Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers salary in Gainesville, GA

The median veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers in Gainesville, GA earns $36,020 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,438 a month.

10th percentile: $33,000
25th percentile: $35,140
Median percentile: $36,020
75th percentile: $44,650
90th percentile: $49,980

Based on 90 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

$29,253 take-home a year

Gross pay	$36,020
Federal income tax	−$2,142
Social Security + Medicare	−$2,756
Georgia income tax (approx.)	−$1,869
Monthly take-home	$2,438
Every two weeks	$1,125

Does it go far here?

$37,224Median pay in Gainesville, GA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.8 vs 100).

55%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,341 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Gainesville, GA

Job	Median pay
Managers, All Other	$98,660
General and Operations Managers	$95,710
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$76,730
Accountants and Auditors	$75,200
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$74,470
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$69,640
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$68,520
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$64,780

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