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Animal Trainers Salary by City
Animal Trainers Salary by City (2026)
108 metro areas · National average: $44,478 · Source: BLS OEWS
The table below shows Animal Trainers salaries across 108 U.S. metropolitan areas,
sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.
Metro Area
Mean Annual
Median Annual
P10
P90
San Francisco, CA $74,770
$53,340
$42,950
$114,990
Colorado Springs, CO $72,730
$64,590
$34,990
$104,000
Santa Maria, CA $71,080
$60,390
$37,860
$107,080
Virginia Beach, VA $67,160
$94,390
$29,740
$94,470
Washington, DC $65,580
$48,710
$33,120
$116,510
Urban Honolulu, HI $59,620
$72,080
$33,110
$77,780
Bridgeport, CT $57,650
$47,120
$37,190
$110,510
Raleigh, NC $57,520
$49,170
$31,260
$85,460
Richmond, VA $57,290
$41,850
$30,070
$97,460
Madison, WI $56,940
$59,900
$32,960
$76,960
Birmingham, AL $56,170
$63,330
$25,580
$73,470
Seattle, WA $55,830
$46,790
$38,120
$62,600
Los Angeles, CA $55,750
$48,480
$37,240
$73,840
New York, NY $54,950
$45,470
$36,370
$90,930
Ocala, FL $54,510
$42,390
$26,570
$119,990
Rochester, NY $54,130
$46,580
$33,350
$100,190
Boulder, CO $52,900
$44,350
$38,280
$115,580
Nashville, TN $52,430
$44,730
$33,250
$98,020
San Diego, CA $51,930
$46,780
$36,560
$67,090
Charleston, WV $51,860
$46,520
$30,040
$93,160
San Jose, CA $50,830
$47,600
$38,930
$71,220
Waterbury, CT $50,330
$43,180
$34,440
$63,020
Auburn, AL $50,170
$48,430
$24,160
$79,950
Portland, OR $49,930
$46,430
$34,680
$66,940
Hartford, CT $49,350
$45,930
$34,930
$63,730
Santa Rosa, CA $49,090
$46,780
$36,070
$68,200
Baltimore, MD $49,040
$37,550
$31,320
$66,860
Albany, NY $48,370
$37,510
$32,050
$77,250
Bloomington, IN $48,260
$41,210
$30,740
$62,590
San Luis Obispo, CA $48,210
$44,600
$34,170
$58,200
Sacramento, CA $47,890
$42,910
$35,470
$68,670
Charleston, SC $47,760
$33,240
$20,150
$113,800
Allentown, PA $47,200
$42,730
$31,470
$58,170
Winston, NC $47,100
$38,560
$24,110
$77,510
Durham, NC $46,920
$39,190
$26,230
$82,840
Tampa, FL $46,910
$37,320
$30,050
$71,990
Riverside, CA $46,890
$42,220
$34,210
$67,580
Philadelphia, PA $46,820
$40,350
$33,550
$62,440
Miami, FL $46,660
$37,940
$28,970
$83,800
Oxnard, CA $45,710
$45,840
$33,460
$59,330
Norwich, CT $45,490
$35,040
$35,040
$56,990
Indianapolis, IN $45,350
$38,240
$31,720
$87,150
Columbia, SC $45,160
$44,770
$28,880
$64,100
Harrisburg, PA $44,900
$41,600
$31,070
$63,530
Kiryas Joel, NY $44,900
$36,200
$31,200
$79,090
Little Rock, AR $44,830
$41,570
$29,600
$57,140
Denver, CO $44,820
$42,790
$34,590
$46,400
Pittsburgh, PA $44,640
$41,850
$30,660
$62,660
Lancaster, PA $44,340
$45,300
$31,510
$53,780
Gainesville, FL $44,120
$35,960
$24,960
$75,550
New Haven, CT $43,690
$39,710
$34,960
$57,610
Fresno, CA $42,480
$38,480
