Animal Caretakers


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Animal Caretakers

Animal Caretakers - Wages & Trends

Wages vary with the type of employer and the cost of living in the area. Pay is often higher in local government agencies, where workers enforce leash laws and operate animal shelters.

Animal caretakers who work full time usually receive benefits. Common benefits include sick leave, paid vacation, and health insurance. 

Animal caretakers (SOC 39-2021)
Location
Pay Period
25%
Median
75%
Illinois Hourly $13.72 $14.83 $18.06
Yearly $28,535 $30,847 $37,562
    Champaign Area Hourly $12.89 $14.32 $15.06
Yearly $26,802 $29,785 $31,322
    Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area Hourly $12.54 $14.02 $14.93
Yearly $26,088 $29,148 $31,054
    Cook County Hourly $14.06 $15.15 $19.14
Yearly $29,234 $31,504 $39,811
    Decatur Area Hourly $12.54 $13.27 $15.75
Yearly $26,088 $27,611 $32,760
    Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area Hourly $13.79 $14.96 $17.75
Yearly $28,670 $31,119 $36,918
    Edwardsville Area Hourly $12.86 $14.06 $15.26
Yearly $26,730 $29,249 $31,747
    Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area Hourly $12.54 $13.64 $14.53
Yearly $26,088 $28,377 $30,215
    Lake County Hourly $13.92 $15.01 $19.14
Yearly $28,951 $31,219 $39,811
    McHenry County Hourly $13.79 $15.18 $19.04
Yearly $28,667 $31,558 $39,603
    Mt. Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area Hourly $12.74 $13.51 $15.83
Yearly $26,506 $28,118 $32,932
    Northwest Illinois Area Hourly $12.76 $13.52 $14.67
Yearly $26,555 $28,141 $30,526
    Peoria-Bloomington Area Hourly $12.54 $13.90 $14.89
Yearly $26,088 $28,925 $30,979
    Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area Hourly $12.54 $13.13 $14.30
Yearly $26,088 $27,297 $29,750
    Rock Island-Moline Area Hourly $12.54 $13.55 $18.55
Yearly $26,088 $28,181 $38,579
    Rockford Area Hourly $12.54 $13.58 $16.06
Yearly $26,088 $28,248 $33,419
    Springfield Area Hourly $12.93 $13.37 $14.62
Yearly $26,904 $27,814 $30,421
    St. Louis-Belleville Area Hourly $12.89 $14.27 $15.08
Yearly $26,814 $29,680 $31,378
    Vermilion County Hourly $12.54 $13.72 $14.48
Yearly $26,088 $28,540 $30,110
    Will County Hourly $14.30 $15.05 $17.76
Yearly $29,738 $31,310 $36,936
United States Hourly $12.68 $14.20 $17.04
Yearly $26,370 $29,530 $35,450

Source: Illinois Career Information System (CIS) brought to you by Illinois Department of Employment Security.