Animal Caretakers pay in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin
$39,720avg. a year
$19.10 an hour · 8,510 employed
Animal Caretakers in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area earn an average of $39,720 a year. That is $1,050 (3%) more than the Illinois average of $38,670. The U.S. average is $37,300.
$36,110Median pay
$19.10Average hourly
+3%vs. Illinois average
8,510Jobs in this metro
Other Illinois metro areas
Average pay for animal caretakers in other Illinois metro areas. Swipe to see all 11.
1150 jobs
Springfield, IL
$35,980
$17.30 an hour
2150 jobs
Bloomington, IL
$35,840
$17.23 an hour
3170 jobs
Champaign-Urbana, IL
$35,590
$17.11 an hour
4240 jobs
Rockford, IL
$35,280
$16.96 an hour
53,100 jobs
St. Louis, MO-IL
$35,030
$16.84 an hour
6300 jobs
Peoria, IL
$34,680
$16.67 an hour
7290 jobs
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
$34,640
$16.66 an hour
860 jobs
Paducah, KY-IL
$34,560
$16.61 an hour
9100 jobs
Decatur, IL
$33,800
$16.25 an hour
1070 jobs
Kankakee, IL
$32,950
$15.84 an hour
11120 jobs
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
$31,750
$15.26 an hour
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How Chicago-Naperville-Elgin compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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|---|---|
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| Recreation Workers | $38,300 |
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Questions and answers
How much do animal caretakers make in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin?
The average is $39,720 a year, and the median is $36,110. About 8,510 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Illinois average?
That is $1,050 (3%) more than the Illinois average of $38,670.
Is this job common in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin?
It makes up 1.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.10 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: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 16980). 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.