What are the main factors that influence a Laboratory Animal 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 Laboratory Animal Technician?

The Healthcare industry offers the highest average compensation for Laboratory Animal Technician roles, with salaries approximately 30% above the market median.

How does experience change A Laboratory Animal Technician's salary?

A Laboratory Animal Technician's salary grows with experience: starting around $41,341 for beginners, reaching about $43,675 at mid-level, and approach $43,944 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Laboratory Animal Technician?

Laboratory Animal Technician salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Laboratory Animal Technician roles are District of Columbia $48,249, California $48,066, Massachusetts $47,425. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

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

Salaries for Laboratory Animal Technician level roles vary by specialization: Laboratory Technician: $73,992; Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician: $50,042; Senior Research Animal Technician: $49,713; Laboratory Animal Technician II: $49,700; Animal Technician, Sr.: $49,698.

Laboratory Animal Technician Salary in Wisconsin

How much does a Laboratory Animal Technician make in Wisconsin? As of October 01, 2026, the average salary for a Laboratory Animal Technician in Wisconsin is $42,867 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $21.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $50,275
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $39,125 to $46,745
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $35,718

10% $35,718

50% (Median) $42,867

90% $50,275

Laboratory Animal Technician Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$46,745	$3,895	$899	$22
Average	$42,867	$3,572	$824	$21
25th Percentile	$39,125	$3,260	$752	$19

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Key Factors That Influence Laboratory Animal Technician Salaries

A Laboratory Animal 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 Laboratory Animal Technician Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Laboratory Animal 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): $41,341
Early Career (1-2 years): $42,167
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $43,675
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $43,836
Expert (over 8 years): $43,944

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Laboratory Animal Technician	less than 1 year	$41,341
Early Career Level Laboratory Animal Technician	1-2 years	$42,167
Mid-Level Level Laboratory Animal Technician	2-4 years	$43,675
Senior-Level Level Laboratory Animal Technician	5-8 years	$43,836
Expert Level Laboratory Animal Technician	over 8 years	$43,944

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

District of Columbia: $48,249.
California: $48,066.
Massachusetts: $47,425.

District of Columbia $48,249 California $48,066 Massachusetts $47,425 Washington $47,251 New Jersey $47,234 Alaska $47,173 Connecticut $46,571 New York $46,327

Hawaii $45,547 Rhode Island $45,181 Maryland $44,933 Minnesota $44,593 Colorado $44,462 Illinois $44,418 Oregon $44,253 Delaware $44,131

New Hampshire $44,054 Virginia $43,882 Pennsylvania $43,381 Nevada $43,129 North Dakota $43,046 Michigan $42,915 Wisconsin $42,867 Vermont $42,771

Texas $42,505 Maine $42,488 Arizona $42,462 Ohio $42,431 Georgia $42,030 Indiana $41,830 Wyoming $41,791 Utah $41,730

Iowa $41,704 Kansas $41,494 Louisiana $41,433 North Carolina $41,412 Missouri $41,403 Florida $41,233 Montana $41,141 Nebraska $41,054

Kentucky $41,006 South Carolina $40,832 Tennessee $40,723 Idaho $40,680 New Mexico $40,361 Oklahoma $40,292 Alabama $40,035 South Dakota $39,603

Arkansas $39,368 West Virginia $39,241 Mississippi $38,862

Top Paying Cities for Laboratory Animal 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:

