What are the main factors that influence an Animal Control Inspector's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Animal Control Inspector?

The Healthcare industry offers the highest average compensation for Animal Control Inspector roles, with salaries approximately 40% above the market median.

How does experience change An Animal Control Inspector's salary?

An Animal Control Inspector's salary grows with experience: starting around $29,582 for beginners, reaching about $30,731 at mid-level, and approach $31,421 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Animal Control Inspector?

Animal Control Inspector salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Animal Control Inspector roles are District of Columbia $37,720, California $37,577, Massachusetts $37,076. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Animal Control Inspector roles make?

Salaries for Animal Control Inspector level roles vary by specialization: Loss Control Inspector: $76,830; Radiological Control Inspector: $49,879; Erosion Control Inspector: $49,732; Animal Care and Control Officer: $44,000; Animal Control Officer: $43,960.

Animal Control Inspector Salary in South Dakota

How much does an Animal Control Inspector make in South Dakota? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Animal Control Inspector in South Dakota is $30,961 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $15.

However, an Animal Control Inspector's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $34,128
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $28,314 to $32,618
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $25,904

10% $25,904

50% (Median) $30,961

90% $34,128

Animal Control Inspector Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$32,618	$2,718	$627	$16
Average	$30,961	$2,580	$595	$15
25th Percentile	$28,314	$2,360	$545	$14

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Key Factors That Influence Animal Control Inspector Salaries

An Animal Control Inspector's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Animal Control Inspector Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Animal Control Inspector's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $29,582
Early Career (1-2 years): $29,676
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $30,731
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $31,375
Expert (over 8 years): $31,421

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Animal Control Inspector	less than 1 year	$29,582
Early Career Level Animal Control Inspector	1-2 years	$29,676
Mid-Level Level Animal Control Inspector	2-4 years	$30,731
Senior-Level Level Animal Control Inspector	5-8 years	$31,375
Expert Level Animal Control Inspector	over 8 years	$31,421

How Do Animal Control Inspector Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Animal Control Inspectors. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $37,720.
California: $37,577.
Massachusetts: $37,076.

District of Columbia $37,720 California $37,577 Massachusetts $37,076 Washington $36,940 New Jersey $36,926 Alaska $36,879 Connecticut $36,408 New York $36,218

Hawaii $35,608 Rhode Island $35,322 Maryland $35,127 Minnesota $34,862 Colorado $34,759 Illinois $34,725 Oregon $34,596 Delaware $34,501

New Hampshire $34,441 Virginia $34,306 Pennsylvania $33,915 Nevada $33,717 North Dakota $33,652 Michigan $33,550 Wisconsin $33,513 Vermont $33,438

Texas $33,230 Maine $33,216 Arizona $33,196 Ohio $33,172 Georgia $32,858 Indiana $32,702 Wyoming $32,671 Utah $32,623

Iowa $32,603 Kansas $32,439 Louisiana $32,392 North Carolina $32,375 Missouri $32,368 Florida $32,235 Montana $32,164 Nebraska $32,095

Kentucky $32,058 South Carolina $31,922 Tennessee $31,836 Idaho $31,802 New Mexico $31,554 Oklahoma $31,499 Alabama $31,298 South Dakota $30,961

Arkansas $30,777 West Virginia $30,678 Mississippi $30,382

Top Paying Cities for Animal Control Inspector

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Alcester: $31,284
Aurora: $31,450
Baltic: $31,111

