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Animal Caretakers salary in Hartford, CT

The median animal caretakers in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT earns $36,470 a year, 3% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,472 a month.

10th percentile
$35,250
25th percentile
$35,860
Median percentile
$36,470
75th percentile
$43,360
90th percentile
$60,520

Based on 1,040 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

$29,660 take-home a year
Gross pay$36,470
Federal income tax−$2,196
Social Security + Medicare−$2,790
Connecticut income tax (approx.)−$1,824
Monthly take-home$2,472
Every two weeks$1,141

Does it go far here?

$35,495Median pay in Hartford, CT is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.7 vs 100).
57%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,416 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Hartford, CT

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$222,820
General Internal Medicine Physicians$179,390
Architectural and Engineering Managers$174,440
Computer and Information Systems Managers$171,350
Financial Managers$170,310
Actuaries$166,800
Managers, All Other$163,730
Marketing Managers$163,210

All animal caretakers salaries · Take-home pay in Connecticut