A person working as an Animal Health Technician in Argentina typically earns around 35,500 ARS per month. Salaries range from 17,000 ARS (lowest) to 55,700 ARS (highest).
This is the average monthly salary including housing, transport, and other benefits. Animal Health Technician salaries vary drastically based on experience, skills, gender, or location. Below you will find a detailed breakdown based on many different criteria.
Animal Health Technician salaries in Argentina range from 17,000 ARS per month (minimum salary) to 55,700 ARS per month (maximum salary).
The median salary is 36,900 ARS per month, which means that half (50%) of people working as Animal Health Technician(s) are earning less than 36,900 ARS while the other half are earning more than 36,900 ARS. The median represents the middle salary value. Generally speaking, you would want to be on the right side of the graph with the group earning more than the median salary.
Closely related to the median are two values: the 25th and the 75th percentiles. Reading from the salary distribution diagram, 25% of Animal Health Technician(s) are earning less than 24,200 ARS while 75% of them are earning more than 24,200 ARS. Also from the diagram, 75% of Animal Health Technician(s) are earning less than 48,100 ARS while 25% are earning more than 48,100 ARS.
Both are indicators. If your salary is higher than both of the average and the median then you are doing very well. If your salary is lower than both, then many people are earning more than you and there is plenty of room for improvement. If your wage is between the average and the median, then things can be a bit complicated. We wrote a guide to explain all about the different scenarios. How to compare your salary
The experience level is the most important factor in determining the salary. Naturally the more years of experience the higher your wage. We broke down Animal Health Technician salaries by experience level and this is what we found.
An Animal Health Technician with less than two years of experience makes approximately 19,900 ARS per month.
While someone with an experience level between two and five years is expected to earn 28,200 ARS per month, 42% more than someone with less than two year's experience.
Moving forward, an experience level between five and ten years lands a salary of 37,100 ARS per month, 31% more than someone with two to five years of experience.
Additionally, Animal Health Technician(s) whose expertise span anywhere between ten and fifteen years get a salary equivalent to 45,600 ARS per month, 23% more than someone with five to ten years of experience.
If the experience level is between fifteen and twenty years, then the expected wage is 48,500 ARS per month, 6% more than someone with ten to fifteen years of experience.
Lastly, employees with more than twenty years of professional experience get a salary of 53,100 ARS per month, 10% more than people with fifteen to twenty years of experience.
0 - 2 Years | 19,900 ARS | |
2 - 5 Years | +42% | 28,200 ARS |
5 - 10 Years | +31% | 37,100 ARS |
10 - 15 Years | +23% | 45,600 ARS |
15 - 20 Years | +6% | 48,500 ARS |
20+ Years | +10% | 53,100 ARS |
We all know that higher education equals a bigger salary, but how much more money can a degree add to your income? We broke down Animal Health Technician salaries by education level in order to make a comparison.
When the education level is High School, the average salary of an Animal Health Technician is 24,700 ARS per month.
While someone with a Certificate or Diploma gets a salary of 36,300 ARS per month, 47% more than someone having a High School degree.
A Bachelor's Degree gets its holder an average salary of 48,700 ARS per month, 34% more than someone with a Certificate or Diploma.
High School | 24,700 ARS | |
Certificate or Diploma | +47% | 36,300 ARS |
Bachelor's Degree | +34% | 48,700 ARS |
Though gender should not have an effect on pay, in reality, it does. So who gets paid more: men or women? Male Animal Health Technician employees in Argentina earn 6% more than their female counterparts on average.
Male | 36,700 ARS | |
Female | -6% | 34,600 ARS |
Animal Health Technician(s) in Argentina are likely to observe a salary increase of approximately 11% every 18 months. The national average annual increment for all professions combined is 9% granted to employees every 17 months.
The term 'Annual Salary Increase' usually refers to the increase in 12 calendar month period, but because it is rarely that people get their salaries reviewed exactly on the one year mark, it is more meaningful to know the frequency and the rate at the time of the increase.
The annual salary Increase in a calendar year (12 months) can be easily calculated as follows: Annual Salary Increase = Increase Rate x 12 ÷ Increase Frequency
Banking | 1% | |
Energy | 2% | |
Information Technology | 3% | |
Healthcare | 4% | |
Travel | 5% | |
Construction | 6% | |
Education | 7% |
Listed above are the average annual increase rates for each industry in Argentina for the year 2022. Companies within thriving industries tend to provide higher and more frequent raises. Exceptions do exist, but generally speaking, the situation of any company is closely related to the economic situation in the country or region. These figures tend to change frequently.
