What are the main factors that influence an Animal Control Technician'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 Technician?

The MFG Durable industry offers the highest average compensation for Animal Control Technician roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

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

An Animal Control Technician's salary grows with experience: starting around $30,751 for beginners, reaching about $31,838 at mid-level, and approach $32,105 for experts.

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

Animal Control Technician salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Animal Control Technician roles are District of Columbia $35,651, California $35,516, Massachusetts $35,043. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

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

Salaries for Animal Control Technician level roles vary by specialization: Animal Care and Control Officer: $44,000; Animal Control Officer: $43,960; Animal Control Supervisor: $43,118; Animal Health Technician: $42,229; Research Animal Technician: $41,543.

Animal Control Technician Salary in Vermont

How much does an Animal Control Technician make in Vermont? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Animal Control Technician in Vermont is $31,604 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $15.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $36,199
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $29,668 to $34,009
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $27,905

10% $27,905

50% (Median) $31,604

90% $36,199

Animal Control Technician Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$34,009	$2,834	$654	$16
Average	$31,604	$2,634	$608	$15
25th Percentile	$29,668	$2,472	$571	$14

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Key Factors That Influence Animal Control Technician Salaries

An Animal Control Technician'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 Technician Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Animal Control Technician'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): $30,751
Early Career (1-2 years): $31,103
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $31,838
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $31,938
Expert (over 8 years): $32,105

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Animal Control Technician	less than 1 year	$30,751
Early Career Level Animal Control Technician	1-2 years	$31,103
Mid-Level Level Animal Control Technician	2-4 years	$31,838
Senior-Level Level Animal Control Technician	5-8 years	$31,938
Expert Level Animal Control Technician	over 8 years	$32,105

How Do Animal Control Technician 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 Technicians. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $35,651.
California: $35,516.
Massachusetts: $35,043.

District of Columbia $35,651 California $35,516 Massachusetts $35,043 Washington $34,914 New Jersey $34,901 Alaska $34,856 Connecticut $34,412 New York $34,231

Hawaii $33,655 Rhode Island $33,384 Maryland $33,201 Minnesota $32,950 Colorado $32,853 Illinois $32,821 Oregon $32,699 Delaware $32,608

New Hampshire $32,552 Virginia $32,425 Pennsylvania $32,055 Nevada $31,868 North Dakota $31,807 Michigan $31,710 Wisconsin $31,675 Vermont $31,604

Texas $31,407 Maine $31,395 Arizona $31,375 Ohio $31,353 Georgia $31,056 Indiana $30,908 Wyoming $30,879 Utah $30,834

Iowa $30,815 Kansas $30,660 Louisiana $30,615 North Carolina $30,599 Missouri $30,593 Florida $30,467 Montana $30,400 Nebraska $30,335

Kentucky $30,300 South Carolina $30,171 Tennessee $30,090 Idaho $30,058 New Mexico $29,823 Oklahoma $29,772 Alabama $29,582 South Dakota $29,263

Arkansas $29,089 West Virginia $28,996 Mississippi $28,716

Top Paying Cities for Animal Control Technician

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:

