State comparison · 2025
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians salary: California vs Kansas
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians in California earn a median of $60,630. In Kansas, $45,810. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.7% — not 32.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+32.4%
California vs Kansas
COL-adjusted gap
+7.7%
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%
Kansas
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians
- Median
- $45,810
- p25
- $38,650
- p75
- $51,610
- p10
- $36,780
- p90
- $58,250
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.