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Animal Caretakers Salary by City (2024)

384 metro areas · National average: $32,989 · Source: BLS OEWS May 2024

The table below shows Animal Caretakers salaries across 384 U.S. metropolitan areas, sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.

Metro Area Mean Annual
San Jose, CA $46,430
Seattle, WA $44,900
San Francisco, CA $44,710
Yuba City, CA $43,050
Kennewick, WA $42,390
Salinas, CA $42,360
Bremerton, WA $42,230
Bridgeport, CT $41,810
Napa, CA $41,720
Longview, WA $41,360
Olympia, WA $41,260
Waterbury, CT $41,250
Mount Vernon, WA $41,080
Spokane, WA $40,990
Bellingham, WA $40,880
Santa Rosa, CA $40,660
Kahului, HI $40,530
Portland, ME $40,530
Yakima, WA $40,450
San Diego, CA $40,400
Vallejo, CA $40,370
Santa Cruz, CA $40,340
Boulder, CO $40,280
Santa Maria, CA $40,220
New York, NY $40,040
Barnstable Town, MA $39,830
Ames, IA $39,820
Wenatchee, WA $39,780
Hartford, CT $39,680
San Luis Obispo, CA $39,580
Sacramento, CA $39,260
New Haven, CT $39,240
Modesto, CA $39,160
Kiryas Joel, NY $39,140
Trenton, NJ $39,090
Rochester, MN $39,000
Denver, CO $38,950
Los Angeles, CA $38,950
Norwich, CT $38,950
Atlantic City, NJ $38,820
Fort Collins, CO $38,770
Riverside, CA $38,720
Washington, DC $38,700
Hanford, CA $38,680
Colorado Springs, CO $38,670
Miami, FL $38,630
Urban Honolulu, HI $38,630
Toledo, OH $38,570
Fresno, CA $38,550
Fairbanks, AK $38,410
Baltimore, MD $38,390
Boston, MA $38,390
Merced, CA $38,380
Burlington, VT $38,350
Visalia, CA $38,310
Portland, OR $38,220
Lexington Park, MD $38,190
Greeley, CO $38,180
Bozeman, MT $38,130
Kingston, NY $38,070
Stockton, CA $37,890
Amherst Town, MA $37,670
Pueblo, CO $37,660
Albany, NY $37,640
El Centro, CA $37,500
Oxnard, CA $37,470
Ithaca, NY $37,390
Phoenix, AZ $37,380
Glens Falls, NY $37,270
Bakersfield, CA $37,190
Worcester, MA $37,180
Flagstaff, AZ $37,170
Pittsfield, MA $37,020
Chicago, IL $36,960
Chico, CA $36,950
Omaha, NE $36,930
Bend, OR $36,910
Columbus, OH $36,890
Syracuse, NY $36,840
Albany, OR $36,810
Anchorage, AK $36,710
Lewiston, ME $36,700
Watertown, NY $36,590
Springfield, MA $36,530
Bangor, ME $36,520
Redding, CA $36,410
Providence, RI $36,380
Salisbury, MD $36,370
Minneapolis, MN $36,210
Madison, WI $36,200
Salt Lake City, UT $36,090
Utica, NY $35,980
Salem, OR $35,920
Missoula, MT $35,780
Rochester, NY $35,780
Coeur d'Alene, ID $35,670
Philadelphia, PA $35,640
Tucson, AZ $35,400
Prescott Valley, AZ $35,340
Naples, FL $35,330
Buffalo, NY $35,270
Vineland, NJ $35,250
Medford, OR $35,120
Santa Fe, NM $35,100
Iowa City, IA $35,040
Elmira, NY $35,010
Billings, MT $34,960
Grand Junction, CO $34,880
Corvallis, OR $34,860
St. George, UT $34,750
Detroit, MI $34,690
Tampa, FL $34,670
Orlando, FL $34,590
Hagerstown, MD $34,580
Ogden, UT $34,580
Eugene, OR $34,510
Grants Pass, OR $34,410
Cape Coral, FL $34,370
North Port, FL $34,370
