39 Series · SOC 39-2011
Animal Trainers
National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)
Median Salary
$38,750
per year
Median Hourly
$18.63/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$45,780
average
Employment
20,110
jobs nationwide
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$29,120
25th Percentile
$32,870
Median
$38,750
75th Percentile
$48,900
90th Percentile
$70,800
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaii | $72,080 | +86% above national |
| 2 | Alabama | $58,480 | +51% above national |
| 3 | Oregon | $48,690 | +26% above national |
| 4 | California | $46,780 | +21% above national |
| 5 | Maryland | $46,390 | +20% above national |
| 6 | New York | $45,470 | +17% above national |
| 7 | Iowa | $45,180 | +17% above national |
| 8 | Colorado | $43,670 | +13% above national |
| 9 | Connecticut | $43,240 | +12% above national |
| 10 | Washington | $42,810 | +10% above national |
| 11 | Montana | $42,730 | +10% above national |
| 12 | Arkansas | $42,460 | +10% above national |
| 13 | New Jersey | $42,010 | +8% above national |
| 14 | Pennsylvania | $41,600 | +7% above national |
| 15 | North Carolina | $40,860 | +5% above national |
| 16 | Wisconsin | $40,360 | +4% above national |
| 17 | South Dakota | $39,380 | +2% above national |
| 18 | Indiana | $38,530 | 1% below national |
| 19 | Georgia | $38,130 | 2% below national |
| 20 | Maine | $37,990 | 2% below national |
| 21 | West Virginia | $37,970 | 2% below national |
| 22 | North Dakota | $37,430 | 3% below national |
| 23 | Tennessee | $37,250 | 4% below national |
| 24 | District of Columbia | $36,540 | 6% below national |
| 25 | New Hampshire | $36,410 | 6% below national |
| 26 | Idaho | $36,360 | 6% below national |
| 27 | Florida | $36,190 | 7% below national |
| 28 | Nevada | $36,060 | 7% below national |
| 29 | Minnesota | $35,530 | 8% below national |
| 30 | Utah | $35,380 | 9% below national |
| 31 | Kansas | $35,360 | 9% below national |
| 32 | Mississippi | $35,240 | 9% below national |
| 33 | Illinois | $34,560 | 11% below national |
| 34 | Delaware | $34,510 | 11% below national |
| 35 | Nebraska | $34,500 | 11% below national |
| 36 | Michigan | $34,100 | 12% below national |
| 37 | Alaska | $33,600 | 13% below national |
| 38 | Texas | $33,290 | 14% below national |
| 39 | Oklahoma | $33,120 | 15% below national |
| 40 | Ohio | $32,960 | 15% below national |
| 41 | Arizona | $32,230 | 17% below national |
| 42 | South Carolina | $31,620 | 18% below national |
| 43 | Louisiana | $31,520 | 19% below national |
| 44 | New Mexico | $31,510 | 19% below national |
| 45 | Missouri | $30,700 | 21% below national |
| 46 | Kentucky | $29,520 | 24% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $94,390 | +144% above national |
| 2 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $72,080 | +86% above national |
| 3 | Colorado Springs, CO | $64,590 | +67% above national |
| 4 | Birmingham, AL | $63,330 | +63% above national |
| 5 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $60,390 | +56% above national |
| 6 | Madison, WI | $59,900 | +55% above national |
| 7 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $53,340 | +38% above national |
| 8 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $49,170 | +27% above national |
| 9 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $48,710 | +26% above national |
| 10 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $48,480 | +25% above national |
| 11 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $48,430 | +25% above national |
| 12 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $47,600 | +23% above national |
| 13 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $47,120 | +22% above national |
| 14 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $46,790 | +21% above national |
| 15 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $46,780 | +21% above national |
| 16 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $46,780 | +21% above national |
| 17 | Rochester, NY | $46,580 | +20% above national |
| 18 | Charleston, WV | $46,520 | +20% above national |
| 19 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $46,430 | +20% above national |
| 20 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $46,370 | +20% above national |
| 21 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $45,930 | +19% above national |
| 22 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $45,840 | +18% above national |
| 23 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $45,470 | +17% above national |
| 24 | Lancaster, PA | $45,300 | +17% above national |
| 25 | Columbia, SC | $44,770 | +16% above national |
| 26 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $44,730 | +15% above national |
| 27 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $44,600 | +15% above national |
| 28 | Boulder, CO | $44,350 | +14% above national |
| 29 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $43,180 | +11% above national |
| 30 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $42,910 | +11% above national |
| 31 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $42,790 | +10% above national |
| 32 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $42,730 | +10% above national |
| 33 | Ocala, FL | $42,390 | +9% above national |
| 34 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $42,220 | +9% above national |
| 35 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $42,060 | +9% above national |
| 36 | Pittsburgh, PA | $41,850 | +8% above national |
