Veterinary Technician Salary in Kansas
Veterinary technologists and technicians in Kansas earned a median annual wage of $45,810 in the Bureau of Labor Statistics' May 2025 estimates — $1,570, or 3%, below the national median of $47,380.
The shape underneath is uneven: the Kansas 10th percentile is 3% above the national one, but the 75th percentile runs 10% lower and the 90th 8% lower, so a higher pay floor sits alongside a much lower ceiling.
Kansas's workforce is 1,270 employed, 29th among 51 jurisdictions.
10th percentile
$36,780
25th percentile
$38,650
75th percentile
$51,610
90th percentile
$58,250
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state estimates — Kansas, SOC 29-2056 (Veterinary Technologists and Technicians). Retrieved 2026-09-16 from the BLS Public Data API.
How to read these figures
Kansas vs. the national figures
The Kansas median is below the national median by 3%. Among the 51 jurisdictions (states plus DC) where BLS publishes a veterinary technician median for May 2025, it ranks 30th, and 29th by estimated employment.
Differences are whole percentages, rounded half away from zero, computed from the figures shown.
A higher floor, a much lower ceiling
At the median, Kansas sits $1,570 below the nation: $45,810 against $47,380, or 3%.
The hourly median of $22.02 is 3% below the national $22.78.
The bottom of the Kansas distribution tells a different story — the 10th percentile is $36,780, 3% above the national $35,710 — while the 25th percentile is close to even, 1% lower than the national $38,910.
The gap widens higher up: the Kansas 75th percentile, $51,610, is 10% below the national $57,650, and the 90th percentile, $58,250, is 8% below the national $63,180.
A technician benchmarking an offer against national upper-percentile figures would overstate what the Kansas distribution actually shows, even though the Kansas 10th percentile runs ahead of the national one.
A narrower band, and a median that leans toward the top
Half of the Kansas technicians counted earned between $38,650 and $51,610 — a band $12,960 wide.
Nationally the same band runs from $38,910 to $57,650, which is $18,740 wide.
From the 10th percentile ($36,780) to the 90th ($58,250), Kansas spans $21,470, against $27,470 nationally.
The median also sits closer to the 75th percentile than to the 25th: $5,800 below the one and $7,160 above the other — the opposite of the national shape, where the median sits closer to the 25th percentile ($8,470 above it) than the 75th ($10,270 below it).
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 Kansas's hourly wage only at the median: $22.02, against $22.78 nationally, a 3% gap that closely matches the 3% 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.
What the employment estimate does and does not say
BLS estimates that 1,270 veterinary technologists and technicians were employed in Kansas, 29th among the 51 jurisdictions that publish a median — roughly the middle of that ranking.
That is a headcount of people counted in the job during the survey period, not a count of open positions or a signal of how easy or hard roles are to fill, so it describes the size of the occupation in Kansas rather than the state of the job market.
Kansas registers RVTs, but registration is not mandatory to practice
The Kansas Board of Veterinary Examiners (KBVE) registers veterinary technicians as registered veterinary technicians.
On the sources behind the state's requirements page, no section of the Kansas Veterinary Practice Act makes registration mandatory to practice as a veterinary technician or to use the RVT title, though the board continues to issue and discipline registrations.
The route runs through graduation from an AVMA-accredited program, the VTNE through AAVSB, and Kansas's own open-book jurisprudence exam.
Registration renews every year for a $25.00 fee, after a $50.00 application, and Kansas has no continuing-education requirement for technicians.
The full requirements page linked below covers the registration route and what the RVT letters do and do not carry under Kansas law.
Kansas Board of Veterinary Examiners (KBVE)
No practice mandate was found: a full-text search of the Kansas Veterinary Practice Act returned no section making it unlawful to practice as a veterinary technician or use the RVT title without registration, while the board continues to issue and discipline registrations.
The VTNE through AAVSB plus Kansas's open-book jurisprudence exam, on which an applicant must correctly answer 90% of the questions and retake the exam otherwise.
Registration renews annually — notices go out each March and every registration expires April 30; no continuing-education requirement for technicians exists in Kansas statute or board rule.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the median vet tech salary in Kansas?
The Bureau of Labor Statistics' May 2025 estimate puts the Kansas median annual wage for veterinary technologists and technicians at $45,810, or $22.02 an hour.
Half of those counted earned more and half earned less.
The national median in the same release is $47,380, so Kansas sits 3% below it — a modest gap at the middle of the range.
How much do the top-paid vet techs in Kansas earn?
The Kansas 90th percentile is $58,250, meaning one in ten technicians counted earned more than that.
Nationally the 90th percentile is $63,180, 8% higher.
The gap is even wider at the 75th percentile: $51,610 in Kansas against $57,650 nationally, a 10% difference, which is why the top of the Kansas pay range falls well short of the national one.
What does the low end of vet tech pay look like in Kansas?
The Kansas 10th percentile is $36,780, 3% above the national 10th percentile of $35,710 — the floor of the Kansas distribution sits slightly higher than the national one.
The 25th percentile, $38,650, is close to even with the national $38,910, about 1% lower.
So the bottom quarter of the Kansas range roughly tracks the national figures even though the middle and top run lower.
How many vet techs work in Kansas?
BLS estimates that 1,270 veterinary technologists and technicians were employed in Kansas, 29th 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.
Do you have to be registered to work as a vet tech in Kansas?
Not to practice, on the sources behind this page's credential facts.
The Kansas Board of Veterinary Examiners registers technicians as RVTs, but no section of the state's Veterinary Practice Act was found making registration mandatory to practice or to use the RVT title.
The Kansas requirements page on this site sets out the registration route and what the letters do and do not carry.
More Kansas Veterinary Technician Resources
Sources
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state estimates — Kansas, 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)
- Kansas Board of Veterinary Examiners — Licensing and Renewals, as summarized on the Kansas 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.