Green Lake: $41,697
Greenville: $42,094
Hancock: $41,328

Green Lake, WI $41,697

Greenville, WI $42,094

Hancock, WI $41,328

Hortonville, WI $42,006

Iola, WI $41,512

King, WI $41,830

Larsen, WI $41,928

Leopolis, WI $41,460

Manawa, WI $41,666

Marion, WI $41,538

Menasha, WI $42,128

Neenah, WI $42,052

Neshkoro, WI $41,548

New London, WI $41,832

Ogdensburg, WI $41,572

Omro, WI $41,778

Pickett, WI $41,812

Pine River, WI $41,650

Plainfield, WI $41,405

Poy Sippi, WI $41,679

Princeton, WI $41,598

Readfield, WI $41,886

Redgranite, WI $41,690

Ripon, WI $41,771

Rosendale, WI $41,792

Saxeville, WI $41,605

Scandinavia, WI $41,545

Tilleda, WI $41,398

Van Dyne, WI $41,844

Waukau, WI $41,771

Waupaca, WI $41,659

Wautoma, WI $41,562

Weyauwega, WI $41,731

Wild Rose, WI $41,575

Winnebago, WI $41,940

Winneconne, WI $41,842

Wilson, WI $42,528

Boyd, WI $41,427

Cadott, WI $41,456

Chetek, WI $41,344

Chippewa Falls, WI $41,545

Colfax, WI $41,495

Conrath, WI $41,261

Cornell, WI $41,368

Dallas, WI $41,582

Downing, WI $42,329

Downsville, WI $42,022

Durand, WI $41,981

Eau Galle, WI $41,888

Eleva, WI $41,590

Elk Mound, WI $41,498

Elmwood, WI $42,291

Fairchild, WI $41,540

Fall Creek, WI $41,564

Gilmanton, WI $41,780

Holcombe, WI $41,297

Humbird, WI $41,494

Independence, WI $41,659

Jim Falls, WI $41,402

Knapp, WI $42,307

Maiden Rock, WI $42,358

Menomonie, WI $41,982

Merrillan, WI $41,436

Mondovi, WI $41,674

Nelson, WI $42,172

New Auburn, WI $41,328

Osseo, WI $41,687

Pepin, WI $42,504

Pigeon Falls, WI $41,780

Plum City, WI $42,301

Prairie Farm, WI $41,941

Ridgeland, WI $41,716

Rock Falls, WI $41,516

Sand Creek, WI $41,351

Sheldon, WI $41,243

Spring Valley, WI $42,557

Stanley, WI $41,438

Stockholm, WI $42,603

Strum, WI $41,660

Thorp, WI $41,418

Wheeler, WI $41,806

Whitehall, WI $41,606

Spooner, WI $41,230

Almena, WI $41,807

Ashland, WI $41,189

Balsam Lake, WI $42,489

Barron, WI $41,545

Barronett, WI $41,248

Bayfield, WI $41,190

Benoit, WI $41,130

Birchwood, WI $41,174

Brill, WI $41,347

Bruce, WI $41,221

Brule, WI $41,574

Cable, WI $41,046

Cameron, WI $41,357

Centuria, WI $42,722

Comstock, WI $41,921

Cornucopia, WI $41,245

Couderay, WI $41,066

Cumberland, WI $41,613

Danbury, WI $41,477

Drummond, WI $41,168

Edgewater, WI $41,150

Exeland, WI $41,097

Foxboro, WI $41,722

Frederic, WI $41,843

Gordon, WI $41,375

Grand View, WI $41,084

Grantsburg, WI $42,098

Haugen, WI $41,391

Hawthorne, WI $41,711

Hayward, WI $41,097

Herbster, WI $41,301

Hertel, WI $41,242

High Bridge, WI $41,127

Iron River, WI $41,423

Ladysmith, WI $41,225

Lake Nebagamon, WI $41,618

La Pointe, WI $41,120

Luck, WI $42,328

Maple, WI $41,716

Marengo, WI $41,110

Mason, WI $41,116

Mikana, WI $41,342

Milltown, WI $42,505

Minong, WI $41,357

Odanah, WI $41,283

Ojibwa, WI $41,026

Glidden, WI $41,041

Harshaw, WI $41,232

Hawkins, WI $41,153

Hazelhurst, WI $41,238

Heafford Junction, WI $41,273

Hurley, WI $41,155

