The annual salary statistics of animal trainers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of animal trainers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown 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 | $21,900 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,600 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,110 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $31,400 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $40,730 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for animal trainers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $40,730. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,110. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,900.
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 | $29,110 | 3.09% | 29.27% |
| 2021 | $28,210 | 9.71% | - |
| 2020 | $25,470 | 7.62% | - |
| 2019 | $23,530 | 8.46% | - |
| 2018 | $21,540 | -4.09% | - |
| 2017 | $22,420 | -13.56% | - |
| 2016 | $25,460 | -1.45% | - |
| 2015 | $25,830 | 15.10% | - |
| 2014 | $21,930 | 4.29% | - |
| 2013 | $20,990 | 1.91% | - |
| 2012 | $20,590 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,110 in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is in the middle of salary range for animal trainers in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of animal trainers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 37.0 percent (37.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Central Texas nonmetropolitan area and 22.0 percent (22.0%) 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 |