312 metro areas

Veterinary Technician Salary by City (2026)

Veterinary technicians earn the most in San Jose, CA, an average of $68,370 a year, against $49,120 nationally. After local prices, pay goes furthest in Corvallis, OR ($65,510 in national-average dollars). Every metro area with its own BLS estimate is ranked below.

US average (mean): $49,120BLS OEWS, May 2025
Highest-paying city: $68,370San Jose, CA
Best after cost of living: $65,510Corvallis, OR
Metro areas: 312With their own estimate

Top cities

Highest-paying cities for veterinary technicians

Mean annual wage

Top 10 metro areas

San Jose, CA$68,370
San Francisco, CA$68,200
Corvallis, OR$68,140
Santa Cruz, CA$62,800
Santa Rosa, CA$62,770
Mount Vernon, WA$62,670
Seattle, WA$62,500
Sacramento, CA$62,090
New York, NY-NJ$61,510
Los Angeles, CA$61,420

Top 10 metro areas by mean wage for veterinary technicians
Item	Value
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$68,370
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$68,200
Corvallis, OR	$68,140
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$62,800
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$62,770
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$62,670
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$62,500
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$62,090
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$61,510
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$61,420

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

At national-average prices

Mean wage ÷ BEA price level

Corvallis, OR$68,140 nominal$65,510
Ames, IA$55,970 nominal$63,010
San Jose, CA$68,370 nominal$61,920
Mount Vernon, WA$62,670 nominal$61,180
Rochester, MN$54,810 nominal$60,350
Kennewick, WA$60,010 nominal$59,960
Albany, NY$59,200 nominal$59,460
San Francisco, CA$68,200 nominal$58,990
Manhattan, KS$52,960 nominal$58,740
Kingston, NY$59,110 nominal$58,690

Top 10 metro areas by price-adjusted mean wage for veterinary technicians
Item	Value
Corvallis, OR	$65,510
Ames, IA	$63,010
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$61,920
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$61,180
Rochester, MN	$60,350
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$59,960
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$59,460
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$58,990
Manhattan, KS	$58,740
Kingston, NY	$58,690

Source: BLS OEWS 2025 · BEA RPP 2024

Every city

Veterinary Technician salary in every metro area

Mean annual wage, with the Department of Labor's entry (Level I) and experienced (Level IV) prevailing-wage benchmarks for the same metro, and the mean at national-average prices. Sorted by mean pay.

