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Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers Salary by City
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers Salary by City (2024)
282 metro areas · National average: $36,920 · Source: BLS OEWS May 2024
The table below shows Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers salaries across 282 U.S. metropolitan areas,
sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.
Metro Area
Mean Annual
Median Annual
P10
P90
New Haven, CT $59,330
$57,320
$34,480
$88,460
San Francisco, CA $51,710
$47,040
$40,000
$62,930
San Jose, CA $50,760
$46,950
$42,580
$58,600
Sacramento, CA $48,830
$46,620
$37,580
$58,550
Boston, MA $47,160
$45,370
$32,240
$63,950
Santa Rosa, CA $46,680
$46,280
$37,630
$56,350
Los Angeles, CA $46,220
$44,320
$37,790
$58,090
New York, NY $46,030
$44,790
$38,220
$57,160
Santa Cruz, CA $45,420
$45,560
$37,810
$55,240
Seattle, WA $45,270
$45,480
$40,110
$47,730
Worcester, MA $45,210
$44,860
$32,540
$60,710
Napa, CA $45,070
$45,280
$38,230
$48,310
Salinas, CA $45,050
$45,740
$37,730
$52,360
San Diego, CA $44,940
$44,830
$37,230
$54,350
Mount Vernon, WA $44,630
$44,600
$38,650
$59,730
Portland, ME $44,550
$44,390
$38,270
$56,900
Baltimore, MD $44,440
$40,350
$34,680
$59,860
Vallejo, CA $44,290
$45,360
$37,150
$49,260
Portland, OR $44,000
$44,190
$38,230
$49,170
Oxnard, CA $43,770
$44,750
$36,950
$48,290
Albany, NY $43,740
$39,300
$36,440
$51,170
Providence, RI $43,670
$48,010
$32,950
$48,630
Barnstable Town, MA $43,510
$46,920
$34,160
$48,220
Bangor, ME $43,480
$43,660
$35,990
$51,020
Trenton, NJ $43,420
$37,740
$36,700
$56,390
Kahului, HI $43,390
$47,460
$31,440
$49,190
Minneapolis, MN $43,180
$43,940
$36,610
$47,260
Santa Maria, CA $43,100
$41,860
$36,730
$49,150
Modesto, CA $43,040
$38,410
$36,650
$50,410
Washington, DC $42,970
$43,430
$36,540
$50,440
Bend, OR $42,910
$45,100
$37,300
$47,320
Chico, CA $42,860
$43,680
$36,440
$47,780
San Luis Obispo, CA $42,740
$43,350
$36,720
$49,240
Waterbury, CT $42,690
$37,970
$34,210
$58,210
Bridgeport, CT $42,360
$39,270
$35,680
$56,480
Boulder, CO $42,330
$43,470
$35,790
$47,840
Denver, CO $42,280
$43,910
$37,140
$45,570
Bremerton, WA $42,160
$39,550
$38,510
$45,620
Midland, MI $42,000
$37,590
$29,900
$45,300
Riverside, CA $41,850
$38,370
$36,400
$47,500
Durham, NC $41,780
$38,140
$35,410
$47,850
Champaign, IL $41,720
$36,850
$30,630
$62,540
Salem, OR $41,470
$40,500
$36,680
$47,340
Grants Pass, OR $41,420
$39,610
$36,840
$47,630
Philadelphia, PA $41,400
$38,000
$35,170
$53,040
Hilton Head Island, SC $41,330
$41,960
$29,670
$57,200
Wenatchee, WA $41,180
$42,890
$37,420
$42,890
Hartford, CT $41,160
$38,550
$34,410
$57,920
Lewiston, ME $41,160
$38,000
