What are the main factors that influence an Animal Specialist'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 Specialist?

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

How does experience change An Animal Specialist's salary?

An Animal Specialist's salary grows with experience: starting around $85,405 for beginners, reaching about $121,017 at mid-level, and approach $164,060 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Animal Specialist?

Animal Specialist salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Animal Specialist roles are District of Columbia $108,655, California $108,242, Massachusetts $106,800. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Animal Specialist roles make?

Salaries for Animal Specialist level roles vary by specialization: Animal Healthcare Specialist: $80,648; Animal Care and Training Specialist: $66,422; Animal Behavior and Training Specialist: $64,719; Animal Health Specialist: $56,895; Adoptions/Animal Care Specialist: $50,281.

Animal Specialist Salary in Vermont

How much does an Animal Specialist make in Vermont? As of October 01, 2026, the average salary for an Animal Specialist in Vermont is $96,319 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $46.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $105,272
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $91,884 to $101,005
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $87,847

10% $87,847

50% (Median) $96,319

90% $105,272

Animal Specialist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$101,005	$8,417	$1,942	$49
Average	$96,319	$8,027	$1,852	$46
25th Percentile	$91,884	$7,657	$1,767	$44

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Key Factors That Influence Animal Specialist Salaries

An Animal Specialist'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 Specialist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Animal Specialist'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): $85,405
Early Career (1-2 years): $95,343
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $121,017
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $140,584
Expert (over 8 years): $164,060

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Storage Management Specialist I	less than 1 year	$85,405
Animal Specialist	1-2 years	$95,343
Storage Management Specialist III	2-4 years	$121,017
Storage Management Specialist IV	5-8 years	$140,584
Storage Management Specialist V	over 8 years	$164,060

How Do Animal Specialist 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 Specialists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $108,655.
California: $108,242.
Massachusetts: $106,800.

District of Columbia $108,655 California $108,242 Massachusetts $106,800 Washington $106,407 New Jersey $106,368 Alaska $106,231 Connecticut $104,876 New York $104,327

Hawaii $102,570 Rhode Island $101,746 Maryland $101,186 Minnesota $100,421 Colorado $100,127 Illinois $100,028 Oregon $99,656 Delaware $99,381

New Hampshire $99,208 Virginia $98,821 Pennsylvania $97,693 Nevada $97,124 North Dakota $96,937 Michigan $96,643 Wisconsin $96,535 Vermont $96,319

Texas $95,720 Maine $95,681 Arizona $95,622 Ohio $95,554 Georgia $94,651 Indiana $94,199 Wyoming $94,111 Utah $93,974

Iowa $93,915 Kansas $93,444 Louisiana $93,306 North Carolina $93,257 Missouri $93,238 Florida $92,855 Montana $92,649 Nebraska $92,453

Kentucky $92,345 South Carolina $91,952 Tennessee $91,707 Idaho $91,609 New Mexico $90,892 Oklahoma $90,735 Alabama $90,156 South Dakota $89,185

Arkansas $88,655 West Virginia $88,370 Mississippi $87,516

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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: $98,591
Barre: $98,739
Cabot: $98,522

