Animal Trainers Salary — Buffalo, New York

The average Animal Trainers in Buffalo, New York earns $44,050 a year.

$44,050 / year, mean
↓ 9.7% below national average 20th percentile in New York

Buffalo pays below most of New York for this role, though still within a normal range for the state. 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 New York

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
50
Estimate confidence
RSE 5.1%
Cost of living 96 #92 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 2005 #101 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $288,316 #110 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $70,572 #104 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Buffalo ranks #92 for cost of living and #110 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. Buffalo
Albany, New York$47,070+6.9%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$44,210+0.4%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$33,220-24.6%
Austin, Texas$44,530+1.1%
Baltimore, Maryland$43,920-0.3%
Bellingham, Washington$44,410+0.8%
Bloomington, Indiana$51,870+17.8%
Chicago, Illinois$50,260+14.1%
Dallas, Texas$40,300-8.5%
Deltona, Florida$38,760-12.0%
Detroit, Michigan$33,420-24.1%
El Paso, Texas$33,470-24.0%
Fresno, California$48,530+10.2%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$35,670-19.0%
Houston, Texas$39,890-9.4%
Indianapolis, Indiana$58,350+32.5%
Jacksonville, Florida$40,680-7.7%
Kiryas Joel, New York$49,520+12.4%
Lakeland, Florida$38,250-13.2%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$39,480-10.4%
Lexington, Kentucky$41,990-4.7%
Los Angeles, California$56,310+27.8%
Louisville, Kentucky$41,430-5.9%
Miami, Florida$43,070-2.2%
Naples, Florida$42,740-3.0%
New York, New York$58,400+32.6%
Sarasota, Florida$37,130-15.7%
Ocala, Florida$56,640+28.6%
Orlando, Florida$38,290-13.1%
Oxnard, California$52,180+18.5%
Palm Bay, Florida$38,530-12.5%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$48,810+10.8%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$37,880-14.0%
Portland, Oregon$59,680+35.5%
Richmond, Virginia$60,200+36.7%
Riverside, California$46,240+5.0%
Rochester, New York$46,750+6.1%
Sacramento, California$56,150+27.5%
San Antonio, Texas$37,150-15.7%
San Diego, California$49,590+12.6%
San Francisco, California$65,520+48.7%
San Jose, California$57,670+30.9%
San Luis Obispo, California$47,510+7.9%
Santa Maria, California$62,820+42.6%
Santa Rosa, California$59,370+34.8%
Seattle, Washington$50,870+15.5%
Tampa, Florida$46,350+5.2%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$76,380+73.4%
Gross salary
44,050/yr
Estimated take-home
35,756/yr
Est. total withheld
18.8%

Single filer, federal + New York 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 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 15380 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: ny_dtf_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
Cheektowaga
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
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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Where this is

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Highlighted: New York

Population (metro area)
1,161,385