33 Series · SOC 33-9011

Animal Control Workers

National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)

Median Salary

$45,830

per year

Median Hourly

$22.03/hr

per hour

Mean Salary

$49,240

average

Employment

11,790

jobs nationwide

Salary Range

Annual Salary Distribution

$32,880$38,160$45,830$57,110$69,990
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

Hourly Rate Distribution

$15.81$18.35$22.03$27.46$33.65
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

10th Percentile

$32,880

25th Percentile

$38,160

Median

$45,830

75th Percentile

$57,110

90th Percentile

$69,990

Salary by State

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# State Median Salary vs National
1 Oregon $66,110 +44% above national
2 Washington $65,210 +42% above national
3 Alaska $62,870 +37% above national
4 California $62,760 +37% above national
5 Massachusetts $60,120 +31% above national
6 Nevada $59,500 +30% above national
7 Connecticut $58,510 +28% above national
8 Rhode Island $57,790 +26% above national
9 Colorado $56,890 +24% above national
10 New Hampshire $54,170 +18% above national
11 Maryland $52,710 +15% above national
12 Wyoming $51,580 +13% above national
13 Pennsylvania $51,440 +12% above national
14 South Dakota $49,590 +8% above national
15 New York $49,210 +7% above national
16 Virginia $48,850 +7% above national
17 Michigan $48,710 +6% above national
18 Iowa $48,160 +5% above national
19 Arizona $47,260 +3% above national
20 New Jersey $46,750 +2% above national
21 Wisconsin $46,720 +2% above national
22 Utah $46,690 +2% above national
23 Indiana $46,280 +1% above national
24 Montana $46,180 +1% above national
25 Florida $45,400 1% below national
26 Missouri $45,280 1% below national
27 Ohio $44,950 2% below national
28 Illinois $44,630 3% below national
29 Maine $43,660 5% below national
30 Texas $43,410 5% below national
31 Kansas $43,250 6% below national
32 Tennessee $43,020 6% below national
33 North Carolina $42,800 7% below national
34 Idaho $41,670 9% below national
35 South Carolina $41,560 9% below national
36 Georgia $39,330 14% below national
37 Louisiana $38,200 17% below national
38 Alabama $36,990 19% below national
39 West Virginia $36,890 20% below national
40 Oklahoma $36,110 21% below national
41 New Mexico $36,090 21% below national
42 Kentucky $36,000 21% below national
43 Vermont $34,850 24% below national
44 Mississippi $34,480 25% below national
45 Arkansas $33,350 27% below national

Salary by Metro Area

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# Metro Area Median Salary vs National
1 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $76,430 +67% above national
2 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $76,170 +66% above national
3 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $75,500 +65% above national
4 Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV $73,310 +60% above national
5 Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT $71,700 +56% above national
6 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA $64,810 +41% above national
7 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO $64,650 +41% above national
8 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $63,560 +39% above national
9 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH $61,610 +34% above national
10 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $61,490 +34% above national
11 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $61,480 +34% above national
12 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $60,910 +33% above national
13 New Haven, CT $60,360 +32% above national
14 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV $58,200 +27% above national
15 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA $57,790 +26% above national
16 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA $57,350 +25% above national
17 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $56,090 +22% above national
18 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $55,490 +21% above national
19 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $54,890 +20% above national
20 Worcester, MA $54,750 +19% above national
21 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY $51,760 +13% above national
22 Raleigh-Cary, NC $49,940 +9% above national
23 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN $49,870 +9% above national
24 Fresno, CA $49,840 +9% above national
25 Salt Lake City-Murray, UT $49,750 +9% above national
26 Richmond, VA $49,590 +8% above national
27 Syracuse, NY $49,030 +7% above national
28 Bakersfield-Delano, CA $49,010 +7% above national
29 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN $48,990 +7% above national
30 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $48,980 +7% above national
31 Pittsburgh, PA $48,600 +6% above national
32 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD $48,560 +6% above national
33 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY $48,290 +5% above national
34 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ $48,290 +5% above national
35 Rochester, NY $48,050 +5% above national
36 St. Louis, MO-IL $47,090 +3% above national
37 Waterbury-Shelton, CT $46,900 +2% above national
38 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX $46,790 +2% above national
39 Kansas City, MO-KS $46,680 +2% above national
40 Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $46,580 +2% above national
41 Cleveland, OH $46,520 +2% above national
42 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $46,400 +1% above national
43 Columbus, OH $46,270 +1% above national
44 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $46,000 same as national
45 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $45,880 same as national
46 Ogden, UT $45,800 same as national
47 Portland-South Portland, ME $45,760 same as national
48 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $45,350 1% below national
49 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX $45,290 1% below national
50 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC $44,830 2% below national
51 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $44,440 3% below national
52 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $44,380 3% below national
53 Memphis, TN-MS-AR $43,970 4% below national
54 Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $43,600 5% below national
55 Jacksonville, FL $43,480 5% below national
56 Wichita, KS $43,250 6% below national
57 Charleston-North Charleston, SC $43,040 6% below national
58 Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $42,950 6% below national
59 Oklahoma City, OK $41,640 9% below national
60 Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $41,410 10% below national
61 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $41,100 10% below national
62 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR $40,680 11% below national
63 Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $40,260 12% below national
64 Knoxville, TN $40,190 12% below national
65 Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $39,770 13% below national
66 Kansas nonmetropolitan area $39,610 14% below national
67 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $39,480 14% below national
68 Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $39,410 14% below national
69 Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $38,560 16% below national
70 Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $38,560 16% below national
71 North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $38,130 17% below national
72 Tulsa, OK $37,850 17% below national
73 Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $37,460 18% below national
74 North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $37,110 19% below national
75 Birmingham, AL $37,080 19% below national
76 Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $36,630 20% below national
77 El Paso, TX $36,570 20% below national
78 Albuquerque, NM $36,070 21% below national
79 Corpus Christi, TX $35,630 22% below national
80 Tucson, AZ $35,550 22% below national
81 South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $35,430 23% below national
82 Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $35,310 23% below national
83 Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $35,170 23% below national
84 Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $34,910 24% below national
85 Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $34,480 25% below national
86 Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $34,080 26% below national
87 Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $33,530 27% below national
88 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $32,750 29% below national
89 West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $31,370 32% below national
90 Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $31,310 32% below national
91 South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $31,180 32% below national
92 West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $31,130 32% below national
93 East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $28,660 37% below national
94 North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $28,330 38% below national
95 Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $27,610 40% below national

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024. Data reflects cross-industry estimates for all ownership types.