The annual salary statistics of animal trainers in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of animal trainers in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater 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 | $28,190 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,570 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $30,730 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,990 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $55,180 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for animal trainers in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $55,180. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,730. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,190.
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 | $30,730 | -29.52% | 37.13% |
| 2021 | $39,800 | 30.83% | - |
| 2020 | $27,530 | 13.59% | - |
| 2019 | $23,790 | -5.72% | - |
| 2018 | $25,150 | 4.41% | - |
| 2017 | $24,040 | 19.63% | - |
| 2016 | $19,320 | 2.07% | - |
| 2015 | $18,920 | 2.85% | - |
| 2014 | $18,380 | -5.11% | - |
| 2012 | $19,320 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $30,730 in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is in the middle of salary range for animal trainers in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of animal trainers in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is 64.7 percent (64.7%) lower than that in the highest paying West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach and 30.9 percent (30.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach.