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Animal Control Workers Salary by State and Metro Area

Animal Control Workers in the United States earn a median salary of $45,660/year ($21.95/hr). Salaries range from $33,090 to $68,070 depending on experience. Below, compare salaries across 44 states and 30 metro areas where BLS publishes data.

$33K
10th percentile
$38K
25th percentile
$46K
Median
$57K
75th percentile
$68K
90th percentile

Where Animal Control Workers have the most money left over after rent

Median pay minus estimated federal + state + FICA taxes, minus 12 months of rent at HUD's 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent. Darker green means more money left over each year. Hover any state for the breakdown.

Animal Control Workers disposable income by state, after taxes and rentUS map showing how much money is left over each year for a median-paid animal control workers after estimated federal + state + FICA taxes and a 2-bedroom apartment at HUD Fair Market Rent. Darker green means more money left over. Click any state for its full profile.AlabamaMedian pay$37KTake-home (after tax)$30KRent (2BR)$1,085/moLeft over after rent$17K/yr#39th nationally →AlaskaMedian pay$63KTake-home (after tax)$53KRent (2BR)$1,643/moLeft over after rent$33K/yr#3rd nationally →ArizonaMedian pay$48KTake-home (after tax)$39KRent (2BR)$1,437/moLeft over after rent$22K/yr#21st nationally →ColoradoMedian pay$58KTake-home (after tax)$46KRent (2BR)$1,832/moLeft over after rent$24K/yr#15th nationally →FloridaMedian pay$46KTake-home (after tax)$39KRent (2BR)$1,658/moLeft over after rent$19K/yr#28th nationally →GeorgiaMedian pay$40KTake-home (after tax)$32KRent (2BR)$1,434/moLeft over after rent$15K/yr#44th nationally →IndianaMedian pay$43KTake-home (after tax)$35KRent (2BR)$1,144/moLeft over after rent$22K/yr#18th nationally →KansasMedian pay$40KTake-home (after tax)$32KRent (2BR)$1,066/moLeft over after rent$19K/yr#29th nationally →MaineMedian pay$50KTake-home (after tax)$40KRent (2BR)$1,281/moLeft over after rent$24K/yr#12th nationally →MassachusettsMedian pay$61KTake-home (after tax)$48KRent (2BR)$2,347/moLeft over after rent$20K/yr#25th nationally →MinnesotaStatusAwaiting dataView state profile →New JerseyMedian pay$52KTake-home (after tax)$42KRent (2BR)$2,067/moLeft over after rent$18K/yr#31st nationally →North CarolinaMedian pay$44KTake-home (after tax)$35KRent (2BR)$1,284/moLeft over after rent$20K/yr#26th nationally →North DakotaStatusAwaiting dataView state profile →OklahomaMedian pay$37KTake-home (after tax)$31KRent (2BR)$1,081/moLeft over after rent$18K/yr#33rd nationally →PennsylvaniaMedian pay$52KTake-home (after tax)$42KRent (2BR)$1,351/moLeft over after rent$26K/yr#8th nationally →South DakotaMedian pay$46KTake-home (after tax)$39KRent (2BR)$1,017/moLeft over after rent$26K/yr#10th nationally →TexasMedian pay$43KTake-home (after tax)$37KRent (2BR)$1,415/moLeft over after rent$20K/yr#27th nationally →WyomingMedian pay$54KTake-home (after tax)$45KRent (2BR)$1,008/moLeft over after rent$33K/yr#2nd nationally →ConnecticutMedian pay$57KTake-home (after tax)$45KRent (2BR)$1,679/moLeft over after rent$25K/yr#11th nationally →MissouriMedian pay$42KTake-home (after tax)$34KRent (2BR)$1,097/moLeft over after rent$21K/yr#23rd nationally →West VirginiaMedian pay$35KTake-home (after tax)$29KRent (2BR)$1,008/moLeft over after rent$17K/yr#37th nationally →IllinoisMedian pay$42KTake-home (after tax)$34KRent (2BR)$1,407/moLeft over after rent$17K/yr#34th nationally →New MexicoMedian pay$38KTake-home (after tax)$32KRent (2BR)$1,119/moLeft over after rent$18K/yr#32nd nationally →ArkansasMedian pay$34KTake-home (after tax)$29KRent (2BR)$1,021/moLeft over after rent$16K/yr#43rd nationally →CaliforniaMedian pay$63KTake-home (after tax)$50KRent (2BR)$2,471/moLeft over after rent$21K/yr#24th nationally →DelawareStatusAwaiting dataView state profile →District of ColumbiaStatusAwaiting dataView state profile →HawaiiStatusAwaiting dataView state profile →IowaMedian pay$54KTake-home (after tax)$43KRent (2BR)$1,064/moLeft over after rent$30K/yr#6th nationally →KentuckyMedian pay$35KTake-home (after tax)$29KRent (2BR)$1,110/moLeft over after rent$16K/yr#40th nationally →MarylandMedian pay$53KTake-home (after tax)$43KRent (2BR)$1,795/moLeft over after rent$21K/yr#22nd nationally →MichiganMedian pay$48KTake-home (after tax)$39KRent (2BR)$1,272/moLeft over after rent$24K/yr#13th nationally →MississippiMedian pay$35KTake-home (after tax)$28KRent (2BR)$1,077/moLeft over after rent$16K/yr#41st nationally →MontanaMedian pay$51KTake-home (after tax)$41KRent (2BR)$1,129/moLeft over after rent$27K/yr#7th nationally →New HampshireMedian pay$49KTake-home (after tax)$41KRent (2BR)$1,528/moLeft over after rent$23K/yr#16th nationally →New YorkMedian pay$48KTake-home (after tax)$39KRent (2BR)$1,917/moLeft over after rent$16K/yr#42nd nationally →OhioMedian pay$45KTake-home (after tax)$38KRent (2BR)$1,188/moLeft over after rent$24K/yr#14th nationally →OregonMedian pay$66KTake-home (after tax)$50KRent (2BR)$1,555/moLeft over after rent$31K/yr#5th nationally →TennesseeMedian pay$43KTake-home (after tax)$37KRent (2BR)$1,215/moLeft over after rent$22K/yr#19th nationally →UtahMedian pay$47KTake-home (after tax)$38KRent (2BR)$1,350/moLeft over after rent$22K/yr#20th nationally →VirginiaMedian pay$49KTake-home (after tax)$39KRent (2BR)$1,646/moLeft over after rent$19K/yr#30th nationally →WashingtonMedian pay$66KTake-home (after tax)$55KRent (2BR)$1,830/moLeft over after rent$33K/yr#1st nationally →WisconsinMedian pay$37KTake-home (after tax)$31KRent (2BR)$1,202/moLeft over after rent$17K/yr#38th nationally →NebraskaStatusAwaiting dataView state profile →South CarolinaMedian pay$39KTake-home (after tax)$32KRent (2BR)$1,263/moLeft over after rent$17K/yr#36th nationally →IdahoMedian pay$44KTake-home (after tax)$36KRent (2BR)$1,136/moLeft over after rent$22K/yr#17th nationally →NevadaMedian pay$59KTake-home (after tax)$49KRent (2BR)$1,501/moLeft over after rent$31K/yr#4th nationally →VermontStatusAwaiting dataView state profile →LouisianaMedian pay$38KTake-home (after tax)$31KRent (2BR)$1,191/moLeft over after rent$17K/yr#35th nationally →Rhode IslandMedian pay$55KTake-home (after tax)$45KRent (2BR)$1,544/moLeft over after rent$26K/yr#9th nationally →Annual $ left after rent ($K)$15K$21K (median)$33KSource: BLS OEWS, HUD FMR, federal + state tax brackets · AffordMap.com
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StateMedian (nominal)Rent/mo (2BR)Left after rent
Washington$66K$1,830$33K
Wyoming$54K$1,008$33K
Alaska$63K$1,643$33K
Nevada$59K$1,501$31K
Oregon$66K$1,555$31K
Iowa$54K$1,064$30K
Montana$51K$1,129$27K
Pennsylvania$52K$1,351$26K
Rhode Island$55K$1,544$26K
South Dakota$46K$1,017$26K
Connecticut$57K$1,679$25K
Maine$50K$1,281$24K
Michigan$48K$1,272$24K
Ohio$45K$1,188$24K
Colorado$58K$1,832$24K
New Hampshire$49K$1,528$23K
Idaho$44K$1,136$22K
Indiana$43K$1,144$22K
Tennessee$43K$1,215$22K
Utah$47K$1,350$22K
Arizona$48K$1,437$22K
Maryland$53K$1,795$21K
Missouri$42K$1,097$21K
California$63K$2,471$21K
Massachusetts$61K$2,347$20K
North Carolina$44K$1,284$20K
Texas$43K$1,415$20K
Florida$46K$1,658$19K
Kansas$40K$1,066$19K
Virginia$49K$1,646$19K
New Jersey$52K$2,067$18K
New Mexico$38K$1,119$18K
Oklahoma$37K$1,081$18K
Illinois$42K$1,407$17K
Louisiana$38K$1,191$17K
South Carolina$39K$1,263$17K
West Virginia$35K$1,008$17K
Wisconsin$37K$1,202$17K
Alabama$37K$1,085$17K
Kentucky$35K$1,110$16K
Mississippi$35K$1,077$16K
New York$48K$1,917$16K
Arkansas$34K$1,021$16K
Georgia$40K$1,434$15K

