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Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers salary in Cincinnati, OH

The median veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN earns $36,890 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,567 a month.

10th percentile
$29,350
25th percentile
$35,510
Median percentile
$36,890
75th percentile
$45,380
90th percentile
$48,740

Based on 1,000 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

$30,807 take-home a year
Gross pay$36,890
Federal income tax−$2,247
Social Security + Medicare−$2,822
Ohio income tax (approx.)−$1,014
Monthly take-home$2,567
Every two weeks$1,185

Does it go far here?

$38,681Median pay in Cincinnati, OH is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.4 vs 100).
43%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,105 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Cincinnati, OH

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$350,950
Physicians, All Other$315,630
Nurse Anesthetists$221,170
Chief Executives$207,170
Architectural and Engineering Managers$177,160
Computer and Information Systems Managers$169,530
Natural Sciences Managers$164,300
Financial Managers$152,700

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