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Animal Caretakers salary in Arizona

The median animal caretakers in Arizona earns $38,180 a year, 8% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,659 a month.

10th percentile
$33,320
25th percentile
$35,890
Median percentile
$38,180
75th percentile
$47,080
90th percentile
$68,090

Based on 6,330 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

$31,903 take-home a year
Gross pay$38,180
Federal income tax−$2,402
Social Security + Medicare−$2,921
Arizona income tax (approx.)−$955
Monthly take-home$2,659
Every two weeks$1,227

Does it go far here?

$37,923Median pay in Arizona is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.7 vs 100).
58%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,543 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Arizona

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$312,490
Family Medicine Physicians$292,760
General Internal Medicine Physicians$259,320
Pediatricians, General$233,950
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$227,870
Dentists, General$194,180
Architectural and Engineering Managers$167,480
Computer and Information Systems Managers$166,430

All animal caretakers salaries · Take-home pay in Arizona