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Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers salary in Texas

The median veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers in Texas earns $34,850 a year, 9% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,515 a month.

10th percentile
$24,070
25th percentile
$29,340
Median percentile
$34,850
75th percentile
$43,270
90th percentile
$46,890

Based on 8,440 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

$30,182 take-home a year
Gross pay$34,850
Federal income tax−$2,002
Social Security + Medicare−$2,666
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$2,515
Every two weeks$1,161

Does it go far here?

$35,907Median pay in Texas is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.1 vs 100).
56%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,403 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Texas

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$410,150
Neurologists$360,640
Physicians, Pathologists$345,830
Radiologists$319,320
Emergency Medicine Physicians$316,830
Dentists, All Other Specialists$286,510
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$271,960
Physicians, All Other$269,800

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