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Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers salary in Morristown, TN

The median veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers in Morristown, TN earns $35,210 a year, 8% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,539 a month.

10th percentile
$28,170
25th percentile
$30,460
Median percentile
$35,210
75th percentile
$35,940
90th percentile
$36,390

Based on 50 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

$30,471 take-home a year
Gross pay$35,210
Federal income tax−$2,045
Social Security + Medicare−$2,694
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$2,539
Every two weeks$1,172

Does it go far here?

$40,769Median pay in Morristown, TN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 86.4 vs 100).
34%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($873 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Morristown, TN

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$93,420
Registered Nurses$75,680
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$69,450
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$67,330
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$59,790
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$48,720
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$42,890
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$39,710

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