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Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers salary in Bozeman, MT

The median veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers in Bozeman, MT earns $42,740 a year, 12% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,833 a month.

10th percentile
$32,220
25th percentile
$40,270
Median percentile
$42,740
75th percentile
$43,170
90th percentile
$59,710

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

$34,000 take-home a year
Gross pay$42,740
Federal income tax−$2,949
Social Security + Medicare−$3,270
Montana income tax (approx.)−$2,522
Monthly take-home$2,833
Every two weeks$1,308

Does it go far here?

$41,693Median pay in Bozeman, MT is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.5 vs 100).
60%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,694 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Bozeman, MT

JobMedian pay
Software Developers$126,110
General and Operations Managers$103,210
Registered Nurses$99,310
Project Management Specialists$99,090
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$79,500
Accountants and Auditors$77,400
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$68,620
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$68,160

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