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Animal Trainers salary in Atlanta, GA

The median animal trainers in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA earns $46,810 a year, 17% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,114 a month.

10th percentile
$30,200
25th percentile
$39,180
Median percentile
$46,810
75th percentile
$76,170
90th percentile
$93,090

Based on 680 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$37,362 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,810
Federal income tax−$3,437
Social Security + Medicare−$3,581
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$2,429
Monthly take-home$3,114
Every two weeks$1,437

Does it go far here?

$46,783Median pay in Atlanta, GA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.1 vs 100).
54%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,672 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Atlanta, GA

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$618,090
Chief Executives$275,820
Physicians, All Other$275,080
Family Medicine Physicians$259,320
Cardiologists$239,200
Anesthesiologists$226,830
Dentists, General$222,690
Air Traffic Controllers$186,640

All animal trainers salaries · Take-home pay in Georgia