Animal Trainers Salary

Average salary, salary range, and compensation data for Animal Trainers positions across the United States.

Median Annual Salary

$38,750

National average

Salary Range

$29,120 – $70,800

10th–90th percentile

Data Year

2024

Source: BLS

Animal Trainers Salary by City

LocationMedian SalaryMinMax
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$94,390$29,740$94,470
Urban Honolulu, HI$72,080$33,110$77,780
Hawaii$72,080$33,110$77,780
Colorado Springs, CO$64,590$34,990$104,000
Birmingham, AL$63,330$25,580$73,470
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$60,390$37,860$107,080
Madison, WI$59,900$32,960$76,960
Alabama$58,480$30,250$69,620
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$53,340$42,950$114,990
Raleigh-Cary, NC$49,170$31,260$85,460
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$48,710$33,120$116,510
Oregon$48,690$33,130$66,560
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$48,480$37,240$73,840
Auburn-Opelika, AL$48,430$24,160$79,950
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$47,600$38,930$71,220
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$47,120$37,190$110,510
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$46,790$38,120$62,600
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$46,780$36,560$67,090
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$46,780$36,070$68,200
California$46,780$36,490$84,250
Rochester, NY$46,580$33,350$100,190
Charleston, WV$46,520$30,040$93,160
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$46,430$34,680$66,940
Maryland$46,390$31,510$77,120
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$46,370$31,840$47,420
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$45,930$34,930$63,730
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$45,840$33,460$59,330
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$45,470$36,370$90,930
New York$45,470$34,600$90,930
Lancaster, PA$45,300$31,510$53,780
Iowa$45,180$31,060$55,150
Columbia, SC$44,770$28,880$64,100
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$44,730$33,250$98,020
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$44,600$34,170$58,200
Boulder, CO$44,350$38,280$115,580
Colorado$43,670$34,300$104,000
Connecticut$43,240$34,930$66,120
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$43,180$34,440$63,020
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$42,910$35,470$68,670
Washington$42,810$35,520$59,040
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$42,790$34,590$46,400
Montana$42,730$33,350$56,830
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$42,730$31,470$58,170
Arkansas$42,460$28,680$60,980
Ocala, FL$42,390$26,570$119,990
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$42,220$34,210$67,580
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$42,060$23,600$75,850
New Jersey$42,010$34,870$82,440
Pittsburgh, PA$41,850$30,660$62,660
Richmond, VA$41,850$30,070$97,460
Pennsylvania$41,600$30,990$59,210
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$41,600$31,070$63,530
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$41,570$29,600$57,140
Bloomington, IN$41,210$30,740$62,590
North Carolina$40,860$24,960$80,820
Wisconsin$40,360$29,920$62,620
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$40,350$33,550$62,440
Naples-Marco Island, FL$39,720$27,090$63,150
New Haven, CT$39,710$34,960$57,610
South Dakota$39,380$29,120$50,530
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$39,190$26,230$82,840
Toledo, OH$38,570$30,200$58,450
Winston-Salem, NC$38,560$24,110$77,510
Indiana$38,530$29,830$62,590
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$38,490$28,850$47,840
Fresno, CA$38,480$33,810$53,040
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$38,240$31,720$87,150
Portland-South Portland, ME$38,200$36,420$59,280
Georgia$38,130$28,230$47,840
Maine$37,990$34,190$56,060
West Virginia$37,970$28,950$73,430
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$37,940$28,970$83,800
Bellingham, WA$37,810$36,510$49,320
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$37,780$21,230$51,660
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$37,550$31,320$66,860
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$37,510$32,050$77,250
North Dakota$37,430$30,370$67,180
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$37,320$30,050$71,990
Reno, NV$37,290$32,050$46,750
Tennessee$37,250$30,760$86,450
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$37,210$20,940$49,860
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$37,060$24,960$71,650
Stockton-Lodi, CA$36,870$33,280$46,750
Ogden, UT$36,860$22,130$47,400
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$36,860$33,520$54,770
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$36,810$34,250$48,070
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$36,760$31,200$52,520
District of Columbia$36,540$36,310$48,310
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$36,470$26,010$65,220
New Hampshire$36,410$26,840$57,140
Manchester-Nashua, NH$36,410$30,450$43,670
Idaho$36,360$31,200$42,710
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$36,200$31,200$79,090
Florida$36,190$25,370$71,990
Knoxville, TN$36,130$30,260$51,670
Nevada$36,060$28,720$46,750
Boise City, ID$36,030$32,980$43,680
Columbus, OH$36,020$26,910$61,250
Gainesville, FL$35,960$24,960$75,550
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$35,750$25,120$62,540
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$35,750$29,650$53,380
Chattanooga, TN-GA$35,710$30,600$53,660
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$35,690$28,720$45,200
Kansas City, MO-KS$35,640$25,580$52,000
Minnesota$35,530$31,510$48,360
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$35,510$31,510$48,360
Utah$35,380$21,060$49,850
Kansas$35,360$25,250$50,010
Mississippi$35,240$30,310$52,610
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$35,050$21,370$55,550
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$35,040$35,040$56,990
Wilmington, NC$35,010$24,180$46,660
Illinois$34,560$29,650$52,710
Delaware$34,510$29,470$56,840
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$34,500$25,370$44,510
Nebraska$34,500$31,800$45,200
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$34,410$21,860$60,920
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$34,230$24,960$69,460
Michigan$34,100$23,190$51,500
Jacksonville, FL$34,100$24,960$61,120
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$34,020$24,960$59,400
Tucson, AZ$33,870$29,850$55,860
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$33,850$17,660$41,300
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$33,710$23,280$56,220
Alaska$33,600$29,630$42,000
Omaha, NE-IA$33,490$32,150$46,800
Akron, OH$33,450$29,810$45,610
Texas$33,290$18,240$52,590
Anchorage, AK$33,280$29,630$42,000
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$33,240$20,150$113,800
Tulsa, OK$33,120$19,690$70,920
Oklahoma$33,120$20,850$69,260
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$33,050$26,480$65,370
Ohio$32,960$26,380$60,770
Wichita, KS$32,850$24,380$47,230
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$32,680$21,580$53,290
Albuquerque, NM$32,480$29,550$35,710
Arizona$32,230$30,400$54,070
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$32,220$24,960$59,600
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$32,220$30,400$48,900
St. Louis, MO-IL$32,100$30,700$62,510
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$31,830$25,510$51,650
Oklahoma City, OK$31,750$22,680$68,640
Port St. Lucie, FL$31,750$24,960$48,830
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$31,720$30,410$46,740
South Carolina$31,620$21,560$62,140
Louisiana$31,520$28,290$46,520
New Mexico$31,510$29,420$47,950
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$31,200$22,200$51,440
Cleveland, OH$31,010$26,380$49,340
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$30,710$20,740$42,710
Missouri$30,700$25,580$54,360
Kentucky$29,520$24,300$56,190
Lexington-Fayette, KY$28,460$24,300$56,540
El Paso, TX$28,230$18,080$37,220

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a Animal Trainers make?

The median annual salary for a Animal Trainers is $38,750, with a typical range of $29,120 – $70,800 depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the starting salary for a Animal Trainers?

Entry-level Animal Trainers positions typically start around $29,120 per year. Salaries increase significantly with experience and specialization.

Where do Animal Trainerss earn the most?

Animal Trainerss tend to earn the highest salaries in major metropolitan areas. Use the salary by city table above to compare compensation across different locations.