Iron Belt, WI $41,079

Kennan, WI $41,160

Lac Du Flambeau, WI $41,227

Lake Tomahawk, WI $41,250

Land O Lakes, WI $41,195

Laona, WI $41,218

Long Lake, WI $41,105

Mc Naughton, WI $41,255

Manitowish Waters, WI $41,192

Mellen, WI $41,058

Mercer, WI $41,119

Minocqua, WI $41,270

Montreal, WI $41,166

Park Falls, WI $41,150

Phelps, WI $41,195

Phillips, WI $41,168

Prentice, WI $41,200

Presque Isle, WI $41,175

Saint Germain, WI $41,279

Saxon, WI $41,094

Sayner, WI $41,222

Star Lake, WI $41,115

Three Lakes, WI $41,230

Tony, WI $41,219

Tripoli, WI $41,131

Upson, WI $40,956

Wabeno, WI $41,221

Woodruff, WI $41,288

La Crosse, WI $40,998

Alma, WI $42,042

Alma Center, WI $41,488

Arcadia, WI $41,640

Arkdale, WI $41,331

Bangor, WI $41,087

Black River Falls, WI $41,353

Blair, WI $41,479

Camp Douglas, WI $41,392

Cashton, WI $41,132

Cataract, WI $41,198

Chaseburg, WI $41,065

Cochrane, WI $41,969

Coon Valley, WI $41,049

De Soto, WI $41,136

Dodge, WI $41,523

Eastman, WI $41,253

Ettrick, WI $41,215

Ferryville, WI $41,203

Fountain City, WI $41,788

Galesville, WI $41,341

Gays Mills, WI $41,332

Genoa, WI $41,096

Hillsboro, WI $41,480

Hixton, WI $41,487

Holmen, WI $41,093

Hustler, WI $41,543

Kendall, WI $41,429

La Farge, WI $41,365

Lynxville, WI $41,256

Mather, WI $41,342

Melrose, WI $41,207

Millston, WI $41,253

Mindoro, WI $41,122

Mount Sterling, WI $41,400

Necedah, WI $41,347

Norwalk, WI $41,181

Oakdale, WI $41,394

Onalaska, WI $41,029

Ontario, WI $41,361

Readstown, WI $41,318

Rockland, WI $41,080

Seneca, WI $41,441

Soldiers Grove, WI $41,363

Sparta, WI $41,165

Steuben, WI $41,327

Stoddard, WI $41,031

Taylor, WI $41,397

Tomah, WI $41,415

Trempealeau, WI $41,335

Palmyra, WI $42,270

Tunnel City, WI $41,395

Viola, WI $41,391

Viroqua, WI $41,133

Warrens, WI $41,330

Westby, WI $41,112

West Salem, WI $41,050

Wilton, WI $41,392

Eau Claire, WI $41,659

Altoona, WI $41,716

Arkansaw, WI $42,153

Augusta, WI $41,555

Bay City, WI $42,536

Bloomer, WI $41,412

Boyceville, WI $42,065

Glen Flora, WI $41,152

Wales, WI $42,848

Bagley, WI $41,260

Beetown, WI $41,301

Benton, WI $41,464

Bloomington, WI $41,309

Boscobel, WI $41,398

Cassville, WI $41,260

Cuba City, WI $41,391

Dickeyville, WI $41,426

Fennimore, WI $41,447

Glen Haven, WI $41,237

Hazel Green, WI $41,324

Kieler, WI $41,437

Lancaster, WI $41,353

Mount Hope, WI $41,302

Patch Grove, WI $41,451

Platteville, WI $41,529

Potosi, WI $41,271

Prairie Du Chien, WI $41,361

Sinsinawa, WI $41,307

Stitzer, WI $41,434

Wauzeka, WI $41,323

Woodman, WI $41,277

Portage, WI $42,186

Adams, WI $41,521

Arlington, WI $42,613

Baraboo, WI $42,190

Beaver Dam, WI $42,152

Brandon, WI $41,703

Briggsville, WI $41,924

Burnett, WI $41,867

Cambria, WI $42,128

Cazenovia, WI $41,555

Columbus, WI $42,484

Dalton, WI $41,887

Dellwood, WI $41,381

Doylestown, WI $42,418

Elroy, WI $41,440

Endeavor, WI $41,871

Fairwater, WI $41,785

Fall River, WI $42,364

Fox Lake, WI $41,944

