Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers salary in Barnstable Town, MA

The median veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers in Barnstable Town, MA earns $39,170 a year, 3% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,641 a month.

10th percentile: $35,740
25th percentile: $37,020
Median percentile: $39,170
75th percentile: $49,090
90th percentile: $58,500

Based on 110 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

$31,695 take-home a year

Gross pay	$39,170
Federal income tax	−$2,520
Social Security + Medicare	−$2,997
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)	−$1,959
Monthly take-home	$2,641
Every two weeks	$1,219

Does it go far here?

$39,827Median pay in Barnstable Town, MA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.4 vs 100).

64%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,678 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Barnstable Town, MA

Job	Median pay
Registered Nurses	$103,380
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$101,120
General and Operations Managers	$100,590
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$100,320
Accountants and Auditors	$96,110
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$82,370
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$80,210
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$76,270

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