What are the main factors that influence an Equestrian's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change An Equestrian's salary?

An Equestrian's salary grows with experience: a Laboratory Support Technician I (0-1 years)earns $43,753, a Equestrian (1-3 years)earns $50,577, a Laboratory Support Technician III (3-5 years)earns $69,482, a Laboratory Support Technician IV (5-7 years)earns $82,016, a Laboratory Supervisor (7+ years)earns $81,527,

What are the highest paying states for an Equestrian?

Equestrian salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Equestrian roles are District of Columbia $55,103, California $54,894, Massachusetts $54,162. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Equestrian roles make?

Salaries for Equestrian level roles vary by specialization: Assistant Equestrian Coach: $41,760.

How do different companies affect an Equestrian's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Equestrian roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Equestrian Salary in the United States

How much does an Equestrian make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for an Equestrian in the United States is $49,768 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $24.

However, an Equestrian's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $57,363
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $45,882 to $53,743
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $42,344

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Equestrian Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$53,743	$4,479	$1,034	$26
Average	$49,768	$4,147	$957	$24
25th Percentile	$45,882	$3,823	$882	$22

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Key Factors That Influence Equestrian Salaries

An Equestrian's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Equestrian Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Equestrian's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $43,753
Early Career (1-2 years): $50,577
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $69,482
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $82,016
Expert (over 8 years): $81,527

Levels	Salary
Laborator... Level Equestrian	$43,753
Equestria... Level Equestrian	$50,577
Laborator... Level Equestrian	$69,482
Laborator... Level Equestrian	$82,016
Laborator... Level Equestrian	$81,527

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How Do Equestrian Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Equestrians. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $55,103.
California: $54,894.
Massachusetts: $54,162.

District of Columbia $55,103 California $54,894 Massachusetts $54,162 Washington $53,963 New Jersey $53,943 Alaska $53,874 Connecticut $53,187 New York $52,908

Hawaii $52,017 Rhode Island $51,599 Maryland $51,316 Minnesota $50,927 Colorado $50,778 Illinois $50,728 Oregon $50,539 Delaware $50,400

New Hampshire $50,312 Virginia $50,116 Pennsylvania $49,544 Nevada $49,255 North Dakota $49,161 Michigan $49,011 Wisconsin $48,957 Vermont $48,847

Texas $48,544 Maine $48,524 Arizona $48,494 Ohio $48,459 Georgia $48,001 Indiana $47,772 Wyoming $47,727 Utah $47,658

Iowa $47,628 Kansas $47,389 Louisiana $47,319 North Carolina $47,294 Missouri $47,284 Florida $47,090 Montana $46,986 Nebraska $46,886

Kentucky $46,831 South Carolina $46,632 Tennessee $46,508 Idaho $46,458 New Mexico $46,095 Oklahoma $46,015 Alabama $45,722 South Dakota $45,229

Arkansas $44,960 West Virginia $44,816 Mississippi $44,383

Top Paying Cities for Equestrians

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $62,772
San Francisco: $62,155
Oakland: $60,776

