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Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers salary in Kansas

The median veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers in Kansas earns $35,680 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,416 a month.

10th percentile
$28,720
25th percentile
$30,800
Median percentile
$35,680
75th percentile
$38,460
90th percentile
$47,930

Based on 1,570 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

$28,994 take-home a year
Gross pay$35,680
Federal income tax−$2,102
Social Security + Medicare−$2,730
Kansas income tax (approx.)−$1,855
Monthly take-home$2,416
Every two weeks$1,115

Does it go far here?

$39,615Median pay in Kansas is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.1 vs 100).
44%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,060 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Kansas

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$437,030
Physicians, All Other$221,540
Nurse Anesthetists$212,090
Computer and Information Systems Managers$164,830
Architectural and Engineering Managers$160,150
Sales Managers$159,990
Purchasing Managers$159,850
Financial Managers$159,380

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