How does Animal Caretakers pay in Columbus, OH compare to the national average?

Columbus, OH Animal Caretakers salaries are 8% below the US national median of $33,470 per year.

What is the salary range for a Animal Caretakers in Columbus, OH?

Animal Caretakers salaries in Columbus, OH range from $25,030 (10th percentile) to $64,650 (90th percentile) per year, per 2024 BLS OEWS data.

Animal Caretakers Salary in Columbus, OH

SOC 39-2021 · Metropolitan Area · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Animal Caretakers in Columbus, OH is $30,700 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $14.76 per hour. This is 8% below the national median of $33,470. 2,450 people work as Animal Caretakers in Columbus, OH. Wages have grown 44% since 2014, when the median was $21,280.

Median Annual Salary

$30,700

Mean Annual

$36,890

Median Hourly

$14.76

Total Employed

2,450

Location Quotient

1.25

Concentrated here

Salary Distribution

$25k

10th

$29k

25th

$31k

Median

$38k

75th

$65k

90th

How This Compares

Columbus, OH

$30,700

this metro

Ohio

$29,700

you earn +3% vs state

United States

$33,470

you earn -8% vs US

Salary Trend

View data table

Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$30,700	$36,890	2,450
2023	$29,160	$33,380	2,130
2022	$28,100	$31,440	2,080
2021	$23,060	$29,030	1,960
2020	$24,010	$28,670	1,300
2019	$23,580	$28,040	1,220
2018	$22,550	$26,760	1,430
2017	$22,120	$27,220	1,360
2016	$21,770	$25,720	1,560
2015	$21,400	$24,950	1,300
2014	$21,280	$24,140	1,390

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