Veterinary Technologists and Technicians · SOC 29-2056

Veterinary Technologists and Technicians Salary in the Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area

Figures describe the Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.

Median annual wage$37,080
Median hourly wage$17.83

Veterinary Technologists and Technicians in the Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $37,080 per year ($17.83 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $23,680 at the 10th percentile to $46,700 at the 90th. BLS estimates 120 people work in this occupation in the area.

Pay distribution

Half of Veterinary Technologists and Technicians in the Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area earn more than $37,080 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $29,130 and $39,700.

Wage percentiles (BLS OEWS)
Wage10th25thMedian75th90th
Annual$23,680$29,130$37,080$39,700$46,700
Hourly$11.39$14.00$17.83$19.09$22.45

A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.

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How this area compares

  • Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
    $37,080 median for Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $29,130 to $39,700
  • $39,590 median for Kentucky; middle half earns $36,300 to $46,560
  • $47,380 median for United States; middle half earns $38,910 to $57,650

Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.

The median here is −6% vs Kentucky overall and −22% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.

Compare with other areas

Other metro areas in Kentucky

Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for veterinary technologists and technicians, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.

  • Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan areathis page
    $37,080 median for Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $29,130 to $39,700
  • $44,710 median for Louisville/Jefferson County metro area; middle half earns $36,500 to $47,220
  • $43,430 median for Lexington metro area; middle half earns $39,220 to $47,750
  • $35,960 median for Bowling Green metro area; middle half earns $30,130 to $44,400

Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.

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Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:

Highest-paying metro areas for veterinary technologists and technicianss · Highest-paying occupations in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area

About this estimate

These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.

Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.