How much do Animal Trainers make in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC?

Percentile spread

For Animal Trainers, the published 10th percentile is $31,660 and the 90th percentile is $99,280. The difference is $67,620, which is 68.2% 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 $40,210 to the 75th at $99,200, covers $58,990.

The mean annual wage is $76,380, which sits below the median of $99,190. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC median is 148% higher than the national median of $39,990 for Animal Trainers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $101,275, which is 153.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 57.5% higher than the Virginia median of $62,960.

Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Virginia, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC is 97.941, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $99,190 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Animal Trainers at $101,275 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. Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC 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).).

• Richmond, VA is 70 miles away, with a median of $46,820 and employment of 110. That median is 52.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,845, against $101,275 here.
• Raleigh-Cary, NC is 137 miles away, with a median of $55,560 and employment of 160. That median is 44% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,603, against $101,275 here.
• Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV is 150 miles away, with a median of $50,460 and employment of 650. That median is 49.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,343, against $101,275 here.