5360
Reno, NV$54,910$58,160$26.40280
Richmond, VA$54,880$53,220$26.39420
Charlottesville, VA$54,840$53,060$26.36100
Rochester, MN$54,810$55,750$26.35140
Denver, CO$54,670$56,580$26.291,780
Boston, MA$54,640$50,970$26.272,970
Bakersfield, CA$54,460$55,730$26.18120
Kahului, HI$54,360$54,950$26.1330
Spokane, WA$54,220$57,100$26.07170
Barnstable, MA$54,160$49,940$26.04200
Las Vegas, NV$54,100$51,160$26.01700
Glens Falls, NY$54,080$51,450$26.0030
Buffalo, NY$53,800$50,100$25.86400
Syracuse, NY$53,730$51,180$25.83230
Waterbury, CT$53,500$49,200$25.72130
Hartford, CT$53,490$48,730$25.72580
Ann Arbor, MI$53,370$49,900$25.66100
Champaign, IL$53,180$53,110$25.57260
Grand Rapids, MI$53,030$52,420$25.50290
Midland, MI$53,020$53,830$25.4930
Portland, ME$53,000$50,890$25.48490
Boulder, CO$52,990$51,350$25.47300
Manhattan, KS$52,950$51,610$25.46200
Detroit, MI$52,870$53,100$25.42930
Eugene, OR$52,580$50,140$25.2880
Rochester, NY$52,250$49,810$25.12320
Norwich, CT$52,220$48,900$25.11110
Utica, NY$51,990$50,440$25.0080
Blacksburg, VA$51,870$51,960$24.94150
Chicago, IL$51,810$47,820$24.913,250
Lafayette, IN$51,700$52,160$24.86190
Burlington, VT$51,700$50,060$24.86190
Kalamazoo, MI$51,620$50,720$24.8280
Amherst, MA$51,460$48,490$24.74130
Fort Collins, CO$51,270$49,030$24.65490
Baltimore, MD$51,230$46,650$24.631,160
Traverse City, MI$51,210$48,250$24.6240
Eau Claire, WI$51,010$52,140$24.5360
Bismarck, ND$50,980$51,390$24.5150
Philadelphia, PA$50,820$48,340$24.433,370
Visalia, CA$50,580$47,350$24.3260
Merced, CA$50,480$50,420$24.2740
Virginia Beach, VA$50,470$48,370$24.26470
Trenton, NJ$50,460$47,820$24.26180
Madison, WI$50,370$48,240$24.22620
Flint, MI$50,320$49,060$24.1970
Bozeman, MT$50,320$47,500$24.1990
Worcester, MA$50,310$48,180$24.19520
Columbus, OH$50,300$49,260$24.191,050
Salem, OR$50,230$49,310$24.1590
Harrisonburg, VA$50,090$47,120$24.0840
Binghamton, NY$49,870$49,000$23.9860
Lewiston, ME$49,750$49,270$23.9250
Rockford, IL$49,730$46,760$23.91100
Providence, RI$49,650$46,160$23.87730
Raleigh, NC$49,630$50,240$23.86680
Naples, FL$49,460$47,090$23.78170
Roanoke, VA$49,460$46,970$23.78100
Greensboro, NC$49,240$49,090$23.67270
Fargo, ND$49,230$49,310$23.67160
Jackson, MI$49,130$47,470$23.6240
Cleveland, OH$49,100$48,620$23.61820
Saginaw, MI$49,090$47,790$23.6050
Honolulu, HI$49,080$48,070$23.60190
Mankato, MN$49,070$48,470$23.5950
Indianapolis, IN$49,060$49,710$23.59600
Duluth, MN$48,990$48,270$23.55140
Colorado Springs, CO$48,960$46,630$23.54500
Monroe, MI$48,940$49,160$23.5340
Milwaukee, WI$48,940$47,770$23.53600
Springfield, IL$48,780$46,740$23.4560
Springfield, MA$48,740$47,770$23.43200
Lexington Park, MD$48,730$45,070$23.4390
Bangor, ME$48,670$48,510$23.4090
Phoenix, AZ$48,510$46,390$23.322,760
Cincinnati, OH$48,450$48,380$23.291,040
Pittsfield, MA$48,390$46,330$23.2770
