The annual salary statistics of animal trainers in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of animal trainers in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington 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 | $24,270 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,190 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,530 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,540 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $48,480 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for animal trainers in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $48,480. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,530. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,270.
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 | $29,530 | 3.32% | 33.15% |
| 2021 | $28,550 | 7.22% | - |
| 2020 | $26,490 | -9.10% | - |
| 2019 | $28,900 | 4.50% | - |
| 2018 | $27,600 | -6.88% | - |
| 2017 | $29,500 | 14.85% | - |
| 2016 | $25,120 | 5.06% | - |
| 2015 | $23,850 | 8.01% | - |
| 2014 | $21,940 | 4.42% | - |
| 2013 | $20,970 | 5.87% | - |
| 2012 | $19,740 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,530 in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is in the middle of salary range for animal trainers in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of animal trainers in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is 36.1 percent (36.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Central Texas nonmetropolitan area and 23.1 percent (23.1%) 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 |