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Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers salary in Virginia

The median veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers in Virginia earns $37,450 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,518 a month.

10th percentile
$30,430
25th percentile
$35,660
Median percentile
$37,450
75th percentile
$45,270
90th percentile
$48,580

Based on 4,810 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

$30,211 take-home a year
Gross pay$37,450
Federal income tax−$2,314
Social Security + Medicare−$2,865
Virginia income tax (approx.)−$2,060
Monthly take-home$2,518
Every two weeks$1,162

Does it go far here?

$37,041Median pay in Virginia is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.1 vs 100).
63%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,579 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Virginia

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$461,450
Chief Executives$310,740
Physicians, All Other$278,530
Nurse Anesthetists$252,110
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Family Medicine Physicians$222,630
Computer and Information Systems Managers$201,490
Dentists, General$197,110

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