Friendship, WI $41,396

Friesland, WI $42,074

Grand Marsh, WI $41,539

Hillpoint, WI $41,798

Kingston, WI $41,927

Lake Delton, WI $42,035

La Valle, WI $41,612

Lime Ridge, WI $41,768

Loganville, WI $41,894

Lyndon Station, WI $41,668

Markesan, WI $41,724

Marquette, WI $41,869

Mauston, WI $41,511

Montello, WI $41,724

New Lisbon, WI $41,396

North Freedom, WI $42,210

Oxford, WI $41,731

Packwaukee, WI $41,897

Pardeeville, WI $42,212

Poynette, WI $42,479

Randolph, WI $42,126

Reedsburg, WI $41,882

Rio, WI $42,434

Rock Springs, WI $41,937

Union Center, WI $41,628

Waupun, WI $41,790

Westfield, WI $41,530

Wisconsin Dells, WI $41,862

Wonewoc, WI $41,470

Wyocena, WI $42,307

Amery, WI $42,733

Baldwin, WI $42,990

Beldenville, WI $42,911

Clayton, WI $42,174

Clear Lake, WI $42,514

Cushing, WI $42,589

Deer Park, WI $42,819

Dresser, WI $43,108

East Ellsworth, WI $42,802

Ellsworth, WI $42,872

Glenwood City, WI $42,608

Hager City, WI $42,982

Hammond, WI $43,496

Hudson, WI $44,185

New Richmond, WI $43,601

Osceola, WI $43,714

Prescott, WI $43,834

River Falls, WI $43,779

Roberts, WI $43,767

Saint Croix Falls, WI $42,852

Somerset, WI $44,012

Star Prairie, WI $43,486

Pell Lake, WI $42,155

Pleasant Prairie, WI $42,194

Powers Lake, WI $42,227

Rochester, WI $42,397

Salem, WI $42,260

Silver Lake, WI $42,271

Somers, WI $42,142

South Milwaukee, WI $43,390

Springfield, WI $42,173

Sturtevant, WI $42,151

Sullivan, WI $42,369

Trevor, WI $42,281

Twin Lakes, WI $42,262

Union Grove, WI $42,242

Walworth, WI $42,084

Radisson, WI $41,078

Waterford, WI $42,620

Waukesha, WI $43,268

Whitewater, WI $42,029

Williams Bay, WI $42,044

Wilmot, WI $42,278

Woodworth, WI $42,227

Zenda, WI $42,042

Milwaukee, WI $43,625

Saint Francis, WI $43,606

Racine, WI $42,122

Afton, WI $41,999

Albany, WI $42,286

Arena, WI $42,300

Argyle, WI $42,050

Avalon, WI $42,006

Avoca, WI $41,764

Barneveld, WI $42,304

Belleville, WI $42,565

Belmont, WI $41,645

Beloit, WI $41,961

Black Earth, WI $42,567

Blanchardville, WI $42,160

Blue Mounds, WI $42,441

Blue River, WI $41,382

Brodhead, WI $41,997

Brooklyn, WI $42,585

Browntown, WI $41,720

Cambridge, WI $42,565

Gile, WI $41,293

Clinton, WI $42,030

Wausau, WI $41,430

Marshfield, WI $41,448

Abbotsford, WI $41,407

Amherst, WI $41,517

Amherst Junction, WI $41,470

Aniwa, WI $41,267

Antigo, WI $41,308

Arpin, WI $41,366

Athens, WI $41,312

Auburndale, WI $41,345

Babcock, WI $41,281

Birnamwood, WI $41,292

Blenker, WI $41,340

Bowler, WI $41,372

Brokaw, WI $41,375

Bryant, WI $41,219

Chili, WI $41,398

Colby, WI $41,385

Curtiss, WI $41,366

Custer, WI $41,412

Deerbrook, WI $41,216

Dorchester, WI $41,368

Edgar, WI $41,344

Eland, WI $41,339

Elcho, WI $41,236

Elderon, WI $41,364

Elton, WI $41,272

Galloway, WI $41,403

Gilman, WI $41,275

Jump River, WI $41,239

Gleason, WI $41,225

Granton, WI $41,395

Greenwood, WI $41,417

Hannibal, WI $41,268

Hatley, WI $41,323

Hewitt, WI $41,522

Irma, WI $41,244