Alcester, SD $31,284

Aurora, SD $31,450

Baltic, SD $31,111

Beresford, SD $31,203

Brandon, SD $31,048

Brookings, SD $31,508

Burbank, SD $31,172

Canistota, SD $31,218

Canton, SD $31,130

Centerville, SD $31,206

Chancellor, SD $31,126

Chester, SD $31,203

Colman, SD $31,305

Colton, SD $31,175

Crooks, SD $31,094

Davis, SD $31,167

Dell Rapids, SD $31,169

Egan, SD $31,252

Elk Point, SD $31,074

Elkton, SD $31,469

Fairview, SD $31,176

Flandreau, SD $31,354

Freeman, SD $31,320

Garretson, SD $31,117

Gayville, SD $31,372

Harrisburg, SD $31,068

Hartford, SD $31,115

Hudson, SD $31,200

Humboldt, SD $31,160

Hurley, SD $31,207

Irene, SD $31,294

Jefferson, SD $30,958

Lennox, SD $31,126

Lesterville, SD $31,349

Lyons, SD $31,123

Madison, SD $31,367

Marion, SD $31,228

Menno, SD $31,333

Mission Hill, SD $31,356

Monroe, SD $31,194

Belle Fourche, SD $31,315

Black Hawk, SD $30,357

Box Elder, SD $30,396

Buffalo, SD $31,258

Buffalo Gap, SD $31,012

Camp Crook, SD $31,288

Caputa, SD $30,543

Custer, SD $30,945

Deadwood, SD $30,754

Edgemont, SD $31,242

Enning, SD $30,998

Fairburn, SD $30,659

Fort Meade, SD $30,656

Hermosa, SD $30,536

Hill City, SD $30,743

Hot Springs, SD $31,218

Howes, SD $31,067

Interior, SD $31,117

Keystone, SD $30,506

Kyle, SD $31,183

Lead, SD $31,036

Ludlow, SD $31,381

Manderson, SD $31,233

Mud Butte, SD $31,086

Nemo, SD $30,549

Newell, SD $31,146

New Underwood, SD $30,544

Nisland, SD $31,215

Oelrichs, SD $31,154

Oglala, SD $31,208

Oral, SD $31,125

Owanka, SD $30,694

Piedmont, SD $30,379

Pine Ridge, SD $31,266

Porcupine, SD $31,172

Pringle, SD $31,041

Quinn, SD $31,072

Redig, SD $31,035

Saint Onge, SD $31,123

Scenic, SD $30,902

Smithwick, SD $31,164

Spearfish, SD $31,263

Sturgis, SD $30,559

Union Center, SD $31,019

Vale, SD $30,921

Wall, SD $31,027

Wasta, SD $30,870

White Owl, SD $31,081

Whitewood, SD $30,992

Wounded Knee, SD $31,235

Leola, SD $31,420

Long Lake, SD $31,468

Mansfield, SD $31,402

Mellette, SD $31,431

Northville, SD $31,397

Onaka, SD $31,275

Orient, SD $31,323

Pierpont, SD $31,429

Redfield, SD $31,480

Rockham, SD $31,360

Roscoe, SD $31,304

Selby, SD $31,250

Seneca, SD $31,256

Stratford, SD $31,433

Tolstoy, SD $31,258

Tulare, SD $31,436

Turton, SD $31,438

Warner, SD $31,469

Westport, SD $31,426

Pierre, SD $28,702

Agar, SD $29,449

Belvidere, SD $31,071

Blunt, SD $28,702

Burke, SD $31,314

Colome, SD $31,276

Dallas, SD $31,266

Draper, SD $30,301

Fort Pierre, SD $28,786

Gregory, SD $31,300

Hamill, SD $31,222

Harrold, SD $28,870

Hayes, SD $30,751

Herrick, SD $31,296

Holabird, SD $29,521

Ideal, SD $31,214

Kadoka, SD $31,107

Kennebec, SD $30,758

Long Valley, SD $31,105

Lower Brule, SD $30,718

Martin, SD $31,180

Midland, SD $31,005

Milesville, SD $31,025

Mission, SD $31,247

Murdo, SD $30,813

Norris, SD $31,154

Okaton, SD $31,075

Okreek, SD $31,229

Onida, SD $28,984

Parmelee, SD $31,210

Philip, SD $31,070

Presho, SD $30,528

Reliance, SD $31,240

Rosebud, SD $31,281

Saint Charles, SD $31,331

Saint Francis, SD $31,221

Tuthill, SD $31,143

Vivian, SD $30,396

Wanblee, SD $31,164

White River, SD $31,150

Winner, SD $31,247

Witten, SD $31,191

Wood, SD $31,146

Mobridge, SD $31,257

Bison, SD $31,179

Bullhead, SD $31,417

Cherry Creek, SD $31,098

Dupree, SD $31,105

Eagle Butte, SD $31,137

Faith, SD $31,095

Glencross, SD $31,122

Glenham, SD $31,268

Herreid, SD $31,387

Isabel, SD $31,116

Keldron, SD $31,266

Lantry, SD $31,152

Lemmon, SD $31,383

Little Eagle, SD $31,413

Lodgepole, SD $31,298

Mc Intosh, SD $31,313

Mc Laughlin, SD $31,285

Meadow, SD $31,107

Morristown, SD $31,345

Mound City, SD $31,331

Pollock, SD $31,449

Prairie City, SD $31,219

Ralph, SD $31,321

Reva, SD $31,221

Ridgeview, SD $31,152

Timber Lake, SD $31,168

Trail City, SD $31,158

Wakpala, SD $31,286

Walker, SD $31,336

Watauga, SD $31,265

Whitehorse, SD $31,185

Rapid City, SD $30,351

Ellsworth Afb, SD $30,351

Allen, SD $31,180

Batesland, SD $31,193

Montrose, SD $31,219

North Sioux City, SD $30,909

Nunda, SD $31,351

Oldham, SD $31,420

Olivet, SD $31,347

Parker, SD $31,177

Ramona, SD $31,365

Renner, SD $31,075

Rowena, SD $31,054

Rutland, SD $31,324

Salem, SD $31,326

Scotland, SD $31,396

Sinai, SD $31,520

Springfield, SD $31,433

Tabor, SD $31,413

Tea, SD $31,092

Trent, SD $31,210

Tyndall, SD $31,404

Utica, SD $31,349

