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Veterinary Technologists and Technicians pay in District of Columbia and Iowa
The May 2025 BLS OEWS median for Veterinary Technologists and Technicians is $61,270 per year in District of Columbia. It is $45,560 per year in Iowa. District of Columbia is 34.5% above Iowa on the published median.
Both rows use SOC 29-2056 and the same annual wage metric. Median means the middle of each area's published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. The larger median is not proof that one place gives a better job or a better result. It is one wage fact from one source period.
BLS lists 120 wage and salary jobs in District of Columbia and 1,220 in Iowa. Those are survey job counts, not open posts. Read pay, job scale, local share, and price level as separate facts before you make a choice.
Evidence: bls-oews-may-2025 · Rule: same-soc-same-metric-pair · nominal-median-gap · employment-not-openings