Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers Salary

Median Salary
$38,150
per year
Hourly Rate
$18.34
per hour
Employment
126,580
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$30,120
25th percentile
$35,660
Median
$38,150
75th percentile
$45,710
90th percentile
$49,150

💰 Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers Salary by State

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StateMedianvs. National
Rhode Island$49,770+30.5%
District of Columbia$49,080+28.7%
Massachusetts$46,670+22.3%
California$46,260+21.3%
New Jersey$46,160+21.0%
Maine$45,510+19.3%
Minnesota$45,280+18.7%
Maryland$44,770+17.4%
New York$44,750+17.3%
Oregon$44,370+16.3%
Connecticut$44,250+16.0%
Washington$44,150+15.7%
Hawaii$44,070+15.5%
Colorado$38,900+2.0%
Delaware$38,610+1.2%
Montana$38,340+0.5%
Arizona$38,250+0.3%
Michigan$37,960-0.5%
Wyoming$37,880-0.7%
Florida$37,830-0.8%
Utah$37,560-1.5%
Idaho$37,530-1.6%
New Mexico$37,500-1.7%
Illinois$37,480-1.8%
Virginia$37,450-1.8%
Vermont$37,290-2.3%
North Dakota$37,160-2.6%
Pennsylvania$37,140-2.6%
North Carolina$37,070-2.8%
South Carolina$36,980-3.1%
Nevada$36,920-3.2%
New Hampshire$36,910-3.3%
Wisconsin$36,850-3.4%
Missouri$36,660-3.9%
Alaska$36,490-4.4%
Indiana$36,420-4.5%
Ohio$36,340-4.7%
Tennessee$36,320-4.8%
Nebraska$36,100-5.4%
Georgia$35,850-6.0%
Alabama$35,800-6.2%
Iowa$35,720-6.4%
Kansas$35,680-6.5%
Oklahoma$34,850-8.7%
Texas$34,850-8.7%
South Dakota$34,700-9.0%
Arkansas$34,570-9.4%
Kentucky$34,140-10.5%
West Virginia$32,350-15.2%
Louisiana$30,480-20.1%
Mississippi$30,360-20.4%

🏙️ Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$49,400+29.5%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$49,210+29.0%
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$49,200+29.0%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$47,270+23.9%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$47,150+23.6%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$46,990+23.2%
Salinas, CA$46,990+23.2%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$46,720+22.5%
Vallejo, CA$46,590+22.1%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$46,160+21.0%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$46,070+20.8%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$45,910+20.3%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$45,790+20.0%
Napa, CA$45,710+19.8%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$45,690+19.8%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$45,640+19.6%
Modesto, CA$45,560+19.4%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$45,530+19.3%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$45,490+19.2%
Yuba City, CA$45,490+19.2%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$45,470+19.2%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$45,320+18.8%
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$45,260+18.6%
Portland-South Portland, ME$45,150+18.3%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$44,810+17.5%
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$44,530+16.7%
Salem, OR$44,460+16.5%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$44,260+16.0%
Bend, OR$44,190+15.8%
Bellingham, WA$44,160+15.8%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$44,140+15.7%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$44,110+15.6%
Urban Honolulu, HI$44,050+15.5%
Fresno, CA$44,040+15.4%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$44,020+15.4%
Redding, CA$43,930+15.2%
Ithaca, NY$43,900+15.1%
Chico, CA$43,830+14.9%
Worcester, MA$43,510+14.0%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$43,270+13.4%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$43,190+13.2%
Bozeman, MT$42,740+12.0%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$42,590+11.6%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$41,600+9.0%
Boulder, CO$40,390+5.9%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$40,100+5.1%
Merced, CA$40,040+5.0%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$39,850+4.5%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$39,840+4.4%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$39,760+4.2%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$39,670+4.0%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$39,520+3.6%
Santa Fe, NM$39,500+3.5%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$39,380+3.2%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$39,280+3.0%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$39,240+2.9%
Barnstable Town, MA$39,170+2.7%
Lewiston, ID-WA$39,160+2.6%
Anchorage, AK$39,110+2.5%
Syracuse, NY$39,020+2.3%
