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Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers salary in Tampa, FL

The median veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL earns $38,000 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,726 a month.

10th percentile
$32,130
25th percentile
$36,390
Median percentile
$38,000
75th percentile
$45,160
90th percentile
$47,140

Based on 1,110 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

$32,713 take-home a year
Gross pay$38,000
Federal income tax−$2,380
Social Security + Medicare−$2,907
Florida income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$2,726
Every two weeks$1,258

Does it go far here?

$37,665Median pay in Tampa, FL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.9 vs 100).
60%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,628 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Tampa, FL

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$287,200
Family Medicine Physicians$233,210
Nurse Anesthetists$206,270
Architectural and Engineering Managers$169,310
Computer and Information Systems Managers$168,470
Dentists, General$159,270
Financial Managers$157,480
Human Resources Managers$140,400

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