What are the main factors that influence an Animal Facility Manager's salary?

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

How does experience change An Animal Facility Manager's salary?

An Animal Facility Manager's salary grows with experience: starting around $81,169 for beginners, reaching about $79,426 at mid-level, and approach $290,763 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Animal Facility Manager?

Animal Facility Manager salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Animal Facility Manager roles are District of Columbia $68,957, California $68,696, Massachusetts $67,780. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Animal Facility Manager roles make?

Salaries for Animal Facility Manager level roles vary by specialization: Manager, Facility Engineering: $159,683; Companion Animal Manager: $119,668; Facility Manager: $110,146; Facility Maintenance Manager: $109,588; Animal Care Facility Manager: $108,601.

Animal Facility Manager Salary in the United States

How much does an Animal Facility Manager make in the United States? As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for an Animal Facility Manager in the United States is $62,281 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $30.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $75,723
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $56,103 to $69,317
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $50,479

10% $50,479

50% (Median) $62,281

90% $75,723

Animal Facility Manager Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$69,317	$5,776	$1,333	$33
Average	$62,281	$5,190	$1,198	$30
25th Percentile	$56,103	$4,675	$1,079	$27

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Key Factors That Influence Animal Facility Manager Salaries

An Animal Facility Manager'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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Animal Facility Manager Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Animal Facility Manager'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): $81,169
Early Career (1-2 years): $60,815
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $79,426
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $92,336
Expert (over 8 years): $290,763

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Retail Branch Trainer	less than 1 year	$81,169
Animal Facility Manager	1-2 years	$60,815
Branch Support Manager	2-4 years	$79,426
Branch Operations Manager	5-8 years	$92,336
VP of Retail Banking Operations	over 8 years	$290,763

How Do Animal Facility Manager 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 Facility Managers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $68,957.
California: $68,696.
Massachusetts: $67,780.

District of Columbia $68,957 California $68,696 Massachusetts $67,780 Washington $67,531 New Jersey $67,506 Alaska $67,419 Connecticut $66,559 New York $66,211

Hawaii $65,096 Rhode Island $64,573 Maryland $64,218 Minnesota $63,732 Colorado $63,545 Illinois $63,483 Oregon $63,246 Delaware $63,072

New Hampshire $62,962 Virginia $62,717 Pennsylvania $62,000 Nevada $61,639 North Dakota $61,521 Michigan $61,334 Wisconsin $61,266 Vermont $61,129

Texas $60,749 Maine $60,724 Arizona $60,686 Ohio $60,643 Georgia $60,070 Indiana $59,783 Wyoming $59,727 Utah $59,640

Iowa $59,603 Kansas $59,304 Louisiana $59,216 North Carolina $59,185 Missouri $59,173 Florida $58,930 Montana $58,799 Nebraska $58,675

Kentucky $58,606 South Carolina $58,357 Tennessee $58,201 Idaho $58,139 New Mexico $57,684 Oklahoma $57,585 Alabama $57,217 South Dakota $56,601

Arkansas $56,264 West Virginia $56,084 Mississippi $55,542

Top Paying Cities for Animal Facility Manager

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:

San Jose: $78,555
San Francisco: $77,695
Oakland: $76,057

San Jose, CA $78,555

San Francisco, CA $77,695

Oakland, CA $76,057

New York, NY $71,709

Paramus, NJ $70,837

Queens Village, NY $70,834

Passaic, NJ $70,775

Bergenfield, NJ $70,770

Stamford, CT $70,633

Huntington, NY $70,607

Newark, NJ $70,147

Bridgeport, CT $70,015

Vallejo, CA $69,891

New Brunswick, NJ $69,866

Petaluma, CA $69,829

Middlesex, NJ $69,711

Somerset, NJ $69,667

Santa Cruz, CA $69,586

Boston, MA $69,206

Monterey, CA $68,988

Seattle, WA $68,845

Santa Rosa, CA $68,833

Los Angeles, CA $68,814

Juneau, AK $68,652

Washington, DC $68,584

Orange, CA $68,362

Santa Ana, CA $68,197

Long Beach, CA $68,135

Anaheim, CA $68,123

Anchorage, AK $68,091

Santa Maria, CA $67,905

Everett, WA $67,892

Danbury, CT $67,673

Bremerton, WA $67,587

Tacoma, WA $67,363

New Suffolk, NY $67,362

Sacramento, CA $67,344

Santa Barbara, CA $67,276

San Diego, CA $67,207

Trenton, NJ $67,207

Brockton, MA $67,139

Fairbanks, AK $66,986

Lompoc, CA $66,827

Lowell, MA $66,777

Ventura, CA $66,765

Nashua, NH $66,752

Stockton, CA $66,746

Modesto, CA $66,292

Poughkeepsie, NY $66,155

Olympia, WA $66,036

Kennewick, WA $66,036

New Haven, CT $66,011

Lawrence, MA $65,787

Hartford, CT $65,725

Riverside, CA $65,712

New Bedford, MA $65,650

Richland, WA $65,650

Bakersfield, CA $65,563

San Bernardino, CA $65,538

New Britain, CT $65,532

Atlantic City, NJ $65,532

New London, CT $65,507

Norwich, CT $65,488

Portsmouth, NH $65,476

Boulder, CO $65,344

Portland, OR $65,258

Worcester, MA $65,251

Minneapolis, MN $65,058

Philadelphia, PA $64,971

Honolulu, HI $64,766

Saint Paul, MN $64,736

Vineland, NJ $64,722

Providence, RI $64,541

Chicago, IL $64,361

Bellingham, WA $64,286

Springfield, MA $64,236

Baltimore, MD $64,218

Chico, CA $64,062

Pittsfield, MA $63,894

Manchester, NH $63,775

Spokane, WA $63,501

Denver, CO $63,495

Albany, NY $63,202

Troy, NY $63,178

Nassau, NY $63,111

Schenectady, NY $63,047

Wilmington, DE $62,997

Burlington, VT $62,910

Salem, OR $62,885

Portland, ME $62,692

Yakima, WA $62,629

Rochester, MN $62,436

Reno, NV $62,405

Fresno, CA $62,405

Milwaukee, WI $62,349

Detroit, MI $62,287

Ann Arbor, MI $62,276

Allentown, PA $62,268

Colorado Springs, CO $62,162

Syracuse, NY $62,131

Carson City, NV $62,131

Houston, TX $62,044

Eugene, OR $62,013

Gary, IN $61,938

Springfield, OR $61,888

Bismarck, ND $61,876

Galveston, TX $61,832

Medford, OR $61,739

Fort Collins, CO $61,714

Concord, NH $61,683

Austin, TX $61,664

Mesa, AZ $61,533

Reading, PA $61,527

Phoenix, AZ $61,521

Dallas, TX $61,502

Saint Cloud, MN $61,442

Madison, WI $61,359

Utica, NY $61,191

Rochester, NY $61,091

Des Moines, IA $61,085

Raleigh, NC $61,079

Atlanta, GA $60,985

Battle Creek, MI $60,967

Salt Lake City, UT $60,948

Lancaster, PA $60,854

Harrisburg, PA $60,767

Kansas City, MO $60,705

Kansas City, KS $60,693

Champaign, IL $60,693

Fort Worth, TX $60,686

Columbus, OH $60,676

Boca Raton, FL $60,661

Pittsburgh, PA $60,636

Richmond, VA $60,612

Indianapolis, IN $60,599

Cleveland, OH $60,593

Las Vegas, NV $60,518

Cincinnati, OH $60,518

Petersburg, VA $60,425

Huntsville, AL $60,331

Lansing, MI $60,290

Lebanon, PA $60,281

Pueblo, CO $60,275

Appleton, WI $60,257

Buffalo, NY $60,232

Dayton, OH $60,213

Racine, WI $60,201

Charlotte, NC $60,194

Saint Louis, MO $60,176

York, PA $60,138

Elkhart, IN $60,138

Gastonia, NC $60,126

Billings, MT $60,111

Beaumont, TX $60,095

Lorain, OH $60,082

Benton Harbor, MI $60,070

Toledo, OH $60,057

Binghamton, NY $60,026

Rock Hill, SC $60,020

Rockford, IL $59,989

Springfield, IL $59,964

Elyria, OH $59,958

Fargo, ND $59,958

Flagstaff, AZ $59,914

Fort Lauderdale, FL $59,877

Duluth, MN $59,839