Junction City, WI $41,324

Loyal, WI $41,413

Lublin, WI $41,310

Marathon, WI $41,337

Mattoon, WI $41,419

Medford, WI $41,324

Merrill, WI $41,310

Milladore, WI $41,338

Mosinee, WI $41,365

Neillsville, WI $41,453

Nekoosa, WI $41,380

Nelsonville, WI $41,561

Ogema, WI $41,212

Owen, WI $41,375

Pearson, WI $41,202

Pelican Lake, WI $41,205

Phlox, WI $41,389

Woodville, WI $42,753

Houlton, WI $44,293

Abrams, WI $41,431

Amberg, WI $41,181

Armstrong Creek, WI $41,191

Athelstane, WI $41,207

Black Creek, WI $41,880

Bonduel, WI $41,546

Brillion, WI $41,843

Cecil, WI $41,482

Coleman, WI $41,395

Combined Locks, WI $42,158

Crivitz, WI $41,321

De Pere, WI $41,520

Dunbar, WI $41,164

Fence, WI $41,121

Florence, WI $41,181

Forest Junction, WI $41,962

Gillett, WI $41,452

Goodman, WI $41,189

Greenleaf, WI $41,679

Green Valley, WI $41,463

Gresham, WI $41,437

Hilbert, WI $41,946

Kaukauna, WI $42,106

Freedom, WI $42,054

Keshena, WI $41,482

Kimberly, WI $42,161

Krakow, WI $41,464

Lakewood, WI $41,257

Lena, WI $41,424

Little Chute, WI $42,159

Little Suamico, WI $41,421

Marinette, WI $41,447

Mountain, WI $41,281

Neopit, WI $41,380

Niagara, WI $41,226

Nichols, WI $41,695

Oconto, WI $41,420

Oconto Falls, WI $41,443

Oneida, WI $41,468

Pembine, WI $41,199

Peshtigo, WI $41,412

Porterfield, WI $41,304

Potter, WI $41,865

Pound, WI $41,351

Pulaski, WI $41,479

Pickerel, WI $41,241

Pittsville, WI $41,335

Plover, WI $41,474

Port Edwards, WI $41,496

Rib Lake, WI $41,269

Ringle, WI $41,310

Rosholt, WI $41,395

Rothschild, WI $41,468

Rudolph, WI $41,352

Schofield, WI $41,434

Spencer, WI $41,405

Stetsonville, WI $41,343

Stevens Point, WI $41,456

Stratford, WI $41,370

Summit Lake, WI $41,249

Tigerton, WI $41,436

Tomahawk, WI $41,274

Unity, WI $41,372

Vesper, WI $41,358

Westboro, WI $41,216

White Lake, WI $41,236

Willard, WI $41,408

Wisconsin Rapids, WI $41,432

Withee, WI $41,350

Wittenberg, WI $41,386

Rhinelander, WI $41,297

Argonne, WI $41,165

Boulder Junction, WI $41,191

Brantwood, WI $41,152

Butternut, WI $41,085

Catawba, WI $41,165

Clam Lake, WI $40,943

Conover, WI $41,212

Crandon, WI $41,276

Eagle River, WI $41,273

Fifield, WI $41,139

Poplar, WI $41,777

Port Wing, WI $41,433

Seymour, WI $41,645

Oak Creek, WI $43,096

Adell, WI $42,254

Allenton, WI $42,409

Ashippun, WI $42,545

Belgium, WI $42,669

Brookfield, WI $43,529

Brownsville, WI $41,833

Butler, WI $43,554

Campbellsport, WI $42,040

Cascade, WI $42,005

Cedarburg, WI $43,158

Cedar Grove, WI $42,473

Chilton, WI $41,867

Cleveland, WI $41,699

Clyman, WI $42,212

Colgate, WI $43,089

Delafield, WI $42,831

Eden, WI $41,820

Elkhart Lake, WI $41,817

Fredonia, WI $42,658

Germantown, WI $43,268

Glenbeulah, WI $41,796

Grafton, WI $43,166

Greenbush, WI $41,795

Hartford, WI $42,709

Hartland, WI $42,961

Hingham, WI $42,187

Horicon, WI $42,089

Hubertus, WI $43,032

Hustisford, WI $42,258

Iron Ridge, WI $42,321

Ixonia, WI $42,452

Jackson, WI $43,035

