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 $85,597 for beginners, reaching about $121,288 at mid-level, and approach $164,428 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 Wisconsin

How much does an Animal Specialist make in Wisconsin? As of October 01, 2026, the average salary for an Animal Specialist in Wisconsin is $96,535 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): $105,508
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $92,090 to $101,232
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $88,044

10% $88,044

50% (Median) $96,535

90% $105,508

Animal Specialist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$101,232	$8,436	$1,947	$49
Average	$96,535	$8,045	$1,856	$46
25th Percentile	$92,090	$7,674	$1,771	$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): $85,597
Early Career (1-2 years): $95,556
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $121,288
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $140,899
Expert (over 8 years): $164,428

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Storage Management Specialist I	less than 1 year	$85,597
Animal Specialist	1-2 years	$95,556
Storage Management Specialist III	2-4 years	$121,288
Storage Management Specialist IV	5-8 years	$140,899
Storage Management Specialist V	over 8 years	$164,428

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

Top Paying Cities for Animal Specialist

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:

Green Lake: $93,901
Greenville: $94,794
Hancock: $93,070

Green Lake, WI $93,901

Greenville, WI $94,794

Hancock, WI $93,070

Hortonville, WI $94,595

Iola, WI $93,483

King, WI $94,198

Larsen, WI $94,421

Leopolis, WI $93,367

Manawa, WI $93,830

Marion, WI $93,541

Menasha, WI $94,872

Neenah, WI $94,699

Neshkoro, WI $93,563

New London, WI $94,204

Ogdensburg, WI $93,619

Omro, WI $94,082

Pickett, WI $94,159

Pine River, WI $93,795

Plainfield, WI $93,242

Poy Sippi, WI $93,860

Princeton, WI $93,676

Readfield, WI $94,326

Redgranite, WI $93,885

Ripon, WI $94,066

Rosendale, WI $94,113

Saxeville, WI $93,692

Scandinavia, WI $93,558

Tilleda, WI $93,226

Van Dyne, WI $94,231

Waukau, WI $94,067

Waupaca, WI $93,815

Wautoma, WI $93,596

Weyauwega, WI $93,976

Wild Rose, WI $93,624

Winnebago, WI $94,447

Winneconne, WI $94,227

Wilson, WI $95,771

Boyd, WI $93,292

Cadott, WI $93,358

Chetek, WI $93,106

Chippewa Falls, WI $93,558

Colfax, WI $93,446

Conrath, WI $92,918

Cornell, WI $93,158

Dallas, WI $93,641

Downing, WI $95,323

Downsville, WI $94,631

Durand, WI $94,540

Eau Galle, WI $94,331

Eleva, WI $93,660

Elk Mound, WI $93,453

Elmwood, WI $95,238

Fairchild, WI $93,546

Fall Creek, WI $93,601

Gilmanton, WI $94,086

Holcombe, WI $92,998

Humbird, WI $93,442

Independence, WI $93,815

Jim Falls, WI $93,237

Knapp, WI $95,273

Maiden Rock, WI $95,389

Menomonie, WI $94,541

Merrillan, WI $93,312

Mondovi, WI $93,849

Nelson, WI $94,969

New Auburn, WI $93,069

Osseo, WI $93,878

Pepin, WI $95,716

Pigeon Falls, WI $94,087

Plum City, WI $95,260

Prairie Farm, WI $94,449

Ridgeland, WI $93,942

Rock Falls, WI $93,493

Sand Creek, WI $93,120

