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Wage information comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics Program. The OES is a semi-annual survey that provides wage and employment statistics for the nation, each state, and sub-state regions.

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      Wages for Animal Caretakers in UNITED STATES

      Location Pay
      Period
      2024
      10% 25% Median 75% 90%
      United States Hourly $11.78 $13.88 $16.09 $17.87 $22.35
      Yearly $24,500 $28,870 $33,470 $37,160 $46,480
      Washington Hourly $16.74 $17.55 $18.46 $21.71 $28.02
      Yearly $34,820 $36,500 $38,400 $45,150 $58,290
      District of Columbia Hourly $17.00 $17.50 $18.26 $20.66 $23.14
      Yearly $35,360 $36,400 $37,980 $42,960 $48,140
      California Hourly $16.55 $17.16 $17.88 $20.80 $23.15
      Yearly $34,420 $35,700 $37,200 $43,270 $48,150
      Massachusetts Hourly $15.41 $17.24 $17.74 $18.53 $21.87
      Yearly $32,050 $35,860 $36,910 $38,540 $45,490
      New York Hourly $15.09 $16.38 $17.55 $20.62 $23.21
      Yearly $31,390 $34,070 $36,500 $42,890 $48,270
      Connecticut Hourly $15.69 $16.60 $17.46 $20.92 $25.03
      Yearly $32,640 $34,530 $36,330 $43,500 $52,060
      Maine Hourly $14.75 $16.41 $17.46 $18.49 $23.02
      Yearly $30,680 $34,140 $36,310 $38,470 $47,880
      Maryland Hourly $15.00 $15.59 $17.30 $21.34 $23.44
      Yearly $31,200 $32,430 $35,990 $44,380 $48,750
      Vermont Hourly $14.87 $15.19 $17.12 $18.24 $21.36
      Yearly $30,920 $31,600 $35,600 $37,940 $44,430
      Alaska Hourly $13.25 $15.08 $17.10 $20.41 $23.63
      Yearly $27,550 $31,370 $35,570 $42,460 $49,140
      Oregon Hourly $14.85 $16.16 $16.98 $17.88 $21.50
      Yearly $30,890 $33,610 $35,310 $37,200 $44,710
      Arizona Hourly $14.84 $15.50 $16.91 $17.69 $21.67
      Yearly $30,860 $32,230 $35,170 $36,790 $45,070
      Rhode Island Hourly $14.35 $16.23 $16.79 $17.65 $21.69
      Yearly $29,850 $33,760 $34,930 $36,710 $45,110
      New Jersey Hourly $15.13 $15.19 $16.60 $17.78 $23.75
      Yearly $31,470 $31,600 $34,530 $36,980 $49,410
      Illinois Hourly $14.00 $14.38 $16.56 $17.48 $23.19
      Yearly $29,120 $29,900 $34,440 $36,360 $48,240
      Hawaii Hourly $14.13 $14.66 $16.55 $20.79 $29.48
      Yearly $29,380 $30,480 $34,410 $43,240 $61,320
      Minnesota Hourly $13.88 $14.68 $16.25 $17.76 $22.03
      Yearly $28,870 $30,540 $33,790 $36,940 $45,820
      Montana Hourly $12.56 $13.95 $15.52 $18.30 $22.63
      Yearly $26,110 $29,020 $32,290 $38,060 $47,060
      New Hampshire Hourly $12.89 $13.64 $15.40 $18.21 $22.87
      Yearly $26,820 $28,370 $32,030 $37,880 $47,570
      Utah Hourly $10.58 $14.22 $15.17 $18.02 $28.55
      Yearly $22,010 $29,580 $31,550 $37,480 $59,380
      Virginia Hourly $13.36 $13.78 $14.82 $17.10 $21.40
      Yearly $27,800 $28,660 $30,830 $35,570 $44,500
      New Mexico Hourly $13.00 $13.88 $14.77 $17.47 $20.74
      Yearly $27,040 $28,870 $30,720 $36,330 $43,140
      Delaware Hourly $13.25 $13.78 $14.64 $17.46 $19.23
      Yearly $27,560 $28,650 $30,460 $36,320 $39,990
      North Dakota Hourly $12.70 $13.98 $14.61 $16.66 $17.65
      Yearly $26,410 $29,080 $30,400 $34,640 $36,710
      Florida Hourly $13.13 $13.72 $14.60 $17.55 $23.47
      Yearly $27,310 $28,540 $30,380 $36,510 $48,810
