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Animal Caretakers in United States
$35,360median, a year
$37,300mean (average), a year
266,910people employed in this job here
$27,250
median $35,360
$50,060
The bar runs from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the darker part is the middle half of earners.
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The spread
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How pay for this job is spread here: higher means more people earn around that amount, and the darker middle is the middle half of earners. The dots are BLS's published 10th, 25th, median, 75th and 90th percentiles; the curve between them is our smooth estimate. Hover or tap a dot for its figure.
Where this job pays most
Median a year by state, from lower to higher pay as in the key below. Hover or tap a state for its figure. Living costs differ too, so a higher wage is not always more to spend.
- AL, Alabama, median $28,330
- AK, Alaska, median $36,640
- AZ, Arizona, median $38,180
- AR, Arkansas, median $30,230
- CA, California, median $38,700
- CO, Colorado, median $37,430
- CT, Connecticut, median $37,310
- DE, Delaware, median $33,910
- DC, District of Columbia, median $44,210
- FL, Florida, median $34,150
- GA, Georgia, median $29,860
- HI, Hawaii, median $40,130
- ID, Idaho, median $32,170
- IL, Illinois, median $35,570
- IN, Indiana, median $29,990
- IA, Iowa, median $30,080
- KS, Kansas, median $29,830
- KY, Kentucky, median $30,720
- LA, Louisiana, median $27,910
- ME, Maine, median $37,230
- MD, Maryland, median $36,780
- MA, Massachusetts, median $39,650
- MI, Michigan, median $30,320
- MN, Minnesota, median $36,430
- MS, Mississippi, median $26,970
- MO, Missouri, median $31,230
- MT, Montana, median $34,210
- NE, Nebraska, median $31,680
- NV, Nevada, median $30,320
- NH, New Hampshire, median $34,790
- NJ, New Jersey, median $35,850
- NM, New Mexico, median $33,570
- NY, New York, median $37,840
- NC, North Carolina, median $30,870
- ND, North Dakota, median $34,040
- OH, Ohio, median $30,310
- OK, Oklahoma, median $28,940
- OR, Oregon, median $36,580
- PA, Pennsylvania, median $31,360
- RI, Rhode Island, median $37,120
- SC, South Carolina, median $31,280
- SD, South Dakota, median $30,390
- TN, Tennessee, median $30,550
- TX, Texas, median $32,730
- UT, Utah, median $34,750
- VT, Vermont, median $36,090
- VA, Virginia, median $34,380
- WA, Washington, median $40,570
- WV, West Virginia, median $28,550
- WI, Wisconsin, median $30,160
- WY, Wyoming, median $29,080
- PR, Puerto Rico, median $27,600
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