Animal Trainers Salary in the US
A animal trainers earns a national median of $39,990 a year (mean $47,020) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #728 of 825.
How much does a animal trainers earn in the US?
A animal trainers in the United States earns a median of $39,990 a year (mean $47,020), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 22% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 18,770 people work in this occupation (SOC 39-2011), ranked #728 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$39,990
per year
Mean
$47,020
per year
Employment
18,770
US workers
National rank
#728
of 825 by median
What a animal trainers earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a animal trainers (SOC 39-2011) earns a median annual wage of $39,990 and a mean (average) of $47,020. The median is the midpoint — half of animal trainers earn more and half earn less — and is 22% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a animal trainers in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for animal trainers is $39,990, and the mean (average) is $47,020. The median is the midpoint — half of animal trainers earn more and half earn less.
- How does animal trainers pay compare to the US average?
- At $39,990, a animal trainers earns 22% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many animal trainers are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 18,770 animal trainers employed nationally (SOC 39-2011), across all industries.
- Where does this animal trainers salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 39-2011. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 39-2011 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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