Veterinary Technician pay in every metro area with a BLS estimate
#	Metro area	Mean	Entry (Level I)	Experienced (Level IV)	At US prices
1	San Jose, CA	$68,370	$55,950	$74,480	$61,920
2	San Francisco, CA	$68,200	$55,560	$74,440	$58,990
3	Corvallis, OR	$68,140	$53,770	$75,210	$65,510
4	Santa Cruz, CA	$62,800	$52,210	$68,000	$57,140
5	Santa Rosa, CA	$62,770	$51,880	$68,140	$58,240
6	Mount Vernon, WA	$62,670	$47,960	$69,910	$61,180
7	Seattle, WA	$62,500	$51,380	$68,000	$56,240
8	Sacramento, CA	$62,090	$50,790	$67,640	$58,210
9	New York, NY-NJ	$61,510	$47,440	$68,430	$54,640
10	Los Angeles, CA	$61,420	$48,980	$67,560	$54,080
11	Salinas, CA	$61,010	$49,820	$66,500	$55,950
12	Vallejo, CA	$60,800	$48,760	$66,730	$56,050
13	San Diego, CA	$60,490	$49,800	$65,750	$54,060
14	Kennewick, WA	$60,010	$49,130	$65,350	$59,960
15	Oxnard, CA	$59,970	$48,150	$65,790	$54,250
16	Portland, OR-WA	$59,700	$47,070	$65,920	$56,630
17	Napa, CA	$59,570	$48,400	$65,080	$52,930
18	Bridgeport, CT	$59,280	$47,860	$64,920	$55,470
19	Albany, NY	$59,200	$47,760	$64,810	$59,460
20	Kingston, NY	$59,110	$48,710	$64,230	$58,690
21	Anchorage, AK	$58,840	$37,440	$69,390	$55,810
22	Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV	$58,820	$44,160	$66,060	$54,020
23	Bremerton, WA	$58,160	$46,160	$64,080	$55,070
24	Minneapolis, MN-WI	$58,140	$48,900	$62,690	$55,470
25	Chico, CA	$58,050	$49,480	$62,250	$57,360
26	Bellingham, WA	$57,570	$45,720	$63,400	$55,710
27	Modesto, CA	$57,220	$45,990	$62,750	$54,960
28	Olympia, WA	$57,160	$45,140	$63,090	$55,140
29	Riverside, CA	$57,030	$46,610	$62,150	$53,580
30	Santa Maria, CA	$57,030	$47,130	$61,900	$52,420
31	Fresno, CA	$56,870	$44,990	$62,730	$55,670
32	San Luis Obispo, CA	$56,700	$47,380	$61,280	$52,210
33	Durham, NC	$56,450	$38,790	$65,170	$57,850
34	Kiryas Joel, NY	$56,330	$47,320	$60,760	$51,480
35	Medford, OR	$56,280	$40,660	$63,980	$55,480
36	Ames, IA	$55,970	$44,260	$61,760	$63,010
37	Yuba City, CA	$55,700	$46,200	$60,400	$53,440
38	Bend, OR	$55,580	$46,010	$60,280	$53,650
39	Ithaca, NY	$55,560	$46,380	$60,070	$53,780
40	Stockton, CA	$55,520	$47,070	$59,680	$52,830
41	Lansing, MI	$55,270	$44,240	$60,690	$58,180
42	Redding, CA	$55,180	$43,930	$60,720	$54,810
43	Reno, NV	$54,910	$40,290	$62,110	$54,360
44	Richmond, VA	$54,890	$41,620	$61,420	$56,090
45	Charlottesville, VA	$54,830	$40,580	$61,860	$55,300
46	Rochester, MN	$54,810	$44,490	$59,880	$60,350
47	Denver, CO	$54,680	$45,010	$59,430	$51,690
48	Boston, MA-NH	$54,640	$43,490	$60,130	$50,470
49	Bakersfield, CA	$54,450	$45,340	$58,950	$53,970
50	Kahului, HI	$54,350	$45,530	$58,700	$49,680
51	Spokane, WA	$54,230	$44,010	$59,260	$54,040
52	Barnstable Town, MA	$54,160	$44,350	$59,010	$55,070
53	Las Vegas, NV	$54,100	$40,770	$60,670	$53,980
54	Glens Falls, NY	$54,080	$47,070	$57,530	$57,010
55	Buffalo, NY	$53,790	$46,260	$57,510	$56,120
56	Syracuse, NY	$53,730	$46,550	$57,260	$56,120
57	Hartford, CT	$53,500	$43,760	$58,280	$52,070
58	Waterbury, CT	$53,500	$44,220	$58,070	$53,620
59	Ann Arbor, MI	$53,370	$42,240	$58,840	$52,900
60	Champaign, IL	$53,190	$43,910	$57,740	$57,380
61	Grand Rapids, MI	$53,040	$42,060	$58,450	$55,510
62	Midland, MI	$53,020	$41,250	$58,820	$57,680
