Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers pay in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$46,530avg. a year
$22.37 an hour · 4,830 employed
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area earn an average of $46,530 a year. That is about the same as the California average of $47,250. The U.S. average is $40,340.
$46,070Median pay
$22.37Average hourly
-2%vs. California average
4,830Jobs in this metro
Other California metro areas
Average pay for veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers in other California metro areas. Swipe to see all 21.
1620 jobs
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
$52,310
$25.15 an hour
22,150 jobs
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
$52,120
$25.06 an hour
31,740 jobs
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
$50,260
$24.16 an hour
4200 jobs
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
$48,250
$23.20 an hour
550 jobs
Napa, CA
$47,640
$22.91 an hour
6350 jobs
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA
$47,490
$22.83 an hour
71,970 jobs
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
$46,530
$22.37 an hour
8160 jobs
Salinas, CA
$46,350
$22.28 an hour
9130 jobs
Vallejo, CA
$45,390
$21.82 an hour
10210 jobs
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
$45,080
$21.67 an hour
11480 jobs
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
$44,760
$21.52 an hour
12230 jobs
Modesto, CA
$44,580
$21.43 an hour
1350 jobs
Yuba City, CA
$43,920
$21.11 an hour
141,270 jobs
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
$43,670
$20.99 an hour
15120 jobs
Chico, CA
$43,490
$20.91 an hour
1680 jobs
Redding, CA
$43,460
$20.90 an hour
17170 jobs
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA
$43,250
$20.80 an hour
1850 jobs
Merced, CA
$42,690
$20.52 an hour
19230 jobs
Fresno, CA
$42,660
$20.51 an hour
20180 jobs
Bakersfield-Delano, CA
$41,810
$20.10 an hour
2170 jobs
Visalia, CA
$41,170
$19.80 an hour
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Official government dataEvery number comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wage survey of employers, not self-reported salaries.
Every state and city830 jobs across all 50 states, D.C. and 199 large metro areas.
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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 veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers make in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim?
The average is $46,530 a year, and the median is $46,070. About 4,830 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the California average?
That is about the same as the California average of $47,250.
Is this job common in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim?
It makes up 0.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.95 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 31-9096. 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.