Adamant, VT $98,591

Barre, VT $98,739

Cabot, VT $98,522

Calais, VT $98,608

East Barre, VT $98,589

East Calais, VT $98,591

East Montpelier, VT $98,657

Eden, VT $98,526

Eden Mills, VT $98,437

Graniteville, VT $98,733

Hyde Park, VT $98,671

Johnson, VT $98,796

Lake Elmore, VT $98,561

Marshfield, VT $98,539

Moretown, VT $98,803

Morrisville, VT $98,791

Moscow, VT $98,841

Northfield, VT $98,682

Northfield Falls, VT $99,143

North Hyde Park, VT $98,664

North Montpelier, VT $98,565

Plainfield, VT $98,552

Roxbury, VT $98,385

South Barre, VT $98,854

Waterbury, VT $98,831

Stowe, VT $98,845

Waitsfield, VT $98,790

Warren, VT $98,606

Washington, VT $98,413

Waterbury Center, VT $98,828

Websterville, VT $98,717

Williamstown, VT $98,603

Wolcott, VT $98,549

Woodbury, VT $98,451

Worcester, VT $98,550

Rutland, VT $98,547

Belmont, VT $98,242

Benson, VT $98,241

Bomoseen, VT $98,397

Brandon, VT $98,469

Bridport, VT $98,480

Castleton, VT $98,415

Center Rutland, VT $98,483

Chittenden, VT $98,256

Cuttingsville, VT $98,222

Danby, VT $98,390

East Middlebury, VT $98,534

East Poultney, VT $98,400

East Wallingford, VT $98,293

Fair Haven, VT $98,329

Florence, VT $98,294

Forest Dale, VT $98,473

Gaysville, VT $97,848

Granville, VT $98,310

Hancock, VT $98,294

Hydeville, VT $98,408

Killington, VT $98,284

Middlebury, VT $98,686

Middletown Springs, VT $98,347

Mount Holly, VT $98,256

North Clarendon, VT $98,400

Orwell, VT $98,390

Pawlet, VT $98,425

Pittsfield, VT $98,341

Pittsford, VT $98,435

Poultney, VT $98,416

Proctor, VT $98,525

Ripton, VT $98,411

Rochester, VT $98,360

Rupert, VT $98,350

Salisbury, VT $98,507

Shoreham, VT $98,424

Stockbridge, VT $98,249

Wallingford, VT $98,302

Wells, VT $98,429

West Pawlet, VT $98,462

West Rupert, VT $98,439

West Rutland, VT $98,379

Whiting, VT $98,428

Saint Johnsbury, VT $98,534

Albany, VT $98,477

Barnet, VT $98,429

Barton, VT $98,466

Beebe Plain, VT $98,496

Concord, VT $98,336

Coventry, VT $98,610

Craftsbury, VT $98,505

Craftsbury Common, VT $98,510

Danville, VT $98,450

Derby, VT $98,496

Derby Line, VT $98,422

East Burke, VT $98,419

East Charleston, VT $98,429

East Hardwick, VT $98,482

East Haven, VT $98,204

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $98,532

Glover, VT $98,437

Granby, VT $98,083

Greensboro, VT $98,403

Greensboro Bend, VT $98,466

Hardwick, VT $98,575

Irasburg, VT $98,442

Island Pond, VT $98,281

Lowell, VT $98,408

Lower Waterford, VT $98,521

Lyndon, VT $98,503

Lyndon Center, VT $98,614

Lyndonville, VT $98,507

Morgan, VT $98,330

Newport, VT $98,555

Newport Center, VT $98,429

North Concord, VT $98,172

North Troy, VT $98,443

Orleans, VT $98,405

Passumpsic, VT $98,540

Peacham, VT $98,342

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $98,543

Sheffield, VT $98,368

Sutton, VT $98,360

Troy, VT $98,452

West Burke, VT $98,426

West Charleston, VT $98,380

West Danville, VT $98,456

Westfield, VT $98,378

West Glover, VT $98,446

Averill, VT $97,872

Beecher Falls, VT $98,507

Canaan, VT $98,262

Gilman, VT $98,695

Guildhall, VT $98,133

Lunenburg, VT $98,346

Norton, VT $98,069

North Bennington, VT $99,164

North Pownal, VT $99,364

Pownal, VT $99,420

White River Junction, VT $98,521

Ascutney, VT $98,567

Barnard, VT $98,297

Bethel, VT $98,358

Bradford, VT $98,461

Bridgewater, VT $98,398

Bridgewater Corners, VT $98,203

Brookfield, VT $98,454

Brownsville, VT $98,400

Chelsea, VT $98,398

Corinth, VT $98,371

East Corinth, VT $98,412

East Randolph, VT $98,431

East Ryegate, VT $98,345

East Thetford, VT $98,467

Fairlee, VT $98,361

Groton, VT $98,388

Hartford, VT $98,777

Hartland, VT $98,432

Hartland Four Corners, VT $98,428

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $98,681

Newbury, VT $98,376

North Hartland, VT $98,502

North Pomfret, VT $98,333

North Thetford, VT $98,465

Norwich, VT $98,446

Plymouth, VT $98,133

Post Mills, VT $98,444

Quechee, VT $98,546

Randolph, VT $98,528

Randolph Center, VT $98,478

Reading, VT $98,214

Sharon, VT $98,356

South Pomfret, VT $98,262

South Royalton, VT $98,385

South Ryegate, VT $98,404