63	Portland, ME	$53,000	$49,570	$54,680	$52,030
64	Boulder, CO	$52,980	$42,120	$58,340	$50,360
65	Manhattan, KS	$52,960	$40,710	$58,990	$58,740
66	Detroit, MI	$52,870	$42,200	$58,120	$52,710
67	Eugene, OR	$52,580	$44,050	$56,780	$51,770
68	Rochester, NY	$52,250	$44,990	$55,830	$53,850
69	Norwich, CT	$52,230	$42,660	$56,930	$52,000
70	Utica, NY	$52,000	$44,570	$55,640	$56,110
71	Blacksburg, VA	$51,880	$38,520	$58,450	$55,960
72	Chicago, IL-IN	$51,810	$42,910	$56,180	$50,010
73	Burlington, VT	$51,710	$46,990	$54,020	$51,220
74	Lafayette, IN	$51,710	$44,280	$55,350	$55,350
75	Kalamazoo, MI	$51,630	$41,950	$56,390	$54,440
76	Amherst Town, MA	$51,460	$41,180	$56,530	$51,340
77	Fort Collins, CO	$51,270	$41,790	$55,930	$50,700
78	Baltimore, MD	$51,230	$40,370	$56,580	$49,030
79	Traverse City, MI	$51,210	$39,810	$56,830	$54,850
80	Eau Claire, WI	$51,020	$41,540	$55,680	$54,980
81	Bismarck, ND	$50,980	$38,830	$56,970	$56,010
82	Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$50,810	$39,330	$56,490	$49,540
83	Visalia, CA	$50,590	$42,810	$54,410	$50,680
84	Merced, CA	$50,480	$40,660	$55,330	$51,370
85	Trenton, NJ	$50,460	$38,880	$56,160	$48,900
86	Virginia Beach, VA-NC	$50,460	$38,580	$56,330	$51,520
87	Madison, WI	$50,380	$42,020	$54,500	$51,780
88	Bozeman, MT	$50,320	$39,810	$55,490	$49,090
89	Columbus, OH	$50,320	$39,190	$55,790	$52,710
90	Flint, MI	$50,320	$38,630	$56,100	$54,090
91	Worcester, MA	$50,320	$39,980	$55,390	$49,080
92	Salem, OR	$50,230	$39,040	$55,740	$48,460
93	Harrisonburg, VA	$50,090	$40,040	$55,040	$52,790
94	Binghamton, NY	$49,880	$43,080	$53,230	$53,710
95	Lewiston, ME	$49,750	$46,010	$51,580	$52,510
96	Rockford, IL	$49,730	$40,190	$54,430	$53,960
97	Providence, RI-MA	$49,650	$37,560	$55,600	$48,790
98	Raleigh, NC	$49,630	$38,790	$54,970	$50,560
99	Naples, FL	$49,460	$41,390	$53,440	$47,930
100	Roanoke, VA	$49,460	$38,460	$54,870	$52,830
101	Fargo, ND-MN	$49,230	$39,730	$53,910	$54,180
102	Greensboro, NC	$49,230	$37,840	$54,850	$53,010
103	Jackson, MI	$49,130	$40,310	$53,480	$53,530
104	Cleveland, OH	$49,110	$37,560	$54,790	$52,290
105	Saginaw, MI	$49,090	$38,420	$54,350	$54,010
106	Urban Honolulu, HI	$49,090	$38,190	$54,430	$44,240
107	Indianapolis, IN	$49,070	$38,690	$54,160	$51,280
108	Mankato, MN	$49,070	$42,140	$52,480	$53,950
109	Duluth, MN-WI	$48,980	$40,120	$53,350	$55,180
110	Colorado Springs, CO	$48,960	$40,080	$53,330	$48,620
111	Milwaukee, WI	$48,940	$41,160	$52,770	$50,490
112	Monroe, MI	$48,940	$37,250	$54,700	$52,350
113	Springfield, IL	$48,780	$39,670	$53,270	$52,600
114	Lexington Park, MD	$48,730	$38,230	$53,910	$48,360
115	Springfield, MA	$48,730	$39,560	$53,270	$50,730
116	Bangor, ME	$48,670	$42,910	$51,500	$50,430
117	Phoenix, AZ	$48,510	$41,870	$51,770	$46,950
118	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$48,440	$37,420	$53,870	$50,790
119	Pittsfield, MA	$48,400	$39,460	$52,790	$50,890
120	Greenville, SC	$48,360	$34,780	$55,060	$51,860
121	Miami, FL	$48,320	$39,750	$52,520	$42,330
122	Michigan City, IN	$48,280	$38,710	$53,000	$52,660
123	Greeley, CO	$48,170	$39,560	$52,420	$48,090
124	Manchester, NH	$48,170	$38,580	$52,890	$45,590
125	Battle Creek, MI	$48,070	$36,590	$53,730	$53,090
