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Animal Caretakers salary in Anniston, AL

The median animal caretakers in Anniston-Oxford, AL earns $23,700 a year, 33% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,672 a month.

10th percentile
$20,600
25th percentile
$21,190
Median percentile
$23,700
75th percentile
$29,220
90th percentile
$34,020

Based on 60 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$20,060 take-home a year
Gross pay$23,700
Federal income tax−$760
Social Security + Medicare−$1,813
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$1,067
Monthly take-home$1,672
Every two weeks$772

Does it go far here?

$27,574Median pay in Anniston, AL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 85.9 vs 100).
49%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($826 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Anniston, AL

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$98,540
Registered Nurses$72,730
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$61,480
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$61,200
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$50,550
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$46,070
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$44,350
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$39,800

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