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Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers salary in Oregon

The median veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers in Oregon earns $44,370 a year, 16% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,838 a month.

10th percentile
$36,480
25th percentile
$38,570
Median percentile
$44,370
75th percentile
$46,950
90th percentile
$49,470

Based on 3,170 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

$34,060 take-home a year
Gross pay$44,370
Federal income tax−$3,144
Social Security + Medicare−$3,394
Oregon income tax (approx.)−$3,771
Monthly take-home$2,838
Every two weeks$1,310

Does it go far here?

$42,927Median pay in Oregon is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.4 vs 100).
54%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,525 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Oregon

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$347,180
Chief Executives$341,630
Family Medicine Physicians$293,240
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Surgeons, All Other$239,200
Pediatricians, General$224,690
Dentists, General$211,690
Computer and Information Research Scientists$206,220

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