SOC 39-2011 · Personal Care and Service Occupations · May 2025
How much do Animal Trainers make in Tulsa, OK?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Animal Trainers in Tulsa, OK is $49,320. The 10th percentile is $31,160 and the 90th percentile is $88,040. Employment is 80.
Median annual wage
$49,320
- 10th percentile
- $31,160
- 25th percentile
- $36,240
- Median
- $49,320
- 75th percentile
- $67,020
- 90th percentile
- $88,040
- Mean
- $53,610
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Animal Trainers, the published 10th percentile is $31,160 and the 90th percentile is $88,040. The difference is $56,880, which is 115.3% 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 $36,240 to the 75th at $67,020, covers $30,780.
The mean annual wage is $53,610, which sits above the median of $49,320. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Tulsa, OK median is 23.3% higher than the national median of $39,990 for Animal Trainers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $55,283, which is 38.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 22.4% higher than the Oklahoma median of $40,310.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Tulsa, OK is 89.214, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $49,320 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Animal Trainers at $55,283 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Animal Trainers. Tulsa, OK ranks 1st of 4 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).).
- Oklahoma City, OK is 94 miles away, with a median of $39,830 and employment of 110. That median is 19.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $44,056, against $55,283 here.
- Wichita, KS is 112 miles away, with a median of $34,390 and employment of 70. That median is 30.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,664, against $55,283 here.
- Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR is 117 miles away, with a median of $34,300 and employment of 40. That median is 30.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,547, against $55,283 here.
Employment share
Animal Trainers accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Tulsa, OK (80 of 458,730). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (18,770 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.44 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.
Highest-paying jobs in Tulsa, OK · Animal Trainers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Animal Trainers make in Tulsa, OK?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Animal Trainers in Tulsa, OK is $49,320. The 10th percentile is $31,160 and the 90th percentile is $88,040. Employment is 80.
How does that compare with the national median for Animal Trainers?
The local median is 23.3% higher than the national median of $39,990.
What is Animal Trainers pay in Tulsa, OK after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Tulsa, OK is 89.214, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $49,320 is $55,283. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Tulsa, OK compare with nearby metros for Animal Trainers?
Oklahoma City, OK is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 94 miles away, at $39,830. Tulsa, OK ranks 1st of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.