South Strafford, VT $98,380

South Woodstock, VT $98,239

Strafford, VT $98,294

Taftsville, VT $98,554

Thetford, VT $98,467

Thetford Center, VT $98,364

Topsham, VT $98,335

Tunbridge, VT $98,353

Vershire, VT $98,307

Wells River, VT $98,411

West Fairlee, VT $98,592

West Hartford, VT $98,335

West Newbury, VT $98,373

West Topsham, VT $98,413

Wilder, VT $98,782

Windsor, VT $98,472

Woodstock, VT $98,351

Bellows Falls, VT $98,711

Cambridgeport, VT $98,598

Cavendish, VT $98,270

Chester, VT $98,368

Chester Depot, VT $98,333

Grafton, VT $98,293

Londonderry, VT $98,470

Ludlow, VT $98,321

North Springfield, VT $98,664

Perkinsville, VT $98,397

Peru, VT $98,367

Proctorsville, VT $98,287

Saxtons River, VT $98,690

South Londonderry, VT $98,531

Springfield, VT $98,616

Westminster, VT $98,710

Westminster Station, VT $98,716

Weston, VT $98,266

Shaftsbury, VT $99,046

Brattleboro, VT $98,912

Bondville, VT $98,503

East Dover, VT $98,703

Jacksonville, VT $98,951

Jamaica, VT $98,504

Marlboro, VT $99,401

Newfane, VT $98,638

Putney, VT $98,617

Readsboro, VT $99,413

South Newfane, VT $98,672

Stamford, VT $99,342

Townshend, VT $98,549

Vernon, VT $99,214

Wardsboro, VT $98,620

West Dover, VT $98,782

West Dummerston, VT $98,662

West Halifax, VT $98,815

West Townshend, VT $98,416

West Wardsboro, VT $98,418

Whitingham, VT $98,916

Williamsville, VT $98,662

Wilmington, VT $98,856

Burlington, VT $99,126

South Burlington, VT $99,120

Winooski, VT $99,126

Colchester, VT $99,126

Alburgh, VT $98,631

Bakersfield, VT $98,777

Belvidere Center, VT $98,419

Bristol, VT $98,798

Cambridge, VT $98,916

Charlotte, VT $98,991

East Berkshire, VT $98,682

East Fairfield, VT $98,829

Enosburg Falls, VT $98,556

Essex, VT $99,050

Essex Junction, VT $99,057

Fairfax, VT $98,923

Fairfield, VT $98,827

Ferrisburgh, VT $98,881

Franklin, VT $98,562

Grand Isle, VT $98,932

Highgate Center, VT $98,646

Highgate Springs, VT $98,696

Hinesburg, VT $98,989

Huntington, VT $98,915

Isle La Motte, VT $98,754

Jeffersonville, VT $98,849

Jericho, VT $98,968

Jonesville, VT $98,988

Milton, VT $99,015

Monkton, VT $98,910

Montgomery, VT $98,556

Montgomery Center, VT $98,437

New Haven, VT $98,786

North Ferrisburgh, VT $98,925

North Hero, VT $98,827

Richford, VT $98,540

Richmond, VT $98,978

Saint Albans, VT $98,871

Saint Albans Bay, VT $98,859

Shelburne, VT $99,081

Sheldon, VT $98,754

Sheldon Springs, VT $98,996

South Hero, VT $99,022

Starksboro, VT $98,856

Swanton, VT $98,736

Underhill, VT $98,945

Underhill Center, VT $98,948

Vergennes, VT $98,756

Waterville, VT $98,789

Westford, VT $98,994

Williston, VT $99,069

Montpelier, VT $98,723

Bennington, VT $99,237

Arlington, VT $98,887

Dorset, VT $98,503

East Arlington, VT $98,465

East Dorset, VT $98,504

Manchester, VT $98,770

Manchester Center, VT $98,706

Animal Specialist Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Animal Specialist roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 90% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Pharmaceuticals and Software & Networking sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 40% above the average. In contrast, Animal Specialist positions in Transportation or Telecom typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Animal Specialist as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Animal Specialist

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Pharmaceuticals	$134,847	$65.0	40%
Software & Networking	$134,847	$65.0	40%
Internet	$125,215	$60.0	30%
Financial Services	$120,399	$58.0	25%
Energy & Utilities	$115,583	$56.0	20%

Animal Specialist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Animal Specialist'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.

$91,884

Average $96,319/year

$101,005

$7,657

Average $8,027/month

$8,417

$1,767

Average $1,852/week

$1,942

$44

Average $46/hour

$49

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$101,005	$8,417	$1,942	$49
Average	$96,319	$8,027	$1,852	$46
25th Percentile	$91,884	$7,657	$1,767	$44

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