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Animal Trainers Salary by State (2025)

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Compare Animal Trainers salaries across 47 states

$40,143
National Average (Median)
$62,960
Highest: Virginia
$29,670
Lowest: South Carolina

Animal Trainers Salary by State

Compare Animal Trainers salaries across all 50 states. Click any state for the full breakdown.

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AK AL AR AZ CA CO FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NM NV NY OH OK OR PA SC SD TN TX UT VA WA WI WV WY VT NH MA RI CT NJ DE MD DC
$29,670
$62,960

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 Annual

AL $55,700 AK $34,900 AZ $33,330 AR $39,400 CA $49,060 CO $44,290 CT $45,800 DE $33,810 DC $38,200 FL $36,870 GA $45,250 ID $40,770 IL $45,830 IN $45,270 IA $43,020 KS $34,720 KY $34,030 LA $32,720 ME $40,760 MD $37,430 MA $43,580 MI $30,820 MN $41,690 MS $35,130 MO $34,010 MT $44,680 NE $34,900 NV $36,760 NH $38,030 NJ $46,690 NM $34,760 NY $48,790 NC $37,680 ND $38,970 OH $32,700 OK $40,310 OR $55,520 PA $38,920 SC $29,670 SD $38,120 TN $35,320 TX $36,370 UT $38,580 VA $62,960 WA $46,420 WV $37,080 WI $37,140

Top 5 Highest-Paying States

#1
Virginia
$62,960
#2
Alabama
$55,700
#3
Oregon
$55,520
#4
California
$49,060
#5
New York
$48,790

Animal Trainers Salary in All 47 States

# State Median Salary Mean Salary Employment
1 Virginia $62,960 $74,870 720
2 Alabama $55,700 $55,600 170
3 Oregon $55,520 $57,330 140
4 California $49,060 $55,570 2,270
5 New York $48,790 $52,060 970
6 New Jersey $46,690 $62,460 480
7 Washington $46,420 $48,960 360
8 Illinois $45,830 $48,230 680
9 Connecticut $45,800 $52,340 290
10 Indiana $45,270 $54,810 380
11 Georgia $45,250 $51,470 800
12 Montana $44,680 $44,260 80
13 Colorado $44,290 $50,010 330
14 Massachusetts $43,580 $49,390 510
15 Iowa $43,020 $50,450 180
16 Minnesota $41,690 $46,410 300
17 Idaho $40,770 $38,720 180
18 Maine $40,760 $41,960 110
19 Oklahoma $40,310 $47,110 250
20 Arkansas $39,400 $43,410 110
21 North Dakota $38,970 $37,700 30
22 Pennsylvania $38,920 $42,030 460
23 Utah $38,580 $39,140 260
24 District of Columbia $38,200 $43,290 N/A
25 South Dakota $38,120 $38,100 30
26 New Hampshire $38,030 $39,440 140
27 North Carolina $37,680 $47,600 640
28 Maryland $37,430 $47,310 890
29 Wisconsin $37,140 $41,790 480
30 West Virginia $37,080 $46,540 100
31 Florida $36,870 $41,910 1,090
32 Nevada $36,760 $36,230 170
33 Texas $36,370 $39,700 1,080
34 Tennessee $35,320 $38,750 310
35 Mississippi $35,130 $44,300 40
36 Alaska $34,900 $36,380 50
37 Nebraska $34,900 $37,660 60
38 New Mexico $34,760 $34,930 60
39 Kansas $34,720 $37,540 250
40 Kentucky $34,030 $40,950 470
41 Missouri $34,010 $38,910 250
42 Delaware $33,810 $37,060 90
43 Arizona $33,330 $35,430 N/A
44 Louisiana $32,720 $32,660 N/A
45 Ohio $32,700 $38,910 730
46 Michigan $30,820 $33,640 800
47 South Carolina $29,670 $33,580 200

Animal Trainers Take-Home Pay After Taxes

Gross salary only tells half the story. State income taxes vary from 0% to 13.3%, dramatically affecting your take-home pay. See exactly what a Animal Trainers keeps after federal, state, and FICA taxes.

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Data Source & Methodology

Salary data is sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, 2025 estimates. After-tax figures use IRS federal brackets and state income tax rates for all 50 states.

Our Methodology · Data Sources · Source: BLS OEWS

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