Veterinary Technician Salary in North Dakota

North Dakota's median annual wage of $48,790 is $1,410, or 3%, above the national median of $47,380.

The hourly median of $23.46 is also 3% above the national $22.78.

The lower end tracks close to the nation as well: the 10th percentile is 1% higher and the 25th percentile is 2% higher.

The gap reverses at the top of the range.

The North Dakota 75th percentile, $55,440, is 4% below the national $57,650, and the 90th percentile, $56,980, is 10% below the national $63,180.

A technician comparing an offer against national figures for the top of the range would expect more than the North Dakota distribution shows.

Half of the North Dakota technicians counted earned between $39,530 and $55,440, a band of $15,910.

Nationally the same band runs from $38,910 to $57,650, a wider $18,740.

From the 10th percentile ($35,960) to the 90th ($56,980), North Dakota spans $21,020, against $27,470 nationally.

The median sits $9,260 above the 25th percentile but only $6,650 below the 75th, so the lower quarter of that middle half spans a wider dollar range than the upper quarter — each still holds exactly a quarter of the technicians counted.

OEWS does not explain what produces this shape, so this page does not assign it a cause.

The data set behind this page carries North Dakota's hourly wage only at the median: $23.46, against $22.78 nationally, a 3% 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, only the annual percentiles are available here.

Before comparing a posted hourly rate with them, ask the employer how many hours a week the role is scheduled for.

BLS estimates 340 veterinary technologists and technicians employed in North Dakota, 46th among the 51 jurisdictions that publish a median.

That headcount is small next to most of the states in this data set, so the North Dakota percentiles rest on fewer counted workers than a larger state's page would.

Employment here counts people already working in the occupation during the survey period, not vacancies.

North Dakota requires a license from the North Dakota Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners before someone may practice veterinary technology, though the chapter carves out several categories, including a veterinarian's supervised employees.

Candidates need graduation from an approved veterinary technology program, or a board equivalency program, then a passing score on the Veterinary Technician National Examination and the board's own jurisprudence exam.

The license expires every December 31, with a $20 annual renewal fee, and staying current also means eight board-approved continuing-education hours in the twenty-four months before each even-year renewal date.

The North Dakota requirements page on this site covers the licensing exceptions, the CE rules and a statute-versus-rule mismatch on lapsed licenses in more depth.