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Nonfarm Animal Caretakers Salary in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California

The annual salary statistics of nonfarm animal caretakers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of nonfarm animal caretakers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Nonfarm Animal Caretakers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$17,710
25th Percentile Wage
$18,880
50th Percentile Wage
$21,600
75th Percentile Wage
$25,920
90th Percentile Wage
$39,960

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for nonfarm animal caretakers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $39,960. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $21,600. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,710.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of nonfarm animal caretakers from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2014
$21,600
0.74% 1.53%
2013
$21,440
0.79% -
2012
$21,270
- -

Table 2. Compare Nonfarm Animal Caretakers Salary in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $21,600, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana is the lowest paying city for nonfarm animal caretakers in state of California, following city of San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (median annual salary of $39,520). In comparison, the median annual salary of nonfarm animal caretakers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana is 45.3 percent (45.3%) lower than that in the highest paying city San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$39,520
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$38,020
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$36,420
Napa
$36,050
Vallejo-Fairfield
$35,600
Salinas
$35,590
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$34,950
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$34,920
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$34,910
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$34,750
Hanford-Corcoran
$34,630
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$34,490
Modesto
$34,430
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$34,190
Yuba City
$34,090
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$34,070
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$34,040
Visalia-Porterville
$33,580
Fresno
$33,440
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$33,370
El Centro
$33,300
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$33,260
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$33,210
Redding
$33,030
Stockton
$32,780
Chico
$32,760
Merced
$32,280
Bakersfield-Delano
$31,600
Madera-Chowchilla
$29,120
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$28,720
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$27,500
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$25,070
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$24,690
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$23,410
North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$23,270
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$22,470
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$21,610
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$21,600