Animal Caretakers salary by location
National median: $35,360 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kahului, HI | metropolitan | $46,270 | +30.9% | 90 | 2025 |
| DC | state | $44,210 | +25.0% | 460 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $44,070 | +24.6% | 1,090 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $44,060 | +24.6% | 3,950 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $43,640 | +23.4% | 3,440 | 2025 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | metropolitan | $43,540 | +23.1% | 250 | 2025 |
| Burlington, VT | metropolitan | $41,330 | +16.9% | 170 | 2025 |
| El Centro, CA | metropolitan | $40,880 | +15.6% | 40 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $40,570 | +14.7% | 6,620 | 2025 |
| HI | state | $40,130 | +13.5% | 570 | 2025 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | metropolitan | $39,870 | +12.8% | 200 | 2025 |
| Amherst Town, MA | metropolitan | $39,870 | +12.8% | 150 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $39,850 | +12.7% | 5,590 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $39,650 | +12.1% | 6,900 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $39,520 | +11.8% | 230 | 2025 |
| Bremerton, WA | metropolitan | $39,100 | +10.6% | 260 | 2025 |
| Phoenix, AZ | metropolitan | $39,030 | +10.4% | 4,480 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $38,840 | +9.8% | 600 | 2025 |
| Napa, CA | metropolitan | $38,750 | +9.6% | 100 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $38,700 | +9.4% | 25,710 | 2025 |
| Ames, IA | metropolitan | $38,700 | +9.4% | 190 | 2025 |
| Portland, ME | metropolitan | $38,580 | +9.1% | 850 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $38,520 | +8.9% | 9,000 | 2025 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | metropolitan | $38,410 | +8.6% | 110 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | metropolitan | $38,340 | +8.4% | 190 | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | metropolitan | $38,320 | +8.4% | 280 | 2025 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | metropolitan | $38,280 | +8.3% | 270 | 2025 |
| AZ | state | $38,180 | +8.0% | 6,330 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $38,180 | +8.0% | 920 | 2025 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | metropolitan | $38,180 | +8.0% | 150 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | metropolitan | $37,970 | +7.4% | 380 | 2025 |
| Salinas, CA | metropolitan | $37,960 | +7.4% | 240 | 2025 |
| Wenatchee, WA | metropolitan | $37,910 | +7.2% | 80 | 2025 |
| Olympia, WA | metropolitan | $37,900 | +7.2% | 240 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $37,900 | +7.2% | 11,430 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $37,870 | +7.1% | 3,030 | 2025 |
| Rochester, MN | metropolitan | $37,850 | +7.0% | 250 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $37,840 | +7.0% | 12,470 | 2025 |
| Fairbanks, AK | metropolitan | $37,800 | +6.9% | 80 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $37,780 | +6.8% | 1,510 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | metropolitan | $37,720 | +6.7% | 490 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $37,710 | +6.6% | 6,590 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | metropolitan | $37,650 | +6.5% | 230 | 2025 |
| Spokane, WA | metropolitan | $37,650 | +6.5% | 410 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $37,640 | +6.4% | 3,560 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | metropolitan | $37,590 | +6.3% | 660 | 2025 |
| Bozeman, MT | metropolitan | $37,580 | +6.3% | 190 | 2025 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | metropolitan | $37,490 | +6.0% | 260 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $37,430 | +5.9% | 6,290 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $37,370 | +5.7% | 2,240 | 2025 |
| Hanford, CA | metropolitan | $37,340 | +5.6% | 50 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $37,310 | +5.5% | 3,000 | 2025 |
| Yuba City, CA | metropolitan | $37,300 | +5.5% | 60 | 2025 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | metropolitan | $37,290 | +5.5% | 370 | 2025 |
| ME | state | $37,230 | +5.3% | 1,430 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | metropolitan | $37,120 | +5.0% | 300 | 2025 |
| RI | state | $37,120 | +5.0% | 1,020 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | metropolitan | $37,050 | +4.8% | 2,170 | 2025 |
| Ithaca, NY | metropolitan | $36,930 | +4.4% | 100 | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | metropolitan | $36,920 | +4.4% | 230 | 2025 |
| Redding, CA | metropolitan | $36,900 | +4.4% | 160 | 2025 |
| Tucson, AZ | metropolitan | $36,870 | +4.3% | 950 | 2025 |
| Pittsfield, MA | metropolitan | $36,830 | +4.2% | 120 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | metropolitan | $36,790 | +4.0% | 330 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $36,780 | +4.0% | 2,760 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $36,780 | +4.0% | 5,570 | 2025 |
| Longview, WA | metropolitan | $36,690 | +3.8% | 70 | 2025 |
| Bakersfield, CA | metropolitan | $36,660 | +3.7% | 310 | 2025 |
| AK | state | $36,640 | +3.6% | 550 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | metropolitan | $36,620 | +3.6% | 520 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $36,580 | +3.5% | 3,470 | 2025 |
| Springfield, MA | metropolitan | $36,570 | +3.4% | 280 | 2025 |
| Providence, RI | metropolitan | $36,500 | +3.2% | 1,450 | 2025 |
| Anchorage, AK | metropolitan | $36,490 | +3.2% | 330 | 2025 |
| Merced, CA | metropolitan | $36,480 | +3.2% | 80 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $36,470 | +3.1% | 1,040 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | metropolitan | $36,430 | +3.0% | 540 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $36,430 | +3.0% | 4,250 | 2025 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | metropolitan | $36,360 | +2.8% | 540 | 2025 |
| Prescott Valley, AZ | metropolitan | $36,270 | +2.6% | 200 | 2025 |
| Visalia, CA | metropolitan | $36,150 | +2.2% | 120 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | metropolitan | $36,110 | +2.1% | 8,510 | 2025 |
| VT | state | $36,090 | +2.1% | 430 | 2025 |
| Corvallis, OR | metropolitan | $36,010 | +1.8% | 120 | 2025 |
| Chico, CA | metropolitan | $35,990 | +1.8% | 150 | 2025 |
| Glens Falls, NY | metropolitan | $35,890 | +1.5% | 80 | 2025 |
| Fort Collins, CO | metropolitan | $35,860 | +1.4% | 350 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $35,850 | +1.4% | 5,890 | 2025 |
| Bend, OR | metropolitan | $35,800 | +1.2% | 280 | 2025 |
| Minot, ND | metropolitan | $35,780 | +1.2% | 50 | 2025 |
| Greeley, CO | metropolitan | $35,760 | +1.1% | 280 | 2025 |
| Waterbury, CT | metropolitan | $35,740 | +1.1% | 270 | 2025 |
| Medford, OR | metropolitan | $35,710 | +1.0% | 150 | 2025 |
| Grants Pass, OR | metropolitan | $35,670 | +0.9% | 50 | 2025 |
| Norwich, CT | metropolitan | $35,660 | +0.8% | 290 | 2025 |
| Yakima, WA | metropolitan | $35,650 | +0.8% | 110 | 2025 |
| Albany, NY | metropolitan | $35,640 | +0.8% | 880 | 2025 |
| Bangor, ME | metropolitan | $35,610 | +0.7% | 180 | 2025 |
| VI | state | $35,570 | +0.6% | 50 | 2025 |
| IL | state | $35,570 | +0.6% | 11,070 | 2025 |