How does Animal Caretakers pay in Richmond, VA compare to the national average?

Richmond, VA Animal Caretakers salaries are 12% below the US national median of $33,470 per year.

What is the salary range for a Animal Caretakers in Richmond, VA?

Animal Caretakers salaries in Richmond, VA range from $28,100 (10th percentile) to $42,040 (90th percentile) per year, per 2024 BLS OEWS data.

Animal Caretakers Salary in Richmond, VA

SOC 39-2021 · Metropolitan Area · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Animal Caretakers in Richmond, VA is $29,570 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $14.22 per hour. This is 12% below the national median of $33,470. 1,430 people work as Animal Caretakers in Richmond, VA. Wages have grown 26% since 2019, when the median was $23,460.

Median Annual Salary

$29,570

Mean Annual

$32,640

Median Hourly

$14.22

Total Employed

1,430

Salary Distribution

$28k

10th

$29k

25th

$30k

Median

$34k

75th

$42k

90th

How This Compares

Richmond, VA

$29,570

this metro

Virginia

$30,830

you earn -4% vs state

United States

$33,470

you earn -12% vs US

Salary Trend

View data table

Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$29,570	$32,640	1,430
2023	$28,880	$31,760	1,360
2022	$27,170	$29,540	1,150
2021	$23,840	$26,730	1,090
2020	$22,770	$23,970	760
2019	$23,460	$24,830	1,030

Related Personal Care and Service Occupations Jobs in Richmond, VA

Other occupations in the same group, sorted by salary.

Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers	$61,720
Embalmers	$53,320
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	$46,550
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	$46,060
Animal Trainers	$41,850
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants	$39,210

View all Personal Care and Service Occupations jobs in Richmond, VA →