The annual salary statistics of animal trainers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of animal trainers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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 | $36,270 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,210 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $42,170 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $48,670 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $73,220 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for animal trainers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $73,220. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $42,170. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,270.
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 | $42,170 | 12.62% | 2.82% |
| 2021 | $36,850 | -3.18% | - |
| 2020 | $38,020 | 4.84% | - |
| 2019 | $36,180 | 6.85% | - |
| 2018 | $33,700 | 25.13% | - |
| 2017 | $25,230 | -7.13% | - |
| 2016 | $27,030 | -7.70% | - |
| 2015 | $29,110 | 0.24% | - |
| 2014 | $29,040 | -42.84% | - |
| 2013 | $41,480 | 1.21% | - |
| 2012 | $40,980 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $42,170 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is in the middle of salary range for animal trainers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of animal trainers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 12.9 percent (12.9%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 50.4 percent (50.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Fresno.