Adamant: $32,349
Barre: $32,398
Cabot: $32,327

Adamant, VT $32,349

Barre, VT $32,398

Cabot, VT $32,327

Calais, VT $32,355

East Barre, VT $32,349

East Calais, VT $32,349

East Montpelier, VT $32,371

Eden, VT $32,328

Eden Mills, VT $32,299

Graniteville, VT $32,396

Hyde Park, VT $32,376

Johnson, VT $32,417

Lake Elmore, VT $32,340

Marshfield, VT $32,332

Moretown, VT $32,419

Morrisville, VT $32,415

Moscow, VT $32,431

Northfield, VT $32,379

Northfield Falls, VT $32,531

North Hyde Park, VT $32,373

North Montpelier, VT $32,341

Plainfield, VT $32,336

Roxbury, VT $32,282

South Barre, VT $32,436

Waterbury, VT $32,428

Stowe, VT $32,433

Waitsfield, VT $32,415

Warren, VT $32,354

Washington, VT $32,291

Waterbury Center, VT $32,427

Websterville, VT $32,391

Williamstown, VT $32,353

Wolcott, VT $32,335

Woodbury, VT $32,304

Worcester, VT $32,336

Rutland, VT $32,335

Belmont, VT $32,235

Benson, VT $32,235

Bomoseen, VT $32,285

Brandon, VT $32,309

Bridport, VT $32,313

Castleton, VT $32,292

Center Rutland, VT $32,314

Chittenden, VT $32,239

Cuttingsville, VT $32,228

Danby, VT $32,283

East Middlebury, VT $32,331

East Poultney, VT $32,287

East Wallingford, VT $32,252

Fair Haven, VT $32,263

Florence, VT $32,252

Forest Dale, VT $32,311

Gaysville, VT $32,105

Granville, VT $32,257

Hancock, VT $32,252

Hydeville, VT $32,289

Killington, VT $32,248

Middlebury, VT $32,380

Middletown Springs, VT $32,269

Mount Holly, VT $32,239

North Clarendon, VT $32,287

Orwell, VT $32,283

Pawlet, VT $32,295

Pittsfield, VT $32,267

Pittsford, VT $32,298

Poultney, VT $32,292

Proctor, VT $32,328

Ripton, VT $32,290

Rochester, VT $32,274

Rupert, VT $32,270

Salisbury, VT $32,322

Shoreham, VT $32,294

Stockbridge, VT $32,237

Wallingford, VT $32,255

Wells, VT $32,296

West Pawlet, VT $32,307

West Rupert, VT $32,299

West Rutland, VT $32,280

Whiting, VT $32,296

Saint Johnsbury, VT $32,331

Albany, VT $32,312

Barnet, VT $32,296

Barton, VT $32,308

Beebe Plain, VT $32,318

Concord, VT $32,266

Coventry, VT $32,356

Craftsbury, VT $32,321

Craftsbury Common, VT $32,323

Danville, VT $32,303

Derby, VT $32,318

Derby Line, VT $32,294

East Burke, VT $32,293

East Charleston, VT $32,296

East Hardwick, VT $32,313

East Haven, VT $32,222

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $32,330

Glover, VT $32,299

Granby, VT $32,183

Greensboro, VT $32,288

Greensboro Bend, VT $32,308

Hardwick, VT $32,344

Irasburg, VT $32,300

Island Pond, VT $32,247

Lowell, VT $32,289

Lower Waterford, VT $32,326

Lyndon, VT $32,321

Lyndon Center, VT $32,357

Lyndonville, VT $32,322

Morgan, VT $32,264

Newport, VT $32,337

Newport Center, VT $32,296

North Concord, VT $32,212

North Troy, VT $32,301

Orleans, VT $32,288

Passumpsic, VT $32,332

Peacham, VT $32,267

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $32,333

Sheffield, VT $32,276

Sutton, VT $32,274

Troy, VT $32,304

West Burke, VT $32,295

West Charleston, VT $32,280

West Danville, VT $32,305

Westfield, VT $32,279

West Glover, VT $32,302

Averill, VT $32,114

Beecher Falls, VT $32,322

Canaan, VT $32,241

Gilman, VT $32,383

Guildhall, VT $32,199

Lunenburg, VT $32,269

Norton, VT $32,178

North Bennington, VT $32,537

North Pownal, VT $32,603

Pownal, VT $32,621

White River Junction, VT $32,326

Ascutney, VT $32,341

Barnard, VT $32,253

Bethel, VT $32,273

Bradford, VT $32,307

Bridgewater, VT $32,286

Bridgewater Corners, VT $32,222

Brookfield, VT $32,304

Brownsville, VT $32,287

Chelsea, VT $32,286

Corinth, VT $32,277

East Corinth, VT $32,291

East Randolph, VT $32,297

East Ryegate, VT $32,269

East Thetford, VT $32,309

Fairlee, VT $32,274

Groton, VT $32,283

Hartford, VT $32,410

Hartland, VT $32,297

Hartland Four Corners, VT $32,296

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $32,379

Newbury, VT $32,279

North Hartland, VT $32,320

North Pomfret, VT $32,265

North Thetford, VT $32,308

Norwich, VT $32,302

Plymouth, VT $32,199

Post Mills, VT $32,301

Quechee, VT $32,334

Randolph, VT $32,329