Binghamton, NY $34,340
Winchester, VA $34,270
Springfield, IL $34,260
Pensacola, FL $34,160
Reno, NV $34,140
St. Cloud, MN $34,120
Sioux Falls, SD $34,100
Athens, GA $34,090
Cincinnati, OH $34,050
Farmington, NM $34,000
Sierra Vista, AZ $34,000
Palm Bay, FL $33,880
Ocala, FL $33,870
Jacksonville, FL $33,840
Albuquerque, NM $33,810
Hilton Head Island, SC $33,740
Austin, TX $33,670
Great Falls, MT $33,660
Champaign, IL $33,650
Bloomington, IL $33,600
Yuma, AZ $33,570
Dallas, TX $33,480
Durham, NC $33,450
Port St. Lucie, FL $33,420
Lake Havasu City, AZ $33,400
Nashville, TN $33,400
Fayetteville, AR $33,350
Rockford, IL $33,350
Provo, UT $33,340
Boise City, ID $33,280
Cleveland, OH $33,230
Duluth, MN $33,200
Charlottesville, VA $33,160
Allentown, PA $33,120
Akron, OH $33,110
Peoria, IL $33,110
Lakeland, FL $33,090
Cheyenne, WY $33,050
Homosassa Springs, FL $33,020
Mankato, MN $33,000
Crestview, FL $32,990
Knoxville, TN $32,980
Ann Arbor, MI $32,960
Charleston, SC $32,920
Appleton, WI $32,870
Lexington, KY $32,860
Lewiston, ID $32,820
Manchester, NH $32,740
Midland, TX $32,740
Asheville, NC $32,730
Gainesville, FL $32,730
Milwaukee, WI $32,690
Kansas City, MO $32,670
Lincoln, NE $32,660
Richmond, VA $32,640
Harrisonburg, VA $32,630
Sebastian, FL $32,620
San Antonio, TX $32,570
Grand Rapids, MI $32,530
Little Rock, AR $32,520
Fort Smith, AR $32,490
Raleigh, NC $32,480
Grand Island, NE $32,470
Deltona, FL $32,460
Waco, TX $32,450
St. Louis, MO $32,430
Odessa, TX $32,420
Helena, MT $32,390
Logan, UT $32,340
Des Moines, IA $32,330
Grand Forks, ND $32,300
Manhattan, KS $32,280
Lancaster, PA $32,260
Rapid City, SD $32,220
Traverse City, MI $32,210
Burlington, NC $32,200
Charlotte, NC $32,200
Staunton, VA $32,170
Pocatello, ID $32,140
Oshkosh, WI $32,120
Lansing, MI $32,110
Daphne, AL $32,070
Houston, TX $32,020
Punta Gorda, FL $31,980
Las Vegas, NV $31,890
Virginia Beach, VA $31,870
McAllen, TX $31,830
Paducah, KY $31,820
Davenport, IA $31,790
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $31,790
Wildwood, FL $31,780
Panama City, FL $31,750
Lubbock, TX $31,730
Gettysburg, PA $31,720
Dayton, OH $31,680
Pittsburgh, PA $31,630
Decatur, IL $31,530
Carson City, NV $31,510
Huntsville, AL $31,510
Blacksburg, VA $31,500
La Crosse, WI $31,500
Jackson, MI $31,490
Battle Creek, MI $31,480
Harrisburg, PA $31,460
Reading, PA $31,450
Sioux City, IA $31,420
Indianapolis, IN $31,410
Fargo, ND $31,400
Joplin, MO $31,400
Memphis, TN $31,390
Sandusky, OH $31,390
South Bend, IN $31,390
Janesville, WI $31,370
Bismarck, ND $31,350
Eau Claire, WI $31,340
Sheboygan, WI $31,300
Dover, DE $31,290
Kankakee, IL $31,220
Spartanburg, SC $31,210
Jonesboro, AR $31,200
Tallahassee, FL $31,170
Las Cruces, NM $31,160
Columbia, SC $31,140
Scranton, PA $31,120
Greensboro, NC $31,110
Longview, TX $31,110
Roanoke, VA $31,090
Dubuque, IA $31,080
Columbia, MO $31,070
Niles, MI $31,040
Owensboro, KY $30,980
