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Animal Trainers salary in Virginia

The median animal trainers in Virginia earns $62,960 a year, 57% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,109 a month.

10th percentile
$35,270
25th percentile
$41,910
Median percentile
$62,960
75th percentile
$107,830
90th percentile
$122,170

Based on 720 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

$49,306 take-home a year
Gross pay$62,960
Federal income tax−$5,375
Social Security + Medicare−$4,816
Virginia income tax (approx.)−$3,463
Monthly take-home$4,109
Every two weeks$1,896

Does it go far here?

$62,273Median pay in Virginia is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.1 vs 100).
38%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,579 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Virginia

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$461,450
Chief Executives$310,740
Physicians, All Other$278,530
Nurse Anesthetists$252,110
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Family Medicine Physicians$222,630
Computer and Information Systems Managers$201,490
Dentists, General$197,110

All animal trainers salaries · Take-home pay in Virginia