Highest-paying Cities for Nonfarm Animal Caretakers

The top 100 highest paying cities for nonfarm animal caretakers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of nonfarm animal caretakers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $42,620, Pine Bluff, Arkansas is the highest paying city for nonfarm animal caretakers. It is followed by Ames, Iowa (average annual salary $40,710). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of nonfarm animal caretakers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Nonfarm Animal Caretakers

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Pine Bluff, Arkansas	$42,620	$23,930	60
2	Ames, Iowa	$40,710	$22,420	170
3	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$39,520	$35,880	940
4	Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$38,480	$33,850	190
5	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$38,020	$35,120	3,400
6	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$37,240	$30,880	6,050
7	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$36,630	$33,010	4,250
8	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$36,470	$32,270	300
9	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$36,420	$33,020	590
10	Napa, California	$36,050	$32,150	100
11	New Bedford, Massachusetts	$35,810	$30,520	120
12	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$35,600	$31,030	210
13	Salinas, California	$35,590	$30,740	240
14	Worcester, Massachusetts	$35,490	$30,990	540
15	Springfield, Massachusetts	$34,980	$30,110	730
16	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$34,950	$31,040	210
17	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$34,920	$30,380	3,100
18	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$34,910	$31,070	8,390
19	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$34,850	$30,440	310
20	Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii	$34,850	$27,350	40
21	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$34,750	$30,670	1,540
22	Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts	$34,700	$30,720	100
23	Hanford-Corcoran, California	$34,630	$30,390	60
24	Pittsfield, Massachusetts	$34,600	$30,150	100
25	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$34,490	$28,700	1,430
26	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$34,490	$30,390	370
27	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$34,440	$28,760	12,040
28	Modesto, California	$34,430	$30,040	280
29	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington	$34,230	$30,140	130
30	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$34,190	$29,890	570
31	Yuba City, California	$34,090	$30,380	50
32	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$34,070	$30,270	350
33	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$34,040	$30,170	230
34	Olympia, Washington	$34,000	$30,710	260
35	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$33,980	$29,770	2,160
36	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, Washington	$33,850	$30,140	60
37	Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$33,770	$22,310	100
38	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$33,660	$31,160	240
39	Visalia-Porterville, California	$33,580	$29,560	160
40	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$33,550	$30,630	160
41	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$33,450	$27,170	5,350
42	Fresno, California	$33,440	$29,220	410
43	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$33,410	$24,960	120
44	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine	$33,390	$29,580	430
45	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$33,370	$29,750	2,130
46	Kingston, New York	$33,340	$29,710	160
47	El Centro, California	$33,300	$29,120	50
48	Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$33,260	$30,060	160
49	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$33,210	$29,270	780
50	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$33,210	$29,850	180
51	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$33,140	$30,820	190
52	Flagstaff, Arizona	$33,130	$29,320	110
53	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$33,050	$29,430	3,400
54	Redding, California	$33,030	$29,700	140
55	Longview, Washington	$32,920	$30,140	60
56	Stockton, California	$32,780	$29,870	260
57	Chico, California	$32,760	$29,230	170
58	Fairbanks, Alaska	$32,600	$26,680	60
59	Spokane, Washington	$32,590	$30,140	450
60	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$32,540	$25,730	2,720
61	Bellingham, Washington	$32,500	$30,140	220
62	Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$32,390	$24,300	60
63	Merced, California	$32,280	$29,120	70
64	Rochester, Minnesota	$32,160	$27,670	180
65	Yakima, Washington	$31,990	$30,160	80
66	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$31,930	$28,090	930
67	Boulder, Colorado	$31,790	$29,060	480
68	Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii	$31,720	$26,570	100
69	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$31,600	$29,140	330
70	Odessa, Texas	$31,480	$20,770	50
71	Ocean City, New Jersey	$31,410	$27,560	100
72	Walla Walla, Washington	$31,350	$30,180	30
73	Salem, Oregon	$31,300	$28,410	240
74	Sierra Vista-Douglas, Arizona	$31,230	$28,050	60
75	Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$31,200	$23,510	60
76	Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont	$31,170	$29,040	240
77	Ithaca, New York	$31,080	$28,920	80
78	California-Lexington Park, Maryland	$30,950	$27,280	110
79	Greeley, Colorado	$30,840	$28,540	270
80	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$30,780	$28,380	3,920
81	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$30,770	$27,180	2,460
82	Bend, Oregon	$30,770	$28,440	220
83	Prescott, Arizona	$30,710	$29,140	200
84	Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area, Connecticut	$30,580	$28,340	100
85	New Haven, Connecticut	$30,560	$28,150	490
86	Lake Havasu City-Kingman, Arizona	$30,550	$27,640	90
87	Hot Springs, Arkansas	$30,470	$23,220	180
88	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$30,390	$27,960	1,010
89	Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$30,260	$27,420	230
90	Anchorage, Alaska	$30,260	$26,470	330
91	Jefferson City, Missouri	$30,260	$23,190	180
92	Danbury, Connecticut	$30,250	$28,050	160
93	Cheyenne, Wyoming	$30,250	$21,250	90
94	Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$30,230	$28,140	190
95	Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$30,180	$28,410	250
96	Lewiston-Auburn, Maine	$30,160	$28,590	50
97	Utica-Rome, New York	$30,160	$27,620	150
98	Albany, Oregon	$30,110	$28,490	50
99	Glens Falls, New York	$30,100	$27,460	90
100	Rochester, New York	$30,060	$27,460	900

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for nonfarm animal caretakers.