Tyler, TX $30,950
Flint, MI $30,930
St. Joseph, MO $30,920
Kalamazoo, MI $30,820
Canton, OH $30,810
Bloomington, IN $30,800
Greenville, SC $30,780
Cedar Rapids, IA $30,770
Killeen, TX $30,740
Birmingham, AL $30,720
Lebanon, PA $30,710
Elkhart, IN $30,700
Winston, NC $30,700
Green Bay, WI $30,690
Fort Wayne, IN $30,680
Springfield, MO $30,650
Gainesville, GA $30,610
Evansville, IN $30,570
Wichita, KS $30,550
York, PA $30,540
Auburn, AL $30,510
Idaho Falls, ID $30,510
Muskegon, MI $30,460
Elizabethtown, KY $30,420
Chattanooga, TN $30,390
Racine, WI $30,380
Abilene, TX $30,370
Wilmington, NC $30,360
Sebring, FL $30,340
Monroe, MI $30,320
Tulsa, OK $30,300
Twin Falls, ID $30,300
Goldsboro, NC $30,270
Oklahoma City, OK $30,260
Clarksville, TN $30,250
Lafayette, IN $30,230
Beaumont, TX $30,210
State College, PA $30,210
Casper, WY $30,200
Fayetteville, NC $30,200
Myrtle Beach, SC $30,200
Saginaw, MI $30,160
Baton Rouge, LA $30,080
Decatur, AL $30,070
Lynchburg, VA $30,060
Laredo, TX $30,050
Hickory, NC $30,020
Midland, MI $29,990
Mobile, AL $29,970
Springfield, OH $29,960
Cape Girardeau, MO $29,940
Weirton, WV $29,870
Erie, PA $29,860
Atlanta, GA $29,850
Augusta, GA $29,840
Sherman, TX $29,740
Jackson, TN $29,730
Kenosha, WI $29,700
Wausau, WI $29,620
Pinehurst, NC $29,600
New Orleans, LA $29,580
Chambersburg, PA $29,570
Michigan City, IN $29,550
Morgantown, WV $29,540
Tuscaloosa, AL $29,540
Kingsport, TN $29,530
Cleveland, TN $29,460
College Station, TX $29,420
Amarillo, TX $29,360
Hammond, LA $29,350
Hot Springs, AR $29,320
Jacksonville, NC $29,280
Greenville, NC $29,210
Lawrence, KS $29,200
Dothan, AL $29,150
Alexandria, LA $29,080
Rocky Mount, NC $29,030
Florence, AL $29,000
Jefferson City, MO $29,000
Charleston, WV $28,970
Montgomery, AL $28,950
Florence, SC $28,920
Youngstown, OH $28,880
Bowling Green, KY $28,870
Sumter, SC $28,870
Wheeling, WV $28,780
Corpus Christi, TX $28,740
Johnson City, TN $28,690
Williamsport, PA $28,640
Lima, OH $28,620
Fond du Lac, WI $28,590
Parkersburg, WV $28,530
El Paso, TX $28,510
Shreveport, LA $28,500
Columbus, IN $28,410
Lake Charles, LA $28,390
Lawton, OK $28,350
Savannah, GA $28,350
Brunswick, GA $28,320
Macon, GA $28,300
Gulfport, MS $28,190
Morristown, TN $28,190
Victoria, TX $28,170
Kokomo, IN $28,150
Altoona, PA $28,140
Huntington, WV $28,130
San Angelo, TX $28,100
Muncie, IN $28,080
Slidell, LA $28,030
Texarkana, TX $28,000
Columbus, GA $27,990
Brownsville, TX $27,910
Wichita Falls, TX $27,560
Topeka, KS $27,430
Terre Haute, IN $27,400
Enid, OK $27,310
Dalton, GA $27,250
Houma, LA $27,180
Lafayette, LA $27,120
Waterloo, IA $26,930
Jackson, MS $26,810
Warner Robins, GA $26,770
Beckley, WV $26,760
Anniston, AL $26,640
San Juan, PR $26,380
Johnstown, PA $26,070
Monroe, LA $26,040
Albany, GA $25,810
Rome, GA $25,680
Gadsden, AL $25,280
Valdosta, GA $25,080
Hattiesburg, MS $24,540
Mayaguez, PR $23,520
Ponce, PR $22,970