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Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers salary in Myrtle Beach, SC

The median veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC earns $35,900 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,406 a month.

10th percentile
$26,580
25th percentile
$30,010
Median percentile
$35,900
75th percentile
$38,090
90th percentile
$45,290

Based on 120 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

$28,872 take-home a year
Gross pay$35,900
Federal income tax−$2,128
Social Security + Medicare−$2,746
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,154
Monthly take-home$2,406
Every two weeks$1,110

Does it go far here?

$38,337Median pay in Myrtle Beach, SC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.6 vs 100).
52%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,255 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Myrtle Beach, SC

JobMedian pay
Sales Managers$95,620
General and Operations Managers$87,260
Registered Nurses$80,640
Project Management Specialists$77,410
Accountants and Auditors$74,520
Food Service Managers$73,260
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$70,220
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$64,720

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