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Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers salary in Staunton, VA

The median veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers in Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA earns $34,720 a year, 9% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,347 a month.

10th percentile
$27,350
25th percentile
$29,570
Median percentile
$34,720
75th percentile
$36,820
90th percentile
$43,450

Based on 80 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

$28,168 take-home a year
Gross pay$34,720
Federal income tax−$1,986
Social Security + Medicare−$2,656
Virginia income tax (approx.)−$1,910
Monthly take-home$2,347
Every two weeks$1,083

Does it go far here?

$38,100Median pay in Staunton, VA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.1 vs 100).
45%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,068 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Staunton, VA

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$96,450
Registered Nurses$92,390
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$60,680
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$57,200
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$47,750
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$47,310
Office Clerks, General$43,630
Nursing Assistants$42,490

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