What are the main factors that influence an Animal Care Tech's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Animal Care Tech?

The Healthcare industry offers the highest average compensation for Animal Care Tech roles, with salaries approximately 30% above the market median.

How does experience change An Animal Care Tech's salary?

An Animal Care Tech's salary grows with experience: starting around $39,529 for beginners, reaching about $41,761 at mid-level, and approach $42,019 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Animal Care Tech?

Animal Care Tech salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Animal Care Tech roles are District of Columbia $45,044, California $44,873, Massachusetts $44,275. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Animal Care Tech roles make?

Salaries for Animal Care Tech level roles vary by specialization: Animal Care Manager: $50,614; Animal Care Specialist: $49,332; Animal Care and Adoptions: $49,218; Animal Care Officer: $42,957; Animal Care Attendant: $41,626.

Animal Care Tech Salary in Vermont

How much does an Animal Care Tech make in Vermont?

As of October 01, 2026, the average salary for an Animal Care Tech in Vermont is $39,930 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $19.

However, an Animal Care Tech's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $46,183
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $35,807 to $43,203
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $32,054

10% $32,054

50% (Median) $39,930

90% $46,183

Animal Care Tech Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$43,203	$3,600	$831	$21
Average	$39,930	$3,328	$768	$19
25th Percentile	$35,807	$2,984	$689	$17

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Key Factors That Influence Animal Care Tech Salaries

An Animal Care Tech's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Animal Care Tech Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Animal Care Tech's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $39,529
Early Career (1-2 years): $40,319
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $41,761
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $41,916
Expert (over 8 years): $42,019

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Animal Care Tech	$39,529
Intermediate Level Animal Care Tech	$40,319
Senior Level Animal Care Tech	$41,761
Specialist Level Animal Care Tech	$41,916
Expert Level Animal Care Tech	$42,019

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How Do Animal Care Tech Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Animal Care Teches. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $45,044.
California: $44,873.
Massachusetts: $44,275.

District of Columbia $45,044 California $44,873 Massachusetts $44,275 Washington $44,112 New Jersey $44,096 Alaska $44,039 Connecticut $43,478 New York $43,250

Hawaii $42,522 Rhode Island $42,180 Maryland $41,948 Minnesota $41,631 Colorado $41,509 Illinois $41,468 Oregon $41,313 Delaware $41,199

New Hampshire $41,128 Virginia $40,968 Pennsylvania $40,500 Nevada $40,264 North Dakota $40,186 Michigan $40,064 Wisconsin $40,020 Vermont $39,930

Texas $39,682 Maine $39,666 Arizona $39,641 Ohio $39,613 Georgia $39,239 Indiana $39,051 Wyoming $39,015 Utah $38,958

Iowa $38,933 Kansas $38,738 Louisiana $38,681 North Carolina $38,661 Missouri $38,653 Florida $38,494 Montana $38,409 Nebraska $38,327

Kentucky $38,283 South Carolina $38,120 Tennessee $38,018 Idaho $37,977 New Mexico $37,680 Oklahoma $37,615 Alabama $37,375 South Dakota $36,973

Arkansas $36,753 West Virginia $36,635 Mississippi $36,281

Top Paying Cities for Animal Care Teches

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Adamant: $40,872
Barre: $40,933
Cabot: $40,843

Adamant, VT $40,872 Barre, VT $40,933 Cabot, VT $40,843 Calais, VT $40,879 East Barre, VT $40,871 East Calais, VT $40,872 East Montpelier, VT $40,899 Eden, VT $40,845

Eden Mills, VT $40,808 Graniteville, VT $40,931 Hyde Park, VT $40,905 Johnson, VT $40,957 Lake Elmore, VT $40,860 Marshfield, VT $40,850 Moretown, VT $40,960 Morrisville, VT $40,955

Moscow, VT $40,976 Northfield, VT $40,910 Northfield Falls, VT $41,101 North Hyde Park, VT $40,902 North Montpelier, VT $40,861 Plainfield, VT $40,856 Roxbury, VT $40,787 South Barre, VT $40,981

Waterbury, VT $40,972 Stowe, VT $40,977 Waitsfield, VT $40,955 Warren, VT $40,878 Washington, VT $40,798 Waterbury Center, VT $40,970 Websterville, VT $40,924 Williamstown, VT $40,877

Wolcott, VT $40,854 Woodbury, VT $40,814 Worcester, VT $40,855 Rutland, VT $40,854 Belmont, VT $40,728 Benson, VT $40,727 Bomoseen, VT $40,791 Brandon, VT $40,822

