Animal Caretakers Salary

Median Salary
$35,360
per year
Hourly Rate
$17.00
per hour
Employment
266,910
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$27,250
25th percentile
$29,820
Median
$35,360
75th percentile
$40,050
90th percentile
$50,060

💰 Animal Caretakers Salary by State

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$27K
$44K■ No data
StateMedianvs. National
District of Columbia$44,210+25.0%
Washington$40,570+14.7%
Hawaii$40,130+13.5%
Massachusetts$39,650+12.1%
California$38,700+9.4%
Arizona$38,180+8.0%
New York$37,840+7.0%
Colorado$37,430+5.9%
Connecticut$37,310+5.5%
Maine$37,230+5.3%
Rhode Island$37,120+5.0%
Maryland$36,780+4.0%
Alaska$36,640+3.6%
Oregon$36,580+3.5%
Minnesota$36,430+3.0%
Vermont$36,090+2.1%
New Jersey$35,850+1.4%
Illinois$35,570+0.6%
New Hampshire$34,790-1.6%
Utah$34,750-1.7%
Virginia$34,380-2.8%
Montana$34,210-3.3%
Florida$34,150-3.4%
North Dakota$34,040-3.7%
Delaware$33,910-4.1%
New Mexico$33,570-5.1%
Texas$32,730-7.4%
Idaho$32,170-9.0%
Nebraska$31,680-10.4%
Pennsylvania$31,360-11.3%
South Carolina$31,280-11.5%
Missouri$31,230-11.7%
North Carolina$30,870-12.7%
Kentucky$30,720-13.1%
Tennessee$30,550-13.6%
South Dakota$30,390-14.1%
Michigan$30,320-14.3%
Nevada$30,320-14.3%
Ohio$30,310-14.3%
Arkansas$30,230-14.5%
Wisconsin$30,160-14.7%
Iowa$30,080-14.9%
Indiana$29,990-15.2%
Georgia$29,860-15.6%
Kansas$29,830-15.6%
Wyoming$29,080-17.8%
Oklahoma$28,940-18.2%
West Virginia$28,550-19.3%
Alabama$28,330-19.9%
Louisiana$27,910-21.1%
Mississippi$26,970-23.7%

🏙️ Animal Caretakers Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$46,270+30.9%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$44,070+24.6%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$44,060+24.6%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$43,640+23.4%
Barnstable Town, MA$43,540+23.1%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$41,330+16.9%
El Centro, CA$40,880+15.6%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$39,870+12.8%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$39,870+12.8%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$39,850+12.7%
Vallejo, CA$39,520+11.8%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$39,100+10.6%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$39,030+10.4%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$38,840+9.8%
Napa, CA$38,750+9.6%
Ames, IA$38,700+9.4%
Portland-South Portland, ME$38,580+9.1%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$38,520+8.9%
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$38,410+8.6%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$38,340+8.4%
Modesto, CA$38,320+8.4%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$38,280+8.3%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$38,180+8.0%
Flagstaff, AZ$38,180+8.0%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$37,970+7.4%
Salinas, CA$37,960+7.4%
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$37,910+7.2%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$37,900+7.2%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$37,900+7.2%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$37,870+7.1%
Rochester, MN$37,850+7.0%
Fairbanks-College, AK$37,800+6.9%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$37,780+6.8%
Boulder, CO$37,720+6.7%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$37,710+6.6%
Bellingham, WA$37,650+6.5%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$37,650+6.5%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$37,640+6.4%
Worcester, MA$37,590+6.3%
Bozeman, MT$37,580+6.3%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$37,490+6.0%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$37,370+5.7%
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$37,340+5.6%
Yuba City, CA$37,300+5.5%
Urban Honolulu, HI$37,290+5.5%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$37,120+5.0%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$37,050+4.8%
Ithaca, NY$36,930+4.4%
Salem, OR$36,920+4.4%
Redding, CA$36,900+4.4%
Tucson, AZ$36,870+4.3%
Pittsfield, MA$36,830+4.2%
New Haven, CT$36,790+4.0%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$36,780+4.0%
Longview-Kelso, WA$36,690+3.8%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$36,660+3.7%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$36,620+3.6%