$32,760
$48,960
Fresno, CA $41,150
$37,590
$35,380
$47,040
Bakersfield, CA $41,110
$37,880
$35,220
$46,280
Atlantic City, NJ $41,100
$37,640
$34,110
$48,730
Bellingham, WA $40,940
$38,650
$37,450
$44,710
Kennewick, WA $40,920
$38,710
$37,750
$44,510
Merced, CA $40,880
$39,120
$36,000
$48,090
Yakima, WA $40,880
$38,740
$36,790
$43,410
Medford, OR $40,660
$37,170
$35,320
$46,490
Anchorage, AK $40,630
$39,020
$29,560
$54,820
Visalia, CA $40,630
$37,620
$36,000
$47,780
Fort Smith, AR $40,610
$30,930
$27,620
$38,760
Naples, FL $40,600
$38,110
$31,200
$47,490
Yuba City, CA $40,570
$38,220
$36,780
$47,700
Ithaca, NY $40,550
$38,480
$36,150
$46,040
Phoenix, AZ $40,540
$38,440
$34,110
$49,500
Kiryas Joel, NY $40,500
$38,620
$36,030
$46,920
Chicago, IL $40,210
$38,470
$34,640
$47,840
Kingston, NY $40,170
$39,230
$36,430
$45,430
Syracuse, NY $40,040
$37,720
$35,290
$49,780
Redding, CA $39,900
$37,350
$34,080
$46,580
Bozeman, MT $39,810
$40,180
$31,080
$43,310
Eugene, OR $39,700
$37,900
$35,090
$45,620
Spokane, WA $39,620
$38,030
$36,230
$44,350
Albany, OR $39,370
$36,280
$35,410
$44,990
Norwich, CT $39,370
$37,330
$33,450
$47,020
Ann Arbor, MI $39,200
$37,440
$30,340
$51,340
Greeley, CO $39,170
$38,060
$31,630
$46,780
Asheville, NC $39,090
$36,980
$31,560
$47,130
Fort Collins, CO $39,050
$37,860
$30,640
$46,000
Greenville, SC $39,020
$37,090
$29,370
$48,430
Bismarck, ND $39,000
$36,770
$30,000
$49,310
Nashville, TN $39,000
$38,150
$34,670
$48,550
Urban Honolulu, HI $38,960
$35,250
$29,470
$46,440
Detroit, MI $38,870
$37,590
$29,930
$48,580
Miami, FL $38,840
$37,920
$30,210
$46,190
Buffalo, NY $38,830
$36,980
$33,950
$44,700
Colorado Springs, CO $38,660
$37,760
$31,000
$46,060
Raleigh, NC $38,650
$37,090
$30,490
$46,270
Corvallis, OR $38,640
$37,390
$34,880
$44,420
Salt Lake City, UT $38,640
$36,120
$33,580
$48,470
Grand Rapids, MI $38,290
$36,560
$29,420
$47,470
Columbus, OH $38,200
$35,580
$29,810
$46,120
Binghamton, NY $38,180
$35,670
$33,660
$45,060
Glens Falls, NY $38,180
$37,350
$31,410
$44,400
Rochester, NY $38,180
$36,830
$34,750
$45,500
Tampa, FL $38,150
$37,480
$29,930
$46,040
Allentown, PA $38,130
$36,950
$31,680
$47,290
Reno, NV $38,080
$37,130
$35,880
$45,080
Winston, NC $38,060
$36,720
$29,620
$45,260
Charlotte, NC $37,830
$36,840
$30,170
$46,420
Hagerstown, MD $37,800
$36,600
$29,180
$46,070
Utica, NY $37,800
$36,260
$33,510
$44,900
North Port, FL $37,510
$37,620
$29,620
$44,440
Pittsburgh, PA $37,420
$36,120
$30,670
$47,530
Lansing, MI $37,290
$36,920
$29,510
$45,700
Cape Coral, FL $37,250
$36,920
$29,470
$45,060
Charlottesville, VA $37,210
$35,930
$31,820
$46,780
Appleton, WI $37,200
$35,360
$30,140
$43,490
Jacksonville, FL $37,200
$36,680
$29,120
$45,360
Orlando, FL $37,200
