Animal Control Workers salary
The median pay for animal control workers in the United States is $45,660 a year. About 12,070 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $33,090
- 25th percentile
- $37,750
- Median percentile
- $45,660
- 75th percentile
- $57,060
- 90th percentile
- $68,070
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Washington $66,440
- Oregon $66,130
- Alaska $63,340
- California $62,630
- Massachusetts $60,930
- Nevada $58,810
- Colorado $58,470
- Connecticut $57,130
- Rhode Island $55,060
- Iowa $54,190
- Wyoming $53,870
- Maryland $53,330
- New Jersey $52,050
- Montana $50,530
- Maine $49,660
- Virginia $49,010
- New Hampshire $48,840
- New York $48,420
- Michigan $48,340
- Arizona $47,650
- Utah $47,210
- Florida $45,860
- South Dakota $45,530
- Ohio $45,220
- North Carolina $43,940
- Idaho $43,930
- Texas $43,250
- Indiana $43,000
- Tennessee $42,970
- Illinois $42,480
- Missouri $41,760
- Kansas $39,520
- Georgia $39,500
- South Carolina $38,790
- Louisiana $38,020
- New Mexico $37,800
- Oklahoma $37,450
- Wisconsin $37,380
- Alabama $37,340
- Kentucky $35,360
- West Virginia $35,120
- Mississippi $34,890
- Arkansas $34,410
By metro area
- Seattle, WA $78,750
- San Francisco, CA $77,540
- San Jose, CA $74,260
- Bridgeport, CT $70,410
- Las Vegas, NV $67,860
- Sacramento, CA $64,050
- Boston, MA $63,140
- Los Angeles, CA $62,810
- Denver, CO $61,950
- New Haven, CT $61,860
- Hartford, CT $60,560
- Riverside, CA $59,870
- Miami, FL $58,430
- Washington, DC $57,510
- Philadelphia, PA $56,640
- New York, NY $55,790
- San Diego, CA $55,570
- Worcester, MA $55,410
- Orlando, FL $54,810
- Providence, RI $54,770
- Rochester, NY $54,370
- Portland, ME $50,110
- Baltimore, MD $49,890
- Cleveland, OH $49,710
- Salt Lake City, UT $49,680
- Chicago, IL $49,370
- Albany, NY $49,150
- Richmond, VA $49,010
- Phoenix, AZ $48,830
- Detroit, MI $48,340
- Syracuse, NY $48,150
- Indianapolis, IN $47,730
- Raleigh, NC $47,700
- Waterbury, CT $47,440
- Buffalo, NY $46,680
- Bakersfield, CA $46,480
- Austin, TX $46,430
- Charlotte, NC $46,310
- Tampa, FL $45,860
- Dallas, TX $45,690
- St. Louis, MO $45,540
- Nashville, TN $45,460
- San Antonio, TX $45,310
- Columbus, OH $45,220
- Virginia Beach, VA $45,030
- Houston, TX $44,760
- Kansas City, MO $44,310
- Jacksonville, FL $43,620
- Kiryas Joel, NY $43,470
- Memphis, TN $43,460
- Albuquerque, NM $43,250
- Wichita, KS $43,190
- Oklahoma City, OK $43,080
- Atlanta, GA $42,840
- Columbia, SC $41,740
- Knoxville, TN $39,720
- Tulsa, OK $39,330
- Little Rock, AR $39,020
- Killeen, TX $38,410
- Lake Charles, LA $38,020
- Birmingham, AL $37,740
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $37,340
- Cincinnati, OH $37,180
- El Paso, TX $36,140
- Corpus Christi, TX $35,240
- Tucson, AZ $35,200
- Greenville, SC $35,190
- Jackson, MS $32,830
- McAllen, TX $30,340