Veterinary Technician Salary in Connecticut
Veterinary technologists and technicians in Connecticut earned a median annual wage of $50,950 in the Bureau of Labor Statistics' May 2025 estimates — $3,570, or 8%, above the national median of $47,380.
Connecticut runs above the national figure at every percentile the data publishes, but the lead is uneven: it widens to 24% at the 25th percentile and narrows to 7% at the 75th.
Connecticut employs 1,690 technicians, ranking 25th of 51 jurisdictions by employment and 8th by median.
10th percentile
$41,480
25th percentile
$48,220
75th percentile
$61,780
90th percentile
$75,090
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state estimates — Connecticut, SOC 29-2056 (Veterinary Technologists and Technicians). Retrieved 2026-09-16 from the BLS Public Data API.
How to read these figures
Connecticut vs. the national figures
The Connecticut median is above the national median by 8%. Among the 51 jurisdictions (states plus DC) where BLS publishes a veterinary technician median for May 2025, it ranks 8th, and 25th by estimated employment.
Differences are whole percentages, rounded half away from zero, computed from the figures shown.
Ahead of the national figure everywhere, but not evenly
Connecticut sits above the national figure at every percentile OEWS publishes for this occupation, though the size of the lead swings widely across the range.
At the 10th percentile, Connecticut's $41,480 is 16% above the national $35,710, and at the 25th percentile the lead widens further, to 24% ($48,220 against $38,910).
The median narrows that gap back to 8% ($50,950 against $47,380), and the 75th percentile narrows it further still, to 7% ($61,780 against $57,650).
The 90th percentile then swings back up to a 19% lead ($75,090 against $63,180), and the hourly median runs 8% above the national $22.78, at $24.49.
A technician comparing a Connecticut offer against national benchmarks would understate both the local floor and the local ceiling by relying on the median gap alone.
A narrower middle, but wider tails than the national distribution
Half of the technicians Connecticut counted earned between $48,220 and $61,780 — a band $13,560 wide.
Nationally the same band runs from $38,910 to $57,650, which is $18,740 wide, so Connecticut's middle half is more tightly bunched than the nation's.
The full range tells a different story: from the 10th percentile ($41,480) to the 90th ($75,090), Connecticut spans $33,610, wider than the national span of $27,470 (from $35,710 to $63,180).
The median also sits close to the floor of its own middle band — $2,730 above the 25th percentile but $10,830 below the 75th — far closer to the bottom of that band than to its top.
OEWS does not explain why a distribution takes this shape, so this page does not assign it a cause.
Holding an hourly posting against these figures
The data set behind this page carries Connecticut's hourly wage only at the median: $24.49, against $22.78 nationally, an 8% gap that matches the 8% gap in the annual median.
That makes it the figure to hold an hourly posting against.
For the rest of the range the annual percentiles are the only guide here, so before comparing a posted hourly rate with them, ask the employer how many hours a week the role is scheduled for.
No state credential — what the CVT in Connecticut is
Connecticut issues no veterinary technician credential: its veterinary practice chapter, Conn.
Gen.
Stat. ch. 384, never mentions technicians, and the Connecticut Board of Veterinary Medicine licenses veterinarians only.
The CVT that Connecticut job postings ask for is the Certified Veterinary Technician designation of the Connecticut Veterinary Technician Association (CTVTA), a private membership group.
CTVTA requires a VTNE score of 425 or higher, one of several education-or-experience routes running from an AVMA-accredited program down to five years of full-time on-the-job experience with no degree, and twelve continuing-education units every calendar year to keep the designation.
It is not a state license, and no statute read for this series ties any task to holding it.
Separately, the data carries no split between credentialed and uncredentialed technicians, so this page cannot show a pay difference between them.
Connecticut Veterinary Technician Association (CTVTA)
No state credential exists. The CVT on Connecticut job postings is the private Certified Veterinary Technician designation of the Connecticut Veterinary Technician Association (CTVTA), not a state-issued license.
The VTNE at a score of 425 or higher for the CTVTA designation; there is no state jurisprudence exam, because the state issues no credential.
CTVTA asks twelve CEUs per calendar year, with up to 3.0 of them earnable as an instructor; the designation renews annually at $35.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the median vet tech salary in Connecticut?
The Bureau of Labor Statistics' May 2025 estimate puts the Connecticut median annual wage for veterinary technologists and technicians at $50,950, or $24.49 an hour.
Half of those counted earned more and half earned less.
The national median in the same release is $47,380, so Connecticut sits 8% above it — a gap that holds at the median but narrows and widens elsewhere in the range.
How much do the top-paid vet techs in Connecticut earn?
The Connecticut 90th percentile is $75,090, meaning one in ten technicians counted earned more than that.
Nationally the 90th percentile is $63,180, so Connecticut's top decile runs 19% higher.
That lead is wider than the 8% gap at the median, which is why the top of the Connecticut range pulls further ahead of the national figure than the middle does.
What does the low end of the pay range look like in Connecticut?
The Connecticut 10th percentile is $41,480, 16% above the national $35,710.
The 25th percentile shows an even wider lead: $48,220 against $38,910 nationally, a 24% gap — the widest of any percentile this page tracks.
So the 25th percentile, not the top or the bottom of the range, is where Connecticut's lead over the national figure peaks.
Do you need a credential to work as a vet tech in Connecticut?
No state credential exists.
Connecticut's Board of Veterinary Medicine licenses veterinarians only, and the CVT on Connecticut job ads is a membership designation from the Connecticut Veterinary Technician Association.
The Connecticut requirements page on this site sets out what CTVTA asks for.
Whether an employer prefers the CVT, or treats it differently, is a question to ask that employer directly.
How many vet techs work in Connecticut?
BLS estimates that 1,690 veterinary technologists and technicians were employed in Connecticut, ranking 25th among the 51 jurisdictions that publish a median — roughly the middle of the group.
That is a headcount of people in jobs during the survey period, not a count of vacancies, so it describes the size of the occupation in the state rather than how quickly positions are filled.
More Connecticut Veterinary Technician Resources
Sources
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state estimates — Connecticut, SOC 29-2056 Veterinary Technologists and Technicians (BLS Public Data API) (retrieved 2026-09-16)
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 national estimates — SOC 29-2056 (via O*NET OnLine) (retrieved 2026-08-15)
- Connecticut Veterinary Technician Association (CTVTA) — CVT Membership, as summarised on the Connecticut requirements page (retrieved 2026-09-16)
Wage figures: BLS OEWS May 2025 state and national estimates, SOC 29-2056, retrieved 2026-09-16. Page last updated 2026-09-23.