Sheldon, WI $92,877

Spring Valley, WI $95,836

Stanley, WI $93,316

Stockholm, WI $95,941

Strum, WI $93,817

Thorp, WI $93,272

Wheeler, WI $94,146

Whitehall, WI $93,694

Spooner, WI $92,849

Almena, WI $94,148

Ashland, WI $92,756

Balsam Lake, WI $95,684

Barron, WI $93,558

Barronett, WI $92,888

Bayfield, WI $92,758

Benoit, WI $92,622

Birchwood, WI $92,722

Brill, WI $93,111

Bruce, WI $92,828

Brule, WI $93,623

Cable, WI $92,433

Cameron, WI $93,134

Centuria, WI $96,209

Comstock, WI $94,404

Cornucopia, WI $92,881

Couderay, WI $92,480

Cumberland, WI $93,711

Danbury, WI $93,403

Drummond, WI $92,708

Edgewater, WI $92,668

Exeland, WI $92,549

Foxboro, WI $93,956

Frederic, WI $94,230

Gordon, WI $93,176

Grand View, WI $92,519

Grantsburg, WI $94,803

Haugen, WI $93,211

Hawthorne, WI $93,930

Hayward, WI $92,549

Herbster, WI $93,009

Hertel, WI $92,874

High Bridge, WI $92,617

Iron River, WI $93,283

Ladysmith, WI $92,836

Lake Nebagamon, WI $93,722

La Pointe, WI $92,600

Luck, WI $95,322

Maple, WI $93,943

Marengo, WI $92,579

Mason, WI $92,592

Mikana, WI $93,100

Milltown, WI $95,719

Minong, WI $93,135

Odanah, WI $92,967

Ojibwa, WI $92,389

Glidden, WI $92,423

Harshaw, WI $92,852

Hawkins, WI $92,675

Hazelhurst, WI $92,867

Heafford Junction, WI $92,945

Hurley, WI $92,680

Iron Belt, WI $92,507

Kennan, WI $92,690

Lac Du Flambeau, WI $92,842

Lake Tomahawk, WI $92,894

Land O Lakes, WI $92,769

Laona, WI $92,821

Long Lake, WI $92,566

Mc Naughton, WI $92,905

Manitowish Waters, WI $92,763

Mellen, WI $92,461

Mercer, WI $92,599

Minocqua, WI $92,939

Montreal, WI $92,705

Park Falls, WI $92,668

Phelps, WI $92,769

Phillips, WI $92,710

Prentice, WI $92,781

Presque Isle, WI $92,724

Saint Germain, WI $92,958

Saxon, WI $92,543

Sayner, WI $92,831

Star Lake, WI $92,590

Three Lakes, WI $92,849

Tony, WI $92,823

Tripoli, WI $92,624

Upson, WI $92,232

Wabeno, WI $92,828

Woodruff, WI $92,979

La Crosse, WI $92,325

Alma, WI $94,677

Alma Center, WI $93,429

Arcadia, WI $93,770

Arkdale, WI $93,076

Bangor, WI $92,527

Black River Falls, WI $93,126

Blair, WI $93,408

Camp Douglas, WI $93,212

Cashton, WI $92,627

Cataract, WI $92,775

Chaseburg, WI $92,477

Cochrane, WI $94,513

Coon Valley, WI $92,440

De Soto, WI $92,637

Dodge, WI $93,507

Eastman, WI $92,900

Ettrick, WI $92,815

Ferryville, WI $92,788

Fountain City, WI $94,105

Galesville, WI $93,097

Gays Mills, WI $93,079

Genoa, WI $92,546

Hillsboro, WI $93,410

Hixton, WI $93,428

Holmen, WI $92,540

Hustler, WI $93,553

Kendall, WI $93,295

La Farge, WI $93,152

Lynxville, WI $92,908

Mather, WI $93,100

Melrose, WI $92,797

Millston, WI $92,901

Mindoro, WI $92,606

Mount Sterling, WI $93,232

Necedah, WI $93,111

Norwalk, WI $92,737

Oakdale, WI $93,217

Onalaska, WI $92,396

Ontario, WI $93,143

Readstown, WI $93,046

Rockland, WI $92,509

Seneca, WI $93,323

Soldiers Grove, WI $93,148

Sparta, WI $92,702

Steuben, WI $93,068

Stoddard, WI $92,401

Taylor, WI $93,225

Tomah, WI $93,264

Trempealeau, WI $93,085

Palmyra, WI $95,189

Tunnel City, WI $93,219

Viola, WI $93,211

Viroqua, WI $92,629

Warrens, WI $93,073

