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Animal Caretakers salary in Battle Creek, MI

The median animal caretakers in Battle Creek, MI earns $31,940 a year, 10% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,207 a month.

10th percentile
$25,960
25th percentile
$27,260
Median percentile
$31,940
75th percentile
$36,810
90th percentile
$46,890

Based on 80 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

$26,486 take-home a year
Gross pay$31,940
Federal income tax−$1,653
Social Security + Medicare−$2,443
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$1,357
Monthly take-home$2,207
Every two weeks$1,019

Does it go far here?

$35,277Median pay in Battle Creek, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.5 vs 100).
44%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($968 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Battle Creek, MI

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$97,950
Registered Nurses$97,520
Management Analysts$91,560
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$88,320
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$71,130
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$67,690
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$65,090
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$56,160

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