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Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers salary in Wisconsin

The median veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers in Wisconsin earns $36,850 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,486 a month.

10th percentile
$30,400
25th percentile
$35,370
Median percentile
$36,850
75th percentile
$38,630
90th percentile
$45,630

Based on 2,200 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

$29,836 take-home a year
Gross pay$36,850
Federal income tax−$2,242
Social Security + Medicare−$2,819
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$1,953
Monthly take-home$2,486
Every two weeks$1,148

Does it go far here?

$39,163Median pay in Wisconsin is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.1 vs 100).
44%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,087 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Wisconsin

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$443,990
Surgeons, All Other$416,000
Radiologists$392,610
Physicians, All Other$391,740
General Internal Medicine Physicians$367,160
Psychiatrists$331,070
Family Medicine Physicians$290,640
Nurse Anesthetists$273,170

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