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Animal Trainers salary in Detroit, MI

The median animal trainers in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI earns $30,920 a year, 23% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,143 a month.

10th percentile
$27,420
25th percentile
$29,360
Median percentile
$30,920
75th percentile
$35,490
90th percentile
$39,530

Based on 450 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

$25,710 take-home a year
Gross pay$30,920
Federal income tax−$1,530
Social Security + Medicare−$2,365
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$1,314
Monthly take-home$2,143
Every two weeks$989

Does it go far here?

$30,828Median pay in Detroit, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.3 vs 100).
56%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,207 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Detroit, MI

JobMedian pay
Emergency Medicine Physicians$447,750
Chief Executives$304,110
Nurse Anesthetists$243,130
Pediatricians, General$218,000
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$209,550
Family Medicine Physicians$181,990
Computer and Information Systems Managers$170,040
Architectural and Engineering Managers$168,550

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