How does Animal Control Workers pay in West Virginia compare to the national average?

West Virginia Animal Control Workers salaries are 20% below the US national median of $45,830 per year.

What is the salary range for a Animal Control Workers in West Virginia?

Animal Control Workers salaries in West Virginia range from $29,320 (10th percentile) to $43,900 (90th percentile) per year, per 2024 BLS OEWS data.

Animal Control Workers Salary in West Virginia

SOC 33-9011 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Animal Control Workers in West Virginia is $36,890 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $17.74 per hour. This is 20% below the national median of $45,830. 80 people work as Animal Control Workers in West Virginia. Wages have grown 39% since 2019, when the median was $26,550.

Median Annual Salary

$36,890

Mean Annual

$36,430

Median Hourly

$17.74

Total Employed

Salary Distribution

$29k

10th

$32k

25th

$37k

Median

$40k

75th

$44k

90th

How This Compares

West Virginia

$36,890

this metro

United States

$45,830

you earn -20% vs US

Salary Trend

View data table

Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$36,890	$36,430	80
2023	$36,280	$35,280	100
2022	$29,590	$30,700	100
2021	$31,350	$33,220	80
2020	$27,880	$28,780	80
2019	$26,550	$28,680	70

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