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Animal Caretakers salary in Seattle, WA

The median animal caretakers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA earns $44,060 a year, 25% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,132 a month.

10th percentile
$37,040
25th percentile
$38,340
Median percentile
$44,060
75th percentile
$48,730
90th percentile
$66,560

Based on 3,950 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

$37,582 take-home a year
Gross pay$44,060
Federal income tax−$3,107
Social Security + Medicare−$3,371
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,132
Every two weeks$1,445

Does it go far here?

$39,646Median pay in Seattle, WA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 111.1 vs 100).
64%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,000 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Seattle, WA

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$646,930
Chief Executives$370,000
General Internal Medicine Physicians$340,010
Physicians, All Other$330,560
Family Medicine Physicians$306,190
Radiologists$239,200
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$229,900
Computer and Information Systems Managers$214,680

All animal caretakers salaries · Take-home pay in Washington