Animal Trainers Salary — Allentown, Pennsylvania

The average Animal Trainers in Allentown, Pennsylvania earns $44,210 a year.

$44,210 / year, mean
↓ 9.4% below national average 75th percentile in Pennsylvania

Allentown pays well above most of Pennsylvania for this role, landing in the top third statewide. That's noticeably below the national average for animal trainers, worth factoring into any relocation math. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a reasonably reliable estimate, though the underlying sample is moderate in size.

Percentile within Pennsylvania

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
30
Estimate confidence
RSE 5.2%
Cost of living 100 #61 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 1511 #51 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $363,989 #73 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $82,602 #41 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Allentown ranks #61 for cost of living and #73 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

Virginia Beach $76,380 San Francisco $65,520 Santa Maria $62,820 Richmond $60,200 Portland $59,680 Santa Rosa $59,370 New York $58,400 Indianapolis $58,350 San Jose $57,670 Ocala $56,640 Los Angeles $56,310 Sacramento $56,150 Oxnard $52,180 Bloomington $51,870 Seattle $50,870 Chicago $50,260 San Diego $49,590 Kiryas Joel $49,520 Philadelphia $48,810 Fresno $48,530 San Luis Obispo $47,510 Albany $47,070 Rochester $46,750 Tampa $46,350 Riverside $46,240 Austin $44,530 Bellingham $44,410 Allentown $44,210 Buffalo $44,050 Baltimore $43,920 Miami $43,070 Naples $42,740 Lexington $41,990 Louisville $41,430 Jacksonville $40,680 Dallas $40,300 Houston $39,890 Lancaster $39,480 Deltona $38,760 Palm Bay $38,530 Orlando $38,290 Lakeland $38,250 Pittsburgh $37,880 San Antonio $37,150 Sarasota $37,130 Grand Rapids $35,670 El Paso $33,470 Detroit $33,420 Ann Arbor $33,220
CityMean salaryvs. Allentown
Albany, New York$47,070+6.5%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$33,220-24.9%
Austin, Texas$44,530+0.7%
Baltimore, Maryland$43,920-0.7%
Bellingham, Washington$44,410+0.5%
Bloomington, Indiana$51,870+17.3%
Buffalo, New York$44,050-0.4%
Chicago, Illinois$50,260+13.7%
Dallas, Texas$40,300-8.8%
Deltona, Florida$38,760-12.3%
Detroit, Michigan$33,420-24.4%
El Paso, Texas$33,470-24.3%
Fresno, California$48,530+9.8%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$35,670-19.3%
Houston, Texas$39,890-9.8%
Indianapolis, Indiana$58,350+32.0%
Jacksonville, Florida$40,680-8.0%
Kiryas Joel, New York$49,520+12.0%
Lakeland, Florida$38,250-13.5%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$39,480-10.7%
Lexington, Kentucky$41,990-5.0%
Los Angeles, California$56,310+27.4%
Louisville, Kentucky$41,430-6.3%
Miami, Florida$43,070-2.6%
Naples, Florida$42,740-3.3%
New York, New York$58,400+32.1%
Sarasota, Florida$37,130-16.0%
Ocala, Florida$56,640+28.1%
Orlando, Florida$38,290-13.4%
Oxnard, California$52,180+18.0%
Palm Bay, Florida$38,530-12.8%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$48,810+10.4%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$37,880-14.3%
Portland, Oregon$59,680+35.0%
Richmond, Virginia$60,200+36.2%
Riverside, California$46,240+4.6%
Rochester, New York$46,750+5.7%
Sacramento, California$56,150+27.0%
San Antonio, Texas$37,150-16.0%
San Diego, California$49,590+12.2%
San Francisco, California$65,520+48.2%
San Jose, California$57,670+30.4%
San Luis Obispo, California$47,510+7.5%
Santa Maria, California$62,820+42.1%
Santa Rosa, California$59,370+34.3%
Seattle, Washington$50,870+15.1%
Tampa, Florida$46,350+4.8%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$76,380+72.8%

This metro area spans more than one state — where you actually pay income tax depends on where you work, not just where BLS assigns the area. Choose your work state:

Gross salary
44,210/yr
Estimated take-home
36,345/yr
Est. total withheld
17.8%

Single filer, federal + state tax (where the selected state levies one) + FICA, 2025 rates, for whichever state you select above. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 39-2011 SOC code
Official area Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 10900 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: pa_dor_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
BethlehemEaston
Multi-state area: PA;NJ
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Highlighted: Pennsylvania

Population (metro area)
866,764