Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers salary in Harrisonburg, VA

The median veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers in Harrisonburg, VA earns $35,440 a year, 7% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,392 a month.

10th percentile: $29,200
25th percentile: $31,220
Median percentile: $35,440
75th percentile: $38,510
90th percentile: $46,190

Based on 60 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

$28,707 take-home a year

Gross pay	$35,440
Federal income tax	−$2,073
Social Security + Medicare	−$2,711
Virginia income tax (approx.)	−$1,949
Monthly take-home	$2,392
Every two weeks	$1,104

Does it go far here?

$37,348Median pay in Harrisonburg, VA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.9 vs 100).

49%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,173 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Harrisonburg, VA

Job	Median pay
General and Operations Managers	$94,320
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$77,340
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$68,800
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$58,660
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$53,440
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$50,350
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$47,090
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$46,870

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