Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers salary by location
National median: $38,150 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RI | state | $49,770 | +30.5% | 380 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $49,400 | +29.5% | 2,150 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $49,210 | +29.0% | 620 | 2025 |
| Kahului, HI | metropolitan | $49,200 | +29.0% | 60 | 2025 |
| DC | state | $49,080 | +28.7% | 240 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $47,270 | +23.9% | 350 | 2025 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | metropolitan | $47,150 | +23.6% | 200 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $46,990 | +23.2% | 1,740 | 2025 |
| Salinas, CA | metropolitan | $46,990 | +23.2% | 160 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $46,720 | +22.5% | 1,970 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $46,670 | +22.3% | 2,130 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $46,590 | +22.1% | 130 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $46,260 | +21.3% | 16,080 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $46,160 | +21.0% | 3,270 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $46,160 | +21.0% | 5,560 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $46,070 | +20.8% | 4,830 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $45,910 | +20.3% | 1,150 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $45,790 | +20.0% | 1,800 | 2025 |
| Napa, CA | metropolitan | $45,710 | +19.8% | 50 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $45,690 | +19.8% | 1,890 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $45,640 | +19.6% | 2,400 | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | metropolitan | $45,560 | +19.4% | 230 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | metropolitan | $45,530 | +19.3% | 480 | 2025 |
| ME | state | $45,510 | +19.3% | 690 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | metropolitan | $45,490 | +19.2% | 210 | 2025 |
| Yuba City, CA | metropolitan | $45,490 | +19.2% | 50 | 2025 |
| Naples, FL | metropolitan | $45,470 | +19.2% | 100 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $45,320 | +18.8% | 2,740 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $45,280 | +18.7% | 1,450 | 2025 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | metropolitan | $45,260 | +18.6% | 80 | 2025 |
| Portland, ME | metropolitan | $45,150 | +18.3% | 210 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | metropolitan | $44,810 | +17.5% | 1,270 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $44,770 | +17.4% | 2,220 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $44,750 | +17.3% | 5,790 | 2025 |
| Wenatchee, WA | metropolitan | $44,530 | +16.7% | 50 | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | metropolitan | $44,460 | +16.5% | 230 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $44,370 | +16.3% | 3,170 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $44,260 | +16.0% | 1,520 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $44,250 | +16.0% | 1,390 | 2025 |
| Bend, OR | metropolitan | $44,190 | +15.8% | 290 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | metropolitan | $44,160 | +15.8% | 120 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $44,150 | +15.7% | 4,380 | 2025 |
| Trenton, NJ | metropolitan | $44,140 | +15.7% | 150 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | metropolitan | $44,110 | +15.6% | 1,120 | 2025 |
| HI | state | $44,070 | +15.5% | 570 | 2025 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | metropolitan | $44,050 | +15.5% | 440 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | metropolitan | $44,040 | +15.4% | 230 | 2025 |
| Bremerton, WA | metropolitan | $44,020 | +15.4% | 160 | 2025 |
| Redding, CA | metropolitan | $43,930 | +15.2% | 80 | 2025 |
| Ithaca, NY | metropolitan | $43,900 | +15.1% | 90 | 2025 |
| Chico, CA | metropolitan | $43,830 | +14.9% | 120 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | metropolitan | $43,510 | +14.0% | 270 | 2025 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | metropolitan | $43,270 | +13.4% | 170 | 2025 |
| Providence, RI | metropolitan | $43,190 | +13.2% | 480 | 2025 |
| Bozeman, MT | metropolitan | $42,740 | +12.0% | 110 | 2025 |
| Crestview, FL | metropolitan | $42,590 | +11.6% | 200 | 2025 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | metropolitan | $41,600 | +9.0% | 90 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | metropolitan | $40,390 | +5.9% | 270 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | metropolitan | $40,100 | +5.1% | 130 | 2025 |
| Merced, CA | metropolitan | $40,040 | +5.0% | 50 | 2025 |
| Bakersfield, CA | metropolitan | $39,850 | +4.5% | 180 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $39,840 | +4.4% | 2,150 | 2025 |
| Olympia, WA | metropolitan | $39,760 | +4.2% | 190 | 2025 |
| Eugene, OR | metropolitan | $39,670 | +4.0% | 310 | 2025 |
| Albany, NY | metropolitan | $39,520 | +3.6% | 400 | 2025 |
| Santa Fe, NM | metropolitan | $39,500 | +3.5% | 50 | 2025 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | metropolitan | $39,380 | +3.2% | 240 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | metropolitan | $39,280 | +3.0% | 2,190 | 2025 |
| Spokane, WA | metropolitan | $39,240 | +2.9% | 340 | 2025 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | metropolitan | $39,170 | +2.7% | 110 | 2025 |
| Lewiston, ID | metropolitan | $39,160 | +2.6% | 30 | 2025 |
| Anchorage, AK | metropolitan | $39,110 | +2.5% | 80 | 2025 |
| Syracuse, NY | metropolitan | $39,020 | +2.3% | 220 | 2025 |
| Vineland, NJ | metropolitan | $39,000 | +2.2% | 30 | 2025 |
| Grand Rapids, MI | metropolitan | $38,970 | +2.1% | 590 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $38,900 | +2.0% | 2,910 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $38,870 | +1.9% | 360 | 2025 |
| Detroit, MI | metropolitan | $38,830 | +1.8% | 1,470 | 2025 |
| Corvallis, OR | metropolitan | $38,820 | +1.8% | 160 | 2025 |
| Midland, MI | metropolitan | $38,740 | +1.5% | 50 | 2025 |
| Phoenix, AZ | metropolitan | $38,710 | +1.5% | 2,390 | 2025 |
| Kingston, NY | metropolitan | $38,690 | +1.4% | 80 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $38,620 | +1.2% | 460 | 2025 |
| DE | state | $38,610 | +1.2% | — | 2025 |
| Missoula, MT | metropolitan | $38,520 | +1.0% | 60 | 2025 |
| Madison, WI | metropolitan | $38,490 | +0.9% | 410 | 2025 |
| Visalia, CA | metropolitan | $38,410 | +0.7% | 70 | 2025 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | metropolitan | $38,350 | +0.5% | 250 | 2025 |
| Miami, FL | metropolitan | $38,340 | +0.5% | 1,440 | 2025 |
| MT | state | $38,340 | +0.5% | 550 | 2025 |
| Grants Pass, OR | metropolitan | $38,310 | +0.4% | 60 | 2025 |
| Ames, IA | metropolitan | $38,300 | +0.4% | 90 | 2025 |
| AZ | state | $38,250 | +0.3% | 3,340 | 2025 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | metropolitan | $38,220 | +0.2% | 270 | 2025 |
| Traverse City, MI | metropolitan | $38,130 | −0.1% | 110 | 2025 |
| Greenville, SC | metropolitan | $38,120 | −0.1% | 400 | 2025 |
| Lansing, MI | metropolitan | $38,120 | −0.1% | 210 | 2025 |
| Raleigh, NC | metropolitan | $38,110 | −0.1% | 1,210 | 2025 |
| Medford, OR | metropolitan | $38,080 | −0.2% | 160 | 2025 |
| Buffalo, NY | metropolitan | $38,050 | −0.3% | 420 | 2025 |