The annual salary statistics of animal trainers in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of animal trainers in Santa Rosa-Petaluma 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 | $34,260 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,740 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $42,880 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $50,850 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $63,850 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for animal trainers in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $63,850. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $42,880. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,260.
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 | $42,880 | -2.75% | -2.45% |
| 2021 | $44,060 | 17.68% | - |
| 2020 | $36,270 | 11.91% | - |
| 2019 | $31,950 | -8.17% | - |
| 2018 | $34,560 | -18.69% | - |
| 2017 | $41,020 | -7.09% | - |
| 2016 | $43,930 | -49.67% | - |
| 2015 | $65,750 | 11.15% | - |
| 2014 | $58,420 | 24.80% | - |
| 2012 | $43,930 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $42,880 in Santa Rosa-Petaluma is in the middle of salary range for animal trainers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of animal trainers in Santa Rosa-Petaluma is 11.4 percent (11.4%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 51.2 percent (51.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Fresno.