Highest-paying Cities for Veterinary Technologists and Technicians

The top 100 highest paying cities for veterinary technologists and technicians (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of veterinary technologists and technicians in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $58,680, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is the highest paying city for veterinary technologists and technicians. It is followed by San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California (average annual salary $57,740). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of veterinary technologists and technicians in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Veterinary Technologists and Technicians

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$58,680	$45,080	460
2	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$57,740	$44,600	1,420
3	Ithaca, New York	$51,920	$41,000	180
4	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$51,260	$24,810	360
5	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington	$51,060	$35,630	50
6	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$50,990	$42,780	1,370
7	Anchorage, Alaska	$50,580	$36,040	160
8	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$50,290	$30,140	90
9	Bellingham, Washington	$49,910	$39,860	80
10	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$49,500	$37,940	90
11	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$49,260	$38,450	880
12	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$49,180	$35,870	2,330
13	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$49,150	$39,640	280
14	Corvallis, Oregon	$48,990	$31,050	110
15	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$48,950	$38,360	140
16	Salinas, California	$48,800	$38,330	130
17	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$48,610	$38,860	60
18	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$48,480	$38,200	1,190
19	Olympia, Washington	$48,280	$37,960	100
20	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$47,900	$35,570	2,900
21	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$47,870	$37,560	380
22	Framingham, Massachusetts	$47,830	$36,060	220
23	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$47,470	$37,490	80
24	Fairbanks, Alaska	$47,440	$29,270	30
25	Central East New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$47,410	$31,590	110
26	Chico, California	$47,350	$36,100	80
27	Yakima, Washington	$47,340	$37,350	70
28	Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan	$47,320	$35,780	240
29	Modesto, California	$47,260	$37,090	160
30	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$47,260	$39,040	120
31	Manchester, New Hampshire	$47,210	$36,130	130
32	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$47,190	$37,400	4,960
33	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$46,920	$35,140	880
34	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$46,720	$36,730	760
35	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$46,640	$37,020	380
36	Syracuse, New York	$46,530	$36,140	190
37	Stockton, California	$46,510	$36,600	120
38	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$46,500	$36,340	140
39	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$46,390	$34,600	960
40	Spokane, Washington	$46,370	$36,130	180
41	Rochester, New York	$46,360	$34,210	420
42	Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, New York	$46,310	$28,440	170
43	Reno-Sparks, Nevada	$46,270	$29,670	130
44	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$46,140	$37,570	150
45	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine	$46,130	$37,420	290
46	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$46,090	$36,120	480
47	Napa, California	$46,050	$38,930	40
48	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$45,870	$29,890	3,430
49	Kingston, New York	$45,820	$37,340	70
50	Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$45,820	$36,890	180
51	Portsmouth, New Hampshire	$45,780	$37,140	160
52	Glens Falls, New York	$45,770	$37,540	30
53	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$45,760	$34,380	410
54	Dover, Delaware	$45,700	$29,470	100
55	Redding, California	$45,690	$35,790	60
56	Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$45,610	$24,130	40
57	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$45,560	$36,850	2,360
58	New Haven, Connecticut	$45,560	$32,040	300
59	Appleton, Wisconsin	$45,540	$36,990	90
60	Eau Claire, Wisconsin	$45,540	$35,460	60
61	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$45,530	$38,390	170
62	Champaign-Urbana, Illinois	$45,530	$31,560	210
63	Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Virginia	$45,460	$30,210	110
64	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$45,350	$31,880	2,810
65	Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$45,320	$38,480	80
66	Richmond, Virginia	$45,270	$30,490	400
67	Harrisonburg, Virginia	$45,220	$31,100	40
68	Waterbury, Connecticut	$45,200	$31,100	80
69	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$45,140	$37,230	120
70	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$45,120	$37,930	2,470
71	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$45,120	$35,890	510
72	Bangor, Maine	$45,100	$37,700	90
73	Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia	$44,860	$30,320	40
74	Danbury, Connecticut	$44,560	$31,830	110
75	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$44,550	$35,880	110
76	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$44,240	$36,020	1,940
77	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$44,120	$34,950	80
78	Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, Massachusetts	$44,120	$31,010	n/a
79	Charlottesville, Virginia	$44,060	$31,310	110
80	Merced, California	$43,880	$36,690	30
81	Wausau, Wisconsin	$43,680	$33,180	60
82	Fresno, California	$43,640	$33,280	150
83	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California	$43,500	$30,610	40
84	Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$43,430	$34,340	60
85	Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada	$43,350	$27,590	60
86	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$43,150	$34,580	210
87	Valdosta, Georgia	$42,910	$22,060	50
88	Western Central Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada	$42,910	$34,260	40
89	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$42,750	$35,360	140
90	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$42,680	$33,350	1,160
91	Boulder, Colorado	$42,670	$35,970	350
92	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$42,650	$30,160	240
93	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia	$42,230	$29,730	550
94	Colorado Springs, Colorado	$42,090	$31,500	530
95	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$42,030	$31,830	610
96	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$41,600	$32,840	720
97	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$41,510	$32,290	870
98	Midland, Michigan	$41,490	$35,780	50
99	Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii	$41,180	$34,150	50
100	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$40,680	$36,760	590

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for veterinary technologists and technicians.