Pay by state · 44 states
Animal Control Worker Salary by State (2026)
Animal Control Workers earn the most in Washington at $66,440 a year and the least in Arkansas at $34,410 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $45,660. All 44 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $66,440Washington
- National median
- $45,660BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $34,410Arkansas
- States reporting
- 44of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Animal Control Worker salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of animal control workers OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WAWashington | $66,440 | $52,400 | $78,750 | 180 | $62,086 |
| 2 | OROregon | $66,130 | $60,800 | $72,500 | 40 | $63,980 |
| 3 | AKAlaska | $63,340 | $46,820 | $70,050 | 30 | $61,880 |
| 4 | CACalifornia | $62,630 | $54,940 | $72,020 | 1,210 | $56,566 |
| 5 | MAMassachusetts | $60,930 | $50,130 | $73,010 | 280 | $57,613 |
| 6 | NVNevada | $58,810 | $47,900 | $67,870 | 100 | $58,822 |
| 7 | COColorado | $58,470 | $49,330 | $64,000 | 170 | $56,738 |
| 8 | CTConnecticut | $57,130 | $44,460 | $73,070 | 220 | $55,139 |
| 9 | RIRhode Island | $55,060 | $49,650 | $59,720 | 70 | $53,833 |
| 10 | IAIowa | $54,190 | $46,990 | $58,250 | 80 | $61,747 |
| 11 | WYWyoming | $53,870 | $46,270 | $57,860 | 40 | $58,118 |
| 12 | MDMaryland | $53,330 | $47,050 | $63,500 | 140 | $50,810 |
| 13 | NJNew Jersey | $52,050 | $42,690 | $64,580 | 260 | $47,838 |
| 14 | PAPennsylvania | $52,000 | $49,140 | $56,410 | N/A | $53,294 |
| 15 | MTMontana | $50,530 | $45,900 | $54,390 | 50 | $53,389 |
| 16 | MEMaine | $49,660 | $43,370 | $56,780 | 90 | $51,170 |
| 17 | VAVirginia | $49,010 | $43,300 | $56,090 | 430 | $48,475 |
| 18 | NHNew Hampshire | $48,840 | $39,760 | $57,510 | 60 | $46,887 |
| 19 | NYNew York | $48,420 | $38,920 | $61,570 | 870 | $44,866 |
| 20 | MIMichigan | $48,340 | $39,140 | $55,170 | 260 | $50,241 |
| 21 | AZArizona | $47,650 | $41,300 | $49,870 | 210 | $47,330 |
| 22 | UTUtah | $47,210 | $39,360 | $54,250 | 200 | $47,752 |
| 23 | FLFlorida | $45,860 | $38,280 | $55,560 | 640 | $44,346 |
| 24 | SDSouth Dakota | $45,530 | $33,280 | $49,440 | 50 | $51,396 |
| 25 | OHOhio | $45,220 | $37,050 | $51,410 | 290 | $48,742 |
| 26 | NCNorth Carolina | $43,940 | $37,990 | $48,930 | 460 | $46,583 |
| 27 | IDIdaho | $43,930 | $37,500 | $48,500 | 50 | $46,003 |
| 28 | TXTexas | $43,250 | $37,750 | $46,730 | 1,300 | $44,561 |
| 29 | INIndiana | $43,000 | $35,620 | $48,500 | 340 | $46,074 |
| 30 | TNTennessee | $42,970 | $34,820 | $45,570 | 280 | $46,773 |
| 31 | ILIllinois | $42,480 | $35,580 | $54,730 | 410 | $42,498 |
| 32 | MOMissouri | $41,760 | $34,310 | $46,810 | 440 | $45,983 |
| 33 | KSKansas | $39,520 | $38,380 | $44,310 | 190 | $43,878 |
| 34 | GAGeorgia | $39,500 | $37,270 | $45,280 | 430 | $41,021 |
| 35 | SCSouth Carolina | $38,790 | $35,190 | $44,960 | 180 | $41,376 |
| 36 | LALouisiana | $38,020 | $30,220 | $45,130 | 120 | $43,103 |
| 37 | NMNew Mexico | $37,800 | $33,960 | $44,850 | 260 | $40,992 |
| 38 | OKOklahoma | $37,450 | $32,550 | $43,500 | 380 | $42,633 |
| 39 | WIWisconsin | $37,380 | $35,710 | $60,200 | 120 | $39,726 |
| 40 | ALAlabama | $37,340 | $30,940 | $45,000 | 290 | $42,039 |
| 41 | KYKentucky | $35,360 | $30,080 | $38,570 | 190 | $39,220 |
| 42 | WVWest Virginia | $35,120 | $31,170 | $39,450 | 90 | $39,242 |
| 43 | MSMississippi | $34,890 | $30,180 | $38,620 | 160 | $40,125 |
| 44 | ARArkansas | $34,410 | $27,020 | $39,410 | 180 | $39,580 |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Animal Control Workers, that changes the ranking: Washington leads on raw pay at $66,440, while Oregon leads once prices are taken into account at $63,980.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Animal Control Worker pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Animal Control Workers the most?
Washington reports the highest median wage for Animal Control Workers at $66,440 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Oregon ($66,130) and Alaska ($63,340).
Which state pays Animal Control Workers the least?
Arkansas reports the lowest median for Animal Control Workers at $34,410 a year, $32,030 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Animal Control Workers earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Oregon first at $63,980 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $66,130. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.