Vineland, NJ$39,000+2.2%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$38,970+2.1%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$38,870+1.9%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$38,830+1.8%
Corvallis, OR$38,820+1.8%
Midland, MI$38,740+1.5%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$38,710+1.5%
Kingston, NY$38,690+1.4%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$38,620+1.2%
Missoula, MT$38,520+1.0%
Madison, WI$38,490+0.9%
Visalia, CA$38,410+0.7%
Ann Arbor, MI$38,350+0.5%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$38,340+0.5%
Grants Pass, OR$38,310+0.4%
Ames, IA$38,300+0.4%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$38,220+0.2%
Traverse City, MI$38,130-0.1%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$38,120-0.1%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$38,120-0.1%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$38,110-0.1%
Medford, OR$38,080-0.2%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$38,050-0.3%
Springfield, IL$38,050-0.3%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$38,030-0.3%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$38,000-0.4%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$37,980-0.4%
Reno, NV$37,970-0.5%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$37,920-0.6%
Glens Falls, NY$37,900-0.7%
Boise City, ID$37,890-0.7%
Albany, OR$37,880-0.7%
Albuquerque, NM$37,870-0.7%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$37,870-0.7%
Bangor, ME$37,840-0.8%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$37,790-0.9%
St. Louis, MO-IL$37,790-0.9%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$37,780-1.0%
Duluth, MN-WI$37,770-1.0%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$37,770-1.0%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$37,720-1.1%
Lawrence, KS$37,720-1.1%
Jacksonville, FL$37,710-1.2%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$37,690-1.2%
Coeur d'Alene, ID$37,670-1.3%
Rockford, IL$37,670-1.3%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$37,660-1.3%
Appleton, WI$37,610-1.4%
Kansas City, MO-KS$37,600-1.4%
Rochester, NY$37,580-1.5%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$37,560-1.5%
State College, PA$37,500-1.7%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$37,490-1.7%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$37,490-1.7%
Charlottesville, VA$37,480-1.8%
Richmond, VA$37,470-1.8%
Punta Gorda, FL$37,390-2.0%
Flint, MI$37,370-2.0%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$37,330-2.1%
Eau Claire, WI$37,320-2.2%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$37,320-2.2%
Columbus, OH$37,280-2.3%
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$37,260-2.3%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$37,220-2.4%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$37,190-2.5%
Idaho Falls, ID$37,180-2.5%
Port St. Lucie, FL$37,170-2.6%
Lebanon, PA$37,110-2.7%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$36,990-3.0%
Birmingham, AL$36,980-3.1%
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$36,960-3.1%
Pittsburgh, PA$36,940-3.2%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$36,920-3.2%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$36,890-3.3%
Lincoln, NE$36,870-3.4%
Ogden, UT$36,870-3.4%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$36,860-3.4%
Wilmington, NC$36,860-3.4%
Omaha, NE-IA$36,840-3.4%
Jackson, MI$36,800-3.5%
Reading, PA$36,780-3.6%
Pueblo, CO$36,760-3.6%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$36,710-3.8%
Cleveland, OH$36,680-3.9%
Columbia, SC$36,680-3.9%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$36,680-3.9%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$36,670-3.9%
Bismarck, ND$36,660-3.9%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$36,650-3.9%
York-Hanover, PA$36,640-4.0%
Winston-Salem, NC$36,620-4.0%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$36,570-4.1%
Bloomington, IL$36,540-4.2%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$36,530-4.2%
Gainesville, FL$36,510-4.3%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$36,470-4.4%
Colorado Springs, CO$36,460-4.4%
Binghamton, NY$36,440-4.5%
Tucson, AZ$36,430-4.5%
Akron, OH$36,400-4.6%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$36,400-4.6%
Greeley, CO$36,380-4.6%
Auburn-Opelika, AL$36,360-4.7%
Pocatello, ID$36,360-4.7%
Wausau, WI$36,350-4.7%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$36,320-4.8%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$36,310-4.8%