Animal Control Workers salary by state

StateMedianHourlyEmployment
Washington$66K$31.94/hr180
Oregon$66K$31.79/hr40
Alaska$63K$30.45/hr30
California$63K$30.11/hr1,210
Massachusetts$61K$29.29/hr280
Nevada$59K$28.27/hr100
Colorado$58K$28.11/hr170
Connecticut$57K$27.47/hr220
Rhode Island$55K$26.47/hr70
Iowa$54K$26.05/hr80
Wyoming$54K$25.9/hr40
Maryland$53K$25.64/hr140
New Jersey$52K$25.03/hr260
Pennsylvania$52K$25/hr,
Montana$51K$24.29/hr50
Maine$50K$23.87/hr90
Virginia$49K$23.56/hr430
New Hampshire$49K$23.48/hr60
New York$48K$23.28/hr870
Michigan$48K$23.24/hr260
Arizona$48K$22.91/hr210
Utah$47K$22.7/hr200
Florida$46K$22.05/hr640
South Dakota$46K$21.89/hr50
Ohio$45K$21.74/hr290
North Carolina$44K$21.12/hr460
Idaho$44K$21.12/hr50
Texas$43K$20.79/hr1,300
Indiana$43K$20.68/hr340
Tennessee$43K$20.66/hr280
Illinois$42K$20.42/hr410
Missouri$42K$20.08/hr440
Kansas$40K$19/hr190
Georgia$40K$18.99/hr430
South Carolina$39K$18.65/hr180
Louisiana$38K$18.28/hr120
New Mexico$38K$18.17/hr260
Oklahoma$37K$18/hr380
Wisconsin$37K$17.97/hr120
Alabama$37K$17.95/hr290
Kentucky$35K$17/hr190
West Virginia$35K$16.89/hr90
Mississippi$35K$16.77/hr160
Arkansas$34K$16.54/hr180
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Showing 1–10 of 44 states with published data

BLS does not publish data for every state when sample sizes are too small

Top paying metro areas

Metro areaMedianEmployment
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$79K80
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$78K120
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$74K30
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$70K40
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$68K60
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$64K70
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$63K170
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$63K430
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$62K70
New Haven, CT$62K40
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$61K70
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$60K160
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$58K90
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$58K160
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$57K50
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$56K400
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$56K40
Worcester, MA$55K40
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$55K90
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$55K100
Rochester, NY$54K80
Pittsburgh, PA$52K,
Portland-South Portland, ME$50K40
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$50K60
Cleveland, OH$50K80
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$50K100
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$49K210
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$49K90
Richmond, VA$49K60
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$49K90
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