The annual salary statistics of animal trainers in Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of animal trainers in 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 | $18,050 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $21,430 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $30,340 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,070 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $57,380 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for animal trainers in 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 $57,380. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,340. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,050.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of animal trainers from 2012 to 2015. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 3-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $30,340 | 22.28% | 34.21% |
| 2014 | $23,580 | 10.14% | - |
| 2013 | $21,190 | 5.80% | - |
| 2012 | $19,960 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $30,340, Fort Worth-Arlington is the second highest paying city for animal trainers in state of Texas, following the highest paying city Central Texas nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $46,180). Compared with Central Texas nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of animal trainers in Fort Worth-Arlington is 34.3 percent (34.3%) lower.
| 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 |