An Animal Health Technician is considered to be a low bonus-based job due to the generally limited involvement in direct revenue generation, with exceptions of course. The people who get the highest bonuses are usually somehow involved in the revenue generation cycle.
70% of surveyed staff reported that they haven't received any bonuses or incentives in the previous year while 30% said that they received at least one form of monetary bonus.
Those who got bonuses reported rates ranging from 0% to 4% of their annual salary.
Received Bonus | 30% | |
No Bonus | 70% |
The most standard form of bonus where the employee is awarded based on their exceptional performance.
Company Performance BonusesOccasionally, some companies like to celebrate excess earnings and profits with their staff collectively in the form of bonuses that are granted to everyone. The amount of the bonus will probably be different from person to person depending on their role within the organization.
Goal-Based BonusesGranted upon achieving an important goal or milestone.
Holiday / End of Year BonusesThese types of bonuses are given without a reason and usually resemble an appreciation token.
People tend to confuse bonuses with commissions. A commission is a prefixed rate at which someone gets paid for items sold or deals completed while a bonus is in most cases arbitrary and unplanned.
The main two types of jobs | |
Revenue Generators | Supporting Cast |
Employees that are directly involved in generating revenue or profit for the organization. Their field of expertise usually matches the type of business. | Employees that support and facilitate the work of revenue generators. Their expertise is usually different from that of the core business operations. |
Example: | Example: |
Revenue generators usually get more and higher bonuses, higher salaries, and more frequent salary increments. The reason is quite simple: it is easier to quantify your value to the company in monetary terms when you participate in revenue generation.
Top management personnel and senior employees naturally exhibit higher bonus rates and frequencies than juniors. This is very predictable due to the inherent responsibilities of being higher in the hierarchy. People in top positions can easily get double or triple bonus rates than employees down the pyramid.
The hourly wage is the salary paid in one worked hour. Usually jobs are classified into two categories: salaried jobs and hourly jobs. Salaried jobs pay a fix amount regardless of the hours worked. Hourly jobs pay per worked hour. To convert salary into hourly wage the above formula is used (assuming 5 working days in a week and 8 working hours per day which is the standard for most jobs). The hourly wage calculation may differ slightly depending on the worked hours per week and the annual vacation allowance. The figures mentioned above are good approximations and are considered to be the standard. One major difference between salaried employees and hourly paid employees is overtime eligibility. Salaried employees are usually exempt from overtime as opposed to hourly paid staff.
The average salary for Animal Health Technician is 3% less than that of Pet Care. Also, Pet Care salaries are 19% less than those of All Jobs.
Job Title | Average Salary |
Animal Breeder | 43,800 ARS | ![]() |
Animal Caretaker | 28,300 ARS | ![]() |
Animal Control Officer | 31,100 ARS | ![]() |
Animal Health Technician | 35,500 ARS | ![]() |
Animal Scientist | 64,900 ARS | ![]() |
Kennel Attendant | 26,000 ARS | ![]() |
Kennel Technician | 26,300 ARS | ![]() |
Pet Sitter | 24,300 ARS | ![]() |
Veterinarian | 54,600 ARS | ![]() |
Veterinary Office Manager | 56,500 ARS | ![]() |
Veterinary Receptionist | 25,200 ARS | ![]() |
Veterinary Technician | 37,300 ARS | ![]() |
Zoo Keeper | 37,900 ARS | ![]() |
Zoo Veterinarian | 53,200 ARS | ![]() |
City | Average Salary |
Avellaneda | 31,800 ARS |
Bahia Blanca | 35,100 ARS |
Buenos Aires | 39,400 ARS |
Cordoba | 36,700 ARS |
Corrientes | 36,300 ARS |
La Plata | 36,500 ARS |
Lanus | 32,600 ARS |
Mar del Plata | 35,300 ARS |
Mendoza | 30,900 ARS |
Neuquen | 32,300 ARS |
Quilmes | 35,000 ARS |
Resistencia | 35,100 ARS |
Rosario | 37,800 ARS |
Salta | 36,000 ARS |
San Juan | 31,400 ARS |
San Miguel de Tucuman | 37,200 ARS |
Santa Fe | 37,000 ARS |
Santiago del Estero | 33,900 ARS |
Where can you get paid more, working for a private company or for the government? Public sector employees in Argentina earn 7% more than their private sector counterparts on average across all sectors.
Private Sector | 43,600 ARS | |
Public Sector | +7% | 46,400 ARS |