Animal Trainers salary
The median pay for animal trainers in the United States is $39,990 a year. About 18,770 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $29,600
- 25th percentile
- $33,740
- Median percentile
- $39,990
- 75th percentile
- $53,580
- 90th percentile
- $75,490
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Virginia $62,960
- Alabama $55,700
- Oregon $55,520
- California $49,060
- New York $48,790
- New Jersey $46,690
- Washington $46,420
- Illinois $45,830
- Connecticut $45,800
- Indiana $45,270
- Georgia $45,250
- Montana $44,680
- Colorado $44,290
- Massachusetts $43,580
- Iowa $43,020
- Minnesota $41,690
- Idaho $40,770
- Maine $40,760
- Oklahoma $40,310
- Arkansas $39,400
- North Dakota $38,970
- Pennsylvania $38,920
- Utah $38,580
- South Dakota $38,120
- New Hampshire $38,030
- North Carolina $37,680
- Maryland $37,430
- Wisconsin $37,140
- West Virginia $37,080
- Florida $36,870
- Nevada $36,760
- Texas $36,370
- Tennessee $35,320
- Mississippi $35,130
- Alaska $34,900
- Nebraska $34,900
- New Mexico $34,760
- Kansas $34,720
- Kentucky $34,030
- Missouri $34,010
- Delaware $33,810
- Ohio $32,700
- Michigan $30,820
- South Carolina $29,670
By metro area
- Portland, OR $66,040
- San Francisco, CA $61,490
- Bridgeport, CT $59,710
- Santa Rosa, CA $58,160
- Colorado Springs, CO $58,090
- Raleigh, NC $55,560
- San Jose, CA $54,810
- Los Angeles, CA $51,230
- Washington, DC $50,460
- Oxnard, CA $50,420
- Seattle, WA $50,260
- New York, NY $50,020
- Tulsa, OK $49,320
- Hartford, CT $49,170
- San Diego, CA $49,150
- Ocala, FL $48,030
- Chicago, IL $46,890
- Richmond, VA $46,820
- Atlanta, GA $46,810
- Boulder, CO $46,510
- Indianapolis, IN $46,020
- Albany, NY $44,950
- Rochester, NY $44,760
- Sacramento, CA $44,170
- Denver, CO $44,160
- Tampa, FL $43,680
- Fresno, CA $43,620
- Riverside, CA $43,070
- Kiryas Joel, NY $43,010
- Boise City, ID $42,870
- Philadelphia, PA $42,860
- Boston, MA $42,180
- Minneapolis, MN $41,830
- San Luis Obispo, CA $41,770
- Naples, FL $41,300
- Madison, WI $41,130
- Portland, ME $40,760
- Bloomington, IN $40,600
- Bellingham, WA $40,540
- Milwaukee, WI $40,520
- Oklahoma City, OK $39,830
- Durham, NC $39,560
- Lancaster, PA $39,540
- Salt Lake City, UT $39,510
- Allentown, PA $39,450
- Reno, NV $39,000
- Ogden, UT $38,580
- Buffalo, NY $38,540
- Austin, TX $38,420
- Des Moines, IA $38,370
- Norwich, CT $37,720
- Manchester, NH $37,700
- Jacksonville, FL $37,290
- Provo, UT $37,240
- Wilmington, NC $37,080
- Asheville, NC $36,970
- Houston, TX $36,390
- North Port, FL $36,030
- Dallas, TX $35,990
- Kansas City, MO $35,950
- Pittsburgh, PA $35,940
- Toledo, OH $35,840
- San Antonio, TX $35,740
- Deltona, FL $35,430
- Oshkosh, WI $35,320
- Anchorage, AK $34,900
- Omaha, NE $34,900
- Baltimore, MD $34,620
- Wichita, KS $34,390
- Lexington, KY $34,310
- Fayetteville, AR $34,300
- Columbus, OH $34,290
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $34,220
- Cincinnati, OH $34,030
- St. Louis, MO $34,010
- Palm Bay, FL $33,280
- Lakeland, FL $33,200
- Greenville, SC $32,760
- El Paso, TX $32,590
- Las Vegas, NV $32,040
- Cleveland, OH $31,620
- Grand Rapids, MI $30,940
- Detroit, MI $30,920
- Knoxville, TN $30,530
- Ann Arbor, MI $28,970