Greenville, SC$48,360$45,740$23.25520
Miami, FL$48,310$47,620$23.232,640
Michigan City, IN$48,290$47,230$23.2130
Greeley, CO$48,170$46,720$23.16170
Manchester, NH$48,170$48,830$23.16180
Battle Creek, MI$48,070$47,680$23.1140
Knoxville, TN$48,070$50,010$23.11340
South Bend, IN$47,990$47,440$23.0780
Racine, WI$47,970$47,250$23.0640
Iowa City, IA$47,930$47,720$23.0450
St. Cloud, MN$47,900$47,390$23.03100
Crestview, FL$47,790$48,070$22.98320
Omaha, NE$47,740$44,970$22.95240
Dayton, OH$47,720$47,610$22.94360
Akron, OH$47,670$47,110$22.92330
Tampa, FL$47,620$47,100$22.891,820
Wilmington, NC$47,600$47,620$22.88140
Appleton, WI$47,570$46,880$22.87100
Green Bay, WI$47,520$46,820$22.85110
Grand Junction, CO$47,130$46,060$22.6690
Fort Wayne, IN$47,030$48,430$22.61100
Lawrence, KS$46,970$46,700$22.5840
Sebastian, FL$46,940$47,020$22.5790
Kansas City, MO$46,920$46,260$22.56880
Charlotte, NC$46,910$46,310$22.55620
Asheville, NC$46,890$46,990$22.54140
Allentown, PA$46,770$46,650$22.49430
Des Moines, IA$46,700$47,780$22.45220
Wausau, WI$46,700$46,890$22.4570
Jacksonville, FL$46,680$46,570$22.441,120
Lincoln, NE$46,600$45,750$22.40130
Toledo, OH$46,580$47,860$22.39220
Staunton, VA$46,540$46,280$22.3850
Fort Myers, FL$46,490$45,860$22.35370
Bloomington, IL$46,270$46,940$22.2460
La Crosse, WI$46,270$45,930$22.2460
Santa Fe, NM$46,230$46,160$22.23130
Evansville, IN$46,180$48,220$22.2070
Missoula, MT$46,180$43,510$22.2040
Atlanta, GA$46,020$44,740$22.121,450
Bloomington, IN$45,970$45,190$22.1040
Columbia, MO$45,960$44,810$22.10130
Watertown, NY$45,880$46,300$22.0640
Atlantic City, NJ$45,830$46,010$22.0380
Coeur d'Alene, ID$45,680$44,740$21.9670
Pittsburgh, PA$45,610$45,420$21.931,310
Lancaster, PA$45,590$46,020$21.92330
Flagstaff, AZ$45,520$43,960$21.88100
Prescott Valley, AZ$45,510$44,330$21.88100
Sarasota, FL$45,480$46,290$21.86470
Orlando, FL$45,430$45,090$21.841,270
Charleston, SC$45,410$41,980$21.83560
Canton, OH$45,400$46,540$21.83170
Dover, DE$45,380$44,920$21.8280
Palm Bay, FL$45,320$45,350$21.79350
Cedar Rapids, IA$45,310$44,650$21.78110
Fayetteville, NC$45,310$44,700$21.7880
Winston-Salem, NC$45,220$47,050$21.74130
Burlington, NC$45,160$42,640$21.7140
Nashville, TN$45,160$44,640$21.71470
Davenport, IA$45,140$45,140$21.70120
Janesville, WI$45,130$44,970$21.7060
Gettysburg, PA$45,120$44,860$21.6940
Pensacola, FL$45,040$45,820$21.66270
Tucson, AZ$45,040$44,260$21.65470
Elkhart, IN$45,010$45,790$21.6430
Albuquerque, NM$44,920$46,650$21.60460
Sioux Falls, SD$44,880$46,490$21.58100
College Station, TX$44,800$44,850$21.54400
Reading, PA$44,770$45,570$21.53190
Harrisburg, PA$44,650$45,510$21.47280
Kenosha, WI$44,640$45,880$21.4680
St. Louis, MO$44,530$44,860$21.411,000
State College, PA$44,520$44,940$21.41120
Springfield, OH$44,480$46,350$21.3850
Wichita, KS$44,430$44,640$21.36220
