Veterinary Technician Salary in Florida
Veterinary technologists and technicians in Florida earned a median annual wage of $46,380 in the Bureau of Labor Statistics' May 2025 estimates — $1,000, or 2%, below the national median of $47,380.
The bigger difference is higher up: the Florida 75th percentile is 14% below the national one, so the state's pay band is much tighter.
Florida's workforce is large, at 11,380 employed, 2nd among 51 jurisdictions, and the state issues no technician credential.
10th percentile
$36,600
25th percentile
$39,140
75th percentile
$49,600
90th percentile
$57,870
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state estimates — Florida, SOC 29-2056 (Veterinary Technologists and Technicians). Retrieved 2026-09-16 from the BLS Public Data API.
How to read these figures
Florida vs. the national figures
The Florida median is below the national median by 2%. Among the 51 jurisdictions (states plus DC) where BLS publishes a veterinary technician median for May 2025, it ranks 28th, and 2nd by estimated employment.
Differences are whole percentages, rounded half away from zero, computed from the figures shown.
Close to the national median, well below it at the top
At the median, Florida sits $1,000 below the nation: $46,380 against $47,380, or 2%.
The hourly median of $22.30 is 2% below the national $22.78.
The lower end of the Florida distribution is at or slightly above national levels — the 10th percentile is 2% higher and the 25th is 1% higher.
The difference is in the upper half.
The Florida 75th percentile, $49,600, is 14% below the national $57,650, and the 90th percentile, $57,870, is 8% below the national $63,180.
A technician benchmarking against national upper-percentile figures would overstate what the Florida distribution shows.
A tight band from the 25th to the 75th percentile
Half of the Florida technicians counted earned between $39,140 and $49,600 — a band $10,460 wide.
Nationally the same band runs from $38,910 to $57,650, which is $18,740 wide.
From the 10th percentile ($36,600) to the 90th ($57,870), Florida spans $21,270, against $27,470 nationally.
The median also sits much closer to the 75th percentile than to the 25th: $3,220 below the one and $7,240 above the other.
OEWS does not explain why a distribution has 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 Florida's hourly wage only at the median: $22.30, against $22.78 nationally, a 2% gap that matches the 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 rate with them, ask the employer how many hours a week the role is scheduled for.
No state credential — what the CVT in Florida is
Florida issues no veterinary technician credential: the state Board of Veterinary Medicine licenses veterinarians only.
The CVT on Florida job ads is a Certified Veterinary Technician designation from the Florida Veterinary Medical Association (FVMA), a membership category that takes graduation from an AVMA-accredited program, a VTNE score sent to the FVMA, and a $65 fee for the 2026-2027 membership cycle.
It confers no legal scope, and the data carries no split between credentialed and uncredentialed technicians, so this page cannot show a pay difference between them.
Florida Veterinary Medical Association (FVMA)
No state credential exists — Florida's Board of Veterinary Medicine licenses veterinarians only.
The VTNE, documented for the FVMA by an AAVSB score transfer from another state, a score from a Florida administration, or an application to take it with scores sent to the FVMA
Not stated in the sources read.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the median vet tech salary in Florida?
The Bureau of Labor Statistics' May 2025 estimate puts the Florida median annual wage for veterinary technologists and technicians at $46,380, or $22.30 an hour.
Half of those counted earned more and half earned less.
The national median in the same release is $47,380, so Florida sits 2% below it — a small gap at the middle of the range.
How much do the top-paid vet techs in Florida earn?
The Florida 90th percentile is $57,870, meaning one in ten technicians counted earned more than that.
Nationally the 90th percentile is $63,180, 8% higher.
The gap is widest at the 75th percentile: $49,600 in Florida against $57,650 nationally, a 14% difference, which is why the Florida pay band is so much tighter than the national one.
Do you need a credential to work as a vet tech in Florida?
No state credential exists.
Florida's Board of Veterinary Medicine licenses veterinarians only, and the CVT on Florida job ads is a membership designation from the Florida Veterinary Medical Association.
The Florida requirements page on this site sets out what the FVMA 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 Florida?
BLS estimates that 11,380 veterinary technologists and technicians were employed in Florida, 2nd among the 51 jurisdictions that publish a median.
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 Florida Veterinary Technician Resources
Sources
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state estimates — Florida, 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)
- Florida Veterinary Medical Association — CVT membership application, as summarised on the Florida 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 2026-09-22.