The highest-paying states for animal trainers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of animal trainers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $72,650, Hawaii is the highest paying state for animal trainers. It is followed by Iowa (average annual salary $47,790). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of animal trainers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaii | $72,650 |
$29,490 | 200 |
| 2 | Iowa | $47,790 |
$26,460 | 240 |
| 3 | West Virginia | $46,800 |
$26,300 | 50 |
| 4 | New York | $46,250 |
$30,800 | 1,220 |
| 5 | South Dakota | $45,460 |
$35,460 | 60 |
| 6 | Connecticut | $44,980 |
$28,490 | 510 |
| 7 | Washington | $43,820 |
$33,560 | 330 |
| 8 | Kentucky | $42,390 |
$23,050 | 450 |
| 9 | Delaware | $41,080 |
$27,810 | 110 |
| 10 | California | $38,670 |
$31,650 | 2,090 |
| 11 | New Jersey | $38,260 |
$30,160 | 560 |
| 12 | Montana | $38,200 |
$27,050 | 150 |
| 13 | Georgia | $37,650 |
$24,760 | 380 |
| 14 | Massachusetts | $37,580 |
$33,800 | 490 |
| 15 | Arkansas | $36,730 |
$25,780 | 240 |
| 16 | Pennsylvania | $36,650 |
$28,170 | 850 |
| 17 | Maryland | $36,510 |
$29,810 | 260 |
| 18 | Virginia | $36,420 |
$26,530 | 290 |
| 19 | South Carolina | $36,250 |
$23,650 | 300 |
| 20 | Oregon | $35,980 |
$30,920 | 200 |
| 21 | Minnesota | $35,910 |
$26,890 | 290 |
| 22 | Colorado | $35,810 |
$31,520 | 230 |
| 23 | Arizona | $35,630 |
$28,700 | 560 |
| 24 | North Carolina | $35,470 |
$26,870 | 580 |
| 25 | Kansas | $35,450 |
$26,350 | 210 |
| 26 | Rhode Island | $34,690 |
$30,450 | 30 |
| 27 | Illinois | $33,820 |
$28,550 | 800 |
| 28 | Alabama | $33,260 |
$27,560 | 80 |
| 29 | Indiana | $33,220 |
$23,360 | 490 |
| 30 | Maine | $32,940 |
$29,390 | 90 |
| 31 | New Mexico | $32,800 |
$28,690 | 190 |
| 32 | Michigan | $32,510 |
$26,460 | 250 |
| 33 | North Dakota | $32,190 |
$27,090 | 40 |
| 34 | Oklahoma | $31,560 |
$27,010 | 160 |
| 35 | Missouri | $31,370 |
$26,950 | 210 |
| 36 | Florida | $30,900 |
$27,050 | 1,410 |
| 37 | New Hampshire | $30,110 |
$21,440 | 100 |
| 38 | Wisconsin | $29,920 |
$17,940 | 350 |
| 39 | Idaho | $29,570 |
$23,180 | 80 |
| 40 | Utah | $29,550 |
$15,770 | 150 |
| 41 | Alaska | $29,420 |
$27,100 | 130 |
| 42 | Ohio | $29,320 |
$24,800 | 540 |
| 43 | Nebraska | $29,170 |
$21,440 | 50 |
| 44 | Texas | $29,110 |
$22,340 | 1,060 |
| 45 | Louisiana | $28,760 |
$24,120 | 190 |
| 46 | Tennessee | $28,590 |
$20,420 | 210 |
| 47 | Mississippi | $27,250 |
$20,920 | 60 |
| 48 | Nevada | $26,360 |
$25,590 | 60 |
| 49 | Puerto Rico | $23,530 |
$17,680 | 30 |
Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of animal trainers in those states is not available at this time.
See also: Highest-paying industries for animal trainers, Top paying jobs in America.