126	Knoxville, TN	$48,070	$35,670	$54,180	$51,930
127	South Bend, IN-MI	$47,990	$38,730	$52,540	$51,680
128	Racine, WI	$47,960	$40,500	$51,670	$49,980
129	Iowa City, IA	$47,920	$37,290	$53,160	$52,370
130	St. Cloud, MN	$47,900	$39,460	$52,060	$54,660
131	Crestview, FL	$47,800	$39,500	$51,880	$49,260
132	Omaha, NE-IA	$47,740	$39,540	$51,770	$51,940
133	Dayton, OH	$47,720	$37,500	$52,750	$51,480
134	Akron, OH	$47,670	$37,170	$52,850	$51,050
135	Tampa, FL	$47,610	$38,020	$52,330	$47,190
136	Wilmington, NC	$47,590	$37,790	$52,440	$49,360
137	Appleton, WI	$47,570	$40,190	$51,210	$51,470
138	Green Bay, WI	$47,530	$40,850	$50,790	$51,060
139	Grand Junction, CO	$47,130	$38,150	$51,560	$49,360
140	Fort Wayne, IN	$47,030	$37,690	$51,650	$50,800
141	Lawrence, KS	$46,970	$38,810	$50,980	$52,050
142	Sebastian, FL	$46,950	$37,150	$51,770	$47,760
143	Kansas City, MO-KS	$46,920	$37,920	$51,360	$50,700
144	Charlotte, NC-SC	$46,900	$36,190	$52,190	$48,180
145	Asheville, NC	$46,880	$36,630	$51,940	$48,580
146	Allentown, PA-NJ	$46,780	$37,420	$51,380	$46,790
147	Des Moines, IA	$46,700	$38,230	$50,860	$50,930
148	Wausau, WI	$46,700	$39,670	$50,170	$50,400
149	Jacksonville, FL	$46,680	$37,520	$51,190	$46,920
150	Lincoln, NE	$46,590	$39,250	$50,230	$50,870
151	Toledo, OH	$46,570	$35,550	$52,000	$50,920
152	Staunton, VA	$46,550	$37,730	$50,880	$51,080
153	Cape Coral, FL	$46,490	$37,420	$50,960	$45,420
154	Bloomington, IL	$46,260	$37,250	$50,710	$49,460
155	La Crosse, WI-MN	$46,260	$40,080	$49,320	$50,410
156	Santa Fe, NM	$46,240	$39,560	$49,500	$46,820
157	Evansville, IN	$46,180	$35,940	$51,230	$50,450
158	Missoula, MT	$46,180	$36,280	$51,060	$47,880
159	Atlanta, GA	$46,010	$37,270	$50,340	$45,980
160	Bloomington, IN	$45,970	$37,650	$50,070	$48,350
161	Columbia, MO	$45,970	$35,480	$51,130	$51,400
162	Watertown, NY	$45,880	$40,000	$48,780	$52,320
163	Atlantic City, NJ	$45,820	$36,360	$50,500	$46,350
164	Coeur d'Alene, ID	$45,680	$36,050	$50,420	$46,470
165	Pittsburgh, PA	$45,610	$36,630	$50,020	$48,180
166	Lancaster, PA	$45,590	$36,550	$50,040	$46,400
167	Flagstaff, AZ	$45,510	$39,600	$48,420	$45,360
168	Prescott Valley, AZ	$45,510	$38,080	$49,170	$46,320
169	North Port, FL	$45,470	$36,900	$49,710	$44,400
170	Orlando, FL	$45,430	$36,880	$49,650	$44,790
171	Canton, OH	$45,410	$34,130	$50,960	$50,790
172	Charleston, SC	$45,410	$36,000	$50,040	$44,980
173	Dover, DE	$45,390	$35,320	$50,340	$46,550
174	Palm Bay, FL	$45,320	$37,290	$49,280	$45,320
175	Cedar Rapids, IA	$45,300	$37,040	$49,380	$50,920
176	Fayetteville, NC	$45,300	$34,470	$50,650	$49,250
177	Winston, NC	$45,220	$35,190	$50,170	$49,130
178	Burlington, NC	$45,160	$35,690	$49,820	$48,460
179	Nashville, TN	$45,160	$36,050	$49,650	$46,880
180	Davenport, IA-IL	$45,140	$37,440	$48,940	$50,670
181	Janesville, WI	$45,140	$37,170	$49,050	$48,170
182	Gettysburg, PA	$45,120	$36,440	$49,400	$47,310
183	Pensacola, FL	$45,050	$36,650	$49,170	$46,100
184	Tucson, AZ	$45,030	$37,380	$48,820	$46,470
185	Elkhart, IN	$45,010	$34,150	$50,360	$49,830
186	Albuquerque, NM	$44,930	$36,230	$49,210	$47,020
187	Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$44,890	$38,600	$47,960	$49,530
188	College Station, TX	$44,800	$33,720	$50,270	$49,260
