SALARY · ANIMAL CARETAKERS · MISSISSIPPI

Animal Caretakers salary in Mississippi

This is not a guess and it is not a job ad. It is the published BLS figure for animal caretakers in Mississippi, where the median was $26,970 a year. I keep the source on every page because a salary number without a source is just a story.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$26,970

$13 per hour at the median · That is $8,390 (23.7 percent) below the national median of $35,360 for this occupation.

$28,270Mean annual salary
$14Mean hourly wage
$1,900People employed in this job in Mississippi

Salary range

25th: $22,190Median: $26,97075th: $29,890
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$22,190
Median (50th percentile)$26,970
75th percentile$29,890
Mean$28,270

The middle half of workers earned from $22,190 to $29,890 a year. Employment size matters too. A field with many workers in a state usually means more openings and more room to move employers without moving states. A small field can pay well but offer fewer ways in.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED TAKE-HOME PAY

$23,473 a year
$1,956 a month
Federal tax $1,087 · FICA $2,063 · State tax $347

Caveat: the Mississippi DOR page also contains a stale 4.4 percent line beside the explicit 2026 row at 4 percent, so re-check against the final 2026 Form 80-105 instructions.

Read this before you use the take-home figure. It is a single-filer estimate using the 2026 standard deduction. It leaves out credits, other deductions, local taxes, and retirement or health deductions. Your actual paycheck can differ, and for states without a verified 2026 table in this build, state tax is still to be added once its table is verified.

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