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Animal Caretakers Salary by State (2025)

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Compare Animal Caretakers salaries across 51 states

$33,528
National Average (Median)
$44,210
Highest: District of Columbia
$26,970
Lowest: Mississippi

Animal Caretakers Salary by State

Compare Animal Caretakers salaries across all 50 states. Click any state for the full breakdown.

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AK AL AR AZ CA CO FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NM NV NY OH OK OR PA SC SD TN TX UT VA WA WI WV WY VT NH MA RI CT NJ DE MD DC
$26,970
$44,210

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 Annual

AL $28,330 AK $36,640 AZ $38,180 AR $30,230 CA $38,700 CO $37,430 CT $37,310 DE $33,910 DC $44,210 FL $34,150 GA $29,860 HI $40,130 ID $32,170 IL $35,570 IN $29,990 IA $30,080 KS $29,830 KY $30,720 LA $27,910 ME $37,230 MD $36,780 MA $39,650 MI $30,320 MN $36,430 MS $26,970 MO $31,230 MT $34,210 NE $31,680 NV $30,320 NH $34,790 NJ $35,850 NM $33,570 NY $37,840 NC $30,870 ND $34,040 OH $30,310 OK $28,940 OR $36,580 PA $31,360 RI $37,120 SC $31,280 SD $30,390 TN $30,550 TX $32,730 UT $34,750 VT $36,090 VA $34,380 WA $40,570 WV $28,550 WI $30,160 WY $29,080

Top 5 Highest-Paying States

#1
District of Columbia
$44,210
#2
Washington
$40,570
#3
Hawaii
$40,130
#4
Massachusetts
$39,650
#5
California
$38,700

Animal Caretakers Salary in All 51 States

# State Median Salary Mean Salary Employment
1 District of Columbia $44,210 $46,510 460
2 Washington $40,570 $46,160 6,620
3 Hawaii $40,130 $44,620 570
4 Massachusetts $39,650 $45,080 6,900
5 California $38,700 $42,730 25,710
6 Arizona $38,180 $44,630 6,330
7 New York $37,840 $40,540 12,470
8 Colorado $37,430 $41,010 6,290
9 Connecticut $37,310 $42,710 3,000
10 Maine $37,230 $39,790 1,430
11 Rhode Island $37,120 $42,010 1,020
12 Maryland $36,780 $41,820 5,570
13 Alaska $36,640 $40,460 550
14 Oregon $36,580 $40,380 3,470
15 Minnesota $36,430 $38,320 4,250
16 Vermont $36,090 $38,460 430
17 New Jersey $35,850 $39,940 5,890
18 Illinois $35,570 $38,670 11,070
19 New Hampshire $34,790 $37,160 1,810
20 Utah $34,750 $37,600 2,350
21 Virginia $34,380 $36,070 10,070
22 Montana $34,210 $36,170 1,200
23 Florida $34,150 $36,820 17,210
24 North Dakota $34,040 $39,460 770
25 Delaware $33,910 $35,940 1,230
26 New Mexico $33,570 $35,050 1,710
27 Texas $32,730 $35,970 20,450
28 Idaho $32,170 $34,970 1,760
29 Nebraska $31,680 $37,610 2,100
30 Pennsylvania $31,360 $34,110 9,910
31 South Carolina $31,280 $33,640 4,090
32 Missouri $31,230 $34,500 5,820
33 North Carolina $30,870 $33,870 9,730
34 Kentucky $30,720 $34,070 6,140
35 Tennessee $30,550 $34,110 6,110
36 South Dakota $30,390 $33,700 1,110
37 Michigan $30,320 $33,850 6,290
38 Nevada $30,320 $34,400 2,470
39 Ohio $30,310 $34,690 9,350
40 Arkansas $30,230 $34,110 2,040
41 Wisconsin $30,160 $34,330 5,720
42 Iowa $30,080 $32,900 3,480
43 Indiana $29,990 $31,900 6,420
44 Georgia $29,860 $32,250 9,110
45 Kansas $29,830 $34,130 3,000
46 Wyoming $29,080 $34,150 460
47 Oklahoma $28,940 $31,020 3,170
48 West Virginia $28,550 $31,550 1,160
49 Alabama $28,330 $31,300 4,100
50 Louisiana $27,910 $29,840 2,660
51 Mississippi $26,970 $28,270 1,900

Animal Caretakers Take-Home Pay After Taxes

Gross salary only tells half the story. State income taxes vary from 0% to 13.3%, dramatically affecting your take-home pay. See exactly what a Animal Caretakers keeps after federal, state, and FICA taxes.

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Data Source & Methodology

Salary data is sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, 2025 estimates. After-tax figures use IRS federal brackets and state income tax rates for all 50 states.

Our Methodology · Data Sources · Source: BLS OEWS

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