BLS OEWS 2024 · SOC 39-2021

Animal Caretakers Salary by State

National median: $33,470/yr · 277,300 employed nationally

51 states
$33,470National Median
$34,750National Mean
277,300Total Employed
$24,500 – $46,48010th–90th Percentile

Salary by State

51 states
State Median Annual vs. National Employment Detail
Washington $38,400 +15% 6,320 View →
District of Columbia $37,980 +13% 430 View →
California $37,200 +11% 26,200 View →
Massachusetts $36,910 +10% 7,470 View →
New York $36,500 +9% 11,970 View →
Connecticut $36,330 +9% 3,250 View →
Maine $36,310 +8% 1,390 View →
Maryland $35,990 +8% 6,380 View →
Vermont $35,600 +6% 570 View →
Alaska $35,570 +6% 560 View →
Oregon $35,310 +5% 3,750 View →
Colorado $35,300 +5% 6,530 View →
Arizona $35,170 +5% 5,450 View →
Rhode Island $34,930 +4% 1,030 View →
New Jersey $34,530 +3% 6,010 View →
Illinois $34,440 +3% 10,660 View →
Hawaii $34,410 +3% 690 View →
Minnesota $33,790 +1% 4,610 View →
Montana $32,290 -4% 1,150 View →
New Hampshire $32,030 -4% 1,790 View →
Utah $31,550 -6% 2,370 View →
Virginia $30,830 -8% 9,610 View →
New Mexico $30,720 -8% 1,650 View →
Delaware $30,460 -9% 1,140 View →
North Dakota $30,400 -9% 730 View →
Florida $30,380 -9% 17,610 View →
Pennsylvania $30,260 -10% 10,330 View →
Nebraska $29,970 -10% 2,170 View →
Idaho $29,910 -11% 1,890 View →
South Carolina $29,900 -11% 5,280 View →
Texas $29,810 -11% 22,690 View →
Tennessee $29,800 -11% 7,000 View →
Michigan $29,730 -11% 6,480 View →
Ohio $29,700 -11% 9,750 View →
Iowa $29,560 -12% 3,460 View →
Nevada $29,530 -12% 2,500 View →
Wisconsin $29,490 -12% 5,600 View →
South Dakota $29,460 -12% 1,030 View →
Missouri $29,390 -12% 6,570 View →
Arkansas $29,370 -12% 2,270 View →
Kentucky $29,370 -12% 6,980 View →
North Carolina $28,900 -14% 10,810 View →
Georgia $28,880 -14% 9,620 View →
Indiana $28,800 -14% 6,200 View →
Wyoming $28,780 -14% 430 View →
Oklahoma $28,370 -15% 3,780 View →
West Virginia $28,330 -15% 1,220 View →
Kansas $27,970 -16% 3,010 View →
Alabama $27,940 -17% 4,170 View →
Louisiana $27,630 -17% 3,060 View →
Mississippi $23,740 -29% 1,750 View →