Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers salary in Winchester, VA

The median veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers in Winchester, VA-WV earns $35,750 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,412 a month.

10th percentile: $28,830
25th percentile: $30,060
Median percentile: $35,750
75th percentile: $36,840
90th percentile: $42,760

Based on 90 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

$28,939 take-home a year

Gross pay	$35,750
Federal income tax	−$2,110
Social Security + Medicare	−$2,735
Virginia income tax (approx.)	−$1,966
Monthly take-home	$2,412
Every two weeks	$1,113

Does it go far here?

$37,066Median pay in Winchester, VA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.5 vs 100).

56%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,358 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Winchester, VA

Job	Median pay
General and Operations Managers	$98,670
Registered Nurses	$95,650
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$90,230
Accountants and Auditors	$77,660
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$73,750
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$62,950
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$61,200
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$57,460

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