How does Animal Caretakers pay in Dubuque, IA compare to the national average?

Dubuque, IA Animal Caretakers salaries are 14% below the US national median of $33,470 per year.

What is the salary range for a Animal Caretakers in Dubuque, IA?

Animal Caretakers salaries in Dubuque, IA range from $22,060 (10th percentile) to $38,050 (90th percentile) per year, per 2024 BLS OEWS data.

Animal Caretakers Salary in Dubuque, IA

SOC 39-2021 · Metropolitan Area · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Animal Caretakers in Dubuque, IA is $28,670 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $13.79 per hour. This is 14% below the national median of $33,470. 80 people work as Animal Caretakers in Dubuque, IA. Wages have grown 32% since 2014, when the median was $21,650.

Median Annual Salary

$28,670

Mean Annual

$31,080

Median Hourly

$13.79

Total Employed

Location Quotient

0.73

Less common here

Salary Distribution

$22k

10th

$23k

25th

$29k

Median

$31k

75th

$38k

90th

How This Compares

Dubuque, IA

$28,670

this metro

Iowa

$29,560

you earn -3% vs state

United States

$33,470

you earn -14% vs US

Salary Trend

View data table

Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$28,670	$31,080	80
2023	$27,910	$33,480	80
2022	$26,430	$31,570	100
2021	$23,550	$26,780	80
2020	$25,950	$27,820	80
2019	$25,330	$28,200	90
2018	$19,750	$21,770	100
2017	$19,600	$22,060	60
2016	$21,210	$21,100	90
2015	$21,460	$22,100	60
2014	$21,650	$22,480	—

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