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(United States). A Veterinary Assistant earns an average wage of $10.88 per hour. A skill in Inventory Management is associated with high pay for this job. Most people with this job move on to other positions after 20 years in this field.United States). A Veterinary Assistant earns an average wage of $10.88 per hour. A skill in Inventory Management is associated with high pay for this job. Most people with this job move on to other positions after 20 years in this field.
Vet Assistants. The BLS reported 72,530 veterinary assistants working nationwide. These vet assistants earned an average annual wage of $24,430, or $11.75 an hour. The top 10 percent could earn $34,970 or more annually, the equivalent of $16.81 an hour, while the bottom 10 percent could earn $16,970 or less, the equivalent of $8.16 an hour.