Veterinary Technician Salary in Utah

Utah's median annual wage of $40,560 sits $6,820 below the national median of $47,380, a 14% gap — the same 14% gap shows up in the hourly figures, $19.50 against a national $22.78.

That gap is not uniform across the range.

At the 10th percentile Utah is 17% below national, and at the 75th percentile it is 17% below again, the two widest gaps in the table.

The 25th percentile is the outlier, at $36,350 against a national $38,910, only 7% lower — the smallest gap on the page.

The 90th percentile sits 12% below national, $55,330 against $63,180.

A technician holding a Utah offer against national figures should expect the largest shortfall at the floor and in the upper-middle of the range, not at the lower-quarter mark.

Half of Utah's technicians counted earned between $36,350 and $47,850, a band $11,500 wide.

Nationally the same band runs from $38,910 to $57,650, $18,740 wide — noticeably wider than Utah's.

From the 10th percentile ($29,640) to the 90th ($55,330), Utah spans $25,690, close to the national span of $27,470.

The median sits closer to the 25th percentile than to the 75th: $4,210 above the one and $7,290 below the other, so the upper half of the band covers a wider pay range than the lower half.

OEWS does not explain why a distribution takes this shape, so this page does not assign it a cause.

The dataset behind this page carries Utah's hourly wage only at the median: $19.50, against $22.78 nationally, a 14% gap that matches the gap in the annual median almost exactly.

That makes the hourly median the figure to hold a posted hourly rate against.

For the rest of the range only the annual percentiles are available here, so before comparing a posted rate with them, ask how many hours a week the role is scheduled for.

BLS estimates 1,550 veterinary technologists and technicians employed in Utah, 28th among the 51 jurisdictions that publish a median.

That employment rank sits well above the state's pay rank of 41st by median, so a workforce of middling size pays well below the national middle.

Employment is a headcount of people counted in the role during the survey period, not a count of open positions, so it says nothing about how many roles are open in Utah or how easy they are to staff.

Utah certifies veterinary technicians through the Division of Professional Licensing, acting in consultation with its Veterinary Board, rather than licensing them.

The statute is explicit that certification does not grant the exclusive right to practice veterinary technology, so someone can work under a veterinarian's direct supervision without holding it.

Certifying takes graduation from an AVMA-accredited program or 6,000 hours of paid on-the-job training.

Whichever route is used, applicants also need at least six continuous months of full-time work under a veterinarian licensed two or more years, a passing score on the Veterinary Technician National Examination, and renewal every two years with twelve continuing-education hours.

The state's full requirements page on this site sets out both routes, the exam and the renewal cycle in detail.