| 37 | Richmond, VA | $41,850 | +8% above national |
| 38 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $41,600 | +7% above national |
| 39 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $41,570 | +7% above national |
| 40 | Bloomington, IN | $41,210 | +6% above national |
| 41 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $40,350 | +4% above national |
| 42 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $39,720 | +3% above national |
| 43 | New Haven, CT | $39,710 | +2% above national |
| 44 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $39,190 | +1% above national |
| 45 | Toledo, OH | $38,570 | same as national |
| 46 | Winston-Salem, NC | $38,560 | same as national |
| 47 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $38,490 | 1% below national |
| 48 | Fresno, CA | $38,480 | 1% below national |
| 49 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $38,240 | 1% below national |
| 50 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $38,200 | 1% below national |
| 51 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $37,940 | 2% below national |
| 52 | Bellingham, WA | $37,810 | 2% below national |
| 53 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $37,780 | 3% below national |
| 54 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $37,550 | 3% below national |
| 55 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $37,510 | 3% below national |
| 56 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $37,320 | 4% below national |
| 57 | Reno, NV | $37,290 | 4% below national |
| 58 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $37,210 | 4% below national |
| 59 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $37,060 | 4% below national |
| 60 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $36,870 | 5% below national |
| 61 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $36,860 | 5% below national |
| 62 | Ogden, UT | $36,860 | 5% below national |
| 63 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $36,810 | 5% below national |
| 64 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $36,760 | 5% below national |
| 65 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $36,470 | 6% below national |
| 66 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $36,410 | 6% below national |
| 67 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $36,200 | 7% below national |
| 68 | Knoxville, TN | $36,130 | 7% below national |
| 69 | Boise City, ID | $36,030 | 7% below national |
| 70 | Columbus, OH | $36,020 | 7% below national |
| 71 | Gainesville, FL | $35,960 | 7% below national |
| 72 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $35,750 | 8% below national |
| 73 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $35,750 | 8% below national |
| 74 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $35,710 | 8% below national |
| 75 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $35,690 | 8% below national |
| 76 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $35,640 | 8% below national |
| 77 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $35,510 | 8% below national |
| 78 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $35,050 | 10% below national |
| 79 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $35,040 | 10% below national |
| 80 | Wilmington, NC | $35,010 | 10% below national |
| 81 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $34,500 | 11% below national |
| 82 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $34,410 | 11% below national |
| 83 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $34,230 | 12% below national |
| 84 | Jacksonville, FL | $34,100 | 12% below national |
| 85 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $34,020 | 12% below national |
| 86 | Tucson, AZ | $33,870 | 13% below national |
| 87 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $33,850 | 13% below national |
| 88 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $33,710 | 13% below national |
| 89 | Omaha, NE-IA | $33,490 | 14% below national |
| 90 | Akron, OH | $33,450 | 14% below national |
| 91 | Anchorage, AK | $33,280 | 14% below national |
| 92 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $33,240 | 14% below national |
| 93 | Tulsa, OK | $33,120 | 15% below national |
| 94 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $33,050 | 15% below national |
| 95 | Wichita, KS | $32,850 | 15% below national |
| 96 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $32,680 | 16% below national |
| 97 | Albuquerque, NM | $32,480 | 16% below national |
| 98 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $32,220 | 17% below national |
| 99 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $32,220 | 17% below national |
| 100 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $32,100 | 17% below national |
| 101 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $31,830 | 18% below national |
| 102 | Oklahoma City, OK | $31,750 | 18% below national |
| 103 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $31,750 | 18% below national |
| 104 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $31,720 | 18% below national |
| 105 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $31,200 | 19% below national |
| 106 | Cleveland, OH | $31,010 | 20% below national |
| 107 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $30,710 | 21% below national |
| 108 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $28,460 | 27% below national |
| 109 | El Paso, TX | $28,230 | 27% below national |