$37,100
$29,270
$45,400
Elkhart, IN $37,140
$35,880
$29,510
$50,430
Gainesville, GA $37,070
$34,420
$29,610
$48,880
Coeur d'Alene, ID $37,030
$36,250
$29,400
$46,580
Kansas City, MO $37,030
$35,430
$29,350
$47,640
Prescott Valley, AZ $37,010
$36,630
$30,890
$44,480
Santa Fe, NM $36,990
$35,910
$28,900
$46,540
Billings, MT $36,980
$37,860
$29,610
$38,480
Port St. Lucie, FL $36,920
$36,490
$29,040
$45,450
Charleston, SC $36,900
$36,720
$28,910
$47,690
Boise City, ID $36,880
$36,160
$28,940
$45,970
Wilmington, NC $36,870
$36,060
$30,630
$44,930
Bloomington, IL $36,850
$35,490
$29,670
$46,190
Greensboro, NC $36,850
$35,980
$30,340
$45,040
Cleveland, OH $36,840
$35,030
$29,320
$45,650
Las Vegas, NV $36,790
$36,110
$30,550
$47,470
Richmond, VA $36,740
$36,500
$30,870
$45,210
Lancaster, PA $36,730
$36,480
$30,930
$45,200
St. Louis, MO $36,680
$35,430
$30,290
$44,840
Monroe, MI $36,610
$36,390
$29,700
$44,700
Missoula, MT $36,530
$37,350
$28,860
$42,280
Flint, MI $36,490
$35,410
$29,090
$47,100
Blacksburg, VA $36,450
$34,120
$29,700
$47,700
Memphis, TN $36,400
$36,740
$29,310
$44,020
Grand Junction, CO $36,380
$36,120
$30,120
$43,700
Reading, PA $36,380
$36,200
$30,810
$44,740
Kalamazoo, MI $36,370
$35,770
$28,870
$47,810
Tucson, AZ $36,330
$35,820
$30,250
$44,060
Niles, MI $36,300
$35,640
$27,690
$46,870
Cincinnati, OH $36,290
$35,010
$29,280
$46,220
Fargo, ND $36,290
$36,370
$31,500
$41,930
Sebastian, FL $36,250
$35,860
$28,650
$44,440
Duluth, MN $36,230
$38,100
$29,100
$41,970
Deltona, FL $36,210
$36,590
$28,410
$44,150
Palm Bay, FL $36,200
$35,950
$28,640
$45,160
Albuquerque, NM $36,190
$36,200
$29,340
$45,760
Lake Havasu City, AZ $36,180
$35,310
$30,310
$43,840
Ogden, UT $36,180
$35,170
$31,050
$44,680
Lakeland, FL $36,100
$35,740
$28,820
$44,430
Madison, WI $36,090
$35,780
$30,040
$43,430
Indianapolis, IN $36,060
$36,140
$28,960
$43,940
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $36,020
$35,410
$27,760
$46,430
Lawrence, KS $35,990
$36,530
$28,220
$39,790
Milwaukee, WI $35,990
$35,540
$29,740
$43,040
Akron, OH $35,950
$34,600
$28,650
$44,280
Rockford, IL $35,930
$36,120
$30,070
$41,850
Harrisonburg, VA $35,920
$34,850
$30,660
$44,440
Saginaw, MI $35,890
$35,590
$28,800
$46,620
Omaha, NE $35,860
$35,840
$29,990
$43,940
Punta Gorda, FL $35,820
$36,080
$29,100
$44,740
Toledo, OH $35,800
$34,430
$28,850
$47,630
Eau Claire, WI $35,790
$34,560
$30,500
$41,860
Dayton, OH $35,760
$34,310
$28,920
$44,890
Lafayette, IN $35,730
$34,740
$28,180
$48,950
Atlanta, GA $35,710
$35,740
$28,420
$42,450
Lebanon, PA $35,630
$36,680
$29,280
$42,210
Midland, TX $35,620
$35,900
$27,580
$42,920
South Bend, IN $35,620
$34,750
$27,840
$44,900
Hickory, NC $35,570
$35,580
$29,350
$44,440
