How does Animal Control Workers pay in New Jersey compare to the national average?

New Jersey Animal Control Workers salaries are 2% above the US national median of $45,830 per year.

What is the salary range for a Animal Control Workers in New Jersey?

Animal Control Workers salaries in New Jersey range from $37,470 (10th percentile) to $74,030 (90th percentile) per year, per 2024 BLS OEWS data.

Animal Control Workers Salary in New Jersey

SOC 33-9011 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Animal Control Workers in New Jersey is $46,750 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $22.48 per hour. This is 2% above the national median of $45,830. 260 people work as Animal Control Workers in New Jersey. Wages have grown 19% since 2019, when the median was $39,370.

Median Annual Salary

$46,750

Mean Annual

$52,540

Median Hourly

$22.48

Total Employed

260

Salary Distribution

$37k

10th

$43k

25th

$47k

Median

$63k

75th

$74k

90th

How This Compares

New Jersey

$46,750

this metro

United States

$45,830

you earn +2% vs US

Salary Trend

View data table

Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$46,750	$52,540	260
2023	$48,870	$50,460	220
2022	$51,380	$52,410	240
2021	$47,300	$48,790	350
2020	$38,590	$42,570	440
2019	$39,370	$42,630	420

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