Veterinary Technologists and Technicians · SOC 29-2056
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians Salary in the West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians in the West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $37,820 per year ($18.18 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $27,450 at the 10th percentile to $51,960 at the 90th. BLS estimates 110 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Veterinary Technologists and Technicians in the West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area earn more than $37,820 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $31,250 and $45,550.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $27,450 | $31,250 | $37,820 | $45,550 | $51,960 |
| Hourly | $13.20 | $15.03 | $18.18 | $21.90 | $24.98 |
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.
How this area compares
- West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$37,820 median for West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $31,250 to $45,550
- Kentuckystate$39,590 median for Kentucky; middle half earns $36,300 to $46,560
- United Statesnational$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 −4% vs Kentucky overall and −20% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
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.
- West Kentucky nonmetropolitan areathis page$37,820 median for West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $31,250 to $45,550
- $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.
Keep exploring
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 West 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.