How much do Animal Trainers make in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC?

Percentile spread

For Animal Trainers, the published 10th percentile is $22,840 and the 90th percentile is $85,240. The difference is $62,400, which is 174.9% 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 $26,320 to the 75th at $52,440, covers $26,120.

The mean annual wage is $45,640, which sits above the median of $35,680. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC median is 10.8% lower than the national median of $39,990 for Animal Trainers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $36,652, which is 8.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.3% lower than the North Carolina median of $37,680.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC covers more than one state. The state comparison uses North Carolina, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is 97.348, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $35,680 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Animal Trainers at $36,652 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Animal Trainers. Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC ranks 5th of 8 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).).

• Columbia, SC is 76 miles away, with a median of $29,670. That median is 16.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $31,678, against $36,652 here.
• Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC is 97 miles away, with a median of $32,760 and employment of 40. That median is 8.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $35,128, against $36,652 here.
• Asheville, NC is 105 miles away, with a median of $36,970 and employment of 50. That median is 3.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,308, against $36,652 here.