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Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers salary in Maryland

The median veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers in Maryland earns $44,770 a year, 17% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,956 a month.

10th percentile
$37,150
25th percentile
$39,440
Median percentile
$44,770
75th percentile
$49,230
90th percentile
$60,710

Based on 2,220 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

$35,466 take-home a year
Gross pay$44,770
Federal income tax−$3,192
Social Security + Medicare−$3,425
Maryland income tax (approx.)−$2,686
Monthly take-home$2,956
Every two weeks$1,364

Does it go far here?

$42,655Median pay in Maryland is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.0 vs 100).
58%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,705 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Maryland

JobMedian pay
Emergency Medicine Physicians$451,620
Surgeons, All Other$328,700
Family Medicine Physicians$285,730
General Internal Medicine Physicians$260,410
Chief Executives$248,660
Nurse Anesthetists$223,140
Physicians, All Other$212,080
Pediatricians, General$181,640

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