Westby, WI $92,582

West Salem, WI $92,444

Wilton, WI $93,212

Eau Claire, WI $93,815

Altoona, WI $93,942

Arkansaw, WI $94,927

Augusta, WI $93,580

Bay City, WI $95,790

Bloomer, WI $93,258

Boyceville, WI $94,729

Glen Flora, WI $92,672

Wales, WI $96,492

Bagley, WI $92,916

Beetown, WI $93,009

Benton, WI $93,376

Bloomington, WI $93,026

Boscobel, WI $93,226

Cassville, WI $92,915

Cuba City, WI $93,210

Dickeyville, WI $93,289

Fennimore, WI $93,338

Glen Haven, WI $92,864

Hazel Green, WI $93,059

Kieler, WI $93,315

Lancaster, WI $93,125

Mount Hope, WI $93,011

Patch Grove, WI $93,347

Platteville, WI $93,521

Potosi, WI $92,940

Prairie Du Chien, WI $93,142

Sinsinawa, WI $93,022

Stitzer, WI $93,308

Wauzeka, WI $93,057

Woodman, WI $92,955

Portage, WI $95,002

Adams, WI $93,504

Arlington, WI $95,963

Baraboo, WI $95,010

Beaver Dam, WI $94,925

Brandon, WI $93,914

Briggsville, WI $94,411

Burnett, WI $94,284

Cambria, WI $94,870

Cazenovia, WI $93,580

Columbus, WI $95,672

Dalton, WI $94,329

Dellwood, WI $93,189

Doylestown, WI $95,523

Elroy, WI $93,322

Endeavor, WI $94,293

Fairwater, WI $94,097

Fall River, WI $95,401

Fox Lake, WI $94,456

Friendship, WI $93,222

Friesland, WI $94,748

Grand Marsh, WI $93,545

Hillpoint, WI $94,127

Kingston, WI $94,418

Lake Delton, WI $94,661

La Valle, WI $93,710

Lime Ridge, WI $94,060

Loganville, WI $94,344

Lyndon Station, WI $93,835

Markesan, WI $93,962

Marquette, WI $94,287

Mauston, WI $93,481

Montello, WI $93,960

New Lisbon, WI $93,223

North Freedom, WI $95,056

Oxford, WI $93,976

Packwaukee, WI $94,349

Pardeeville, WI $95,059

Poynette, WI $95,662

Randolph, WI $94,867

Reedsburg, WI $94,316

Rio, WI $95,559

Rock Springs, WI $94,441

Union Center, WI $93,744

Waupun, WI $94,110

Westfield, WI $93,524

Wisconsin Dells, WI $94,272

Wonewoc, WI $93,390

Wyocena, WI $95,273

Amery, WI $96,234

Baldwin, WI $96,812

Beldenville, WI $96,633

Clayton, WI $94,975

Clear Lake, WI $95,739

Cushing, WI $95,909

Deer Park, WI $96,427

Dresser, WI $97,077

East Ellsworth, WI $96,388

Ellsworth, WI $96,546

Glenwood City, WI $95,952

Hager City, WI $96,793

Hammond, WI $97,952

Hudson, WI $99,502

New Richmond, WI $98,188

Osceola, WI $98,442

Prescott, WI $98,713

River Falls, WI $98,589

Roberts, WI $98,561

Saint Croix Falls, WI $96,502

Somerset, WI $99,113

Star Prairie, WI $97,928

Pell Lake, WI $94,931

Pleasant Prairie, WI $95,020

Powers Lake, WI $95,093

Rochester, WI $95,476

Salem, WI $95,169

Silver Lake, WI $95,192

Somers, WI $94,903

South Milwaukee, WI $97,712

Springfield, WI $94,973

Sturtevant, WI $94,922

Sullivan, WI $95,412

Trevor, WI $95,214

Twin Lakes, WI $95,173

Union Grove, WI $95,128

Walworth, WI $94,772

Radisson, WI $92,506

Waterford, WI $95,979

Waukesha, WI $97,437

Whitewater, WI $94,647

Williams Bay, WI $94,681

Wilmot, WI $95,209

Woodworth, WI $95,093

Zenda, WI $94,676

Milwaukee, WI $98,242

Saint Francis, WI $98,199

Racine, WI $94,857

Afton, WI $94,581

Albany, WI $95,226

Arena, WI $95,258

Argyle, WI $94,694

Avalon, WI $94,595

Avoca, WI $94,051

Barneveld, WI $95,266

Belleville, WI $95,854

Belmont, WI $93,782