Peoria, IL $35,540
$34,820
$30,250
$42,870
Ames, IA $35,520
$34,580
$28,340
$44,170
Chattanooga, TN $35,520
$35,820
$30,520
$42,440
Scranton, PA $35,520
$35,510
$30,120
$45,190
Racine, WI $35,450
$35,660
$28,370
$43,990
Auburn, AL $35,420
$36,610
$27,470
$44,590
Jacksonville, NC $35,420
$35,090
$28,590
$39,920
Springfield, IL $35,420
$35,810
$30,300
$41,540
Burlington, VT $35,410
$35,300
$30,280
$44,820
Greenville, NC $35,410
$35,030
$29,340
$38,130
Manchester, NH $35,410
$35,230
$27,640
$43,080
Gainesville, FL $35,270
$35,840
$28,220
$44,100
Provo, UT $35,270
$34,860
$31,630
$43,270
Twin Falls, ID $35,270
$35,300
$26,650
$45,470
York, PA $35,210
$35,730
$30,440
$38,700
Myrtle Beach, SC $35,200
$35,190
$28,060
$44,780
Spartanburg, SC $35,190
$34,380
$29,190
$46,330
Traverse City, MI $35,120
$36,020
$29,530
$37,730
Knoxville, TN $35,110
$36,140
$29,080
$38,260
Lincoln, NE $35,100
$35,820
$30,160
$40,570
Austin, TX $35,090
$33,750
$22,540
$47,970
Ocala, FL $35,070
$34,310
$27,730
$41,760
Fayetteville, AR $34,960
$33,760
$29,400
$42,910
Columbia, SC $34,900
$35,970
$28,200
$44,900
State College, PA $34,900
$34,420
$30,450
$43,630
Des Moines, IA $34,880
$33,280
$30,010
$45,130
Sioux Falls, SD $34,850
$35,520
$28,940
$39,630
Fayetteville, NC $34,840
$34,370
$29,320
$43,730
Dallas, TX $34,780
$34,140
$22,220
$47,710
Augusta, GA $34,770
$33,930
$26,810
$43,050
Chambersburg, PA $34,760
$32,280
$30,210
$45,360
Winchester, VA $34,730
$35,210
$29,520
$43,310
Tallahassee, FL $34,690
$35,220
$26,890
$42,410
Virginia Beach, VA $34,690
$34,960
$30,480
$43,460
Erie, PA $34,650
$34,950
$29,320
$43,430
Panama City, FL $34,590
$34,490
$28,560
$39,050
Lexington, KY $34,540
$31,620
$23,200
$45,490
Gettysburg, PA $34,410
$34,770
$29,900
$39,850
Johnson City, TN $34,230
$34,620
$28,750
$39,490
Clarksville, TN $34,210
$35,790
$21,840
$37,680
Houston, TX $34,160
$34,300
$22,870
$46,040
Jackson, MI $34,100
$35,180
$29,140
$42,030
Columbia, MO $34,020
$35,190
$29,510
$38,740
Wausau, WI $34,000
$34,100
$29,120
$37,630
Staunton, VA $33,970
$34,330
$29,740
$40,810
Muncie, IN $33,960
$34,670
$28,750
$41,600
Lynchburg, VA $33,940
$34,220
$29,660
$40,830
Little Rock, AR $33,920
$29,640
$28,090
$37,230
Waterloo, IA $33,910
$29,840
$28,980
$45,480
Altoona, PA $33,870
$34,290
$29,400
$38,000
Cedar Rapids, IA $33,800
$30,700
$29,310
$44,800
Green Bay, WI $33,700
$34,270
$28,950
$36,380
Canton, OH $33,650
$33,450
$27,620
$43,780
Battle Creek, MI $33,640
$30,720
$28,880
$37,090
Davenport, IA $33,560
$30,140
$29,190
$43,430
Bloomington, IN $33,540
$34,570
$28,070
$38,280
Las Cruces, NM $33,540
$34,930
$28,920
$42,880
Bay City, MI $33,430
$34,520
$27,040
$44,310
Roanoke, VA $33,420
$33,260
$29,190
$42,640