Bridport, VT $40,826 Castleton, VT $40,799 Center Rutland, VT $40,827 Chittenden, VT $40,733 Cuttingsville, VT $40,719 Danby, VT $40,789 East Middlebury, VT $40,848 East Poultney, VT $40,793

East Wallingford, VT $40,749 Fair Haven, VT $40,763 Florence, VT $40,749 Forest Dale, VT $40,823 Gaysville, VT $40,564 Granville, VT $40,756 Hancock, VT $40,749 Hydeville, VT $40,796

Killington, VT $40,745 Middlebury, VT $40,911 Middletown Springs, VT $40,771 Mount Holly, VT $40,733 North Clarendon, VT $40,793 Orwell, VT $40,789 Pawlet, VT $40,803 Pittsfield, VT $40,768

Pittsford, VT $40,807 Poultney, VT $40,800 Proctor, VT $40,845 Ripton, VT $40,798 Rochester, VT $40,776 Rupert, VT $40,772 Salisbury, VT $40,837 Shoreham, VT $40,803

Stockbridge, VT $40,730 Wallingford, VT $40,752 Wells, VT $40,805 West Pawlet, VT $40,819 West Rupert, VT $40,809 West Rutland, VT $40,784 Whiting, VT $40,804 Saint Johnsbury, VT $40,848

Albany, VT $40,825 Barnet, VT $40,805 Barton, VT $40,820 Beebe Plain, VT $40,833 Concord, VT $40,766 Coventry, VT $40,880 Craftsbury, VT $40,837 Craftsbury Common, VT $40,839

Danville, VT $40,814 Derby, VT $40,833 Derby Line, VT $40,802 East Burke, VT $40,801 East Charleston, VT $40,805 East Hardwick, VT $40,827 East Haven, VT $40,712 East Saint Johnsbury, VT $40,848

Glover, VT $40,808 Granby, VT $40,662 Greensboro, VT $40,794 Greensboro Bend, VT $40,820 Hardwick, VT $40,865 Irasburg, VT $40,810 Island Pond, VT $40,743 Lowell, VT $40,796

Lower Waterford, VT $40,843 Lyndon, VT $40,836 Lyndon Center, VT $40,882 Lyndonville, VT $40,837 Morgan, VT $40,764 Newport, VT $40,857 Newport Center, VT $40,805 North Concord, VT $40,698

North Troy, VT $40,811 Orleans, VT $40,795 Passumpsic, VT $40,851 Peacham, VT $40,769 Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $40,852 Sheffield, VT $40,780 Sutton, VT $40,776 Troy, VT $40,815

West Burke, VT $40,804 West Charleston, VT $40,785 West Danville, VT $40,816 Westfield, VT $40,784 West Glover, VT $40,812 Averill, VT $40,574 Beecher Falls, VT $40,837 Canaan, VT $40,736

Gilman, VT $40,915 Guildhall, VT $40,682 Lunenburg, VT $40,771 Norton, VT $40,656 North Bennington, VT $41,110 North Pownal, VT $41,193 Pownal, VT $41,216 White River Junction, VT $40,843

Ascutney, VT $40,862 Barnard, VT $40,750 Bethel, VT $40,776 Bradford, VT $40,818 Bridgewater, VT $40,792 Bridgewater Corners, VT $40,711 Brookfield, VT $40,815 Brownsville, VT $40,793

Chelsea, VT $40,792 Corinth, VT $40,781 East Corinth, VT $40,798 East Randolph, VT $40,806 East Ryegate, VT $40,770 East Thetford, VT $40,821 Fairlee, VT $40,777 Groton, VT $40,788

Hartford, VT $40,949 Hartland, VT $40,806 Hartland Four Corners, VT $40,804 Mc Indoe Falls, VT $40,909 Newbury, VT $40,783 North Hartland, VT $40,835 North Pomfret, VT $40,765 North Thetford, VT $40,820

Norwich, VT $40,812 Plymouth, VT $40,682 Post Mills, VT $40,811 Quechee, VT $40,853 Randolph, VT $40,846 Randolph Center, VT $40,825 Reading, VT $40,716 Sharon, VT $40,775

South Pomfret, VT $40,736 South Royalton, VT $40,787 South Ryegate, VT $40,795 South Strafford, VT $40,785 South Woodstock, VT $40,726 Strafford, VT $40,749 Taftsville, VT $40,857 Thetford, VT $40,821

