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Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers salary in Georgia

The median veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers in Georgia earns $35,850 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,427 a month.

10th percentile
$29,210
25th percentile
$33,560
Median percentile
$35,850
75th percentile
$38,240
90th percentile
$44,810

Based on 4,570 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

$29,125 take-home a year
Gross pay$35,850
Federal income tax−$2,122
Social Security + Medicare−$2,743
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$1,861
Monthly take-home$2,427
Every two weeks$1,120

Does it go far here?

$37,230Median pay in Georgia is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.3 vs 100).
57%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,393 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Georgia

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$618,090
Cardiologists$610,070
General Internal Medicine Physicians$425,460
Physicians, All Other$266,880
Family Medicine Physicians$259,320
Anesthesiologists$230,000
Nurse Anesthetists$224,630
Chief Executives$208,180

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