Veterinary Technologists and Technicians Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 511 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Veterinary Technologists and Technicians

Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
San Francisco, CA $66,300 1,220
Mount Vernon, WA $64,750 60
Corvallis, OR $63,970 100
Seattle, WA $60,430 1,190
San Jose, CA $60,180 450
Capital/Northern New York $60,040 210

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      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Anchorage, AK $48,960 250
      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Mobile, AL $37,590 130
      Auburn, AL $32,080 180
      Huntsville, AL $32,070 310
      Birmingham, AL $31,710 670
      Northwest Alabama $31,280 50
      Tuscaloosa, AL $31,030 60
      Decatur, AL $31,010 50
      Alabama $30,480 2,260
      Daphne, AL $29,640 110
      Southeast Alabama $29,270 90
      Montgomery, AL $29,200 170
      Florence, AL $28,500 50
      Dothan, AL $28,100 70
      Northeast Alabama $28,040 160
      Southwest Alabama $27,560 40
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Little Rock, AR $39,070 70
      Fayetteville, AR $37,690 70
      East Arkansas $37,590 30
      Arkansas $34,880 290
      North Arkansas $31,200 40
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Phoenix, AZ $45,700 2,480
      Arizona $45,110 3,390
      Arizona $43,740 60
      Tucson, AZ $42,880 450
      Prescott Valley, AZ $42,550 90
      Flagstaff, AZ $42,380 80
      Lake Havasu City, AZ $39,470 60
      Sierra Vista, AZ $37,730 40
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Francisco, CA $66,300 1,220
      San Jose, CA $60,180 450
      Sacramento, CA $58,120 990
      Santa Rosa, CA $58,010 290
      Vallejo, CA $57,610 120
      Chico, CA $57,600 70
      Napa, CA $57,300 40
      Santa Cruz, CA $57,080 150
      Salinas, CA $55,990 120
      California $55,080 11,380
      San Diego, CA $52,090 1,270
      Oxnard, CA $50,380 360
      Modesto, CA $50,370 150
      Los Angeles, CA $49,790 3,750
      San Luis Obispo, CA $49,350 160
      North Coast Region of California $49,260 100
      Santa Maria, CA $49,160 140
      Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California $48,790 60
      Riverside, CA $48,680 940
      Yuba City, CA $48,630 40
      Bakersfield, CA $48,510 140
      Stockton, CA $48,500 160
      North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California $48,400 90
      Fresno, CA $47,690 220
      Redding, CA $46,550 60
      Merced, CA $45,870 40
      Visalia, CA $44,350 70
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Denver, CO $49,870 1,930
      Fort Collins, CO $48,560 500
      Colorado $48,360 3,990
      Boulder, CO $48,190 310
      Colorado Springs, CO $47,700 530
      Northwest Colorado $47,580 160
      Greeley, CO $45,920 190
      Southwest Colorado $45,430 150
      Pueblo, CO $44,090 50
      Grand Junction, CO $42,490 100
      Eastern and Southern Colorado $42,330 60
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bridgeport, CT $51,440 490
      Connecticut $48,880 1,800
      New Haven, CT $48,250 260
      Hartford, CT $48,040 630
      Connecticut $47,650 120
      Norwich, CT $47,520 130
      Waterbury, CT $47,390 150
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $57,180 2,340
      DE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Sussex Delaware $47,450 140
      Delaware $47,100 580
      Dover, DE $42,070 120
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Tampa, FL $47,040 1,860
      Crestview, FL $46,350 320
      Naples, FL $45,710 190
      North Florida $45,620 110
      Miami, FL $44,510 2,380
      North Port, FL $42,390 450
      Florida $40,380 10,130
      Lakeland, FL $39,890 280
      Sebastian, FL $39,860 80
      Palm Bay, FL $39,800 290
      Cape Coral, FL $39,630 300
      Orlando, FL $39,610 1,040
      Punta Gorda, FL $39,510 70
      Port St. Lucie, FL $39,400 230
