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Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers salary in Baltimore, MD

The median veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD earns $44,110 a year, 16% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,915 a month.

10th percentile
$37,960
25th percentile
$39,440
Median percentile
$44,110
75th percentile
$47,010
90th percentile
$58,190

Based on 1,120 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

$34,976 take-home a year
Gross pay$44,110
Federal income tax−$3,113
Social Security + Medicare−$3,374
Maryland income tax (approx.)−$2,647
Monthly take-home$2,915
Every two weeks$1,345

Does it go far here?

$42,216Median pay in Baltimore, MD is worth this at average US prices (local price level 104.5 vs 100).
55%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,611 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Baltimore, MD

JobMedian pay
General Internal Medicine Physicians$322,890
Family Medicine Physicians$307,400
Chief Executives$268,030
Physicians, All Other$218,770
Dentists, General$172,110
Computer and Information Systems Managers$168,520
Architectural and Engineering Managers$167,350
Aerospace Engineers$166,980

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