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Average Veterinary Technologists And Technicians Salary in Virginia

Veterinary Technologists And Technicians in Virginia earn a median annual salary of $55,790, which is +21.3% compared to the national median. There are 2,800 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Virginia (state).

$55,790
Virginia median annual wage
$27/hour median
+21.3%
Difference vs national median
National median is $45,980
2,800
Local employment
0.7 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.81
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$39,600
25th
$47,280
Median
$55,790
75th
$61,010
90th
$72,260

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Virginia, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
101.1%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$55,181
Goods: 100.4%
Services: 92.2%
Rents: 106.8%

Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

StateMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
Washington$59,080Compare2,250
New York$58,830Compare5,480
District of Columbia$55,900Compare160
California$55,080Compare11,380
Minnesota$49,480Compare4,320
Maine$49,460Compare790

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Virginia

OccupationMedian annual wageLQ
Family Medicine Physicians$219,5001.22
Dentists, All Other Specialists$219,4600.42
Nurse Anesthetists$199,9600.74
Computer And Information Systems Managers$192,8701.10
Pediatricians, General$189,0701.08
Dermatologists$187,150N/A
Air Traffic Controllers$185,8901.92
Dentists, General$182,5701.30

Virginia has salary data for 769 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Family Medicine Physicians.

Historical series

Trend for Veterinary Technologists And Technicians in Virginia

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Veterinary Technologists And Technicians are projected to change by +9.1% from 2024 to 2034, with 14,300 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.