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Average Veterinary Technologists And Technicians Salary in Wisconsin

Veterinary Technologists And Technicians in Wisconsin earn a median annual salary of $45,340, which is -1.4% compared to the national median. There are 2,860 workers employed locally in this occupation.

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

$45,340
Wisconsin median annual wage
$22/hour median
-1.4%
Difference vs national median
National median is $45,980
2,860
Local employment
1.0 jobs per 1,000 workers
1.15
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$36,710
25th
$37,890
Median
$45,340
75th
$49,180
90th
$58,520

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 Wisconsin, 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
94.1%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$48,185
Goods: 94.3%
Services: 89.9%
Rents: 79.3%

Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

StateMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
Washington$59,080Compare2,250
New York$58,830Compare5,480
District of Columbia$55,900Compare160
Virginia$55,790Compare2,800
California$55,080Compare11,380
Minnesota$49,480Compare4,320

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 Wisconsin

OccupationMedian annual wageLQ
Dentists, All Other Specialists$231,0700.46
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$214,6901.21
Chief Executives$209,0901.10
Dentists, General$206,6501.00
Physicists$174,0100.54
Podiatrists$170,0901.05
Computer And Information Research Scientists$166,6900.05
Computer And Information Systems Managers$149,7600.59

Wisconsin has salary data for 753 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Dentists, All Other Specialists.

Historical series

Trend for Veterinary Technologists And Technicians in Wisconsin

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.