The annual salary statistics of animal trainers in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of animal trainers in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara 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 | $31,520 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $33,140 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $43,970 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $56,090 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $65,150 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for animal trainers in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $65,150. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $43,970. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,520.
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 | $43,970 | 15.74% | 19.99% |
| 2018 | $37,050 | -2.24% | - |
| 2017 | $37,880 | 7.13% | - |
| 2016 | $35,180 | 32.04% | - |
| 2015 | $23,910 | -47.14% | - |
| 2012 | $35,180 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $43,970, Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is the second highest paying city for animal trainers in state of California, following the highest paying city San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary of $48,410). Compared with San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, the median annual salary of animal trainers in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is 9.2 percent (9.2%) lower.