      Pennsylvania Hourly $10.76 $13.29 $14.55 $17.12 $22.26
      Yearly $22,390 $27,640 $30,260 $35,620 $46,310
      Nebraska Hourly $12.00 $13.42 $14.41 $17.40 $23.59
      Yearly $24,960 $27,920 $29,970 $36,200 $49,080
      Idaho Hourly $10.60 $13.15 $14.38 $16.77 $21.81
      Yearly $22,050 $27,350 $29,910 $34,880 $45,350
      South Carolina Hourly $10.62 $12.44 $14.38 $16.88 $20.63
      Yearly $22,080 $25,870 $29,900 $35,110 $42,920
      Tennessee Hourly $11.30 $13.46 $14.33 $16.55 $18.45
      Yearly $23,500 $27,990 $29,800 $34,420 $38,370
      Texas Hourly $11.04 $13.39 $14.33 $17.14 $21.45
      Yearly $22,970 $27,860 $29,810 $35,660 $44,620
      Michigan Hourly $12.62 $13.57 $14.29 $17.03 $21.02
      Yearly $26,250 $28,230 $29,730 $35,420 $43,730
      Ohio Hourly $11.16 $13.51 $14.28 $17.00 $27.30
      Yearly $23,210 $28,100 $29,700 $35,360 $56,790
      Iowa Hourly $10.47 $10.87 $14.21 $16.59 $21.49
      Yearly $21,780 $22,610 $29,560 $34,510 $44,690
      Nevada Hourly $12.33 $13.34 $14.20 $16.77 $22.17
      Yearly $25,640 $27,740 $29,530 $34,890 $46,120
      Wisconsin Hourly $11.00 $13.32 $14.18 $17.51 $21.91
      Yearly $22,870 $27,710 $29,490 $36,430 $45,580
      South Dakota Hourly $11.59 $13.20 $14.16 $16.31 $21.62
      Yearly $24,100 $27,460 $29,460 $33,920 $44,970
      Missouri Hourly $12.81 $13.49 $14.13 $16.51 $18.19
      Yearly $26,650 $28,060 $29,390 $34,330 $37,840
      Arkansas Hourly $12.51 $13.35 $14.12 $15.98 $18.61
      Yearly $26,030 $27,760 $29,370 $33,240 $38,700
      Kentucky Hourly $10.50 $12.67 $14.12 $17.03 $21.57
      Yearly $21,830 $26,350 $29,370 $35,430 $44,870
      North Carolina Hourly $10.65 $12.83 $13.90 $16.84 $19.00
      Yearly $22,150 $26,690 $28,900 $35,020 $39,520
      Georgia Hourly $9.09 $11.64 $13.88 $14.85 $18.69
      Yearly $18,910 $24,220 $28,880 $30,890 $38,880
      Indiana Hourly $10.41 $11.91 $13.85 $16.76 $21.28
      Yearly $21,650 $24,780 $28,800 $34,850 $44,270
      Wyoming Hourly $9.61 $12.39 $13.84 $17.07 $21.59
      Yearly $19,990 $25,760 $28,780 $35,500 $44,900
      Oklahoma Hourly $9.02 $10.74 $13.64 $16.49 $22.51
      Yearly $18,760 $22,350 $28,370 $34,300 $46,810
      West Virginia Hourly $10.26 $11.18 $13.62 $14.78 $17.84
      Yearly $21,330 $23,240 $28,330 $30,740 $37,110
      Kansas Hourly $9.25 $10.77 $13.45 $16.58 $22.41
      Yearly $19,240 $22,400 $27,970 $34,490 $46,620
      Alabama Hourly $9.90 $10.85 $13.43 $15.89 $21.35
      Yearly $20,590 $22,560 $27,940 $33,060 $44,420
      Louisiana Hourly $10.20 $10.93 $13.28 $14.69 $18.00
      Yearly $21,210 $22,730 $27,630 $30,550 $37,440
      Virgin Islands Hourly $11.25 $11.64 $13.18 $13.18 $16.40
      Yearly $23,400 $24,210 $27,410 $27,410 $34,120
      Puerto Rico Hourly $9.55 $10.07 $12.93 $14.06 $14.25
      Yearly $19,870 $20,940 $26,890 $29,240 $29,630
      Mississippi Hourly $8.50 $10.45 $11.41 $13.65 $16.45
      Yearly $17,670 $21,740 $23,740 $28,390 $34,220
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      Guam Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
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      Northern Mariana Islands Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
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