      Sebring, FL $39,240 30
      Jacksonville, FL $38,990 880
      Wildwood, FL $38,580 50
      Pensacola, FL $38,430 240
      Gainesville, FL $38,390 180
      Deltona, FL $38,300 220
      Ocala, FL $37,950 210
      Tallahassee, FL $37,700 270
      Panama City, FL $37,450 90
      Homosassa Springs, FL $37,150 80
      South Florida $35,880 90
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Atlanta, GA $44,760 2,090
      Gainesville, GA $39,250 60
      Georgia $38,810 3,280
      Savannah, GA $37,790 120
      Middle Georgia $37,020 70
      Warner Robins, GA $36,900 60
      South Georgia $36,500 120
      Augusta, GA-SC $36,150 140
      North Georgia $35,960 180
      Athens, GA $35,610 170
      Macon, GA $35,360 30
      Columbus, GA-AL $35,130 70
      East Georgia $33,800 60
      HI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kahului, HI $51,110 30
      Hawaii / Kauai $47,790 60
      Hawaii $47,670 300
      Urban Honolulu, HI $47,490 200
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Ames, IA $48,800 260
      Davenport, IA-IL $41,780 120
      Iowa $41,780 1,070
      Northeast Iowa $41,400 40
      Des Moines, IA $40,310 190
      Iowa City, IA $40,250 40
      Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $39,690 40
      Northwest Iowa $39,270 100
      Dubuque, IA $38,980 30
      Cedar Rapids, IA $38,960 90
      Southeast Iowa $38,040 110
      Waterloo, IA $37,510 50
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Twin Falls, ID $37,730 30
      Boise City, ID $37,350 280
      Northwestern Idaho $36,910 110
      Idaho $36,670 640
      Idaho Falls, ID $36,210 60
      Lewiston, ID-WA $35,780 40
      Coeur d'Alene, ID $35,680 60
      Pocatello, ID $35,460 30
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Champaign, IL $51,250 240
      Chicago, IL-IN $49,290 3,520
      Illinois $47,860 4,840
      Rockford, IL $47,230 90
      Bloomington, IL $46,030 40
      West Central Illinois $44,910 220
      Springfield, IL $44,470 60
      Northwest Illinois $38,910 90
      East Central Illinois $38,580 70
      Peoria, IL $38,450 110
      South Illinois $37,680 80
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lafayette, IN $50,340 200
      Indianapolis, IN $49,390 890
      Indiana $47,520 2,340
      South Bend, IN-MI $47,280 100
      Michigan City, IN $47,230 30
      Bloomington, IN $46,960 50
      Fort Wayne, IN $46,930 140
      Evansville, IN $46,120 90
      Southern Indiana $44,400 90
      Central Indiana $43,320 130
      Northern Indiana $40,560 150
      Elkhart, IN $40,070 40
      Terre Haute, IN $38,190 40
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Manhattan, KS $49,800 220
      Lawrence, KS $45,180 30
      Kansas $39,070 1,250
      Topeka, KS $37,270 90
      Wichita, KS $36,450 220
      Kansas $35,550 250
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lexington, KY $38,250 580
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $37,510 580
      Kentucky $37,180 1,980
      West Kentucky $36,760 120
      Owensboro, KY $36,150 30
      Paducah, KY-IL $35,560 40
      South Central Kentucky $34,950 140
      Bowling Green, KY $31,500 70
      Central Kentucky $29,420 160
      East Kentucky $29,150 60
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Alexandria, LA $36,880 40
      New Orleans, LA $35,790 390
      Lafayette, LA $34,800 180
      Baton Rouge, LA $33,060 300
      Houma, LA $30,170 30
      Hammond, LA $29,920 70
      Louisiana $29,920 1,780
      Southwest Louisiana $29,560 70
      Shreveport, LA $29,210 160
      Central Louisiana $28,900 40
      Lake Charles, LA $27,700 110
      Monroe, LA $25,970 100
      Northeast Louisiana $25,780 70
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Barnstable Town, MA $49,120 190
      Boston, MA-NH $47,840 3,140
      Worcester, MA $47,780 400
      Massachusetts $47,130 3,900
      Amherst Town, MA $46,410 100
      Massachusetts $46,020 90
      Pittsfield, MA $45,420 60
