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

$29,120$32,870$38,750$48,900$70,800
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

Hourly Rate Distribution

$14.00$15.81$18.63$23.51$34.04
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

10th Percentile

$29,120

25th Percentile

$32,870

Median

$38,750

75th Percentile

$48,900

90th Percentile

$70,800

Salary by State

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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

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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

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024. Data reflects cross-industry estimates for all ownership types.