189	Reading, PA	$44,780	$36,820	$48,690	$46,140
190	Harrisburg, PA	$44,660	$36,150	$48,840	$45,270
191	Kenosha, WI	$44,640	$37,290	$48,260	$44,150
192	St. Louis, MO-IL	$44,530	$37,000	$48,240	$46,830
193	State College, PA	$44,530	$36,030	$48,710	$46,020
194	Springfield, OH	$44,470	$34,740	$49,280	$49,150
195	Wichita, KS	$44,430	$37,690	$47,760	$49,950
196	Tulsa, OK	$44,370	$35,800	$48,590	$49,730
197	Lynchburg, VA	$44,320	$31,280	$50,750	$49,600
198	Port St. Lucie, FL	$44,300	$35,940	$48,420	$44,200
199	Chambersburg, PA	$44,280	$35,800	$48,460	$46,790
200	Waterloo, IA	$44,220	$36,550	$48,010	$50,790
201	Punta Gorda, FL	$44,100	$36,460	$47,840	$43,870
202	Deltona, FL	$44,050	$35,800	$48,110	$44,330
203	Salisbury, MD	$44,030	$35,420	$48,280	$46,050
204	Austin, TX	$43,930	$34,840	$48,380	$44,800
205	Lexington, KY	$43,890	$35,900	$47,800	$47,250
206	Lake Havasu City, AZ	$43,850	$37,250	$47,110	$46,600
207	Scranton, PA	$43,780	$35,920	$47,650	$46,800
208	York, PA	$43,760	$35,320	$47,920	$45,580
209	Hickory, NC	$43,740	$34,900	$48,110	$49,430
210	Topeka, KS	$43,740	$34,490	$48,300	$49,250
211	Youngstown, OH	$43,680	$33,610	$48,650	$49,980
212	Lebanon, PA	$43,410	$35,630	$47,240	$46,570
213	Oklahoma City, OK	$43,350	$35,010	$47,470	$47,950
214	Dallas, TX	$43,310	$34,240	$47,800	$42,010
215	Salt Lake City, UT	$43,310	$33,490	$48,150	$42,940
216	Gainesville, FL	$43,260	$35,150	$47,260	$44,720
217	Boise City, ID	$43,120	$35,630	$46,800	$43,830
218	Billings, MT	$43,080	$35,090	$46,990	$46,060
219	Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$43,080	$34,420	$47,360	$46,740
220	Kingsport, TN-VA	$43,010	$33,820	$47,530	$49,750
221	Peoria, IL	$43,010	$37,210	$45,880	$47,140
222	Tallahassee, FL	$42,910	$34,960	$46,820	$45,690
223	Lakeland, FL	$42,870	$35,780	$46,360	$44,130
224	Houston, TX	$42,810	$33,840	$47,240	$43,410
225	Ocala, FL	$42,810	$33,160	$47,570	$44,950
226	Gainesville, GA	$42,760	$34,200	$46,990	$44,190
227	Chattanooga, TN-GA	$42,740	$34,340	$46,880	$46,730
228	Williamsport, PA	$42,740	$35,940	$46,090	$46,280
229	Rapid City, SD	$42,560	$34,220	$46,650	$47,730
230	St. George, UT	$42,560	$32,590	$47,470	$43,730
231	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$42,350	$33,510	$46,700	$45,500
232	Morgantown, WV	$42,200	$34,130	$46,180	$45,220
233	Hilton Head Island, SC	$42,180	$34,340	$46,030	$43,030
234	Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$42,160	$35,860	$45,280	$48,770
235	Cheyenne, WY	$42,120	$34,880	$45,700	$43,650
236	Homosassa Springs, FL	$42,100	$35,980	$45,120	$45,040
237	San Antonio, TX	$42,020	$33,340	$46,300	$44,360
238	Savannah, GA	$41,830	$35,130	$45,140	$43,940
239	Dubuque, IA	$41,620	$35,260	$44,760	$47,660
240	Panama City, FL	$41,600	$34,960	$44,870	$42,760
241	Sierra Vista, AZ	$41,520	$34,840	$44,800	$46,520
242	Greenville, NC	$41,500	$34,400	$44,990	$46,940
243	Midland, TX	$41,500	$32,680	$45,840	$43,330
244	Wildwood, FL	$41,390	$36,110	$43,990	$48,450
245	Columbia, SC	$41,350	$32,490	$45,720	$44,150
246	Provo, UT	$41,330	$31,140	$46,340	$42,070
247	Erie, PA	$41,230	$32,990	$45,280	$45,330
248	Athens, GA	$41,180	$32,610	$45,390	$44,120
249	Augusta, GA-SC	$41,140	$32,800	$45,260	$44,760
