How does Animal Caretakers pay in Connecticut compare to the national average?

Connecticut Animal Caretakers salaries are 9% above the US national median of $33,470 per year.

What is the salary range for a Animal Caretakers in Connecticut?

Animal Caretakers salaries in Connecticut range from $32,640 (10th percentile) to $52,060 (90th percentile) per year, per 2024 BLS OEWS data.

Animal Caretakers Salary in Connecticut

SOC 39-2021 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Animal Caretakers in Connecticut is $36,330 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $17.46 per hour. This is 9% above the national median of $33,470. 3,250 people work as Animal Caretakers in Connecticut. Wages have grown 69% since 2014, when the median was $21,450.

Median Annual Salary

$36,330

Mean Annual

$40,280

Median Hourly

$17.46

Total Employed

3,250

Location Quotient

1.07

Average concentration

Salary Distribution

$33k

10th

$35k

25th

$36k

Median

$44k

75th

$52k

90th

How This Compares

Connecticut

$36,330

this metro

United States

$33,470

you earn +9% vs US

Salary Trend

View data table

Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$36,330	$40,280	3,250
2023	$34,520	$36,140	2,870
2022	$30,630	$34,590	2,950
2021	$30,030	$33,790	2,680
2020	$28,100	$30,950	2,100
2019	$26,750	$29,710	2,460
2018	$25,490	$28,530	2,320
2017	$24,710	$28,700	2,150
2016	$23,330	$26,570	2,300
2015	$22,620	$26,120	2,180
2014	$21,450	$23,770	2,040

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