Animal Caretakers pay in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$41,710avg. a year
$20.05 an hour · 9,000 employed
Animal Caretakers in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area earn an average of $41,710 a year. That is $1,020 (2%) less than the California average of $42,730. The U.S. average is $37,300.
$38,520Median pay
$20.05Average hourly
-2%vs. California average
9,000Jobs in this metro
Other California metro areas
Average pay for animal caretakers in other California metro areas. Swipe to see all 24.
11,090 jobs
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
$47,930
$23.04 an hour
23,440 jobs
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
$46,960
$22.58 an hour
360 jobs
Yuba City, CA
$45,330
$21.79 an hour
4230 jobs
Vallejo, CA
$45,130
$21.70 an hour
5100 jobs
Napa, CA
$44,720
$21.50 an hour
6240 jobs
Salinas, CA
$43,490
$20.91 an hour
7200 jobs
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
$43,360
$20.85 an hour
83,030 jobs
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
$42,970
$20.66 an hour
9600 jobs
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA
$42,370
$20.37 an hour
10270 jobs
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA
$42,350
$20.36 an hour
11380 jobs
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
$42,300
$20.34 an hour
12280 jobs
Modesto, CA
$42,120
$20.25 an hour
131,510 jobs
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
$41,830
$20.11 an hour
1440 jobs
El Centro, CA
$41,690
$20.04 an hour
15520 jobs
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
$41,020
$19.72 an hour
16540 jobs
Fresno, CA
$40,710
$19.57 an hour
17300 jobs
Stockton-Lodi, CA
$40,510
$19.48 an hour
182,170 jobs
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
$40,430
$19.44 an hour
19160 jobs
Redding, CA
$40,390
$19.42 an hour
2050 jobs
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
$40,200
$19.33 an hour
2180 jobs
Merced, CA
$40,190
$19.32 an hour
22150 jobs
Chico, CA
$40,130
$19.29 an hour
23120 jobs
Visalia, CA
$39,310
$18.90 an hour
24310 jobs
Bakersfield-Delano, CA
$38,950
$18.73 an hour
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How Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Questions and answers
How much do animal caretakers make in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim?
The average is $41,710 a year, and the median is $38,520. About 9,000 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the California average?
That is $1,020 (2%) less than the California average of $42,730.
Is this job common in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim?
It makes up 1.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.84 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 39-2021. Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 31080). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.