Animal Caretakers · SOC 39-2021
Animal Caretakers Salary in the Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
Animal Caretakers in the Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $37,300 per year ($17.93 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $27,830 at the 10th percentile to $44,650 at the 90th. BLS estimates 130 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Animal Caretakers in the Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area earn more than $37,300 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $28,670 and $43,150.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $27,830 | $28,670 | $37,300 | $43,150 | $44,650 |
| Hourly | $13.38 | $13.79 | $17.93 | $20.75 | $21.47 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area$37,300 median for Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $28,670 to $43,150
- New Hampshirestate$34,790 median for New Hampshire; middle half earns $29,290 to $42,720
- United Statesnational$35,360 median for United States; middle half earns $29,820 to $40,050
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is +7% vs New Hampshire overall and +5% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Other metro areas in New Hampshire
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for animal caretakers, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan areathis page$37,300 median for Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $28,670 to $43,150
- $33,040 median for Manchester metro area; middle half earns $28,460 to $38,010
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:
Highest-paying metro areas for animal caretakerss · Highest-paying occupations in Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.