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Highest-paying States for Animal Control Workers

The highest-paying states for animal control workers (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 animal control workers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $60,630, Oregon is the highest paying state for animal control workers. It is followed by Nevada (average annual salary $59,240). 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 animal control workers in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Animal Control Workers (2022 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Oregon	$60,630	$48,390	50
2	Nevada	$59,240	$36,960	90
3	Washington	$58,180	$32,240	200
4	California	$57,730	$37,910	1,150
5	Minnesota	$54,700	$31,470	40
6	Alaska	$52,620	$40,940	50
7	New Jersey	$51,380	$31,940	240
8	Rhode Island	$51,070	$45,010	70
9	New York	$50,560	$32,210	670
10	Massachusetts	$49,750	$35,870	520
11	Pennsylvania	$49,690	$37,610	110
12	Connecticut	$48,910	$34,740	160
13	Colorado	$48,710	$35,910	170
14	Maryland	$48,410	$35,680	150
15	Iowa	$46,180	$18,440	70
16	New Hampshire	$46,090	$30,910	40
17	Wyoming	$46,020	$36,700	30
18	Montana	$45,820	$37,380	40
19	North Dakota	$45,400	$40,490	30
20	Michigan	$42,410	$32,800	240
21	Virginia	$42,010	$30,550	450
22	Indiana	$39,980	$29,220	330
23	Idaho	$39,520	$29,030	90
24	Utah	$39,520	$30,020	190
25	Arizona	$38,950	$31,200	210
26	Kansas	$38,520	$20,800	180
27	South Dakota	$38,280	$22,760	30
28	Illinois	$37,780	$27,590	280
29	South Carolina	$37,530	$28,200	150
30	Ohio	$37,490	$21,570	320
31	Florida	$37,440	$28,300	460
32	Tennessee	$37,180	$24,650	270
33	Nebraska	$37,120	$27,590	70
34	Vermont	$37,120	$28,270	50
35	Maine	$37,110	$28,410	160
36	North Carolina	$36,540	$30,020	430
37	Texas	$36,250	$28,620	1,350
38	Missouri	$36,090	$23,190	340
39	New Mexico	$34,850	$27,500	150
40	Georgia	$34,450	$27,070	490
41	Oklahoma	$34,210	$25,480	280
42	Alabama	$33,440	$22,750	240
43	Delaware	$31,700	$25,920	40
44	Louisiana	$31,450	$23,960	100
45	Kentucky	$30,640	$22,420	250
46	Mississippi	$29,610	$22,300	120
47	West Virginia	$29,590	$22,800	100
48	Arkansas	$29,270	$22,980	150
49	Wisconsin	$29,220	$28,800	130

Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of animal control workers in those states is not available at this time.