Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers Salary — Bloomington, Indiana

The average Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers in Bloomington, Indiana earns $34,950 a year.

$34,950 / year, mean
↓ 14.9% below national average 38th percentile in Indiana

Bloomington pays below most of Indiana for this role, though still within a normal range for the state. That's noticeably below the national average for veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers, worth factoring into any relocation math. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Indiana

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
50
Estimate confidence
RSE 1.5%
Cost of living 95 #102 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 1484 #39 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $303,238 #101 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $62,949 #153 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Bloomington ranks #102 for cost of living and #101 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.

San Jose $52,310 San Francisco $52,120 Sacramento $50,260 Santa Cruz $48,250 Mount Vernon $47,830 Napa $47,640 Santa Rosa $47,490 Seattle $47,090 New York $46,890 Los Angeles $46,530 San Diego $46,530 Salinas $46,350 Portland $45,490 Vallejo $45,390 Santa Maria $45,080 Baltimore $45,060 Naples $44,960 Oxnard $44,760 Modesto $44,580 Bremerton $44,540 Midland $44,500 Trenton $44,210 Yuba City $43,920 Riverside $43,670 Salem $43,650 Bend $43,620 Bellingham $43,490 Chico $43,490 Redding $43,460 San Luis Obispo $43,250 Kennewick $42,850 Ithaca $42,720 Wenatchee $42,720 Merced $42,690 Fresno $42,660 Crestview $42,560 Philadelphia $42,530 Champaign $42,500 Olympia $42,050 Spokane $41,850 Bakersfield $41,810 Grants Pass $41,790 Atlantic City $41,770 Medford $41,770 Syracuse $41,690 Kiryas Joel $41,400 Visalia $41,170 Albany $41,090 Eugene $40,990 Grand Rapids $40,930 Miami $40,700 Corvallis $40,690 Vineland $40,610 Chicago $40,560 Tampa $40,560 Albany $40,540 Kingston $40,540 Sarasota $40,520 Jacksonville $40,360 Fort Myers $40,310 Ann Arbor $40,260 Detroit $39,940 Kalamazoo $39,870 Traverse City $39,670 Buffalo $39,660 Orlando $39,600 Palm Bay $39,500 Port St. Lucie $39,430 Punta Gorda $39,320 Springfield $39,260 Rochester $39,080 Charlottesville $38,890 Richmond $38,850 State College $38,830 Sebastian $38,780 Binghamton $38,700 Allentown $38,590 Blacksburg $38,510 Glens Falls $38,490 Panama City $38,410 Deltona $38,390 Ocala $38,390 Gainesville $38,360 Flint $38,340 Lansing $38,340 Pittsburgh $38,060 Utica $37,960 Dallas $37,810 Lafayette $37,700 Lakeland $37,330 Elkhart $37,310 Indianapolis $37,300 Tallahassee $37,180 Harrisburg $37,070 Virginia Beach $37,060 Austin $37,030 Homosassa Springs $36,850 Rockford $36,830 Harrisonburg $36,770 Reading $36,730 York $36,720 San Antonio $36,710 Jackson $36,700 Houston $36,500 Roanoke $36,330 South Bend $36,290 Lebanon $36,150 Saginaw $36,080 Fort Wayne $35,930 Peoria $35,810 Muskegon $35,710 Bay City $35,670 Louisville $35,660 Chambersburg $35,550 Erie $35,390 Lynchburg $35,170 Bloomington $34,950 Winchester $34,900 Lexington $34,860 Michigan City $34,820 Evansville $34,770 Staunton $34,430 Gettysburg $34,320 Battle Creek $34,190 Beaumont $34,050 Corpus Christi $33,950 Morgantown $33,470 Wheeling $33,330 Bowling Green $33,170 Amarillo $33,020 Beckley $32,790 Huntington $32,330 Killeen $32,190 Charleston $31,970 Longview $31,910 Abilene $31,040 El Paso $29,670 College Station $28,690
CityMean salaryvs. Bloomington
Abilene, Texas$31,040-11.2%
Albany, Oregon$40,540+16.0%
Albany, New York$41,090+17.6%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$38,590+10.4%
Amarillo, Texas$33,020-5.5%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$40,260+15.2%
Atlantic City, New Jersey$41,770+19.5%
Austin, Texas$37,030+6.0%
Bakersfield, California$41,810+19.6%
Baltimore, Maryland$45,060+28.9%
Battle Creek, Michigan$34,190-2.2%
Bay City, Michigan$35,670+2.1%
Beaumont, Texas$34,050-2.6%
Beckley, West Virginia$32,790-6.2%
Bellingham, Washington$43,490+24.4%
Bend, Oregon$43,620+24.8%
Binghamton, New York$38,700+10.7%
Blacksburg, Virginia$38,510+10.2%
Bowling Green, Kentucky$33,170-5.1%
Bremerton, Washington$44,540+27.4%
Buffalo, New York$39,660+13.5%
Fort Myers, Florida$40,310+15.3%
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania$35,550+1.7%
Champaign, Illinois$42,500+21.6%
Charleston, West Virginia$31,970-8.5%