San Jose, CA $62,772

San Francisco, CA $62,155

Oakland, CA $60,776

New York, NY $57,676

Queens Village, NY $57,303

Paramus, NJ $56,905

Passaic, NJ $56,855

Bergenfield, NJ $56,805

Stamford, CT $56,730

Huntington, NY $56,681

Newark, NJ $56,357

Bridgeport, CT $56,258

New Brunswick, NJ $56,093

Vallejo, CA $55,989

Middlesex, NJ $55,959

Somerset, NJ $55,914

Petaluma, CA $55,800

Santa Cruz, CA $55,606

Boston, MA $55,506

Monterey, CA $55,257

Fairbanks, AK $55,222

Los Angeles, CA $55,128

Washington, DC $55,103

Seattle, WA $55,013

Santa Rosa, CA $55,003

Juneau, AK $54,859

Orange, CA $54,695

Anchorage, AK $54,605

Anaheim, CA $54,570

Santa Ana, CA $54,496

Nassau, NY $54,466

Long Beach, CA $54,446

Danbury, CT $54,431

Santa Maria, CA $54,262

Everett, WA $54,252

Bremerton, WA $54,008

Trenton, NJ $53,913

Sacramento, CA $53,894

San Diego, CA $53,869

Brockton, MA $53,849

Tacoma, WA $53,829

Santa Barbara, CA $53,759

Lowell, MA $53,560

New Suffolk, NY $53,540

Nashua, NH $53,480

Lompoc, CA $53,401

Ventura, CA $53,351

Stockton, CA $53,336

New Haven, CT $53,237

Atlantic City, NJ $53,107

Hartford, CT $52,998

Modesto, CA $52,973

Poughkeepsie, NY $52,863

New Britain, CT $52,838

Olympia, WA $52,769

Kennewick, WA $52,769

New London, CT $52,759

Norwich, CT $52,744

Lawrence, MA $52,719

Bakersfield, CA $52,580

Riverside, CA $52,510

New Bedford, MA $52,510

Richland, WA $52,460

Portsmouth, NH $52,420

Vineland, NJ $52,410

San Bernardino, CA $52,371

Boulder, CO $52,231

Worcester, MA $52,191

Portland, OR $52,147

Saint Paul, MN $52,087

Minneapolis, MN $52,087

Philadelphia, PA $52,017

Honolulu, HI $51,754

Springfield, MA $51,579

Providence, RI $51,574

Chicago, IL $51,430

Bellingham, WA $51,370

Baltimore, MD $51,316

Chico, CA $51,191

Wilmington, DE $51,107

Pittsfield, MA $51,057

Manchester, NH $50,962

Spokane, WA $50,743

Denver, CO $50,738

Albany, NY $50,504

Troy, NY $50,484

Schenectady, NY $50,380

Burlington, VT $50,270

Portland, ME $50,096

Salem, OR $50,056

Yakima, WA $50,046

Ann Arbor, MI $50,032

Rochester, MN $49,892

Fresno, CA $49,867

Reno, NV $49,867

Milwaukee, WI $49,823

Detroit, MI $49,773

Allentown, PA $49,758

Carson City, NV $49,753

Houston, TX $49,678

Colorado Springs, CO $49,673

Syracuse, NY $49,648

Eugene, OR $49,554

Bismarck, ND $49,494

Gary, IN $49,494

Galveston, TX $49,494

Springfield, OR $49,454

Medford, OR $49,335

Fort Collins, CO $49,315

Austin, TX $49,275

Mesa, AZ $49,171

Phoenix, AZ $49,161

Dallas, TX $49,146

Reading, PA $49,116

Saint Cloud, MN $49,096

Concord, NH $49,051

Madison, WI $49,031

Utica, NY $48,897

Raleigh, NC $48,857

Las Vegas, NV $48,852

Rochester, NY $48,817

Des Moines, IA $48,812

Atlanta, GA $48,733

Battle Creek, MI $48,718

Salt Lake City, UT $48,703

Lancaster, PA $48,628

Champaign, IL $48,618

Harrisburg, PA $48,558

Durham, NC $48,514

Kansas City, MO $48,509

Kansas City, KS $48,499

Fort Worth, TX $48,494

Boca Raton, FL $48,474

Cleveland, OH $48,469

Columbus, OH $48,459

Pittsburgh, PA $48,454

Richmond, VA $48,434

Indianapolis, IN $48,424

Cincinnati, OH $48,359

Petersburg, VA $48,285

Billings, MT $48,175

Lansing, MI $48,175

Huntsville, AL $48,175

Lebanon, PA $48,170

Dayton, OH $48,165

Pueblo, CO $48,165

Appleton, WI $48,150

Buffalo, NY $48,130

Racine, WI $48,106

Charlotte, NC $48,101

Saint Louis, MO $48,086

Springfield, IL $48,066

Elkhart, IN $48,056

York, PA $48,056

Gastonia, NC $48,051

Benton Harbor, MI $48,051

Beaumont, TX $48,021

Lorain, OH $48,011

Toledo, OH $47,991

Binghamton, NY $47,966

Rock Hill, SC $47,961

Rockford, IL $47,936

Fargo, ND $47,911

Elyria, OH $47,911

Flagstaff, AZ $47,877

Fort Lauderdale, FL $47,847

Miami, FL $47,817

Duluth, MN $47,737

Bangor, ME $47,673

Cedar Rapids, IA $47,618

Louisville, KY $47,593

Grand Rapids, MI $47,583

Hialeah, FL $47,578

Casper, WY $47,508

Scranton, PA $47,449

New Orleans, LA $47,434

Virginia Beach, VA $47,429

Akron, OH $47,404

Peoria, IL $47,339

Sarasota, FL $47,329

Green Bay, WI $47,294

Baton Rouge, LA $47,269

Charleston, SC $47,260

Nashville, TN $47,245

Jamestown, NY $47,235

Davenport, IA $47,235

Tucson, AZ $47,210

Cheyenne, WY $47,195

Saint Petersburg, FL $47,180

Tampa, FL $47,170

Omaha, NE $47,160

Port Arthur, TX $47,140

Evansville, IN $47,140

Bradenton, FL $47,120

Santa Fe, NM $47,031

Orlando, FL $46,981

Clearwater, FL $46,926

Canton, OH $46,822

La Crosse, WI $46,822

Grand Forks, ND $46,807

Albuquerque, NM $46,792