Springfield, MA$36,570+3.4%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$36,500+3.2%
Anchorage, AK$36,490+3.2%
Merced, CA$36,480+3.2%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$36,470+3.1%
Fresno, CA$36,430+3.0%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$36,360+2.8%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$36,270+2.6%
Visalia, CA$36,150+2.2%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$36,110+2.1%
Corvallis, OR$36,010+1.8%
Chico, CA$35,990+1.8%
Glens Falls, NY$35,890+1.5%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$35,860+1.4%
Bend, OR$35,800+1.2%
Minot, ND$35,780+1.2%
Greeley, CO$35,760+1.1%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$35,740+1.1%
Medford, OR$35,710+1.0%
Grants Pass, OR$35,670+0.9%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$35,660+0.8%
Yakima, WA$35,650+0.8%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$35,640+0.8%
Bangor, ME$35,610+0.7%
Virgin Islands$35,570+0.6%
Odessa, TX$35,500+0.4%
Syracuse, NY$35,500+0.4%
Abilene, TX$35,480+0.3%
Utica-Rome, NY$35,460+0.3%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$35,420+0.2%
St. Cloud, MN$35,390+0.1%
Santa Fe, NM$35,360+0.0%
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$35,260-0.3%
Colorado Springs, CO$35,220-0.4%
Charlottesville, VA$35,190-0.5%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$35,170-0.5%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$35,160-0.6%
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$35,110-0.7%
Yuma, AZ$35,110-0.7%
Kingston, NY$35,090-0.8%
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$35,080-0.8%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$35,040-0.9%
St. George, UT$35,040-0.9%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$35,000-1.0%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$34,970-1.1%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$34,970-1.1%
Rochester, NY$34,950-1.2%
Ocala, FL$34,930-1.2%
Duluth, MN-WI$34,900-1.3%
Billings, MT$34,890-1.3%
Albany, OR$34,880-1.4%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$34,840-1.5%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$34,830-1.5%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$34,800-1.6%
Coeur d'Alene, ID$34,780-1.6%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$34,750-1.7%
Gainesville, FL$34,680-1.9%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$34,590-2.2%
Pueblo, CO$34,570-2.2%
Spartanburg, SC$34,530-2.3%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$34,490-2.5%
Lexington Park, MD$34,400-2.7%
Lewiston, ID-WA$34,330-2.9%
Mankato, MN$34,320-2.9%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$34,310-3.0%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$34,300-3.0%
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$34,290-3.0%
Elmira, NY$34,280-3.1%
Grand Junction, CO$34,270-3.1%
Bismarck, ND$34,230-3.2%
Madison, WI$34,160-3.4%
Springfield, IL$34,160-3.4%
Fargo, ND-MN$34,040-3.7%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$33,960-4.0%
Reno, NV$33,950-4.0%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$33,900-4.1%
Binghamton, NY$33,880-4.2%
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$33,810-4.4%
Missoula, MT$33,760-4.5%
Vineland, NJ$33,760-4.5%
Richmond, VA$33,710-4.7%
Midland, TX$33,670-4.8%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$33,610-4.9%
Asheville, NC$33,530-5.2%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$33,530-5.2%
Ann Arbor, MI$33,520-5.2%
Boise City, ID$33,510-5.2%
Iowa City, IA$33,510-5.2%
Grand Forks, ND-MN$33,410-5.5%
Salisbury, MD$33,380-5.6%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$33,220-6.1%
Ogden, UT$33,140-6.3%
Albuquerque, NM$33,080-6.4%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$33,040-6.6%
Burlington, NC$33,010-6.6%
Killeen-Temple, TX$33,000-6.7%
Omaha, NE-IA$32,980-6.7%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$32,950-6.8%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$32,910-6.9%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$32,910-6.9%
Laredo, TX$32,890-7.0%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$32,810-7.2%
Gettysburg, PA$32,750-7.4%
Fort Smith, AR-OK$32,720-7.5%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$32,720-7.5%
Rockford, IL$32,720-7.5%
Williamsport, PA$32,720-7.5%
Lancaster, PA$32,400-8.4%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$32,400-8.4%
