The annual salary statistics of animal trainers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of animal trainers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos 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 | $31,730 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,850 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $40,310 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $60,990 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $67,640 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for animal trainers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $67,640. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,310. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,730.
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 | $40,310 | -0.32% | 40.81% |
| 2021 | $40,440 | 1.58% | - |
| 2020 | $39,800 | -21.48% | - |
| 2019 | $48,350 | 18.70% | - |
| 2018 | $39,310 | -12.47% | - |
| 2017 | $44,210 | -1.15% | - |
| 2016 | $44,720 | -0.72% | - |
| 2015 | $45,040 | 0.71% | - |
| 2014 | $44,720 | 45.33% | - |
| 2013 | $24,450 | 2.41% | - |
| 2012 | $23,860 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $40,310 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for animal trainers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of animal trainers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 16.7 percent (16.7%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 48.1 percent (48.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Fresno.