Tulsa, OK $46,792

Newport News, VA $46,787

High Point, NC $46,772

Ogden, UT $46,752

Corpus Christi, TX $46,712

Laramie, WY $46,682

Norfolk, VA $46,682

Rock Island, IL $46,652

Saginaw, MI $46,642

Jacksonville, FL $46,637

Salisbury, NC $46,627

Memphis, TN $46,617

Moline, IL $46,593

Fort Myers, FL $46,578

Waterloo, IA $46,513

Spartanburg, SC $46,463

Lincoln, NE $46,438

Fort Wayne, IN $46,428

Birmingham, AL $46,374

Cedar Falls, IA $46,364

Provo, UT $46,359

Springfield, OH $46,354

San Antonio, TX $46,344

Greensboro, NC $46,324

South Bend, IN $46,319

Winston Salem, NC $46,314

Boise, ID $46,299

Savannah, GA $46,264

Muskegon, MI $46,175

Lima, OH $46,115

Lake Charles, LA $46,095

Anderson, IN $46,085

Lexington, KY $46,070

Augusta, GA $46,055

Greenville, SC $46,055

Wichita, KS $46,010

Tuscaloosa, AL $46,010

Columbia, SC $45,966

Bloomington, IN $45,841

Roanoke, VA $45,811

Asheville, NC $45,747

Knoxville, TN $45,662

Shreveport, LA $45,657

Wilmington, NC $45,592

Frankfort, KY $45,498

Oklahoma City, OK $45,463

Chillicothe, OH $45,443

Longview, TX $45,438

Topeka, KS $45,423

Mobile, AL $45,348

Terre Haute, IN $45,329

Erie, PA $45,324

Altoona, PA $45,299

Melbourne, FL $45,284

Amarillo, TX $45,264

Killeen, TX $45,249

Fayetteville, AR $45,209

Sioux Falls, SD $45,174

Chattanooga, TN $45,144

Idaho Falls, ID $45,139

Gainesville, FL $45,035

Portsmouth, OH $45,010

Little Rock, AR $45,000

Lynchburg, VA $45,000

Lafayette, LA $44,980

Youngstown, OH $44,980

Temple, TX $44,960

Daytona Beach, FL $44,950

Clarksville, TN $44,945

Pensacola, FL $44,940

Hopkinsville, KY $44,791

Charleston, WV $44,786

Florence, SC $44,761

Sioux City, IA $44,731

Macon, GA $44,587

Tallahassee, FL $44,582

Fayetteville, NC $44,572

Waco, TX $44,562

Wichita Falls, TX $44,562

Pine Bluff, AR $44,542

Vincennes, IN $44,448

Lubbock, TX $44,428

Great Falls, MT $44,398

Alamogordo, NM $44,393

Abilene, TX $44,353

Rapid City, SD $44,288

Monroe, LA $44,288

Albany, GA $44,259

Huntington, WV $44,254

Jackson, MS $44,249

Greenville, MS $44,244

Parkersburg, WV $44,194

Montgomery, AL $44,184

Johnstown, PA $44,174

Springfield, MO $44,134

Biloxi, MS $44,109

Sumter, SC $44,005

Columbus, GA $44,000

Twin Falls, ID $43,970

Pascagoula, MS $43,905

Kingsport, TN $43,776

Gulfport, MS $43,761

Alexandria, LA $43,597

Fort Smith, AR $43,472

El Paso, TX $43,338

Helena, MT $43,273

Las Cruces, NM $43,114

Harlingen, TX $42,974

Pocatello, ID $42,930

Florence, AL $42,915

Brownsville, TX $42,905

Dothan, AL $42,825

Mcallen, TX $42,800

Columbus, MS $42,432

Altus, OK $42,203

Lawton, OK $42,109

Pierre, SD $41,929

What Skills Can Increase an Equestrian's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 9.43% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Phlebotomy (Mentioned in 3.41% Job Postings): Phlebotomy is the process of making a puncture in a vein, usually in the arm, with a cannula for the purpose of drawing blood.
Medical Laboratory (Mentioned in 1.98% Job Postings): Testing and analyzing medical and clinical specimens to help in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	9.43%
Phlebotomy	3.41%
Medical Laboratory	1.98%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on an Equestrian's salary.

Clinical Diagnostic: Can increase your salary by up to 10%.
Collaboration: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Product Testing: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Clinical Diagnostic	$54,745	10%
Collaboration	$53,252	7%
Product Testing	$52,754	6%
Molecular Biology	$51,759	4%
Oral Communication	$51,759	4%
Leadership	$51,759	4%

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Equestrian Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Equestrian's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on April 01, 2026

$45,882

Average $49,768/year

$53,743

$3,823

Average $4,147/month

$4,479

$882

Average $957/week

$1,034

$22

Average $24/hour

$26

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$53,743	$4,479	$1,034	$26
Average	$49,768	$4,147	$957	$24
25th Percentile	$45,882	$3,823	$882	$22

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Salary Trends for Equestrian

Salaries for an Equestrian can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $41,942 in 2023 to around $41,349 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Equestrian salary trends, .

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2023

$41,942

2024

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