Valley Springs, SD $31,073

Vermillion, SD $31,356

Viborg, SD $31,286

Volga, SD $31,446

Volin, SD $31,321

Wakonda, SD $31,289

Wentworth, SD $31,312

Winfred, SD $31,328

Worthing, SD $31,122

Yankton, SD $31,476

Sioux Falls, SD $31,046

Vienna, SD $31,503

Wallace, SD $31,484

Waubay, SD $31,469

Webster, SD $31,477

White, SD $31,525

Willow Lake, SD $31,538

Wilmot, SD $31,500

Mitchell, SD $31,505

Alexandria, SD $31,389

Alpena, SD $31,442

Armour, SD $31,378

Artesian, SD $31,438

Avon, SD $31,386

Bonesteel, SD $31,325

Bridgewater, SD $31,305

Canova, SD $31,347

Carpenter, SD $31,515

Carthage, SD $31,445

Cavour, SD $31,486

Chamberlain, SD $31,344

Corsica, SD $31,383

Dante, SD $31,368

Delmont, SD $31,369

Dimock, SD $31,404

Emery, SD $31,357

Ethan, SD $31,420

Fairfax, SD $31,331

Fedora, SD $31,410

Fort Thompson, SD $30,976

Fulton, SD $31,414

Gann Valley, SD $31,279

Geddes, SD $31,338

Harrison, SD $31,362

Highmore, SD $30,758

Stephan, SD $30,894

Hitchcock, SD $31,461

Howard, SD $31,426

Huron, SD $31,568

Iroquois, SD $31,493

Kaylor, SD $31,438

Kimball, SD $31,343

Lake Andes, SD $31,388

Lane, SD $31,508

Letcher, SD $31,423

Marty, SD $31,489

Miller, SD $31,372

Mount Vernon, SD $31,403

New Holland, SD $31,449

Oacoma, SD $31,316

Parkston, SD $31,416

Pickstown, SD $31,436

Plankinton, SD $31,398

Platte, SD $31,344

Pukwana, SD $31,322

Ree Heights, SD $31,166

Saint Lawrence, SD $31,373

Spencer, SD $31,343

Stickney, SD $31,377

Tripp, SD $31,386

Virgil, SD $31,416

Wagner, SD $31,392

Wessington, SD $31,392

Wessington Springs, SD $31,387

White Lake, SD $31,356

Wolsey, SD $31,454

Woonsocket, SD $31,440

Yale, SD $31,512

Aberdeen, SD $31,515

Akaska, SD $31,233

Amherst, SD $31,466

Andover, SD $31,421

Ashton, SD $31,415

Barnard, SD $31,459

Bath, SD $31,449

Bowdle, SD $31,292

Brentford, SD $31,472

Britton, SD $31,555

Claremont, SD $31,440

Columbia, SD $31,402

Conde, SD $31,436

Cresbard, SD $31,358

Doland, SD $31,503

Eureka, SD $31,403

Faulkton, SD $31,355

Ferney, SD $31,550

Frankfort, SD $31,501

Frederick, SD $31,467

Gettysburg, SD $31,061

Groton, SD $31,452

Hecla, SD $31,512

Hosmer, SD $31,353

Houghton, SD $31,379

Hoven, SD $31,267

Ipswich, SD $31,385

Java, SD $31,248

Langford, SD $31,424

Lebanon, SD $31,113

Watertown, SD $31,568

Arlington, SD $31,485

Astoria, SD $31,535

Badger, SD $31,540

Big Stone City, SD $31,585

Bradley, SD $31,474

Brandt, SD $31,513

Bristol, SD $31,449

Bruce, SD $31,479

Bryant, SD $31,524

Castlewood, SD $31,505

Claire City, SD $31,553

Clark, SD $31,528

Clear Lake, SD $31,516

Corona, SD $31,553

De Smet, SD $31,512

Eden, SD $31,456

Erwin, SD $31,492

Estelline, SD $31,500

Florence, SD $31,490

Garden City, SD $31,495

Gary, SD $31,536

Goodwin, SD $31,476

Grenville, SD $31,448

Hayti, SD $31,517

Hazel, SD $31,503

Henry, SD $31,503

Kranzburg, SD $31,620

Labolt, SD $31,479

Lake City, SD $31,508

Lake Norden, SD $31,532

Lake Preston, SD $31,502

Marvin, SD $31,446

Milbank, SD $31,580

New Effington, SD $31,620

Ortley, SD $31,453

Peever, SD $31,495

Raymond, SD $31,510

Revillo, SD $31,498

Rosholt, SD $31,612

Roslyn, SD $31,442

Sisseton, SD $31,514

South Shore, SD $31,455

Stockholm, SD $31,456

Strandburg, SD $31,452

Summit, SD $31,454

Toronto, SD $31,501

Twin Brooks, SD $31,444

Veblen, SD $31,568

Animal Control Inspector Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Animal Control Inspector roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 80% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Healthcare, offers compensation 40% above the average. Conversely, Animal Control Inspector positions in Business Services typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Animal Control Inspector as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for an Animal Control Inspector

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Healthcare	$43,345	$21.0	40%

Animal Control Inspector Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Animal Control Inspector's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$28,314

Average $30,961/year

$32,618

$2,360

Average $2,580/month

$2,718

$545

Average $595/week

$627

$14

Average $15/hour

$16

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$32,618	$2,718	$627	$16
Average	$30,961	$2,580	$595	$15
25th Percentile	$28,314	$2,360	$545	$14

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