Miami, FL $59,839

Grand Forks, ND $59,796

Cheyenne, WY $59,796

Bangor, ME $59,659

Cedar Rapids, IA $59,590

Durham, NC $59,564

Louisville, KY $59,559

Grand Rapids, MI $59,547

Hialeah, FL $59,540

Casper, WY $59,453

Scranton, PA $59,378

New Orleans, LA $59,360

Virginia Beach, VA $59,354

Akron, OH $59,322

Peoria, IL $59,241

Sarasota, FL $59,229

Nashville, TN $59,185

Omaha, NE $59,185

Green Bay, WI $59,185

Baton Rouge, LA $59,154

Charleston, SC $59,142

Davenport, IA $59,111

Jamestown, NY $59,111

Tucson, AZ $59,079

Saint Petersburg, FL $59,042

Tampa, FL $59,030

Evansville, IN $58,992

Port Arthur, TX $58,992

Bradenton, FL $58,967

Santa Fe, NM $58,855

Orlando, FL $58,743

Clearwater, FL $58,724

La Crosse, WI $58,594

Canton, OH $58,594

Albuquerque, NM $58,556

Newport News, VA $58,550

High Point, NC $58,531

Ogden, UT $58,506

Corpus Christi, TX $58,457

Norfolk, VA $58,419

Laramie, WY $58,419

Rock Island, IL $58,382

Saginaw, MI $58,369

Jacksonville, FL $58,363

Salisbury, NC $58,351

Boise, ID $58,338

Moline, IL $58,307

Fort Myers, FL $58,289

Memphis, TN $58,276

Tulsa, OK $58,245

Waterloo, IA $58,208

Spartanburg, SC $58,145

Lincoln, NE $58,114

Fort Wayne, IN $58,102

Provo, UT $58,095

Cedar Falls, IA $58,021

San Antonio, TX $57,996

Greensboro, NC $57,971

South Bend, IN $57,965

Savannah, GA $57,896

Muskegon, MI $57,871

Birmingham, AL $57,865

Winston Salem, NC $57,834

Lake Charles, LA $57,684

Anderson, IN $57,672

Lexington, KY $57,653

Augusta, GA $57,635

Greenville, SC $57,635

Lima, OH $57,585

Wichita, KS $57,579

Tuscaloosa, AL $57,579

Columbia, SC $57,522

Springfield, OH $57,510

Asheville, NC $57,410

Bloomington, IN $57,367

Knoxville, TN $57,143

Shreveport, LA $57,136

Wilmington, NC $57,055

Roanoke, VA $57,055

Topeka, KS $56,943

Frankfort, KY $56,936

Oklahoma City, OK $56,893

Chillicothe, OH $56,869

Longview, TX $56,862

Melbourne, FL $56,856

Sioux Falls, SD $56,756

Mobile, AL $56,750

Terre Haute, IN $56,725

Altoona, PA $56,688

Amarillo, TX $56,644

Killeen, TX $56,626

Fayetteville, AR $56,576

Chattanooga, TN $56,557

Sioux City, IA $56,501

Idaho Falls, ID $56,489

Lynchburg, VA $56,439

Gainesville, FL $56,358

Portsmouth, OH $56,327

Little Rock, AR $56,314

Lafayette, LA $56,289

Youngstown, OH $56,289

Daytona Beach, FL $56,252

Clarksville, TN $56,246

Pensacola, FL $56,239

Temple, TX $56,235

Hopkinsville, KY $56,053

Erie, PA $56,040

Florence, SC $56,015

Charleston, WV $55,916

Great Falls, MT $55,884

Macon, GA $55,797

Tallahassee, FL $55,791

Fayetteville, NC $55,779

Waco, TX $55,766

Helena, MT $55,723

Pine Bluff, AR $55,699

Vincennes, IN $55,623

Lubbock, TX $55,598

Alamogordo, NM $55,561

Twin Falls, ID $55,505

Rapid City, SD $55,486

Jackson, MS $55,374

Huntington, WV $55,369

Greenville, MS $55,368

Parkersburg, WV $55,304

Montgomery, AL $55,293

Wichita Falls, TX $55,231

Springfield, MO $55,231

Biloxi, MS $55,199

Monroe, LA $55,137

Johnstown, PA $55,094

Sumter, SC $55,069

Columbus, GA $55,062

Pascagoula, MS $54,944

Abilene, TX $54,944

Kingsport, TN $54,782

Albany, GA $54,782

Gulfport, MS $54,763

Alexandria, LA $54,558

Fort Smith, AR $54,402

El Paso, TX $54,234

Las Cruces, NM $53,954

Harlingen, TX $53,796

Pocatello, ID $53,786

Florence, AL $53,705

Brownsville, TX $53,692

Mcallen, TX $53,561

Dothan, AL $53,474

Columbus, MS $53,104

Altus, OK $52,814

Lawton, OK $52,696

Pierre, SD $52,471

Animal Facility Manager Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Animal Facility Manager 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, Business Services, offers compensation 20% above the average. Conversely, Animal Facility Manager positions in Financial Services typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Animal Facility Manager as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for an Animal Facility Manager

