Animal Health Technician

Operate, maintain, and repair equipment or facilities, performing skilled hands-on work.

26 employees hold this title in Department of Health and Human Services. Median total compensation for the role is $55,383, below the department median of $129,759.

Employees: 26
Total payroll: $1.5M
Role median: $55,383
Agency median: $129,759
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$46,494$87,581+

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How total compensation varies among the 26 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

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This role across U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)

Animal Health Technician is held in 6 U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) departments. In Department of Health and Human Services, the median of $55,383 ranks #6 of 6.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Department of Interior

$75,800 · 1

Smithsonian Institution

$72,965 · 2

Department of Commerce

$72,259 · 1

Department of Agriculture

$66,714 · 380

Department of Veterans Affairs

$63,733 · 19

Median total compensation for the Animal Health Technician role in other U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)departments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Animal Health Technician beyond U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)

This role is reported in 3 jurisdictions. In U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense), the median of $65,962 ranks #1 of 3. See Animal Health Technician across all of U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of Charlotte

$51,480 · 9

Tennessee

$45,840 · 15

Median total compensation for comparable Animal Health Technicianroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Joan Collins

Animal Health Technician/Department of Health and Human Services

2024 total comp

$46,494

Sub-department: Administration for Strategic Preparednes
Base pay: $46,494
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,494
Pay grade: 05
Work city: Bridgewater
Work county: Somerset
Work state: New Jersey

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $46,494
Basic Pay (before locality): $33,878
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 340425035
Length of Service (Years): 17
Occupation Code (OPM): 0704
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Joan Collins is a Animal Health Technician at Department of Health and Human Services based in Bridgewater, New Jersey. 2024 total compensation came to $46,494. They are classified at grade 05.