$33,810
$53,040
Stockton, CA $42,070
$36,870
$33,280
$46,750
Tulsa, OK $42,050
$33,120
$19,690
$70,920
Milwaukee, WI $41,860
$46,370
$31,840
$47,420
Portland, ME $41,660
$38,200
$36,420
$59,280
Spokane, WA $41,470
$36,810
$34,250
$48,070
Reno, NV $41,330
$37,290
$32,050
$46,750
Bellingham, WA $40,990
$37,810
$36,510
$49,320
Chattanooga, TN $40,980
$35,710
$30,600
$53,660
Cincinnati, OH $40,790
$33,050
$26,480
$65,370
Lakeland, FL $40,730
$34,230
$24,960
$69,460
Toledo, OH $40,690
$38,570
$30,200
$58,450
Naples, FL $40,660
$39,720
$27,090
$63,150
Dayton, OH $40,630
$36,470
$26,010
$65,220
Atlanta, GA $40,340
$38,490
$28,850
$47,840
St. Louis, MO $40,210
$32,100
$30,700
$62,510
Memphis, TN $40,180
$36,760
$31,200
$52,520
Buffalo, NY $40,020
$36,860
$33,520
$54,770
Chicago, IL $39,550
$35,750
$29,650
$53,380
Kansas City, MO $39,490
$35,640
$25,580
$52,000
Charlotte, NC $39,460
$37,780
$21,230
$51,660
Columbus, OH $39,430
$36,020
$26,910
$61,250
Palm Bay, FL $39,330
$35,750
$25,120
$62,540
Knoxville, TN $39,100
$36,130
$30,260
$51,670
Tucson, AZ $38,990
$33,870
$29,850
$55,860
Minneapolis, MN $38,890
$35,510
$31,510
$48,360
Cape Coral, FL $38,810
$37,060
$24,960
$71,650
Manchester, NH $38,120
$36,410
$30,450
$43,670
Boise City, ID $38,110
$36,030
$32,980
$43,680
Jacksonville, FL $37,970
$34,100
$24,960
$61,120
Oklahoma City, OK $37,560
$31,750
$22,680
$68,640
Austin, TX $37,520
$34,410
$21,860
$60,920
Grand Rapids, MI $37,450
$32,680
$21,580
$53,290
Deltona, FL $37,320
$34,020
$24,960
$59,400
Lexington, KY $36,830
$28,460
$24,300
$56,540
Akron, OH $36,820
$33,450
$29,810
$45,610
Phoenix, AZ $36,760
$32,220
$30,400
$48,900
Wilmington, NC $36,690
$35,010
$24,180
$46,660
Orlando, FL $36,440
$32,220
$24,960
$59,600
Las Vegas, NV $36,300
$35,690
$28,720
$45,200
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $36,280
$31,830
$25,510
$51,650
Dallas, TX $36,180
$35,050
$21,370
$55,550
Cleveland, OH $36,170
$31,010
$26,380
$49,340
North Port, FL $36,110
$34,500
$25,370
$44,510
New Orleans, LA $35,900
$31,720
$30,410
$46,740
Salt Lake City, UT $35,780
$37,210
$20,940
$49,860
Wichita, KS $35,760
$32,850
$24,380
$47,230
Detroit, MI $35,540
$33,710
$23,280
$56,220
Anchorage, AK $35,490
$33,280
$29,630
$42,000
Omaha, NE $35,350
$33,490
$32,150
$46,800
Provo, UT $34,360
$31,200
$22,200
$51,440
Ogden, UT $34,290
$36,860
$22,130
$47,400
Port St. Lucie, FL $33,970
$31,750
$24,960
$48,830
Houston, TX $33,630
$30,710
$20,740
$42,710
Albuquerque, NM $33,010
$32,480
$29,550
$35,710
San Antonio, TX $32,880
$33,850
$17,660
$41,300
El Paso, TX $30,410
$28,230
$18,080
$37,220
Data sourced from the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS
.
All wage figures are annual.
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