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Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers salary in Dallas, TX

The median veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX earns $36,040 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,595 a month.

10th percentile
$26,590
25th percentile
$32,570
Median percentile
$36,040
75th percentile
$44,720
90th percentile
$48,140

Based on 2,350 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

$31,138 take-home a year
Gross pay$36,040
Federal income tax−$2,145
Social Security + Medicare−$2,757
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$2,595
Every two weeks$1,198

Does it go far here?

$34,960Median pay in Dallas, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.1 vs 100).
62%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,614 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Dallas, TX

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$403,340
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$321,260
Chief Executives$320,060
General Internal Medicine Physicians$276,520
Family Medicine Physicians$259,310
Physicians, All Other$222,410
Nurse Anesthetists$218,650
Anesthesiologists$218,060

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