Knoxville, TN$32,390-8.4%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$32,220-8.9%
San Angelo, TX$32,220-8.9%
Kansas City, MO-KS$32,150-9.1%
Lebanon, PA$32,150-9.1%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$32,130-9.1%
Rapid City, SD$32,090-9.2%
Peoria, IL$32,010-9.5%
Harrisonburg, VA$31,980-9.6%
Traverse City, MI$31,970-9.6%
Battle Creek, MI$31,940-9.7%
Great Falls, MT$31,910-9.8%
Decatur, IL$31,670-10.4%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$31,560-10.7%
Greenville, NC$31,550-10.8%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$31,540-10.8%
Waco, TX$31,540-10.8%
St. Louis, MO-IL$31,530-10.8%
Reading, PA$31,320-11.4%
Bloomington, IL$31,280-11.5%
Pocatello, ID$31,270-11.6%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$31,200-11.8%
Dover, DE$31,200-11.8%
Kankakee, IL$31,200-11.8%
Paducah, KY-IL$31,200-11.8%
Punta Gorda, FL$31,200-11.8%
Saginaw, MI$31,200-11.8%
Akron, OH$31,190-11.8%
El Paso, TX$31,190-11.8%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$31,190-11.8%
Clarksville, TN-KY$31,170-11.8%
Goldsboro, NC$31,130-12.0%
Jacksonville, FL$31,120-12.0%
Sheboygan, WI$31,120-12.0%
Flint, MI$31,110-12.0%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$31,070-12.1%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$31,040-12.2%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$31,010-12.3%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$30,950-12.5%
Lincoln, NE$30,940-12.5%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$30,930-12.5%
Columbus, OH$30,920-12.6%
Jackson, TN$30,890-12.6%
Toledo, OH$30,870-12.7%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$30,870-12.7%
Pittsburgh, PA$30,860-12.7%
Idaho Falls, ID$30,830-12.8%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$30,830-12.8%
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$30,810-12.9%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$30,770-13.0%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$30,730-13.1%
Columbia, SC$30,720-13.1%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$30,700-13.2%
Port St. Lucie, FL$30,700-13.2%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$30,670-13.3%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$30,630-13.4%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$30,540-13.6%
Winchester, VA-WV$30,470-13.8%
Jacksonville, NC$30,460-13.9%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$30,440-13.9%
Logan, UT-ID$30,430-13.9%
Wausau, WI$30,430-13.9%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$30,420-14.0%
Jonesboro, AR$30,410-14.0%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$30,410-14.0%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$30,390-14.1%
Winston-Salem, NC$30,340-14.2%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$30,320-14.3%
Twin Falls, ID$30,290-14.3%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$30,270-14.4%
Cleveland, OH$30,220-14.5%
Midland, MI$30,220-14.5%
Green Bay, WI$30,190-14.6%
Carson City, NV$30,160-14.7%
Las Cruces, NM$30,160-14.7%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$30,130-14.8%
Appleton, WI$30,110-14.8%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$30,090-14.9%
Roanoke, VA$30,060-15.0%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$30,020-15.1%
Wichita, KS$30,000-15.2%
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$29,960-15.3%
Columbia, MO$29,950-15.3%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$29,940-15.3%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$29,910-15.4%
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$29,890-15.5%
Morgantown, WV$29,890-15.5%
Springfield, OH$29,890-15.5%
Manhattan, KS$29,880-15.5%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$29,880-15.5%
Niles, MI$29,870-15.5%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$29,870-15.5%
Tulsa, OK$29,850-15.6%
St. Joseph, MO-KS$29,830-15.6%
Monroe, MI$29,820-15.7%
Jackson, MI$29,810-15.7%
Casper, WY$29,790-15.8%
Erie, PA$29,780-15.8%
Kenosha, WI$29,740-15.9%
Elizabethtown, KY$29,730-15.9%
Bloomington, IN$29,720-16.0%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$29,710-16.0%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$29,700-16.0%
Tallahassee, FL$29,690-16.0%
Gainesville, GA$29,680-16.1%