Tulsa, OK$44,370$45,110$21.33230
Lynchburg, VA$44,330$46,030$21.3190
Port St. Lucie, FL$44,310$44,700$21.30260
Chambersburg, PA$44,270$45,800$21.2950
Waterloo, IA$44,220$45,210$21.2650
Punta Gorda, FL$44,090$45,250$21.2080
Deltona, FL$44,050$44,830$21.18310
Salisbury, MD$44,040$45,530$21.1760
Austin, TX$43,920$45,100$21.121,870
Lexington, KY$43,880$43,430$21.10550
Lake Havasu City, AZ$43,850$44,980$21.0850
Scranton, PA$43,780$44,620$21.05180
York, PA$43,760$45,120$21.04230
Hickory, NC$43,750$45,070$21.0360
Topeka, KS$43,740$45,390$21.0380
Youngstown, OH$43,690$45,430$21.00110
Lebanon, PA$43,410$39,010$20.8750
Oklahoma City, OK$43,360$40,260$20.84370
Dallas, TX$43,310$44,360$20.824,570
Salt Lake City, UT$43,310$45,240$20.82680
Gainesville, FL$43,260$40,060$20.80250
Boise, ID$43,110$44,410$20.73360
Memphis, TN$43,090$39,710$20.71260
Billings, MT$43,070$37,640$20.71110
Peoria, IL$43,020$44,140$20.68110
Kingsport, TN$43,000$41,530$20.6860
Tallahassee, FL$42,910$43,360$20.63260
Lakeland, FL$42,860$43,050$20.61290
Houston, TX$42,810$44,110$20.583,570
Ocala, FL$42,810$42,890$20.58330
Gainesville, GA$42,760$38,230$20.5650
Williamsport, PA$42,750$42,610$20.5560
Chattanooga, TN$42,740$39,000$20.55150
Rapid City, SD$42,550$45,210$20.4650
St. George, UT$42,550$44,440$20.4650
Louisville, KY$42,340$44,710$20.36500
Morgantown, WV$42,210$44,780$20.2950
Hilton Head Island, SC$42,170$38,100$20.28120
Sioux City, IA$42,160$41,130$20.2740
Cheyenne, WY$42,130$43,780$20.2540
Homosassa Springs, FL$42,100$40,210$20.2470
San Antonio, TX$42,020$39,560$20.201,730
Savannah, GA$41,830$37,920$20.11100
Dubuque, IA$41,620$41,070$20.0130
Panama City, FL$41,590$38,720$20.0080
Sierra Vista, AZ$41,510$36,760$19.9630
Midland, TX$41,500$39,400$19.9570
Greenville, NC$41,500$40,580$19.9550
Wildwood, FL$41,390$38,580$19.9050
Columbia, SC$41,360$38,390$19.88430
Provo, UT$41,320$38,430$19.87220
Erie, PA$41,220$39,110$19.82100
Athens, GA$41,170$36,670$19.8080
Augusta, GA$41,150$37,300$19.78180
Ogden, UT$41,090$37,870$19.75300
Altoona, PA$41,070$42,070$19.7540
Las Cruces, NM$40,960$38,070$19.6990
Charleston, WV$40,790$41,710$19.6170
Fayetteville, AR$40,770$40,770$19.6070
Sebring, FL$40,710$39,240$19.5730
Jefferson City, MO$40,660$40,100$19.5550
Springfield, MO$40,640$38,530$19.54130
Sherman, TX$40,590$37,760$19.5170
Johnson City, TN$40,450$36,830$19.4550
Myrtle Beach, SC$40,100$36,600$19.28160
Cape Girardeau, MO$40,090$40,160$19.2840
Laredo, TX$40,060$35,940$19.2670
Auburn, AL$40,030$37,080$19.25140
Clarksville, TN$39,940$38,190$19.2070
Idaho Falls, ID$39,940$38,600$19.2070
Twin Falls, ID$39,830$37,730$19.1530
Killeen, TX$39,490$37,850$18.98210
Little Rock, AR$39,490$39,070$18.9870
Pocatello, ID$39,410$36,980$18.9530
Beaumont, TX$39,340$37,590$18.91160
Brownsville, TX$39,300$38,090$18.89110
Waco, TX$39,260$37,560$18.88130