Beloit, WI $94,494

Black Earth, WI $95,859

Blanchardville, WI $94,943

Blue Mounds, WI $95,575

Blue River, WI $93,191

Brodhead, WI $94,576

Brooklyn, WI $95,900

Browntown, WI $93,951

Cambridge, WI $95,854

Gile, WI $92,990

Clinton, WI $94,650

Wausau, WI $93,298

Marshfield, WI $93,339

Abbotsford, WI $93,246

Amherst, WI $93,495

Amherst Junction, WI $93,390

Aniwa, WI $92,932

Antigo, WI $93,025

Arpin, WI $93,154

Athens, WI $93,032

Auburndale, WI $93,108

Babcock, WI $92,963

Birnamwood, WI $92,988

Blenker, WI $93,095

Bowler, WI $93,169

Brokaw, WI $93,174

Bryant, WI $92,823

Chili, WI $93,226

Colby, WI $93,196

Curtiss, WI $93,154

Custer, WI $93,258

Deerbrook, WI $92,818

Dorchester, WI $93,160

Edgar, WI $93,106

Eland, WI $93,094

Elcho, WI $92,863

Elderon, WI $93,150

Elton, WI $92,943

Galloway, WI $93,239

Gilman, WI $92,950

Jump River, WI $92,869

Gleason, WI $92,837

Granton, WI $93,221

Greenwood, WI $93,269

Hannibal, WI $92,934

Hatley, WI $93,058

Hewitt, WI $93,505

Irma, WI $92,879

Junction City, WI $93,059

Loyal, WI $93,260

Lublin, WI $93,029

Marathon, WI $93,089

Mattoon, WI $93,275

Medford, WI $93,060

Merrill, WI $93,029

Milladore, WI $93,092

Mosinee, WI $93,153

Neillsville, WI $93,349

Nekoosa, WI $93,186

Nelsonville, WI $93,593

Ogema, WI $92,809

Owen, WI $93,174

Pearson, WI $92,786

Pelican Lake, WI $92,792

Phlox, WI $93,206

Woodville, WI $96,278

Houlton, WI $99,747

Abrams, WI $93,301

Amberg, WI $92,737

Armstrong Creek, WI $92,761

Athelstane, WI $92,797

Black Creek, WI $94,312

Bonduel, WI $93,560

Brillion, WI $94,228

Cecil, WI $93,416

Coleman, WI $93,221

Combined Locks, WI $94,938

Crivitz, WI $93,053

De Pere, WI $93,502

Dunbar, WI $92,699

Fence, WI $92,602

Florence, WI $92,738

Forest Junction, WI $94,497

Gillett, WI $93,348

Goodman, WI $92,757

Greenleaf, WI $93,860

Green Valley, WI $93,374

Gresham, WI $93,315

Hilbert, WI $94,461

Kaukauna, WI $94,821

Freedom, WI $94,704

Keshena, WI $93,415

Kimberly, WI $94,944

Krakow, WI $93,375

Lakewood, WI $92,910

Lena, WI $93,285

Little Chute, WI $94,940

Little Suamico, WI $93,278

Marinette, WI $93,338

Mountain, WI $92,964

Neopit, WI $93,187

Niagara, WI $92,839

Nichols, WI $93,895

Oconto, WI $93,276

Oconto Falls, WI $93,327

Oneida, WI $93,384

Pembine, WI $92,779

Peshtigo, WI $93,259

Porterfield, WI $93,016

Potter, WI $94,278

Pound, WI $93,120

Pulaski, WI $93,409

Pickerel, WI $92,874

Pittsville, WI $93,085

Plover, WI $93,399

Port Edwards, WI $93,448

Rib Lake, WI $92,936

Ringle, WI $93,029

Rosholt, WI $93,220

Rothschild, WI $93,385

Rudolph, WI $93,123

Schofield, WI $93,308

Spencer, WI $93,242

Stetsonville, WI $93,102

Stevens Point, WI $93,357

Stratford, WI $93,164

Summit Lake, WI $92,890

Tigerton, WI $93,313

Tomahawk, WI $92,948

Unity, WI $93,169

Vesper, WI $93,137

Westboro, WI $92,816

White Lake, WI $92,863

Willard, WI $93,248

Wisconsin Rapids, WI $93,302

Withee, WI $93,118

Wittenberg, WI $93,200

Rhinelander, WI $93,000

Argonne, WI $92,702

Boulder Junction, WI $92,760

Brantwood, WI $92,673

Butternut, WI $92,522

Catawba, WI $92,703

