Vet Tech salary in Colorado: $49,650 median.
How pay for vet techs in Colorado compares with the national figure and other states, and where in the state it is highest.
Hourly pay in Colorado, BLS May 2025: 10th percentile $18.19 · 25th $22.40 · median $23.87 · 75th $28.53 · 90th $29.03.
Vet Techs in Colorado earned a median of $49,650 a year in May 2025 (BLS), 5% above the national median of $47,380. Colorado ranked 12 of 51 for this occupation's median pay, with about 3,720 people employed.
- Colorado median
- $49,650
- $23.87/hr
- U.S. median
- $47,380
- +5% in Colorado
- Rank among states
- 12 of 51
- by median pay
- Employed
- 3,720
- location quotient 1.56
More on vet tech pay in Colorado
The median hourly wage for veterinary technologists and technicians in Colorado was $23.87 in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025
The middle half of veterinary technologists and technicians in Colorado earned between $46,580 and $59,340 a year in May 2025 (25th to 75th percentile, BLS).
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025
The lowest-paid 10% of veterinary technologists and technicians in Colorado earned less than $37,820 a year in May 2025, and the top 10% more than $60,380 (BLS).
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025
The mean annual wage for veterinary technologists and technicians in Colorado was $52,010 in May 2025, according to BLS; the mean is a different measure from the median.
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025
Where in Colorado it pays most
Data Metropolitan areas in the state with at least 30 people employed in the occupation.
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Data Ranked by state median, BLS May 2025.
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BLS OEWS state and metropolitan-area estimates for May 2025, for the occupation shown. Ranks compare state medians only.
- Cost of living, which changes what a salary is worth.
- Pay at a specific employer or for self-employed workers.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 estimates (public domain).
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