Animal Trainers Salary — Virginia Beach, Virginia

The average Animal Trainers in Virginia Beach, Virginia earns $76,380 a year.

$76,380 / year, mean
↑ 56.5% above national average 100th percentile in Virginia

Virginia Beach sits at the very top of the range for this role in Virginia — among the highest-paying cities in the state for this occupation. That's a substantial premium — this metro pays far more for animal trainers than the U.S. average. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This estimate comes from a smaller sample than most cities in this dataset — treat the exact figure with a bit more caution.

Percentile within Virginia

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
N/A
Estimate confidence
RSE 19.1%
Cost of living 98 #75 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 1524 #67 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $373,678 #65 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $80,533 #48 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Virginia Beach ranks #75 for cost of living and #65 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. Virginia Beach
Albany, New York$47,070-38.4%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$44,210-42.1%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$33,220-56.5%
Austin, Texas$44,530-41.7%
Baltimore, Maryland$43,920-42.5%
Bellingham, Washington$44,410-41.9%
Bloomington, Indiana$51,870-32.1%
Buffalo, New York$44,050-42.3%
Chicago, Illinois$50,260-34.2%
Dallas, Texas$40,300-47.2%
Deltona, Florida$38,760-49.3%
Detroit, Michigan$33,420-56.2%
El Paso, Texas$33,470-56.2%
Fresno, California$48,530-36.5%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$35,670-53.3%
Houston, Texas$39,890-47.8%
Indianapolis, Indiana$58,350-23.6%
Jacksonville, Florida$40,680-46.7%
Kiryas Joel, New York$49,520-35.2%
Lakeland, Florida$38,250-49.9%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$39,480-48.3%
Lexington, Kentucky$41,990-45.0%
Los Angeles, California$56,310-26.3%
Louisville, Kentucky$41,430-45.8%
Miami, Florida$43,070-43.6%
Naples, Florida$42,740-44.0%
New York, New York$58,400-23.5%
Sarasota, Florida$37,130-51.4%
Ocala, Florida$56,640-25.8%
Orlando, Florida$38,290-49.9%
Oxnard, California$52,180-31.7%
Palm Bay, Florida$38,530-49.6%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$48,810-36.1%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$37,880-50.4%
Portland, Oregon$59,680-21.9%
Richmond, Virginia$60,200-21.2%
Riverside, California$46,240-39.5%
Rochester, New York$46,750-38.8%
Sacramento, California$56,150-26.5%
San Antonio, Texas$37,150-51.4%
San Diego, California$49,590-35.1%
San Francisco, California$65,520-14.2%
San Jose, California$57,670-24.5%
San Luis Obispo, California$47,510-37.8%
Santa Maria, California$62,820-17.8%
Santa Rosa, California$59,370-22.3%
Seattle, Washington$50,870-33.4%
Tampa, Florida$46,350-39.3%
Gross salary
76,380/yr
Estimated take-home
58,986/yr
Est. total withheld
22.8%

Single filer, federal + Virginia state tax + FICA, 2025 rates. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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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 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 47260 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: va_tax_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
ChesapeakeNorfolk
Multi-state area: VA;NC
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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Population (metro area)
1,782,590