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Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers Salary by State (2025)

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Compare Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers salaries across 51 states

$38,713
National Average (Median)
$49,770
Highest: Rhode Island
$30,360
Lowest: Mississippi

Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers Salary by State

Compare Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory 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
$30,360
$49,770

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 Annual

AL $35,800 AK $36,490 AZ $38,250 AR $34,570 CA $46,260 CO $38,900 CT $44,250 DE $38,610 DC $49,080 FL $37,830 GA $35,850 HI $44,070 ID $37,530 IL $37,480 IN $36,420 IA $35,720 KS $35,680 KY $34,140 LA $30,480 ME $45,510 MD $44,770 MA $46,670 MI $37,960 MN $45,280 MS $30,360 MO $36,660 MT $38,340 NE $36,100 NV $36,920 NH $36,910 NJ $46,160 NM $37,500 NY $44,750 NC $37,070 ND $37,160 OH $36,340 OK $34,850 OR $44,370 PA $37,140 RI $49,770 SC $36,980 SD $34,700 TN $36,320 TX $34,850 UT $37,560 VT $37,290 VA $37,450 WA $44,150 WV $32,350 WI $36,850 WY $37,880

Top 5 Highest-Paying States

#1
Rhode Island
$49,770
#2
District of Columbia
$49,080
#3
Massachusetts
$46,670
#4
California
$46,260
#5
New Jersey
$46,160

Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers Salary in All 51 States

# State Median Salary Mean Salary Employment
1 Rhode Island $49,770 $44,700 380
2 District of Columbia $49,080 $55,760 240
3 Massachusetts $46,670 $48,390 2,130
4 California $46,260 $47,250 16,080
5 New Jersey $46,160 $46,060 3,270
6 Maine $45,510 $46,580 690
7 Minnesota $45,280 $43,420 1,450
8 Maryland $44,770 $45,950 2,220
9 New York $44,750 $43,880 5,790
10 Oregon $44,370 $43,630 3,170
11 Connecticut $44,250 $46,150 1,390
12 Washington $44,150 $45,170 4,380
13 Hawaii $44,070 $41,970 570
14 Colorado $38,900 $41,540 2,910
15 Delaware $38,610 $43,270 N/A
16 Montana $38,340 $38,550 550
17 Arizona $38,250 $40,630 3,340
18 Michigan $37,960 $39,060 4,420
19 Wyoming $37,880 $36,120 150
20 Florida $37,830 $40,030 6,790
21 Utah $37,560 $40,330 580
22 Idaho $37,530 $36,520 680
23 New Mexico $37,500 $37,990 520
24 Illinois $37,480 $39,410 3,270
25 Virginia $37,450 $39,630 4,810
26 Vermont $37,290 $37,630 370
27 North Dakota $37,160 $39,540 270
28 Pennsylvania $37,140 $38,720 3,760
29 North Carolina $37,070 $37,540 6,910
30 South Carolina $36,980 $37,000 1,720
31 Nevada $36,920 $39,200 1,380
32 New Hampshire $36,910 $37,800 770
33 Wisconsin $36,850 $37,400 2,200
34 Missouri $36,660 $37,810 2,010
35 Alaska $36,490 $37,520 130
36 Indiana $36,420 $36,310 2,810
37 Ohio $36,340 $37,200 4,640
38 Tennessee $36,320 $36,330 3,530
39 Nebraska $36,100 $35,980 900
40 Georgia $35,850 $36,380 4,570
41 Alabama $35,800 $34,780 1,240
42 Iowa $35,720 $37,050 1,380
43 Kansas $35,680 $36,490 1,570
44 Oklahoma $34,850 $34,200 1,740
45 Texas $34,850 $35,730 8,440
46 South Dakota $34,700 $33,240 250
47 Arkansas $34,570 $33,520 1,460
48 Kentucky $34,140 $33,710 1,840
49 West Virginia $32,350 $32,260 730
50 Louisiana $30,480 $32,670 1,230
51 Mississippi $30,360 $32,570 560

Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory 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 Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory 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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