Johnson Creek, WI $42,321

Juneau, WI $42,089

Kewaskum, WI $42,427

Kiel, WI $41,744

Kohler, WI $41,924

Lannon, WI $43,329

Lebanon, WI $42,299

Lomira, WI $42,029

Malone, WI $41,831

Mayville, WI $42,043

Menomonee Falls, WI $43,394

Merton, WI $43,032

Mount Calvary, WI $41,866

Nashotah, WI $42,821

Neosho, WI $42,467

Newburg, WI $42,831

New Holstein, WI $41,807

Newton, WI $41,659

North Lake, WI $43,181

Oakfield, WI $41,755

Oconomowoc, WI $42,653

Okauchee, WI $42,775

Oostburg, WI $42,264

Pewaukee, WI $43,147

Plymouth, WI $41,874

Port Washington, WI $42,905

Random Lake, WI $42,455

Richfield, WI $43,055

Rubicon, WI $42,541

Saint Cloud, WI $41,862

Saukville, WI $42,958

Sheboygan, WI $42,044

Sheboygan Falls, WI $41,902

Slinger, WI $42,844

Stockbridge, WI $41,960

Sussex, WI $43,180

West Bend, WI $42,621

Theresa, WI $42,281

Thiensville, WI $43,477

Waldo, WI $42,149

Watertown, WI $42,268

Mequon, WI $43,365

Woodland, WI $42,359

Bassett, WI $42,263

Benet Lake, WI $42,223

Big Bend, WI $42,922

Bristol, WI $42,228

Burlington, WI $42,308

Caledonia, WI $42,466

Camp Lake, WI $42,275

Cudahy, WI $43,572

Darien, WI $42,076

Delavan, WI $42,058

Dousman, WI $42,538

Eagle, WI $42,460

Cobb, WI $41,787

Cottage Grove, WI $42,809

Cross Plains, WI $42,701

Dane, WI $42,699

Darlington, WI $41,764

Deerfield, WI $42,691

De Forest, WI $42,747

Dodgeville, WI $41,975

Edgerton, WI $42,471

Edmund, WI $41,879

Evansville, WI $42,355

Footville, WI $42,090

Fort Atkinson, WI $42,289

Gotham, WI $41,973

Gratiot, WI $41,577

Hanover, WI $42,081

Highland, WI $41,731

Hollandale, WI $42,227

Janesville, WI $42,115

Shawano, WI $41,506

Sherwood, WI $42,070

Shiocton, WI $41,774

Sobieski, WI $41,428

Suamico, WI $41,416

Suring, WI $41,365

Townsend, WI $41,276

Wausaukee, WI $41,252

Wrightstown, WI $41,945

Zachow, WI $41,495

Algoma, WI $41,419

Baileys Harbor, WI $41,305

Brussels, WI $41,415

Casco, WI $41,423

Collins, WI $41,748

Denmark, WI $41,472

Egg Harbor, WI $41,338

Ellison Bay, WI $41,267

Ephraim, WI $41,338

Fish Creek, WI $41,310

Forestville, WI $41,416

Francis Creek, WI $41,520

Kellnersville, WI $41,548

Kewaunee, WI $41,443

Luxemburg, WI $41,424

Manitowoc, WI $41,598

Maplewood, WI $41,408

Maribel, WI $41,521

Mishicot, WI $41,487

New Franken, WI $41,418

Reedsville, WI $41,632

Saint Nazianz, WI $41,714

Sister Bay, WI $41,313

Sturgeon Bay, WI $41,422

Tisch Mills, WI $41,468

Two Rivers, WI $41,483

Valders, WI $41,694

Washington Island, WI $41,243

Whitelaw, WI $41,549

Green Bay, WI $41,412

East Troy, WI $42,460

Elkhorn, WI $42,167

Elm Grove, WI $43,554

Fontana, WI $42,068

Franksville, WI $42,438

Genesee Depot, WI $42,765

Genoa City, WI $42,188

Greendale, WI $43,523

Hales Corners, WI $43,448

Franklin, WI $43,198

Helenville, WI $42,221

Honey Creek, WI $42,327

Kansasville, WI $42,312

Kenosha, WI $42,132

New Berlin, WI $43,312

Lake Geneva, WI $42,045

Lyons, WI $42,271

Mukwonago, WI $42,719