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$36,310-4.8%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$36,280-4.9%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$36,270-4.9%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$36,250-5.0%
Utica-Rome, NY$36,250-5.0%
Kenosha, WI$36,240-5.0%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$36,240-5.0%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$36,240-5.0%
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$36,230-5.0%
Cedar Rapids, IA$36,210-5.1%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$36,170-5.2%
Saginaw, MI$36,170-5.2%
Ocala, FL$36,160-5.2%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$36,110-5.3%
Fargo, ND-MN$36,100-5.4%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$36,040-5.5%
Tallahassee, FL$36,030-5.6%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$36,020-5.6%
Gainesville, GA$36,020-5.6%
Topeka, KS$36,020-5.6%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$36,010-5.6%
Green Bay, WI$35,990-5.7%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$35,990-5.7%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$35,980-5.7%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$35,950-5.8%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$35,950-5.8%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$35,940-5.8%
Fort Wayne, IN$35,930-5.8%
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$35,930-5.8%
Jefferson City, MO$35,920-5.8%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$35,900-5.9%
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$35,880-6.0%
Huntsville, AL$35,870-6.0%
Jackson, TN$35,840-6.1%
Grand Junction, CO$35,810-6.1%
Las Cruces, NM$35,800-6.2%
Gettysburg, PA$35,780-6.2%
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$35,780-6.2%
Savannah, GA$35,770-6.2%
Homosassa Springs, FL$35,750-6.3%
Winchester, VA-WV$35,750-6.3%
Bay City, MI$35,740-6.3%
Burlington, NC$35,690-6.4%
Knoxville, TN$35,660-6.5%
Toledo, OH$35,660-6.5%
Rapid City, SD$35,640-6.6%
Oklahoma City, OK$35,630-6.6%
Chambersburg, PA$35,590-6.7%
Evansville, IN$35,570-6.8%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$35,530-6.9%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$35,520-6.9%
Harrisonburg, VA$35,440-7.1%
Roanoke, VA$35,410-7.2%
Tulsa, OK$35,410-7.2%
Fayetteville, NC$35,370-7.3%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$35,370-7.3%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$35,370-7.3%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$35,320-7.4%
Warner Robins, GA$35,320-7.4%
Iowa City, IA$35,310-7.4%
Morgantown, WV$35,310-7.4%
Battle Creek, MI$35,260-7.6%
Peoria, IL$35,220-7.7%
Morristown, TN$35,210-7.7%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$35,060-8.1%
Jacksonville, NC$35,010-8.2%
Greenville, NC$34,940-8.4%
Lynchburg, VA$34,940-8.4%
Bloomington, IN$34,920-8.5%
Grand Island, NE$34,920-8.5%
Columbia, MO$34,900-8.5%
Erie, PA$34,890-8.5%
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$34,880-8.6%
Clarksville, TN-KY$34,810-8.8%
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$34,720-9.0%
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$34,660-9.1%
Wichita, KS$34,650-9.2%
Johnson City, TN$34,520-9.5%
Rocky Mount, NC$34,450-9.7%
Macon-Bibb County, GA$34,390-9.9%
Beckley, WV$34,270-10.2%
Lima, OH$34,270-10.2%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$34,260-10.2%
Springfield, MO$34,230-10.3%
Rome, GA$34,050-10.7%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$34,020-10.8%
Joplin, MO-KS$33,800-11.4%
Wheeling, WV-OH$33,690-11.7%
Corpus Christi, TX$33,650-11.8%
Manhattan, KS$33,630-11.8%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$33,590-12.0%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$33,000-13.5%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$32,610-14.5%
Fort Smith, AR-OK$32,590-14.6%
Charleston, WV$32,070-15.9%
Logan, UT-ID$31,890-16.4%
Bowling Green, KY$31,050-18.6%
Columbus, GA-AL$31,000-18.7%
Baton Rouge, LA$30,930-18.9%
Jonesboro, AR$30,620-19.7%
Hot Springs, AR$30,540-19.9%
Killeen-Temple, TX$30,490-20.1%
Longview, TX$30,320-20.5%
Amarillo, TX$30,210-20.8%
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$30,140-21.0%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$29,980-21.4%
College Station-Bryan, TX$29,960-21.5%
Spartanburg, SC$29,900-21.6%
Abilene, TX$29,710-22.1%
Hattiesburg, MS$28,850-24.4%
Alexandria, LA$28,700-24.8%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$28,650-24.9%
Jackson, MS$28,570-25.1%
El Paso, TX$28,140-26.2%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$23,340-38.8%
Puerto Rico$23,310-38.9%
Mayaguez, PR$22,490-41.0%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.