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Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers salary in Idaho Falls, ID

The median veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers in Idaho Falls, ID earns $37,180 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,507 a month.

10th percentile
$23,130
25th percentile
$30,440
Median percentile
$37,180
75th percentile
$38,140
90th percentile
$45,420

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

$30,084 take-home a year
Gross pay$37,180
Federal income tax−$2,282
Social Security + Medicare−$2,844
Idaho income tax (approx.)−$1,971
Monthly take-home$2,507
Every two weeks$1,157

Does it go far here?

$39,381Median pay in Idaho Falls, ID is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.4 vs 100).
45%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,127 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Idaho Falls, ID

JobMedian pay
Software Developers$123,450
Project Management Specialists$102,250
Registered Nurses$84,110
General and Operations Managers$80,380
Security Guards$78,680
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$75,920
Electricians$65,350
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$62,980

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