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Animal Trainer Salary in Salinas, California

The annual salary statistics of animal trainers in Salinas, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of animal trainers in Salinas is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Animal Trainers in Salinas, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$22,580
25th Percentile Wage
$24,190
50th Percentile Wage
$33,830
75th Percentile Wage
$43,920
90th Percentile Wage
$50,160

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for animal trainers in Salinas, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $50,160. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,830. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,580.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of animal trainers from 2012 to 2017. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$33,830
6.09% 6.09%
2016
$31,770
8.78% -
2015
$28,980
-9.63% -
2012
$31,770
- -

Table 2. Compare Animal Trainer Salary in Salinas with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $33,830 in Salinas is in the middle of salary range for animal trainers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of animal trainers in Salinas is 30.1 percent (30.1%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 38.1 percent (38.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Fresno.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$48,410
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$43,970
Vallejo-Fairfield
$43,810
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$42,880
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$42,170
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$40,310
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$39,700
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$38,350
Modesto
$37,460
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$36,980
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$36,630
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$36,420
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$36,030
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$35,780
Yuba City
$35,530
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$35,080
Salinas
$33,830
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$33,470
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$33,260
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$27,000
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$22,440
Fresno
$20,930

See also: Top paying jobs in Salinas, California.