The annual salary statistics of animal trainers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of animal trainers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls 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 | $27,520 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,310 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,140 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $70,270 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $70,270 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for animal trainers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $70,270. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,140. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,520.
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 | $35,140 | -34.43% | 31.50% |
| 2021 | $47,240 | 34.48% | - |
| 2020 | $30,950 | 6.66% | - |
| 2019 | $28,890 | 10.04% | - |
| 2018 | $25,990 | 0.88% | - |
| 2017 | $25,760 | 6.56% | - |
| 2016 | $24,070 | -24.43% | - |
| 2015 | $29,950 | -17.20% | - |
| 2014 | $35,100 | 31.42% | - |
| 2012 | $24,070 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,140 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for animal trainers in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of animal trainers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 19.4 percent (19.4%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 9.1 percent (9.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island | |
| Nassau-Suffolk | |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne | |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy | |
| Rochester | |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls | |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown |