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Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers salary in Pennsylvania

The median veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers in Pennsylvania earns $37,140 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,573 a month.

10th percentile
$30,010
25th percentile
$34,940
Median percentile
$37,140
75th percentile
$42,990
90th percentile
$47,200

Based on 3,760 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

$30,882 take-home a year
Gross pay$37,140
Federal income tax−$2,277
Social Security + Medicare−$2,841
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,140
Monthly take-home$2,573
Every two weeks$1,188

Does it go far here?

$38,064Median pay in Pennsylvania is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.6 vs 100).
47%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,209 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Pennsylvania

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$579,120
Radiologists$455,380
Family Medicine Physicians$306,030
Psychiatrists$278,970
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Chief Executives$232,560
Pediatricians, General$226,440
Nurse Anesthetists$221,530

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