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

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

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

Animal Caretakers salaries in Delaware range from $27,560 (10th percentile) to $39,990 (90th percentile) per year, per 2024 BLS OEWS data.

Animal Caretakers Salary in Delaware

Q: What is the median salary for a Animal Caretakers in Delaware?

The median salary for a Animal Caretakers in Delaware is $30,460 per year ($14.64/hr), based on 2024 BLS OEWS data.

SOC 39-2021 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Animal Caretakers in Delaware is $30,460 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $14.64 per hour. This is 9% below the national median of $33,470. 1,140 people work as Animal Caretakers in Delaware. Wages have grown 32% since 2019, when the median was $22,990.

Median Annual Salary

$30,460

Mean Annual

$33,420

Median Hourly

$14.64

Total Employed

1,140

Salary Distribution

$28k

10th

$29k

25th

$30k

Median

$36k

75th

$40k

90th

How This Compares

Delaware

$30,460

this metro

United States

$33,470

you earn -9% vs US

Salary Trend

View data table

Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$30,460	$33,420	1,140
2023	$30,190	$32,460	910
2022	$28,970	$31,030	960
2021	$27,490	$27,900	940
2020	$24,360	$27,210	670
2019	$22,990	$26,830	710

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