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Business Services	$74,737	$36.0	20%

How Education impacts an Animal Facility Manager's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Animal Facility Manager professionals enter the field with a Associate's degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for an Animal Facility Manager with a Associate's is between $63,315 and $67,654.

Animal Facility Manager Salaries by Degree Level

$69,900
$69,000
$68,100
$67,100
$66,200
$65,200
$64,300
$63,400

Typical Education for Animal Facility Manager
Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Degree	23.7%
High School	23.7%
Associate's Degree	15.8%
Bachelor's Degree	50%
Master's Degree or MBA	10.5%
JD, MD, PhD or Equivalent	0%

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Animal Facility Manager Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Animal Facility Manager'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.

$56,103

Average $62,281/year

$69,317

$4,675

Average $5,190/month

$5,776

$1,079

Average $1,198/week

$1,333

$27

Average $30/hour

$33

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$69,317	$5,776	$1,333	$33
Average	$62,281	$5,190	$1,198	$30
25th Percentile	$56,103	$4,675	$1,079	$27

Salary Trends for Animal Facility Manager

Salaries for an Animal Facility Manager can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $65,409 in 2023 to around $65,043 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Animal Facility Manager salary trends, click here.

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2023	$65,409
2024	$65,869
2025	$65,043

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Common company salaries for Animal Facility Manager

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K $114,295/per year

Kpmg Us LLP Business Services United States

W $114,096/per year

Warner Bros Discovery Business Services United States

D $111,927/per year

Dentsu International Ltd Business Services United States

G $111,873/per year

GroupM Worldwide Inc Business Services United States

C $111,651/per year

CoWorx Staffing Business Services United States

C $110,194/per year

Contemporary Services Corp Business Services United States

S $107,128/per year

Showcase Cinemas Business Services United States

A $106,429/per year

Amentum Services Inc Business Services United States

A $106,199/per year

Allied Universal Security Services LLC Business Services United States

S $106,104/per year

Sodexo USA Business Services United States

J $105,192/per year

JLL Technologies Business Services United States

I $104,478/per year

Intact Insurance Group USA LLC Business Services United States

N $101,619/per year

NielsenIQ Business Services United States

T $101,470/per year

The Leading Edge Alliance Business Services United States

H $101,308/per year

Honeywell UOP Business Services United States

R $97,720/per year

Reeve & Associates Business Services United States

M $97,584/per year

ManpowerGroup Global Inc Business Services United States

F $95,980/per year

Financial Sys Nco Business Services United States

A $95,314/per year

Arrow Global Ltd Business Services United States

C $94,777/per year

CarMax Enterprise Services LLC Business Services United States

D $94,479/per year

DZConneX Business Services United States

A $93,802/per year

Adecco Staffing, USA Business Services United States

R $92,937/per year

Resource MFG Business Services United States

Z $92,774/per year

Zachry Brands Inc Business Services United States

G $88,138/per year

Greystar Worldwide LLC Business Services United States

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