The annual salary statistics of animal trainers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of animal trainers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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 | $21,780 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,200 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $27,000 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $50,500 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $85,670 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for animal trainers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $85,670. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,000. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,780.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of animal trainers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $27,000 | -1.96% | -68.85% |
| 2016 | $27,530 | -47.98% | - |
| 2015 | $40,740 | -0.76% | - |
| 2014 | $41,050 | -0.56% | - |
| 2013 | $41,280 | -10.44% | - |
| 2012 | $45,590 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $27,000 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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-Glendale is 44.2 percent (44.2%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 22.5 percent (22.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Fresno.