Earnings
Entry-level pet shop workers usually start at minimum wage ($7.25 an hour, or $15,080 annually). The U.S. Department of Labor reports the May 2018 median annual salary for all retail sales workers, which included those who worked pet stores, was $25,250. The lowest 10 percent earned $18,900 or less annually, and the top 10 percent earned $42,780 or more. Nonfarm animal caretakers earned salaries that ranged from less than $18,160 to $37,250 or more.
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