Vet Tech Salary

Most vet techs that have completed school, passed the VTNE, and become licensed make on the average of $31,000 to $35,000 or so a year.
Vet Tech Salary
source: Indeed.com

Veterinary Technician Specialists (VTS) Earn More
After working for a few years and gaining valuable experience, many licensed vet techs choose to pursue specialties. Listed below are popular specializations and average salaries (note: salaries vary depending on geographical location and experience):

Places That You Can Work
You are not limited to just a veterinarian clinic or animal hospital when you are a licensed vet tech. Surprisingly, universities also need vet techs to help work with lab animals. Zoos need vet techs who are educated about animal health and qualified to assist the zoo veterinarian. Also, don’t forget about animal shelters. Your actual salary can vary widely depending on where you work and who is paying you.

But the real reason you become a vet tech isn’t for the money but for the love of the animals. The work you will be doing is for the animals, not for just yourself.

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  • Jenny

    IMO, veterinary assistants don’t make that much… more like higher 20s, lower 30s… definitely not $39.000

  • Cadence

    Well it all depends where you work. By chicago the pay is more high 30′s to 40′s.
    If you work in a lab or at a speciality clinic you will make more then a local vet.

  • Donna

    I live in Los Angeles and work at the LA Zoo. My pay is around $35k.

  • Fanny

    I just graduated junior college and am thinking about skipping university and going straight to vet tech school because I love animals and my friends tell me university is a waste of money and student loans anyway. How many years will it take for me to become an anesthesia technician?

  • Elajaj

    i’m still in middle school and i was wondering how much do you need to pay to be a vet.

    • Vet tech jane

      if you start as a veterinary assistant and work your way up, you don’t really need to pay anything. if you want to start immediately as a vet tech, the training program and certification will probably cost you $1000 in tuition and $500 in fees / study materials etc.

  • guest

    Why do vet tech assistants make more money than the actual vet tech?

    • Blahblahblah

      Uhh… They don’t.

  • Caitlin

    This chart seems not at all accurate. the pay is about $10,000 less than is displayed here.

  • Animallover1

    How much do vetrinary technicians get pay now?

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A.S. in Veterinary Technology
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Become a veterinary technician in as little as 1 year. The Penn Foster Veterinary Technician distance learning program is fully accredited by the AVMA.
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