Muskego, WI $42,990

New Munster, WI $42,276

North Prairie, WI $42,696

Fremont, WI $41,809

Rice Lake, WI $41,309

Sarona, WI $41,208

Shell Lake, WI $41,243

Siren, WI $41,660

Solon Springs, WI $41,426

South Range, WI $41,817

Springbrook, WI $41,128

Stone Lake, WI $41,144

Superior, WI $41,861

Trego, WI $41,172

Turtle Lake, WI $42,105

Wascott, WI $41,384

Washburn, WI $41,226

Webster, WI $41,276

Weyerhaeuser, WI $41,209

Winter, WI $41,012

Oshkosh, WI $41,918

Almond, WI $41,465

Appleton, WI $42,161

Bancroft, WI $41,336

Bear Creek, WI $41,707

Berlin, WI $41,735

Big Falls, WI $41,610

Butte Des Morts, WI $41,897

Caroline, WI $41,498

Clintonville, WI $41,605

Coloma, WI $41,356

Dale, WI $41,973

Eldorado, WI $41,819

Embarrass, WI $41,591

Eureka, WI $41,747

Fond Du Lac, WI $42,023

Jefferson, WI $42,254

Juda, WI $41,945

Lake Mills, WI $42,456

Linden, WI $41,835

Livingston, WI $41,620

Lodi, WI $42,562

Lone Rock, WI $41,847

Lowell, WI $42,291

Mc Farland, WI $42,856

Marshall, WI $42,645

Mazomanie, WI $42,545

Merrimac, WI $42,377

Middleton, WI $42,825

Milton, WI $42,133

Mineral Point, WI $41,853

Monroe, WI $41,919

Montfort, WI $41,638

Monticello, WI $42,237

Morrisonville, WI $42,703

Mount Horeb, WI $42,502

Muscoda, WI $41,568

New Glarus, WI $42,410

Oregon, WI $42,785

Orfordville, WI $42,042

Plain, WI $41,974

Prairie Du Sac, WI $42,400

Reeseville, WI $42,377

Rewey, WI $41,667

Richland Center, WI $41,526

Ridgeway, WI $42,276

Sauk City, WI $42,412

Sextonville, WI $41,908

Sharon, WI $42,066

Shullsburg, WI $41,497

South Wayne, WI $41,665

Spring Green, WI $42,136

Stoughton, WI $42,704

Sun Prairie, WI $42,747

Verona, WI $42,735

Waterloo, WI $42,514

Waunakee, WI $42,842

Windsor, WI $42,815

Woodford, WI $41,912

Madison, WI $42,932

Laboratory Animal Technician Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Laboratory Animal Technician roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 50% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Healthcare and Chemicals sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 30% above the average. In contrast, Laboratory Animal Technician positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit or Pharmaceuticals typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Laboratory Animal Technician as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Laboratory Animal Technician

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Healthcare	$55,727	$27.0	30%
Chemicals	$47,154	$23.0	10%

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

Understanding how a Laboratory Animal 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.

$39,125

Average $42,867/year

$46,745

$3,260

Average $3,572/month

$3,895

$752

Average $824/week

$899

$19

Average $21/hour

$22

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$46,745	$3,895	$899	$22
Average	$42,867	$3,572	$824	$21
25th Percentile	$39,125	$3,260	$752	$19

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