Clam Lake, WI $92,201

Conover, WI $92,808

Crandon, WI $92,952

Eagle River, WI $92,946

Fifield, WI $92,644

Poplar, WI $94,080

Port Wing, WI $93,306

Seymour, WI $93,782

Oak Creek, WI $97,051

Adell, WI $95,155

Allenton, WI $95,503

Ashippun, WI $95,810

Belgium, WI $96,088

Brookfield, WI $98,026

Brownsville, WI $94,206

Butler, WI $98,082

Campbellsport, WI $94,671

Cascade, WI $94,593

Cedarburg, WI $97,190

Cedar Grove, WI $95,647

Chilton, WI $94,282

Cleveland, WI $93,904

Clyman, WI $95,059

Colgate, WI $97,035

Delafield, WI $96,453

Eden, WI $94,177

Elkhart Lake, WI $94,170

Fredonia, WI $96,064

Germantown, WI $97,439

Glenbeulah, WI $94,124

Grafton, WI $97,208

Greenbush, WI $94,121

Hartford, WI $96,180

Hartland, WI $96,747

Hingham, WI $95,004

Horicon, WI $94,783

Hubertus, WI $96,906

Hustisford, WI $95,163

Iron Ridge, WI $95,304

Ixonia, WI $95,601

Jackson, WI $96,914

Johnson Creek, WI $95,306

Juneau, WI $94,782

Kewaskum, WI $95,543

Kiel, WI $94,005

Kohler, WI $94,410

Lannon, WI $97,574

Lebanon, WI $95,255

Lomira, WI $94,648

Malone, WI $94,201

Mayville, WI $94,679

Menomonee Falls, WI $97,720

Merton, WI $96,906

Mount Calvary, WI $94,281

Nashotah, WI $96,432

Neosho, WI $95,635

Newburg, WI $96,453

New Holstein, WI $94,148

Newton, WI $93,815

North Lake, WI $97,242

Oakfield, WI $94,031

Oconomowoc, WI $96,053

Okauchee, WI $96,327

Oostburg, WI $95,177

Pewaukee, WI $97,166

Plymouth, WI $94,297

Port Washington, WI $96,619

Random Lake, WI $95,608

Richfield, WI $96,958

Rubicon, WI $95,801

Saint Cloud, WI $94,272

Saukville, WI $96,739

Sheboygan, WI $94,681

Sheboygan Falls, WI $94,362

Slinger, WI $96,482

Stockbridge, WI $94,493

Sussex, WI $97,240

West Bend, WI $95,980

Theresa, WI $95,214

Thiensville, WI $97,908

Waldo, WI $94,919

Watertown, WI $95,187

Mequon, WI $97,657

Woodland, WI $95,390

Bassett, WI $95,174

Benet Lake, WI $95,084

Big Bend, WI $96,658

Bristol, WI $95,096

Burlington, WI $95,275

Caledonia, WI $95,631

Camp Lake, WI $95,202

Cudahy, WI $98,123

Darien, WI $94,753

Delavan, WI $94,713

Dousman, WI $95,793

Eagle, WI $95,617

Cobb, WI $94,103

Cottage Grove, WI $96,403

Cross Plains, WI $96,162

Dane, WI $96,156

Darlington, WI $94,050

Deerfield, WI $96,138

De Forest, WI $96,264

Dodgeville, WI $94,525

Edgerton, WI $95,644

Edmund, WI $94,309

Evansville, WI $95,382

Footville, WI $94,785

Fort Atkinson, WI $95,234

Gotham, WI $94,522

Gratiot, WI $93,629

Hanover, WI $94,766

Highland, WI $93,977

Hollandale, WI $95,094

Janesville, WI $94,840

Shawano, WI $93,469

Sherwood, WI $94,739

Shiocton, WI $94,073

Sobieski, WI $93,294

Suamico, WI $93,268

Suring, WI $93,151

Townsend, WI $92,952

Wausaukee, WI $92,897

Wrightstown, WI $94,459

Zachow, WI $93,446

Algoma, WI $93,274

Baileys Harbor, WI $93,018

Brussels, WI $93,264

Casco, WI $93,283

Collins, WI $94,014

Denmark, WI $93,394

Egg Harbor, WI $93,091

Ellison Bay, WI $92,932

Ephraim, WI $93,090

Fish Creek, WI $93,029

Forestville, WI $93,266

Francis Creek, WI $93,502

Kellnersville, WI $93,563

Kewaunee, WI $93,327

Luxemburg, WI $93,285

Manitowoc, WI $93,677

Maplewood, WI $93,249

