SOC 31-9096 · Area 12420 · May 2025
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
Published pay and employment
| Measure | Annual pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $27,290 | $13.12 |
| 25th percentile | $31,650 | $15.22 |
| Median | $35,530 | $17.08 |
| 75th percentile | $44,000 | $21.16 |
| 90th percentile | $47,540 | $22.86 |
| Average | $37,030 | $17.81 |
A plus sign marks a lower bound. “Not released” means BLS withheld the estimate; “Not available” means no estimate was provided. Hourly figures come from BLS, without dividing annual pay by assumed work hours.
Estimated employment: 780. This covers jobs in the published area, not residents of one county.
What these figures tell you
The middle half of annual wages runs from $31,650 to $44,000 in 2025, a span of $12,350.
The area median is $680 (2.0%) above Texas's $34,850 median for this occupation in 2025.
Compare with 14 other published areas
- This area's median is $7,390 (26.3%) above the $28,140 median in El Paso, TX.
- This area's median is $6,230 (21.3%) above the $29,300 median in Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $5,840 (19.7%) above the $29,690 median in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $5,820 (19.6%) above the $29,710 median in Abilene, TX.
- This area's median is $5,570 (18.6%) above the $29,960 median in College Station-Bryan, TX.
- This area's median is $5,550 (18.5%) above the $29,980 median in Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $5,320 (17.6%) above the $30,210 median in Amarillo, TX.
- This area's median is $5,210 (17.2%) above the $30,320 median in Longview, TX.
- This area's median is $5,040 (16.5%) above the $30,490 median in Killeen-Temple, TX.
- This area's median is $2,530 (7.7%) above the $33,000 median in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX.
- This area's median is $1,880 (5.6%) above the $33,650 median in Corpus Christi, TX.
- This area's median is $160 (0.5%) above the $35,370 median in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
- This area's median is $480 (1.3%) below the $36,010 median in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
- This area's median is $510 (1.4%) below the $36,040 median in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
An occupation's pay percentiles describe different jobs in the survey. They do not map directly to starting, mid-career or senior pay.
Which counties share this estimate?
The BLS area covers the counties listed below. Every county listed uses this same area estimate. These are not separate county wage measurements.
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