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Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers salary in Minneapolis, MN

The median veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI earns $45,910 a year, 20% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,996 a month.

10th percentile
$37,330
25th percentile
$38,810
Median percentile
$45,910
75th percentile
$47,720
90th percentile
$49,060

Based on 1,150 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

$35,947 take-home a year
Gross pay$45,910
Federal income tax−$3,329
Social Security + Medicare−$3,512
Minnesota income tax (approx.)−$3,122
Monthly take-home$2,996
Every two weeks$1,383

Does it go far here?

$43,798Median pay in Minneapolis, MN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 104.8 vs 100).
48%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,440 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Minneapolis, MN

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$378,730
Emergency Medicine Physicians$367,120
General Internal Medicine Physicians$330,200
Family Medicine Physicians$283,060
Nurse Anesthetists$258,570
Pediatricians, General$226,280
Dentists, General$219,980
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$211,470

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