Animal Control Workers Salary — Seattle, Washington

The average Animal Control Workers in Seattle, Washington earns $78,540 a year.

$78,540 / year, mean
↑ 48.6% above national average 100th percentile in Washington

Seattle sits at the very top of the range for this role in Washington — among the highest-paying cities in the state for this occupation. That's a substantial premium — this metro pays far more for animal control workers than the U.S. average. Cost of living here runs meaningfully above the national average. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Washington

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
80
Estimate confidence
RSE 1.6%
Cost of living 111 #7 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 2245 #169 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $750,279 #12 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $112,594 #5 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Seattle ranks #7 for cost of living and #12 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

Seattle $78,540 San Francisco $75,730 San Jose $74,580 Los Angeles $66,930 Sacramento $65,730 Riverside $60,710 Miami $59,920 New York $59,240 San Diego $59,130 Philadelphia $58,440 Syracuse $55,890 Rochester $54,600 Orlando $53,690 Chicago $53,330 Pittsburgh $51,980 Albany $51,500 Baltimore $51,400 Bakersfield $50,320 Detroit $48,620 Buffalo $48,430 Richmond $48,350 Tampa $47,450 Austin $47,280 Kiryas Joel $47,220 Dallas $47,070 Indianapolis $46,680 San Antonio $46,630 Houston $46,260 Virginia Beach $46,080 Jacksonville $45,670 Killeen $39,900 Louisville $39,400 Corpus Christi $38,910 El Paso $38,730 McAllen $32,220
CityMean salaryvs. Seattle
Albany, New York$51,500-34.4%
Austin, Texas$47,280-39.8%
Bakersfield, California$50,320-35.9%
Baltimore, Maryland$51,400-34.6%
Buffalo, New York$48,430-38.3%
Chicago, Illinois$53,330-32.1%
Corpus Christi, Texas$38,910-50.5%
Dallas, Texas$47,070-40.1%
Detroit, Michigan$48,620-38.1%
El Paso, Texas$38,730-50.7%
Houston, Texas$46,260-41.1%
Indianapolis, Indiana$46,680-40.6%
Jacksonville, Florida$45,670-41.9%
Killeen, Texas$39,900-49.2%
Kiryas Joel, New York$47,220-39.9%
Los Angeles, California$66,930-14.8%
Louisville, Kentucky$39,400-49.8%
McAllen, Texas$32,220-59.0%
Miami, Florida$59,920-23.7%
New York, New York$59,240-24.6%
Orlando, Florida$53,690-31.6%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$58,440-25.6%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$51,980-33.8%
Richmond, Virginia$48,350-38.4%
Riverside, California$60,710-22.7%
Rochester, New York$54,600-30.5%
Sacramento, California$65,730-16.3%
San Antonio, Texas$46,630-40.6%
San Diego, California$59,130-24.7%
San Francisco, California$75,730-3.6%
San Jose, California$74,580-5.0%
Syracuse, New York$55,890-28.8%
Tampa, Florida$47,450-39.6%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$46,080-41.3%
Gross salary
78,540/yr
Estimated take-home
64,083/yr
Est. total withheld
18.4%

Single filer, federal income tax + FICA only, 2025 rates — Washington has no state income tax on wages. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 33-9011 SOC code
Official area Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 42660 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: wa_dor_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
TacomaBellevue
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Highlighted: Washington

Population (metro area)
4,021,467