250	Altoona, PA	$41,080	$34,010	$44,550	$45,900
251	Ogden, UT	$41,080	$31,780	$45,660	$40,940
252	Las Cruces, NM	$40,960	$33,380	$44,700	$45,400
253	Charleston, WV	$40,790	$34,380	$43,950	$45,980
254	Fayetteville, AR	$40,770	$31,490	$45,340	$44,630
255	Sebring, FL	$40,710	$34,090	$43,970	$44,030
256	Jefferson City, MO	$40,660	$34,570	$43,660	$46,220
257	Springfield, MO	$40,640	$33,280	$44,260	$45,880
258	Sherman, TX	$40,580	$33,050	$44,300	$43,280
259	Johnson City, TN	$40,460	$31,240	$44,990	$46,010
260	Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	$40,100	$33,360	$43,410	$46,590
261	Myrtle Beach, SC	$40,100	$32,860	$43,660	$42,820
262	Laredo, TX	$40,060	$27,810	$46,090	$46,070
263	Auburn, AL	$40,040	$28,520	$45,700	$45,530
264	Clarksville, TN-KY	$39,940	$31,970	$43,870	$43,920
265	Idaho Falls, ID	$39,940	$32,990	$43,370	$42,300
266	Twin Falls, ID	$39,830	$32,140	$43,620	$43,240
267	Killeen, TX	$39,480	$31,780	$43,280	$43,320
268	Little Rock, AR	$39,480	$31,300	$43,510	$44,180
269	Pocatello, ID	$39,420	$29,790	$44,160	$44,340
270	Beaumont, TX	$39,330	$30,850	$43,510	$43,680
271	Brownsville, TX	$39,290	$28,580	$44,570	$45,700
272	Waco, TX	$39,270	$30,080	$43,780	$42,430
273	Spartanburg, SC	$39,040	$33,260	$41,870	$42,880
274	Abilene, TX	$38,830	$31,640	$42,390	$42,970
275	Joplin, MO-KS	$38,670	$34,260	$40,830	$45,110
276	Baton Rouge, LA	$38,520	$30,830	$42,330	$42,430
277	Odessa, TX	$38,360	$31,470	$41,750	$40,850
278	Longview, TX	$38,330	$31,700	$41,620	$42,830
279	Birmingham, AL	$38,190	$29,700	$42,370	$41,670
280	Warner Robins, GA	$38,060	$29,430	$42,310	$40,580
281	Columbus, GA-AL	$38,020	$30,720	$41,620	$42,580
282	Tuscaloosa, AL	$37,860	$28,270	$42,580	$43,160
283	Jackson, MS	$37,840	$31,010	$41,180	$42,490
284	El Paso, TX	$37,440	$28,520	$41,830	$41,640
285	New Orleans, LA	$37,440	$30,990	$40,620	$40,430
286	Huntsville, AL	$37,380	$29,310	$41,350	$40,160
287	Florence, SC	$37,150	$31,510	$39,940	$42,810
288	Victoria, TX	$37,090	$29,350	$40,890	$41,280
289	McAllen, TX	$36,670	$28,000	$40,930	$42,690
290	Corpus Christi, TX	$36,550	$26,980	$41,250	$39,440
291	Bowling Green, KY	$36,520	$28,330	$40,560	$40,500
292	Gulfport, MS	$36,460	$29,970	$39,640	$40,510
293	Mobile, AL	$36,440	$29,100	$40,060	$41,360
294	San Angelo, TX	$36,170	$28,890	$39,750	$39,120
295	Johnstown, PA	$36,130	$29,870	$39,210	$42,050
296	Wheeling, WV-OH	$36,030	$25,290	$41,330	$40,790
297	Macon, GA	$35,920	$29,870	$38,920	$40,570
298	Decatur, AL	$35,460	$31,390	$37,460	$40,660
299	Houma, LA	$35,320	$28,160	$38,830	$41,500
300	Shreveport, LA	$35,300	$27,890	$38,940	$41,640
301	Hattiesburg, MS	$34,880	$29,850	$37,360	$39,800
302	Lafayette, LA	$34,630	$28,330	$37,710	$39,710
303	Alexandria, LA	$34,510	$28,120	$37,650	$40,270
304	Lake Charles, LA	$34,440	$27,120	$38,060	$40,120
305	Montgomery, AL	$34,380	$26,750	$38,150	$38,340
306	Logan, UT-ID	$34,360	$26,270	$38,360	$35,820
307	San Juan, PR	$33,760	$24,250	$38,460	N/A
308	Hammond, LA	$33,720	$27,600	$36,730	$39,920
309	Florence, AL	$33,700	$27,930	$36,550	$39,730
310	Monroe, LA	$32,740	$26,520	$35,820	$39,160
311	Dothan, AL	$32,240	$26,810	$34,920	$38,460
312	Arecibo, PR	$29,330	$23,170	$32,360	N/A

