State comparison · 2025
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians salary: California vs Nebraska
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians in California earn a median of $60,630. In Nebraska, $43,680. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13% — not 38.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+38.8%
California vs Nebraska
COL-adjusted gap
+13%
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%
Nebraska
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians
- Median
- $43,680
- p25
- $39,120
- p75
- $46,910
- p10
- $37,770
- p90
- $57,310
- 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.