The annual salary statistics of animal trainers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of animal trainers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $31,480 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,300 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,780 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $44,260 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $65,430 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for animal trainers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $65,430. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,780. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,480.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of animal trainers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $35,780 | 0.78% | 22.72% |
| 2021 | $35,500 | -27.38% | - |
| 2020 | $45,220 | 9.69% | - |
| 2019 | $40,840 | 21.82% | - |
| 2018 | $31,930 | 18.98% | - |
| 2017 | $25,870 | -6.88% | - |
| 2016 | $27,650 | -32.84% | - |
| 2015 | $36,730 | 24.72% | - |
| 2012 | $27,650 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,780 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is in the middle of salary range for animal trainers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of animal trainers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 26.1 percent (26.1%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 41.5 percent (41.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Fresno.