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Animal Caretakers Salary in Chicago, IL

Estimates come from the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area, the closest geography BLS publishes.

The median annual pay for Animal Caretakers in Chicago, IL is $36,110, 2% higher than the national median. BLS reports wages at the metro level, and Chicago sits within the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area, so this is the closest official estimate for the city.

Across the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN area, Animal Caretakers pay runs from $31,200 to $55,770 a year, with about 8.5K people employed.

Median annual

$36,110

Median hourly

$17

Average annual

$39,720

Employed in metro

8.5K

Pay distribution

10th$31,200
25th$34,160
Median$36,110
75th$38,030
90th$55,770

Salary calculator

Hourly
$17.36
Daily
$139
Weekly
$694
Bi-weekly
$1,389
Monthly
$3,009
Annual
$36,110

$36,110 a year is around the 50th percentile for Animal Caretakerss in Chicago, IL. The median is $36,110.

Animal Caretakers in other metro areas

  • Kahului-Wailuku, HI$46,270
  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$44,070
  • Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$44,060
  • San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$43,640
  • Barnstable Town, MA$43,540
  • Burlington-South Burlington, VT$41,330
  • El Centro, CA$40,880
  • Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$39,870