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Average Animal Trainers Salary in Bloomington, IN

Animal Trainers in Bloomington, IN earn a median annual salary of $41,210, which is +6.3% compared to the national median. There are 70 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Bloomington, IN (metro area).

$41,210
Bloomington, IN median annual wage
$20/hour median
+6.3%
Difference vs national median
National median is $38,750
70
Local employment
0.9 jobs per 1,000 workers
7.17
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$30,740
25th
$39,430
Median
$41,210
75th
$49,210
90th
$62,590

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Bloomington, IN, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
95.1%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$43,341
Goods: 94.3%
Services: 86.5%
Rents: 85.6%

Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Bloomington, IN

OccupationMedian annual wageLQ
Chief Executives$179,9700.72
Marketing Managers$168,0400.33
Architectural And Engineering Managers$163,1900.76
Dentists, General$162,8100.97
Computer And Information Systems Managers$159,6300.48
Industrial Production Managers$153,9901.77
Managers, All Other$138,7200.18
Pharmacists$134,8400.98

Bloomington, IN has salary data for 269 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Chief Executives.

Historical series

Trend for Animal Trainers in Bloomington, IN

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Animal Trainers are projected to change by +5.1% from 2024 to 2034, with 7,100 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.