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$29,680-16.1%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$29,630-16.2%
Sherman-Denison, TX$29,590-16.3%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$29,540-16.5%
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$29,520-16.5%
Wilmington, NC$29,520-16.5%
Bowling Green, KY$29,510-16.5%
Fort Wayne, IN$29,510-16.5%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$29,490-16.6%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$29,480-16.6%
State College, PA$29,480-16.6%
Mansfield, OH$29,450-16.7%
Eau Claire, WI$29,440-16.7%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$29,430-16.8%
Dubuque, IA$29,420-16.8%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$29,400-16.9%
York-Hanover, PA$29,400-16.9%
Evansville, IN$29,390-16.9%
Homosassa Springs, FL$29,390-16.9%
Springfield, MO$29,390-16.9%
College Station-Bryan, TX$29,380-16.9%
Bay City, MI$29,340-17.0%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$29,310-17.1%
Macon-Bibb County, GA$29,310-17.1%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$29,290-17.2%
Jefferson City, MO$29,280-17.2%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$29,270-17.2%
Florence, SC$29,210-17.4%
Tyler, TX$29,210-17.4%
Cedar Rapids, IA$29,190-17.4%
Amarillo, TX$29,180-17.5%
Huntsville, AL$29,110-17.7%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$29,100-17.7%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$29,090-17.7%
Fayetteville, NC$29,070-17.8%
Owensboro, KY$29,070-17.8%
Lubbock, TX$29,030-17.9%
Grand Island, NE$28,990-18.0%
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$28,980-18.0%
Corpus Christi, TX$28,970-18.1%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$28,970-18.1%
Sandusky, OH$28,970-18.1%
Columbus, IN$28,960-18.1%
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$28,940-18.2%
Wheeling, WV-OH$28,910-18.2%
Victoria, TX$28,850-18.4%
Wichita Falls, TX$28,850-18.4%
Fond du Lac, WI$28,810-18.5%
Lynchburg, VA$28,800-18.6%
Oklahoma City, OK$28,790-18.6%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$28,780-18.6%
Cleveland, TN$28,770-18.6%
Kokomo, IN$28,750-18.7%
Warner Robins, GA$28,740-18.7%
Birmingham, AL$28,710-18.8%
Savannah, GA$28,700-18.8%
Altoona, PA$28,670-18.9%
Lawrence, KS$28,660-18.9%
Decatur, AL$28,650-19.0%
Sebring, FL$28,650-19.0%
Lima, OH$28,630-19.0%
Joplin, MO-KS$28,610-19.1%
Canton-Massillon, OH$28,580-19.2%
Mobile, AL$28,560-19.2%
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$28,560-19.2%
Rocky Mount, NC$28,520-19.3%
Hot Springs, AR$28,450-19.5%
Longview, TX$28,450-19.5%
Johnson City, TN$28,430-19.6%
Charleston, WV$28,360-19.8%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$28,290-20.0%
Cheyenne, WY$28,230-20.2%
Texarkana, TX-AR$28,220-20.2%
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$28,200-20.2%
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$28,160-20.4%
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$28,110-20.5%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$28,060-20.6%
Chambersburg, PA$27,930-21.0%
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$27,930-21.0%
Johnstown, PA$27,930-21.0%
Morristown, TN$27,850-21.2%
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$27,850-21.2%
Muncie, IN$27,770-21.5%
Beckley, WV$27,760-21.5%
Auburn-Opelika, AL$27,690-21.7%
Tuscaloosa, AL$27,650-21.8%
Baton Rouge, LA$27,640-21.8%
Puerto Rico$27,600-21.9%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$27,600-21.9%
Montgomery, AL$27,410-22.5%
Columbus, GA-AL$27,390-22.5%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$27,350-22.7%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$27,300-22.8%
Terre Haute, IN$27,280-22.9%
Sumter, SC$27,180-23.1%
Jackson, MS$27,110-23.3%
Alexandria, LA$27,060-23.5%
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$26,960-23.8%
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$26,910-23.9%
Lawton, OK$26,890-24.0%
Enid, OK$26,810-24.2%
Hattiesburg, MS$26,790-24.2%
Dothan, AL$26,730-24.4%
Mayaguez, PR$26,720-24.4%
Monroe, LA$26,530-25.0%
Rome, GA$26,520-25.0%
Dalton, GA$26,330-25.5%
Lafayette, LA$26,330-25.5%
Lake Charles, LA$26,160-26.0%
Topeka, KS$25,630-27.5%
Albany, GA$23,860-32.5%
Hammond, LA$23,820-32.6%
Anniston-Oxford, AL$23,700-33.0%
Gadsden, AL$23,590-33.3%
Valdosta, GA$23,000-35.0%
Ponce, PR$22,160-37.3%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.