How much do Animal Trainers make in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA?

Percentile spread

For Animal Trainers, the published 10th percentile is $42,830 and the 90th percentile is $68,060. The difference is $25,230, which is 39.2% 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 $64,430 to the 75th at $64,430, covers $0.

The mean annual wage is $62,820, which sits below the median of $64,430. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA median is 61.1% higher than the national median of $39,990 for Animal Trainers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $59,220, which is 48.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 31.3% higher than the California median of $49,060.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA is 108.798, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $64,430 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Animal Trainers at $59,220 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Animal Trainers. Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ranks 1st of 6 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).).

• Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA is 53 miles away, with a median of $50,420 and employment of 70. That median is 21.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,615, against $59,220 here.
• San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA is 63 miles away, with a median of $41,770 and employment of 40. That median is 35.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,464, against $59,220 here.
• Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 110 miles away, with a median of $51,230 and employment of 830. That median is 20.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,110, against $59,220 here.