      Springfield, MA $45,310 140
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Maryland $46,620 3,090
      Baltimore, MD $46,480 1,440
      Lexington Park, MD $46,160 100
      Hagerstown, MD-WV $42,370 90
      Maryland $41,420 80
      Salisbury, MD $37,830 60
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Portland, ME $49,940 440
      Maine $49,460 790
      Bangor, ME $49,260 70
      Northeast Maine $48,860 60
      Lewiston, ME $48,680 40
      Southwest Maine $48,330 180
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lansing, MI $51,580 200
      Detroit, MI $48,280 1,030
      Ann Arbor, MI $48,100 120
      Monroe, MI $47,870 50
      Midland, MI $47,470 40
      Michigan $47,150 2,880
      Kalamazoo, MI $46,980 240
      Grand Rapids, MI $46,860 360
      Flint, MI $46,660 90
      Saginaw, MI $46,450 50
      Battle Creek, MI $46,430 40
      Traverse City, MI $45,810 50
      Northern Michigan $45,610 60
      Jackson, MI $45,590 40
      Upper Peninsula of Michigan $44,840 80
      Muskegon, MI $44,760 30
      Southern Michigan $42,320 110
      Mid Michigan $37,910 120
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $51,010 3,150
      Rochester, MN $49,610 130
      Minnesota $49,480 4,320
      Mankato, MN $47,800 60
      Northeast Minnesota $47,760 90
      Northwest Minnesota $47,370 270
      Southeast Minnesota $47,140 180
      Southwest Minnesota $46,930 180
      Duluth, MN-WI $46,430 150
      St. Cloud, MN $45,810 100
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Columbia, MO $42,500 130
      St. Joseph, MO-KS $40,200 30
      St. Louis, MO-IL $39,790 790
      Kansas City, MO-KS $39,450 790
      Missouri $39,010 1,650
      Springfield, MO $36,880 120
      Jefferson City, MO $36,680 50
      North Missouri $36,650 70
      Southwest Missouri $36,420 40
      Central Missouri $36,290 80
      Southeast Missouri $36,080 60
      Joplin, MO-KS $35,970 40
      Cape Girardeau, MO-IL $35,740 40
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Upper East Mississippi $38,940 290
      Mississippi $36,090 880
      Jackson, MS $36,080 180
      Lower East Mississippi $36,080 100
      Hattiesburg, MS $34,320 50
      Gulfport, MS $34,240 100
      Lower West Mississippi $32,820 50
      West Delta Mississippi $29,670 50
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bozeman, MT $45,920 110
      Missoula, MT $41,210 60
      Billings, MT $40,110 120
      Montana $39,690 600
      Southwest Montana $38,960 50
      West Montana $38,750 160
      Helena, MT $38,730 30
      East-Central Montana $33,730 50
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Raleigh, NC $49,100 850
      Wilmington, NC $48,160 300
      Greensboro, NC $47,240 320
      Eastern North Carolina $46,580 110
      Asheville, NC $46,540 210
      Durham, NC $45,590 180
      North Carolina $45,460 3,650
      Charlotte, NC-SC $44,220 930
      Winston, NC $43,670 250
      Hickory, NC $41,230 80
      Fayetteville, NC $39,690 70
      Greenville, NC $39,160 50
      Burlington, NC $39,130 50
      Central North Carolina $37,850 80
      Western North Carolina $37,750 130
      ND
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fargo, ND-MN $47,790 150
      Bismarck, ND $47,040 40
      North Dakota $40,900 330
      West North Dakota $39,850 60
      East North Dakota $38,100 60
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Omaha, NE-IA $44,560 270
      Lincoln, NE $43,140 120
      Northwest Nebraska $43,060 40
      Nebraska $39,180 680
      Northeast Nebraska $38,870 90
      South Nebraska $37,730 160
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Central New Hampshire $48,720 160
      New Hampshire $48,600 1,000
      Manchester, NH $47,090 210
      Northern New Hampshire $44,700 110
      Southwestern New Hampshire $44,210 50
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Jersey $48,630 3,500
      Trenton, NJ $45,940 180
      Atlantic City, NJ $42,990 130
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Santa Fe, NM $40,710 110
      Albuquerque, NM $38,370 450
      New Mexico $37,980 860
      Las Cruces, NM $36,640 80
      Northern New Mexico $32,760 50
      Eastern New Mexico $32,360 150
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Reno, NV $49,600 230
      Nevada $48,590 910
      Las Vegas, NV $48,440 580
      Balance of Nevada $46,550 70
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Capital/Northern New York $60,040 210
      New York $58,830 5,480
      Kingston, NY $58,660 60
      Albany, NY $57,660 460
      Kiryas Joel, NY $56,580 230
      New York, NY-NJ $55,860 5,280
      Ithaca, NY $50,030 70
      Glens Falls, NY $49,690 30
      Southwest New York $49,450 150
      Syracuse, NY $48,930 220
      Buffalo, NY $48,750 380
      Rochester, NY $48,750 340
      Utica, NY $48,310 90
      Central East New York $48,270 120
      Binghamton, NY $47,360 60
      Watertown, NY $46,490 30
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Columbus, OH $47,800 1,060
      Cleveland, OH $47,410 800
      Dayton, OH $46,620 320
      Akron, OH $46,390 350
      Ohio $46,390 4,720
      North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $45,780 240
      Toledo, OH $45,780 220
      Eastern Ohio $44,970 120
      Canton, OH $44,880 160
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $44,860 1,020
      West Northwestern Ohio $44,150 190
      Southern Ohio $43,700 110
      Youngstown, OH $43,690 100
      Springfield, OH $40,830 50
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Oklahoma City, OK $38,830 350
      Northwest Oklahoma $38,270 150
      Tulsa, OK $37,950 230
      Oklahoma $37,920 970
      Northeast Oklahoma $37,770 50
      Southwest Oklahoma $36,630 30
      Southeast Oklahoma $35,810 120
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Corvallis, OR $63,970 100
      Portland, OR-WA $55,720 1,020
      Bend, OR $49,480 130
      Oregon $48,950 1,640
      Salem, OR $47,940 130
      Eugene, OR $47,180 120
      Medford, OR $46,980 70
      Eastern Oregon $41,110 50
      Coast Oregon $38,760 120
      Central Oregon $36,780 50
      Other
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      District of Columbia $55,900 160
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $45,370 3,280
      Chambersburg, PA $42,210 40
      Lancaster, PA $41,910 340
      Pennsylvania $41,910 5,840
      Allentown, PA-NJ $41,430 360
      Williamsport, PA $40,990 40
      Gettysburg, PA $39,510 40
      State College, PA $39,480 110
      Reading, PA $38,980 160
      Central Pennsylvania $38,830 130
      Pittsburgh, PA $38,280 1,070
      Northeastern Pennsylvania $38,160 180
      Lebanon, PA $37,980 40
      Harrisburg, PA $37,780 250
      Scranton, PA $37,690 170
      York, PA $36,900 220
      Southwestern Pennsylvania $36,690 110
      Altoona, PA $36,580 30
      Erie, PA $36,580 90
      Northwestern Pennsylvania $36,550 120
      Johnstown, PA $36,390 70
      PR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Arecibo, PR $23,900 40
      San Juan, PR $23,530 380
      Ponce, PR $22,070 30
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Providence, RI-MA $43,680 750
      Rhode Island $42,230 550
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Greenville, SC $46,640 450
      Myrtle Beach, SC $39,870 130
      Charleston, SC $38,350 340
      Hilton Head Island, SC $38,090 90
      Columbia, SC $38,010 310
      South Carolina $37,960 1,890
      Spartanburg, SC $36,660 140
      Northeastern South Carolina $35,810 90
      Northwestern South Carolina $34,850 50
      Florence, SC $34,690 50
      SD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      East South Dakota $45,540 90
      South Dakota $45,220 300
      Sioux Falls, SD-MN $43,140 80
      Rapid City, SD $42,210 60
      West South Dakota $41,510 60
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Knoxville, TN $38,310 400