Thetford Center, VT $40,778 Topsham, VT $40,766 Tunbridge, VT $40,774 Vershire, VT $40,754 Wells River, VT $40,798 West Fairlee, VT $40,872 West Hartford, VT $40,766 West Newbury, VT $40,782

West Topsham, VT $40,798 Wilder, VT $40,951 Windsor, VT $40,823 Woodstock, VT $40,773 Bellows Falls, VT $40,922 Cambridgeport, VT $40,875 Cavendish, VT $40,739 Chester, VT $40,780

Chester Depot, VT $40,765 Grafton, VT $40,749 Londonderry, VT $40,822 Ludlow, VT $40,760 North Springfield, VT $40,902 Perkinsville, VT $40,791 Peru, VT $40,779 Proctorsville, VT $40,746

Saxtons River, VT $40,913 South Londonderry, VT $40,847 Springfield, VT $40,883 Westminster, VT $40,921 Westminster Station, VT $40,924 Weston, VT $40,737 Shaftsbury, VT $41,061 Brattleboro, VT $41,005

Bondville, VT $40,835 East Dover, VT $40,918 Jacksonville, VT $41,021 Jamaica, VT $40,836 Marlboro, VT $41,208 Newfane, VT $40,892 Putney, VT $40,883 Readsboro, VT $41,213

South Newfane, VT $40,906 Stamford, VT $41,183 Townshend, VT $40,854 Vernon, VT $41,130 Wardsboro, VT $40,884 West Dover, VT $40,951 West Dummerston, VT $40,902 West Halifax, VT $40,965

West Townshend, VT $40,800 West Wardsboro, VT $40,800 Whitingham, VT $41,007 Williamsville, VT $40,902 Wilmington, VT $40,982 Burlington, VT $41,094 South Burlington, VT $41,091 Winooski, VT $41,094

Colchester, VT $41,094 Alburgh, VT $40,889 Bakersfield, VT $40,949 Belvidere Center, VT $40,801 Bristol, VT $40,958 Cambridge, VT $41,007 Charlotte, VT $41,038 East Berkshire, VT $40,910

East Fairfield, VT $40,971 Enosburg Falls, VT $40,858 Essex, VT $41,062 Essex Junction, VT $41,065 Fairfax, VT $41,009 Fairfield, VT $40,970 Ferrisburgh, VT $40,992 Franklin, VT $40,860

Grand Isle, VT $41,014 Highgate Center, VT $40,895 Highgate Springs, VT $40,916 Hinesburg, VT $41,037 Huntington, VT $41,006 Isle La Motte, VT $40,940 Jeffersonville, VT $40,979 Jericho, VT $41,028

Jonesville, VT $41,037 Milton, VT $41,048 Monkton, VT $41,004 Montgomery, VT $40,858 Montgomery Center, VT $40,808 New Haven, VT $40,953 North Ferrisburgh, VT $41,011 North Hero, VT $40,970

Richford, VT $40,851 Richmond, VT $41,033 Saint Albans, VT $40,988 Saint Albans Bay, VT $40,983 Shelburne, VT $41,075 Sheldon, VT $40,940 Sheldon Springs, VT $41,040 South Hero, VT $41,051

Starksboro, VT $40,982 Swanton, VT $40,932 Underhill, VT $41,019 Underhill Center, VT $41,020 Vergennes, VT $40,940 Waterville, VT $40,954 Westford, VT $41,039 Williston, VT $41,070

Montpelier, VT $40,927 Bennington, VT $41,140 Arlington, VT $40,995 Dorset, VT $40,835 East Arlington, VT $40,820 East Dorset, VT $40,836 Manchester, VT $40,946 Manchester Center, VT $40,920

Animal Care Tech Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Animal Care Tech roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 50% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Healthcare and Chemicals sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 30% above the average. In contrast, Animal Care Tech positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit or Pharmaceuticals typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Animal Care Tech as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Animal Care Tech

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Healthcare	$51,909	$25.0	30%
Chemicals	$43,923	$21.0	10%

Animal Care Tech Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Animal Care Tech's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$35,807

Average $39,930/year

$43,203

$2,984

Average $3,328/month

$3,600

$689

Average $768/week

$831

$17

Average $19/hour

$21

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$43,203	$3,600	$831	$21
Average	$39,930	$3,328	$768	$19
25th Percentile	$35,807	$2,984	$689	$17

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Animal Care Tech Salary in Vermont

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Top Paying Cities for Animal Care Teches

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