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Method

About these numbers

Mean wages are BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 estimates for each metropolitan statistical area, as published in the Department of Labor’s 2026–27 OFLC prevailing-wage file. Only metros with their own BLS estimate are listed.
Entry (Level I) and experienced (Level IV) are the Department of Labor’s prevailing-wage levels for the occupation in that metro, used for employer visa filings. They are benchmarks from the same OEWS survey, not percentiles.
OEWS top-codes wages at $115 an hour ($239,200 a year); top-coded means are shown as "$239,200+" and left out of rankings.
At US prices divides the mean by the metro’s BEA Regional Price Parity (2024) over 100, a NueCareer calculation.

Questions

Veterinary Technician salary by city: FAQ

Which city pays veterinary technicians the most?

San Jose, CA, where the average (mean) wage is $68,370 a year, followed by San Francisco, CA ($68,200), Corvallis, OR ($68,140), Santa Cruz, CA ($62,800). The national mean is $49,120 (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

Where do veterinary technicians earn the most after cost of living?

Divided by each metro's BEA price level, pay goes furthest in Corvallis, OR ($65,510 at national prices, $68,140 nominal), Ames, IA ($63,010 at national prices, $55,970 nominal), San Jose, CA ($61,920 at national prices, $68,370 nominal).

How much do veterinary technicians make in the biggest cities?

New York, NY-NJ: $61,510; Los Angeles, CA: $61,420; Chicago, IL-IN: $51,810; Dallas, TX: $43,310; Houston, TX: $42,810 (mean annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025).

Where do veterinary technicians earn the least?

Of the 312 metro areas with their own estimate, Arecibo, PR has the lowest mean wage, $29,330.