The annual salary statistics of animal trainers in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of animal trainers in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos 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 | $26,760 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,620 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,680 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $33,520 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $42,190 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for animal trainers in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $42,190. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,680. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,760.
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 | $29,680 | 3.67% | 21.60% |
| 2021 | $28,590 | 1.64% | - |
| 2020 | $28,120 | -6.79% | - |
| 2019 | $30,030 | -3.13% | - |
| 2018 | $30,970 | 0.65% | - |
| 2017 | $30,770 | 5.23% | - |
| 2016 | $29,160 | -4.87% | - |
| 2015 | $30,580 | 23.22% | - |
| 2014 | $23,480 | 10.69% | - |
| 2013 | $20,970 | -10.97% | - |
| 2012 | $23,270 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,680 in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for animal trainers in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of animal trainers in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is 35.7 percent (35.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Central Texas nonmetropolitan area and 23.5 percent (23.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Corpus Christi.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Central Texas nonmetropolitan area | |
| Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving | |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown | |
| North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area | |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels | |
| El Paso | |
| Corpus Christi |