How much do Animal Breeders make in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA?

Percentile spread

For Animal Breeders, the published 10th percentile is $37,560 and the 90th percentile is $73,180. The difference is $35,620, which is 61.0% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $39,530 to the 75th at $73,180, covers $33,650.

The mean annual wage is $58,580, which sits above the median of $58,440. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA median is 14.3% higher than the national median of $51,130 for Animal Breeders. In 2024 national prices the local median is $51,459, which is 0.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.4% lower than the California median of $59,280.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 113.566, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $58,440 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Animal Breeders at $51,459 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

One other metropolitan area within 200 miles publishes a annual median for Animal Breeders. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ranks 2nd of 2 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is 110 miles away, with a median of $69,070. That median is 18.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $61,732, against $51,459 here.