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Animal Trainer Salary in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California

The annual salary statistics of animal trainers in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of animal trainers in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City 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 San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$23,000
25th Percentile Wage
$28,150
50th Percentile Wage
$36,980
75th Percentile Wage
$47,960
90th Percentile Wage
$60,980

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for animal trainers in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $60,980. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,980. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,000.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of animal trainers from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$36,980
1.73% -39.37%
2016
$36,340
-1.16% -
2014
$36,760
-25.11% -
2013
$45,990
-12.07% -
2012
$51,540
- -

Table 2. Compare Animal Trainer Salary in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,980 in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is in the middle of salary range for animal trainers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of animal trainers in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is 23.6 percent (23.6%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 43.4 percent (43.4%) 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