How much do Animal Caretakers make in Charlottesville, VA?

Percentile spread

For Animal Caretakers, the published 10th percentile is $28,870 and the 90th percentile is $46,070. The difference is $17,200, which is 48.9% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $30,200 to the 75th at $38,580, covers $8,380.

The mean annual wage is $36,170, which sits above the median of $35,190. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Charlottesville, VA median is 0.5% lower than the national median of $35,360 for Animal Caretakers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $35,493, which is 0.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.4% higher than the Virginia median of $34,380.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Charlottesville, VA is 99.146, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $35,190 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Animal Caretakers at $35,493 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

36 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Animal Caretakers. Charlottesville, VA ranks 3rd of 37 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA is 33 miles away, with a median of $28,940 and employment of 120. That median is 17.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $31,758, against $35,493 here.
• Harrisonburg, VA is 42 miles away, with a median of $31,980 and employment of 140. That median is 9.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $33,701, against $35,493 here.
• Lynchburg, VA is 53 miles away, with a median of $28,800 and employment of 220. That median is 18.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $32,228, against $35,493 here.

Employment share

Animal Caretakers accounts for 0.32% of wage-and-salary employment in Charlottesville, VA (370 of 114,780). Nationally the occupation is 0.17% of employment (266,910 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.88 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.