Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers pay in New York-Newark-Jersey City
$46,890avg. a year
$22.55 an hour · 5,560 employed
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area earn an average of $46,890 a year. That is $3,010 (7%) more than the New York average of $43,880. The U.S. average is $40,340.
$46,160Median pay
$22.55Average hourly
+7%vs. New York average
5,560Jobs in this metro
Other New York metro areas
Average pay for veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers in other New York metro areas. Swipe to see all 10.
190 jobs
Ithaca, NY
$42,720
$20.54 an hour
2220 jobs
Syracuse, NY
$41,690
$20.04 an hour
3240 jobs
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY
$41,400
$19.90 an hour
4400 jobs
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
$41,090
$19.76 an hour
580 jobs
Kingston, NY
$40,540
$19.49 an hour
6420 jobs
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
$39,660
$19.07 an hour
7360 jobs
Rochester, NY
$39,080
$18.79 an hour
850 jobs
Binghamton, NY
$38,700
$18.61 an hour
950 jobs
Glens Falls, NY
$38,490
$18.50 an hour
1070 jobs
Utica-Rome, NY
$37,960
$18.25 an hour
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How New York-Newark-Jersey City compares
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Questions and answers
How much do veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers make in New York-Newark-Jersey City?
The average is $46,890 a year, and the median is $46,160. About 5,560 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the New York average?
That is $3,010 (7%) more than the New York average of $43,880.
Is this job common in New York-Newark-Jersey City?
It makes up 0.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.72 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: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 35620). 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.