Maribel, WI $93,505

Mishicot, WI $93,426

New Franken, WI $93,271

Reedsville, WI $93,754

Saint Nazianz, WI $93,938

Sister Bay, WI $93,035

Sturgeon Bay, WI $93,282

Tisch Mills, WI $93,384

Two Rivers, WI $93,418

Valders, WI $93,894

Washington Island, WI $92,878

Whitelaw, WI $93,567

Green Bay, WI $93,257

East Troy, WI $95,617

Elkhorn, WI $94,959

Elm Grove, WI $98,082

Fontana, WI $94,735

Franksville, WI $95,568

Genesee Depot, WI $96,304

Genoa City, WI $95,005

Greendale, WI $98,012

Hales Corners, WI $97,844

Franklin, WI $97,280

Helenville, WI $95,081

Honey Creek, WI $95,318

Kansasville, WI $95,285

Kenosha, WI $94,880

New Berlin, WI $97,538

Lake Geneva, WI $94,683

Lyons, WI $95,192

Mukwonago, WI $96,201

Muskego, WI $96,811

New Munster, WI $95,203

North Prairie, WI $96,149

Fremont, WI $94,151

Rice Lake, WI $93,026

Sarona, WI $92,798

Shell Lake, WI $92,877

Siren, WI $93,817

Solon Springs, WI $93,290

South Range, WI $94,170

Springbrook, WI $92,619

Stone Lake, WI $92,654

Superior, WI $94,270

Trego, WI $92,718

Turtle Lake, WI $94,819

Wascott, WI $93,195

Washburn, WI $92,838

Webster, WI $92,951

Weyerhaeuser, WI $92,800

Winter, WI $92,357

Oshkosh, WI $94,399

Almond, WI $93,378

Appleton, WI $94,945

Bancroft, WI $93,086

Bear Creek, WI $93,922

Berlin, WI $93,986

Big Falls, WI $93,705

Butte Des Morts, WI $94,349

Caroline, WI $93,452

Clintonville, WI $93,693

Coloma, WI $93,133

Dale, WI $94,521

Eldorado, WI $94,175

Embarrass, WI $93,662

Eureka, WI $94,012

Fond Du Lac, WI $94,633

Jefferson, WI $95,154

Juda, WI $94,458

Lake Mills, WI $95,609

Linden, WI $94,211

Livingston, WI $93,727

Lodi, WI $95,849

Lone Rock, WI $94,238

Lowell, WI $95,239

Mc Farland, WI $96,510

Marshall, WI $96,035

Mazomanie, WI $95,810

Merrimac, WI $95,432

Middleton, WI $96,441

Milton, WI $94,881

Mineral Point, WI $94,252

Monroe, WI $94,400

Montfort, WI $93,768

Monticello, WI $95,117

Morrisonville, WI $96,165

Mount Horeb, WI $95,713

Muscoda, WI $93,609

New Glarus, WI $95,506

Oregon, WI $96,349

Orfordville, WI $94,676

Plain, WI $94,524

Prairie Du Sac, WI $95,482

Reeseville, WI $95,432

Rewey, WI $93,833

Richland Center, WI $93,514

Ridgeway, WI $95,203

Sauk City, WI $95,509

Sextonville, WI $94,374

Sharon, WI $94,730

Shullsburg, WI $93,450

South Wayne, WI $93,828

Spring Green, WI $94,888

Stoughton, WI $96,167

Sun Prairie, WI $96,264

Verona, WI $96,238

Waterloo, WI $95,739

Waunakee, WI $96,479

Windsor, WI $96,418

Woodford, WI $94,385

Madison, WI $96,682

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	$135,149	$65.0	40%
Software & Networking	$135,149	$65.0	40%
Internet	$125,495	$60.0	30%
Financial Services	$120,669	$58.0	25%
Energy & Utilities	$115,842	$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.

$92,090

Average $96,535/year

$101,232

$7,674

Average $8,045/month

$8,436

$1,771

Average $1,856/week

$1,947

$44

Average $46/hour

$49

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$101,232	$8,436	$1,947	$49
Average	$96,535	$8,045	$1,856	$46
25th Percentile	$92,090	$7,674	$1,771	$44

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