How much do Veterinary Technologists and Technicians make in Waco, TX?

Percentile spread

For Veterinary Technologists and Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $28,730 and the 90th percentile is $48,280. The difference is $19,550, which is 52.1% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $30,470 to the 75th at $44,890, covers $14,420.

The mean annual wage is $39,260, which sits above the median of $37,560. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Waco, TX median is 20.7% lower than the national median of $47,380 for Veterinary Technologists and Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $40,583, which is 14.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.7% lower than the Texas median of $39,410.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Waco, TX is 92.550, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $37,560 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Veterinary Technologists and Technicians at $40,583 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

11 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Veterinary Technologists and Technicians. Waco, TX ranks 8th of 12 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Killeen-Temple, TX is 40 miles away, with a median of $37,850 and employment of 210. That median is 0.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,533, against $40,583 here.
• College Station-Bryan, TX is 75 miles away, with a median of $44,850 and employment of 400. That median is 19.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,312, against $40,583 here.
• Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is 89 miles away, with a median of $44,360 and employment of 4,570. That median is 18.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,030, against $40,583 here.

Employment share

Veterinary Technologists and Technicians accounts for 0.10% of wage-and-salary employment in Waco, TX (130 of 129,860). Nationally the occupation is 0.08% of employment (129,140 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.21 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.