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Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers salary in Albany, OR

The median veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers in Albany, OR earns $37,880 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,450 a month.

10th percentile
$36,450
25th percentile
$36,550
Median percentile
$37,880
75th percentile
$44,020
90th percentile
$45,290

Based on 60 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

$29,397 take-home a year
Gross pay$37,880
Federal income tax−$2,366
Social Security + Medicare−$2,898
Oregon income tax (approx.)−$3,220
Monthly take-home$2,450
Every two weeks$1,131

Does it go far here?

$37,101Median pay in Albany, OR is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.1 vs 100).
54%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,320 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Albany, OR

JobMedian pay
Registered Nurses$111,920
General and Operations Managers$93,220
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$60,180
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$50,820
Nursing Assistants$48,550
Office Clerks, General$48,360
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$47,600
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$47,150

All veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers salaries · Take-home pay in Oregon