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Animal Control Workers salary in Washington, DC

The median animal control workers in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV earns $57,510 a year, 26% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,625 a month.

10th percentile
$48,750
25th percentile
$49,420
Median percentile
$57,510
75th percentile
$65,880
90th percentile
$81,450

Based on 160 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

$43,501 take-home a year
Gross pay$57,510
Federal income tax−$4,721
Social Security + Medicare−$4,400
District of Columbia income tax (approx.)−$4,888
Monthly take-home$3,625
Every two weeks$1,673

Does it go far here?

$52,818Median pay in Washington, DC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.9 vs 100).
56%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,027 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Washington, DC

JobMedian pay
Psychiatrists$246,990
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Family Medicine Physicians$225,140
General Internal Medicine Physicians$223,250
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$209,750
Physicians, All Other$208,710
Public Relations Managers$195,190
Computer and Information Systems Managers$195,190

All animal control workers salaries · Take-home pay in District of Columbia