State comparison · 2025
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians salary: California vs Colorado
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians in California earn a median of $60,630. In Colorado, $49,650. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.7% — not 22.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+22.1%
California vs Colorado
COL-adjusted gap
+13.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians
- Median
- $60,630
- p25
- $51,570
- p75
- $64,100
- p10
- $48,240
- p90
- $75,860
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +700%
Colorado
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians
- Median
- $49,650
- p25
- $46,580
- p75
- $59,340
- p10
- $37,820
- p90
- $60,380
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.1
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.