Salary by Metro

SOC 29-2056 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Veterinary Technologists and Technicians wages by metro

National median annual wage

$47,380

10th percentile
$35,710
25th percentile
$38,910
Median
$47,380
75th percentile
$57,650
90th percentile
$63,180
Mean
$49,120

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

National employment in May 2025: 129,140.

That median is 7.1% lower than the all-occupations national median of $50,980.

The metro and state figures below are the same May 2025 release. A blank wage means BLS did not publish it. See when a wage is not published.

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Highest published medians

Metros with the highest published annual medians for Veterinary Technologists and Technicians.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA1,220$54,080$71,090$79,930
Corvallis, OR80$49,190$67,960$78,680
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA470$52,720$67,280$78,430
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA150$49,650$62,810$75,120
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA250$45,770$61,940$74,310
Salinas, CA130$49,620$61,330$75,890
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA1,170$49,360$61,260$78,060
Vallejo, CA110$43,020$61,230$78,150
Kennewick-Richland, WA50$46,670$61,070$77,100
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA1,010$49,370$60,970$75,930
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA40$47,940$60,830$80,180
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA3,640$48,400$60,670$76,390
Napa, CA30$45,890$60,410$73,520
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA390$47,550$60,410$75,260
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA1,330$49,240$60,280$74,620
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ4,850$46,560$59,680$78,500
Bellingham, WA100$46,730$59,360$74,120
Modesto, CA140$46,830$59,360$74,010
Chico, CA70$48,260$59,300$72,030
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA90$39,080$59,260$74,480

Where employment is largest

Metros with the most Veterinary Technologists and Technicians jobs in the May 2025 tables.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ4,850$46,560$59,680$78,500
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX4,570$34,440$44,360$58,100
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA3,640$48,400$60,670$76,390
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX3,570$31,240$44,110$56,370
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD3,370$36,850$48,340$65,120
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN3,250$39,060$47,820$62,670
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH2,970$39,300$50,970$70,570
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ2,760$38,530$46,390$58,940
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL2,640$37,600$47,620$57,840
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI2,520$48,510$59,090$66,620
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV2,150$44,280$57,630$79,460
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX1,870$35,320$45,100$54,570
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL1,820$37,650$47,100$59,380
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO1,780$45,990$56,580$60,200
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX1,730$30,370$39,560$56,140
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA1,450$38,020$44,740$59,590
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA1,330$49,240$60,280$74,620
Pittsburgh, PA1,310$36,900$45,420$57,970
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL1,270$36,330$45,090$58,070
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA1,220$54,080$71,090$79,930

States and territories

State estimates for Veterinary Technologists and Technicians, May 2025.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
District of Columbia120$50,390$61,270$81,990
California11,310$48,240$60,630$75,860
Washington2,290$46,390$59,740$77,300
New York5,350$47,640$59,010$78,760
Minnesota3,560$42,640$57,270$65,120
Oregon1,120$39,920$55,810$77,710
Virginia2,790$35,590$52,090$75,770
Connecticut1,690$41,480$50,950$75,090
Maine910$47,340$50,810$57,690
Nevada1,120$34,700$50,250$65,420
Michigan2,550$37,410$49,710$63,020
Colorado3,720$37,820$49,650$60,380
Massachusetts3,990$37,500$49,540$64,470
Vermont390$48,050$49,490$58,430
New Jersey2,910$37,870$49,050$75,310
North Dakota340$35,960$48,790$56,980
New Hampshire870$37,450$48,780$60,840
Indiana1,820$37,820$48,720$59,490
Hawaii270$35,990$48,550$62,660
Delaware530$37,250$48,370$61,890
Ohio4,790$34,760$47,990$61,360
North Carolina2,580$35,890$47,620$59,420
Maryland2,540$38,750$47,350$74,460
Wisconsin2,590$37,900$47,020$59,110
Alaska380$37,010$46,480$75,820
Illinois5,040$38,580$46,440$60,520
Pennsylvania6,620$36,480$46,430$60,280
Florida11,380$36,600$46,380$57,870
Arizona3,970$37,870$46,300$58,350
Kansas1,270$36,780$45,810$58,250
Iowa1,220$36,290$45,560$63,860
Rhode Island530$37,570$45,310$63,590
South Dakota300$35,780$45,300$50,440
New Mexico890$31,350$44,790$56,870
Nebraska690$37,770$43,680$57,310
Missouri2,040$31,940$43,520$49,260
Georgia2,410$35,060$43,060$58,590
Tennessee1,640$31,660$42,810$57,040
Idaho790$31,900$42,120$48,660
Montana480$35,420$41,170$57,660
Utah1,550$29,640$40,560$55,330
Kentucky1,670$28,490$39,590$50,530
Texas16,730$30,320$39,410$54,610
Oklahoma1,060$31,390$39,100$53,880
South Carolina2,540$33,870$39,020$57,970
Wyoming310$28,630$38,650$49,260
Arkansas320$27,250$38,360$47,820
West Virginia400$29,430$37,700$48,170
Alabama1,880$28,590$36,590$49,060
Mississippi650$29,120$36,380$46,710
Louisiana2,220$28,490$35,530$47,690
Puerto Rico480$22,730$27,970$54,600

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Questions this page answers

What is the national median wage for Veterinary Technologists and Technicians?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for Veterinary Technologists and Technicians is $47,380. Employment is 129,140.

How does Veterinary Technologists and Technicians pay compare with all occupations?

The national median for Veterinary Technologists and Technicians is 7.1% lower than the all-occupations median of $50,980.

Which metro has the highest published median for Veterinary Technologists and Technicians?

Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is highest on this page's list at $71,090.