      Nashville, TN $37,610 720
      Kingsport, TN-VA $37,510 80
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $37,150 410
      Tennessee $36,940 2,270
      Chattanooga, TN-GA $36,680 210
      Clarksville, TN-KY $36,350 80
      East Tennessee $36,130 80
      South Central Tennessee $36,130 80
      North Central Tennessee $36,100 70
      West Tennessee $35,700 70
      Johnson City, TN $35,310 50
      Jackson, TN $34,570 30
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      College Station, TX $42,210 400
      Midland, TX $38,410 70
      Austin, TX $38,160 1,750
      Houston, TX $37,800 3,670
      San Antonio, TX $37,550 1,730
      Dallas, TX $37,490 4,460
      Texas $37,250 16,170
      Longview, TX $36,670 130
      Amarillo, TX $36,540 160
      Beaumont, TX $36,470 180
      El Paso, TX $36,370 280
      Odessa, TX $36,340 40
      Northwestern Region of Texas $36,220 180
      Abilene, TX $36,030 100
      Waco, TX $36,030 130
      Coastal Plains Region of Texas $35,960 200
      Border Region of Texas $35,880 40
      Killeen, TX $35,820 200
      Lubbock, TX $35,770 230
      Wichita Falls, TX $35,700 60
      San Angelo, TX $35,610 50
      Tyler, TX $35,230 140
      Hill Country Region of Texas $35,210 370
      North Region of Texas $35,000 470
      Corpus Christi, TX $34,900 190
      Victoria, TX $34,760 60
      Sherman, TX $34,620 50
      Eastern Region of Texas $33,790 150
      Brownsville, TX $32,200 120
      McAllen, TX $31,230 190
      Laredo, TX $29,880 50
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Wasatch Front Fringe Utah $45,020 110
      High Desert Utah $41,110 130
      Salt Lake City, UT $40,020 780
      Utah $39,400 1,590
      St. George, UT $39,130 50
      Ogden, UT $38,140 270
      Provo, UT $37,950 180
      Logan, UT-ID $37,670 70
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Virginia $55,790 2,800
      Charlottesville, VA $53,670 110
      Richmond, VA $51,990 410
      Blacksburg, VA $50,140 140
      Southwest Virginia $49,760 50
      Northwest Virginia $48,070 60
      Winchester, VA-WV $47,900 40
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $47,870 500
      Northeast Virginia $47,830 30
      Roanoke, VA $47,490 120
      Lynchburg, VA $47,290 80
      Harrisonburg, VA $47,120 40
      Southside Virginia $46,960 60
      Staunton, VA $45,830 50
      Southern West Virginia $36,780 60
      West Virginia $36,350 460
      Northern West Virginia $34,620 140
      VT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Burlington, VT $47,370 210
      Vermont $46,650 420
      Southern Vermont $46,450 90
      Northern Vermont $46,070 120
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Mount Vernon, WA $64,750 60
      Seattle, WA $60,430 1,190
      Bellingham, WA $59,240 80
      Washington $59,080 2,250
      Yakima, WA $58,230 110
      Bremerton, WA $57,980 100
      Kennewick, WA $57,980 50
      Spokane, WA $54,100 140
      Eastern Washington $50,700 100
      Western Washington $50,690 90
      Olympia, WA $50,530 70
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Madison, WI $47,130 620
      Milwaukee, WI $46,650 670
      Green Bay, WI $46,020 140
      Eau Claire, WI $45,970 70
      Appleton, WI $45,450 110
      Wisconsin $45,340 2,860
      Fond du Lac, WI $45,060 30
      Wausau, WI $44,610 60
      La Crosse, WI-MN $43,240 80
      Northeastern Wisconsin $41,810 180
      Northwestern Wisconsin $41,800 60
      South Central Wisconsin $41,620 300
      Racine, WI $39,850 60
      Janesville, WI $39,260 60
      Western Wisconsin $38,080 130
      Kenosha, WI $37,710 90
      WV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Morgantown, WV $44,780 50
      Charleston, WV $38,740 60
      Huntington, WV-KY-OH $35,290 110
      Wheeling, WV-OH $34,620 60
      WY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Cheyenne, WY $38,410 30
      Western Wyoming $37,650 100
      Wyoming $37,580 270
      Eastern Wyoming $37,400 110