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Animal Trainers salary in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY

The median animal trainers in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN earns $34,220 a year, 14% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,359 a month.

10th percentile
$24,000
25th percentile
$29,160
Median percentile
$34,220
75th percentile
$46,940
90th percentile
$62,810

Based on 180 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

$28,307 take-home a year
Gross pay$34,220
Federal income tax−$1,926
Social Security + Medicare−$2,618
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$1,369
Monthly take-home$2,359
Every two weeks$1,089

Does it go far here?

$36,766Median pay in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.1 vs 100).
47%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,116 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$491,640
Physicians, All Other$335,670
Nurse Anesthetists$222,520
Chief Executives$213,920
Maintenance Workers, Machinery$157,260
Computer and Information Systems Managers$150,710
Architectural and Engineering Managers$149,430
Pharmacists$143,920

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