How much do Animal Trainers make in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA?

Percentile spread

For Animal Trainers, the published 10th percentile is $30,200 and the 90th percentile is $93,090. The difference is $62,890, which is 134.4% 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 $39,180 to the 75th at $76,170, covers $36,990.

The mean annual wage is $53,280, which sits above the median of $46,810. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA median is 17.1% higher than the national median of $39,990 for Animal Trainers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $46,783, which is 17% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.4% higher than the Georgia median of $45,250.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is 100.058, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $46,810 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Animal Trainers at $46,783 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Animal Trainers. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA ranks 1st of 5 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).).

• Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC is 131 miles away, with a median of $32,760 and employment of 40. That median is 30% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $35,128, against $46,783 here.
• Knoxville, TN is 160 miles away, with a median of $30,530 and employment of 70. That median is 34.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $32,981, against $46,783 here.
• Asheville, NC is 166 miles away, with a median of $36,970 and employment of 50. That median is 21% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,308, against $46,783 here.

Employment share

Animal Trainers accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA (680 of 2,889,670). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (18,770 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.95 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.