St. George, UT $33,410
$33,660
$28,240
$35,590
San Antonio, TX $33,410
$31,720
$22,170
$44,890
Grand Island, NE $33,390
$30,970
$28,720
$37,530
Williamsport, PA $33,370
$31,220
$29,840
$41,630
Muskegon, MI $33,340
$31,100
$29,470
$39,590
Springfield, MO $33,250
$33,400
$29,040
$37,440
Manhattan, KS $33,240
$32,670
$27,420
$38,390
Joplin, MO $33,230
$35,090
$29,070
$36,670
Oklahoma City, OK $33,220
$34,350
$21,480
$47,740
Evansville, IN $33,110
$34,300
$28,480
$37,150
Savannah, GA $33,060
$32,390
$29,130
$36,460
Macon, GA $33,040
$32,810
$29,390
$41,710
Fort Wayne, IN $33,000
$34,440
$27,940
$38,230
Athens, GA $32,810
$30,460
$28,350
$39,220
Topeka, KS $32,810
$28,540
$23,890
$44,310
Jonesboro, AR $32,790
$29,710
$28,330
$41,290
Idaho Falls, ID $32,750
$35,080
$24,300
$39,990
Kingsport, TN $32,700
$32,860
$28,840
$36,640
Logan, UT $32,670
$30,950
$30,570
$36,250
Warner Robins, GA $32,670
$32,710
$25,290
$36,910
Lima, OH $32,650
$33,280
$28,610
$36,190
Huntsville, AL $32,640
$30,440
$28,000
$42,640
Kokomo, IN $32,600
$33,510
$27,250
$40,810
Cape Girardeau, MO $32,480
$30,500
$25,580
$36,460
Fond du Lac, WI $32,440
$31,670
$26,420
$38,120
Wheeling, WV $32,410
$34,560
$24,490
$36,570
Tulsa, OK $32,390
$29,730
$21,620
$39,540
Mansfield, OH $32,350
$29,830
$24,790
$37,560
Birmingham, AL $32,230
$29,840
$27,120
$38,570
Baton Rouge, LA $32,020
$29,930
$27,820
$38,670
Terre Haute, IN $31,980
$33,490
$21,170
$42,780
Youngstown, OH $31,860
$30,400
$24,960
$37,630
Wichita, KS $31,720
$28,110
$27,180
$37,230
Hot Springs, AR $31,710
$28,830
$26,110
$37,400
Charleston, WV $31,420
$30,580
$23,080
$35,680
Rapid City, SD $31,080
$31,750
$26,130
$36,100
Huntington, WV $30,960
$30,010
$22,460
$36,210
Rome, GA $30,930
$29,820
$28,560
$35,850
Columbus, GA $30,760
$29,660
$25,220
$36,710
Jackson, MS $30,640
$29,190
$26,740
$34,820
Amarillo, TX $30,610
$28,640
$22,210
$38,480
Beaumont, TX $30,600
$28,350
$20,790
$45,790
Waco, TX $30,560
$28,800
$21,350
$44,950
Corpus Christi, TX $30,450
$28,650
$21,720
$37,870
Florence, AL $30,160
$29,720
$23,130
$36,460
Houma, LA $30,000
$27,910
$22,350
$36,460
Wichita Falls, TX $29,950
$29,900
$18,920
$36,150
Florence, SC $29,530
$29,700
$24,110
$35,980
Hattiesburg, MS $29,440
$30,030
$24,250
$31,750
Killeen, TX $28,730
$28,590
$19,670
$36,200
Lawton, OK $28,230
$28,990
$21,170
$33,810
El Paso, TX $28,130
$27,820
$18,390
$37,250
College Station, TX $27,390
$28,660
$22,950
$35,540
San Juan, PR $22,920
$21,840
$20,630
$27,050
Aguadilla, PR $21,490
$21,430
$19,760
$23,710
Mayaguez, PR $21,000
$19,910
$19,760
$22,220
Data sourced from the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2024
.
All wage figures are annual.
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