Animal Caretakers salary
The median pay for animal caretakers in the United States is $35,360 a year. About 266,910 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $27,250
- 25th percentile
- $29,820
- Median percentile
- $35,360
- 75th percentile
- $40,050
- 90th percentile
- $50,060
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- District of Columbia $44,210
- Washington $40,570
- Hawaii $40,130
- Massachusetts $39,650
- California $38,700
- Arizona $38,180
- New York $37,840
- Colorado $37,430
- Connecticut $37,310
- Maine $37,230
- Rhode Island $37,120
- Maryland $36,780
- Alaska $36,640
- Oregon $36,580
- Minnesota $36,430
- Vermont $36,090
- New Jersey $35,850
- Illinois $35,570
- New Hampshire $34,790
- Utah $34,750
- Virginia $34,380
- Montana $34,210
- Florida $34,150
- North Dakota $34,040
- Delaware $33,910
- New Mexico $33,570
- Texas $32,730
- Idaho $32,170
- Nebraska $31,680
- Pennsylvania $31,360
- South Carolina $31,280
- Missouri $31,230
- North Carolina $30,870
- Kentucky $30,720
- Tennessee $30,550
- South Dakota $30,390
- Michigan $30,320
- Nevada $30,320
- Ohio $30,310
- Arkansas $30,230
- Wisconsin $30,160
- Iowa $30,080
- Indiana $29,990
- Georgia $29,860
- Kansas $29,830
- Wyoming $29,080
- Oklahoma $28,940
- West Virginia $28,550
- Alabama $28,330
- Louisiana $27,910
- Mississippi $26,970
By metro area
- Kahului, HI $46,270
- San Jose, CA $44,070
- Seattle, WA $44,060
- San Francisco, CA $43,640
- Barnstable Town, MA $43,540
- Burlington, VT $41,330
- El Centro, CA $40,880
- Amherst Town, MA $39,870
- Santa Cruz, CA $39,870
- Boston, MA $39,850
- Vallejo, CA $39,520
- Bremerton, WA $39,100
- Phoenix, AZ $39,030
- Santa Rosa, CA $38,840
- Napa, CA $38,750
- Ames, IA $38,700
- Portland, ME $38,580
- Los Angeles, CA $38,520
- Mount Vernon, WA $38,410
- Kennewick, WA $38,340
- Modesto, CA $38,320
- San Luis Obispo, CA $38,280
- Bridgeport, CT $38,180
- Flagstaff, AZ $38,180
- Santa Maria, CA $37,970
- Salinas, CA $37,960
- Wenatchee, WA $37,910
- New York, NY $37,900
- Olympia, WA $37,900
- San Diego, CA $37,870
- Rochester, MN $37,850
- Fairbanks, AK $37,800
- Sacramento, CA $37,780
- Boulder, CO $37,720
- Washington, DC $37,710
- Bellingham, WA $37,650
- Spokane, WA $37,650
- Denver, CO $37,640
- Worcester, MA $37,590
- Bozeman, MT $37,580
- Atlantic City, NJ $37,490
- Portland, OR $37,370
- Hanford, CA $37,340
- Yuba City, CA $37,300
- Urban Honolulu, HI $37,290
- Stockton, CA $37,120
- Riverside, CA $37,050
- Ithaca, NY $36,930
- Salem, OR $36,920
- Redding, CA $36,900
- Tucson, AZ $36,870
- Pittsfield, MA $36,830
- New Haven, CT $36,790
- Minneapolis, MN $36,780
- Longview, WA $36,690
- Bakersfield, CA $36,660
- Oxnard, CA $36,620
- Springfield, MA $36,570
- Providence, RI $36,500
- Anchorage, AK $36,490
- Merced, CA $36,480
- Hartford, CT $36,470
- Fresno, CA $36,430
- Kiryas Joel, NY $36,360
- Prescott Valley, AZ $36,270
- Visalia, CA $36,150
- Chicago, IL $36,110
- Corvallis, OR $36,010
- Chico, CA $35,990
- Glens Falls, NY $35,890
- Fort Collins, CO $35,860
- Bend, OR $35,800
- Minot, ND $35,780
- Greeley, CO $35,760
- Waterbury, CT $35,740
- Medford, OR $35,710
- Grants Pass, OR $35,670
- Norwich, CT $35,660
- Yakima, WA $35,650
- Albany, NY $35,640
- Bangor, ME $35,610
- Odessa, TX $35,500
- Syracuse, NY $35,500
- Abilene, TX $35,480
- Utica, NY $35,460
- Baltimore, MD $35,420
- St. Cloud, MN $35,390
- Santa Fe, NM $35,360
- Sierra Vista, AZ $35,260
- Colorado Springs, CO $35,220
- Charlottesville, VA $35,190
- Trenton, NJ $35,170
- Miami, FL $35,160
- Lewiston, ME $35,110
- Yuma, AZ $35,110
- Kingston, NY $35,090
- Hilton Head Island, SC $35,080
- Austin, TX $35,040
- St. George, UT $35,040
- Charleston, SC $35,000
- Naples, FL $34,970
- Philadelphia, PA $34,970
- Rochester, NY $34,950
- Ocala, FL $34,930
- Duluth, MN $34,900
- Billings, MT $34,890
- Albany, OR $34,880
- Buffalo, NY $34,840
- Orlando, FL $34,830
- Salt Lake City, UT $34,800
- Coeur d'Alene, ID $34,780
- Eugene, OR $34,750
- Gainesville, FL $34,680
- Lexington, KY $34,590
- Pueblo, CO $34,570
- Spartanburg, SC $34,530
- Tampa, FL $34,490
- Lexington Park, MD $34,400
- Lewiston, ID $34,330
- Mankato, MN $34,320