Spartanburg, SC$39,030$36,660$18.77140
Abilene, TX$38,830$36,980$18.67110
Joplin, MO$38,660$39,080$18.5940
Baton Rouge, LA$38,520$35,760$18.52480
Odessa, TX$38,360$35,360$18.4450
Longview, TX$38,340$37,130$18.43130
Birmingham, AL$38,190$37,100$18.36530
Warner Robins, GA$38,050$36,990$18.3040
Columbus, GA$38,020$36,410$18.2860
Tuscaloosa, AL$37,860$37,270$18.2060
Jackson, MS$37,820$36,680$18.19150
El Paso, TX$37,440$36,240$18.00250
New Orleans, LA$37,440$35,660$18.00480
Huntsville, AL$37,370$37,140$17.97280
Florence, SC$37,150$36,660$17.8660
Victoria, TX$37,080$36,290$17.8360
McAllen, TX$36,670$35,460$17.63190
Corpus Christi, TX$36,540$36,850$17.57200
Bowling Green, KY$36,520$35,960$17.5660
Gulfport, MS$36,460$36,620$17.5370
Mobile, AL$36,440$37,590$17.52130
San Angelo, TX$36,160$36,640$17.3970
Johnstown, PA$36,130$36,730$17.3770
Wheeling, WV$36,030$36,080$17.3260
Macon, GA$35,930$36,680$17.2730
Decatur, AL$35,460$35,980$17.0560
Houma, LA$35,310$34,700$16.9850
Shreveport, LA$35,300$35,200$16.97180
Hattiesburg, MS$34,880$35,040$16.7750
Lafayette, LA$34,620$34,800$16.65180
Alexandria, LA$34,510$35,270$16.5960
Lake Charles, LA$34,450$35,370$16.56120
Montgomery, AL$34,390$30,520$16.53140
Logan, UT$34,360$35,520$16.52100
San Juan, PR$33,770$28,150$16.23350
Hammond, LA$33,710$34,500$16.2170
Florence, AL$33,700$29,520$16.2040
Monroe, LA$32,740$32,360$15.74100
Dothan, AL$32,240$30,210$15.5050
Arecibo, PR$29,330$24,810$14.1040

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Veterinary Technologists and Technicians salary: questions

Where do veterinary technologists and technicians make the most money?

In San Jose, CA, with an average of $68,370 a year, among the 312 metro areas we cover.

What is the average veterinary technologists and technicians salary in the U.S.?

$49,120 a year nationwide (BLS OEWS national estimates, May 2025); the median is $47,380, so half of veterinary technologists and technicians earn more than that and half less.

What salary should veterinary technologists and technicians ask for?

Start from the figures for your city: the middle half of veterinary technologists and technicians nationwide earn between $38,910 (25th percentile) and $57,650 (75th percentile). Newer workers usually start near the 25th percentile and experienced ones can ask for the 75th; each city page shows the local range. See how to read salary percentiles.

Which state pays veterinary technologists and technicians the most?

Washington, D.C., with a statewide average of $65,370 a year (BLS state estimates, May 2025).

Where is veterinary technologists and technicians pay the lowest?

Arecibo, PR, at $29,330 a year on average. Lower pay often comes with lower prices: check the cost of living on each city page.

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