Charlottesville, Virginia$38,890+11.3%
Chicago, Illinois$40,560+16.1%
Chico, California$43,490+24.4%
College Station, Texas$28,690-17.9%
Corpus Christi, Texas$33,950-2.9%
Corvallis, Oregon$40,690+16.4%
Crestview, Florida$42,560+21.8%
Dallas, Texas$37,810+8.2%
Deltona, Florida$38,390+9.8%
Detroit, Michigan$39,940+14.3%
Elkhart, Indiana$37,310+6.8%
El Paso, Texas$29,670-15.1%
Erie, Pennsylvania$35,390+1.3%
Eugene, Oregon$40,990+17.3%
Evansville, Indiana$34,770-0.5%
Flint, Michigan$38,340+9.7%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$35,930+2.8%
Fresno, California$42,660+22.1%
Gainesville, Florida$38,360+9.8%
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania$34,320-1.8%
Glens Falls, New York$38,490+10.1%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$40,930+17.1%
Grants Pass, Oregon$41,790+19.6%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$37,070+6.1%
Harrisonburg, Virginia$36,770+5.2%
Homosassa Springs, Florida$36,850+5.4%
Houston, Texas$36,500+4.4%
Huntington, West Virginia$32,330-7.5%
Indianapolis, Indiana$37,300+6.7%
Ithaca, New York$42,720+22.2%
Jackson, Michigan$36,700+5.0%
Jacksonville, Florida$40,360+15.5%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$39,870+14.1%
Kennewick, Washington$42,850+22.6%
Killeen, Texas$32,190-7.9%
Kingston, New York$40,540+16.0%
Kiryas Joel, New York$41,400+18.5%
Lafayette, Indiana$37,700+7.9%
Lakeland, Florida$37,330+6.8%
Lansing, Michigan$38,340+9.7%
Lebanon, Pennsylvania$36,150+3.4%
Lexington, Kentucky$34,860-0.3%
Longview, Texas$31,910-8.7%
Los Angeles, California$46,530+33.1%
Louisville, Kentucky$35,660+2.0%
Lynchburg, Virginia$35,170+0.6%
Medford, Oregon$41,770+19.5%
Merced, California$42,690+22.1%
Miami, Florida$40,700+16.5%
Michigan City, Indiana$34,820-0.4%
Midland, Michigan$44,500+27.3%
Modesto, California$44,580+27.6%
Morgantown, West Virginia$33,470-4.2%
Mount Vernon, Washington$47,830+36.9%
Muskegon, Michigan$35,710+2.2%
Napa, California$47,640+36.3%
Naples, Florida$44,960+28.6%
New York, New York$46,890+34.2%
Sarasota, Florida$40,520+15.9%
Ocala, Florida$38,390+9.8%
Olympia, Washington$42,050+20.3%
Orlando, Florida$39,600+13.3%
Oxnard, California$44,760+28.1%
Palm Bay, Florida$39,500+13.0%
Panama City, Florida$38,410+9.9%
Peoria, Illinois$35,810+2.5%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$42,530+21.7%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$38,060+8.9%
Portland, Oregon$45,490+30.2%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$39,430+12.8%
Punta Gorda, Florida$39,320+12.5%
Reading, Pennsylvania$36,730+5.1%
Redding, California$43,460+24.3%
Richmond, Virginia$38,850+11.2%
Riverside, California$43,670+24.9%
Roanoke, Virginia$36,330+3.9%
Rochester, New York$39,080+11.8%
Rockford, Illinois$36,830+5.4%
Sacramento, California$50,260+43.8%
Saginaw, Michigan$36,080+3.2%
Salem, Oregon$43,650+24.9%
Salinas, California$46,350+32.6%
San Antonio, Texas$36,710+5.0%
San Diego, California$46,530+33.1%
San Francisco, California$52,120+49.1%
San Jose, California$52,310+49.7%
San Luis Obispo, California$43,250+23.7%
Santa Cruz, California$48,250+38.1%
Santa Maria, California$45,080+29.0%
Santa Rosa, California$47,490+35.9%
Seattle, Washington$47,090+34.7%
Sebastian, Florida$38,780+11.0%
South Bend, Indiana$36,290+3.8%
Spokane, Washington$41,850+19.7%
Springfield, Illinois$39,260+12.3%
State College, Pennsylvania$38,830+11.1%
Staunton, Virginia$34,430-1.5%
Syracuse, New York$41,690+19.3%
Tallahassee, Florida$37,180+6.4%
Tampa, Florida$40,560+16.1%
Traverse City, Michigan$39,670+13.5%
Trenton, New Jersey$44,210+26.5%
Utica, New York$37,960+8.6%
Vallejo, California$45,390+29.9%
Vineland, New Jersey$40,610+16.2%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$37,060+6.0%
Visalia, California$41,170+17.8%
Wenatchee, Washington$42,720+22.2%
Wheeling, West Virginia$33,330-4.6%
Winchester, Virginia$34,900-0.1%
York, Pennsylvania$36,720+5.1%
Yuba City, California$43,920+25.7%
Gross salary
34,950/yr
Estimated take-home
28,517/yr
Est. total withheld
18.4%

Single filer, federal + Indiana state tax + FICA, 2025 rates. 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 31-9096 SOC code
Official area Bloomington, IN BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 14020 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: in_dor_verificado 2025
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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Population (metro area)
161,256