Animal Caretakers Salary in Austin, TX

Animal Caretakers pay range in Austin

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $27,580 a year or less, while the top 10% make $50,260 or more. The middle half of animal caretakers in Austin earn between $29,760 and $43,840.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Animal Caretakers salary after taxes in Austin

On the average salary of $37,660, a single filer in Austin takes home about $32,440 a year, or $2,703 a month and $1,248 every two weeks. Taxes take 14% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

Is Austin a good place for animal caretakers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Austin area are 2% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 98.1), so the average $37,660 buys what about $38,403 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Austin ($56,950). A typical home costs $428,524, or 11.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Animal Caretakers salary in other Texas cities

Austin ranks 3rd of 25 Texas metro areas for this job; Dallas pays the most ($37,840).

All Animal Caretakers salaries in Texas

Highest-paying cities for animal caretakers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($47,930).

Animal Caretakers salary by city

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