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Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers salary in Washington

The median veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers in Washington earns $44,150 a year, 16% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,138 a month.

10th percentile
$38,470
25th percentile
$39,930
Median percentile
$44,150
75th percentile
$47,220
90th percentile
$55,050

Based on 4,380 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

$37,655 take-home a year
Gross pay$44,150
Federal income tax−$3,118
Social Security + Medicare−$3,377
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,138
Every two weeks$1,448

Does it go far here?

$41,257Median pay in Washington is worth this at average US prices (local price level 107.0 vs 100).
56%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,760 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Washington

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$499,990
General Internal Medicine Physicians$340,010
Chief Executives$339,810
Physicians, All Other$307,170
Family Medicine Physicians$292,900
Nurse Anesthetists$274,390
Radiologists$239,200
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$229,900

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