Average Animal Caretakers Salary in Idaho

Animal Caretakers in Idaho earn a median annual salary of $29,910, which is -10.6% compared to the national median. There are 1,890 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Idaho (state).

$29,910

Idaho median annual wage

$14/hour median

-10.6%

Difference vs national median

National median is $33,470

1,890

Local employment

2.2 jobs per 1,000 workers

1.25

Location quotient

Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th: $22,050
25th: $27,350
Median: $29,910
75th: $34,880
90th: $45,350

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Idaho, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity

95.5%

Exact state RPP match

Median wage adjusted to the national price level

$31,321

Goods: 96.3%
Services: 70.4%
Rents: 90.0%

Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

State	Median annual wage	Compare	Employment
Washington	$38,400	Compare	6,320
District of Columbia	$37,980	Compare	430
California	$37,200	Compare	26,200
Massachusetts	$36,910	Compare	7,470
New York	$36,500	Compare	11,970
Connecticut	$36,330	Compare	3,250

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Idaho

Occupation	Median annual wage	LQ
Chief Executives	$173,070	N/A
Dentists, General	$166,560	1.10
Computer And Information Research Scientists	$161,130	N/A
Architectural And Engineering Managers	$157,360	0.66
Computer And Information Systems Managers	$149,290	0.45
Pharmacists	$138,580	0.97
Power Distributors And Dispatchers	$136,550	1.28
Personal Financial Advisors	$136,440	0.62

Idaho has salary data for 645 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Chief Executives.

Historical series

Trend for Animal Caretakers in Idaho

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Animal Caretakers are projected to change by +12.1% from 2024 to 2034, with 74,600 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.