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

Louisiana Animal Caretakers salaries are 17% below the US national median of $33,470 per year.

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

Animal Caretakers salaries in Louisiana range from $21,210 (10th percentile) to $37,440 (90th percentile) per year, per 2024 BLS OEWS data.

Animal Caretakers Salary in Louisiana

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

The median salary for a Animal Caretakers in Louisiana is $27,630 per year ($13.28/hr), based on 2024 BLS OEWS data.

SOC 39-2021 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Animal Caretakers in Louisiana is $27,630 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $13.28 per hour. This is 17% below the national median of $33,470. 3,060 people work as Animal Caretakers in Louisiana. Wages have grown 29% since 2019, when the median was $21,480.

Median Annual Salary

$27,630

Mean Annual

$28,620

Median Hourly

$13.28

Total Employed

3,060

Salary Distribution

$21k

10th

$23k

25th

$28k

Median

$31k

75th

$37k

90th

How This Compares

Louisiana

$27,630

this metro

United States

$33,470

you earn -17% vs US

Salary Trend

View data table

Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$27,630	$28,620	3,060
2023	$27,760	$28,560	3,420
2022	$23,590	$26,310	2,970
2021	$22,980	$24,300	2,620
2020	$23,200	$24,510	2,040
2019	$21,480	$22,840	1,720

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