Randolph Center, VT $32,312

Reading, VT $32,226

Sharon, VT $32,272

South Pomfret, VT $32,241

South Royalton, VT $32,282

South Ryegate, VT $32,288

South Strafford, VT $32,280

South Woodstock, VT $32,234

Strafford, VT $32,252

Taftsville, VT $32,337

Thetford, VT $32,309

Thetford Center, VT $32,275

Topsham, VT $32,265

Tunbridge, VT $32,271

Vershire, VT $32,256

Wells River, VT $32,290

West Fairlee, VT $32,350

West Hartford, VT $32,265

West Newbury, VT $32,278

West Topsham, VT $32,291

Wilder, VT $32,412

Windsor, VT $32,310

Woodstock, VT $32,271

Bellows Falls, VT $32,389

Cambridgeport, VT $32,351

Cavendish, VT $32,244

Chester, VT $32,276

Chester Depot, VT $32,265

Grafton, VT $32,252

Londonderry, VT $32,310

Ludlow, VT $32,261

North Springfield, VT $32,373

Perkinsville, VT $32,285

Peru, VT $32,276

Proctorsville, VT $32,249

Saxtons River, VT $32,382

South Londonderry, VT $32,330

Springfield, VT $32,358

Westminster, VT $32,388

Westminster Station, VT $32,390

Weston, VT $32,243

Shaftsbury, VT $32,499

Brattleboro, VT $32,455

Bondville, VT $32,320

East Dover, VT $32,386

Jacksonville, VT $32,467

Jamaica, VT $32,321

Marlboro, VT $32,615

Newfane, VT $32,365

Putney, VT $32,358

Readsboro, VT $32,619

South Newfane, VT $32,376

Stamford, VT $32,596

Townshend, VT $32,335

Vernon, VT $32,554

Wardsboro, VT $32,359

West Dover, VT $32,412

West Dummerston, VT $32,373

West Halifax, VT $32,423

West Townshend, VT $32,292

West Wardsboro, VT $32,293

Whitingham, VT $32,456

Williamsville, VT $32,373

Wilmington, VT $32,436

Burlington, VT $32,525

South Burlington, VT $32,523

Winooski, VT $32,525

Colchester, VT $32,525

Alburgh, VT $32,362

Bakersfield, VT $32,410

Belvidere Center, VT $32,293

Bristol, VT $32,417

Cambridge, VT $32,456

Charlotte, VT $32,481

East Berkshire, VT $32,379

East Fairfield, VT $32,427

Enosburg Falls, VT $32,338

Essex, VT $32,500

Essex Junction, VT $32,502

Fairfax, VT $32,458

Fairfield, VT $32,427

Ferrisburgh, VT $32,445

Franklin, VT $32,340

Grand Isle, VT $32,461

Highgate Center, VT $32,367

Highgate Springs, VT $32,384

Hinesburg, VT $32,480

Huntington, VT $32,455

Isle La Motte, VT $32,403

Jeffersonville, VT $32,434

Jericho, VT $32,473

Jonesville, VT $32,480

Milton, VT $32,488

Monkton, VT $32,454

Montgomery, VT $32,338

Montgomery Center, VT $32,299

New Haven, VT $32,413

North Ferrisburgh, VT $32,459

North Hero, VT $32,427

Richford, VT $32,332

Richmond, VT $32,476

Saint Albans, VT $32,441

Saint Albans Bay, VT $32,437

Shelburne, VT $32,510

Sheldon, VT $32,403

Sheldon Springs, VT $32,482

South Hero, VT $32,491

Starksboro, VT $32,436

Swanton, VT $32,397

Underhill, VT $32,465

Underhill Center, VT $32,466

Vergennes, VT $32,403

Waterville, VT $32,414

Westford, VT $32,482

Williston, VT $32,506

Montpelier, VT $32,393

Bennington, VT $32,561

Arlington, VT $32,446

Dorset, VT $32,320

East Arlington, VT $32,308

East Dorset, VT $32,321

Manchester, VT $32,408

Manchester Center, VT $32,387

Animal Control Technician Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Animal Control Technician roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, MFG Durable, offers compensation 20% above the average. Conversely, Animal Control Technician positions in Retail & Wholesale typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Animal Control Technician as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for an Animal Control Technician

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
MFG Durable	$37,925	$18.0	20%

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

Understanding how an Animal Control Technician'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.

$29,668

Average $31,604/year

$34,009

$2,472

Average $2,634/month

$2,834

$571

Average $608/week

$654

$14

Average $15/hour

$16

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$34,009	$2,834	$654	$16
Average	$31,604	$2,634	$608	$15
25th Percentile	$29,668	$2,472	$571	$14

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