What are the main factors that influence a Guide Dog Trainer's salary?

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

How does experience change A Guide Dog Trainer's salary?

A Guide Dog Trainer's salary grows with experience: a Guide Dog Trainer (0-0 years)earns $35,180, a Nursing Assistant - Non-certified (0-1 years)earns $35,470, a Patient Care Technician (PCT) (1-3 years)earns $39,314,

What are the highest paying states for a Guide Dog Trainer?

Guide Dog Trainer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Guide Dog Trainer roles are District of Columbia $38,051, California $37,907, Massachusetts $37,402. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Guide Dog Trainer roles make?

Salaries for Guide Dog Trainer level roles vary by specialization: Guide: $63,633; Yard Dog: $47,033; Dog Daycare: $41,219; Dog Groomer: $39,501; Dog Trainer: $39,171.

How do different companies affect a Guide Dog Trainer's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Guide Dog Trainer roles. Large, established industry leaders like Kpmg Us LLP ($114,295) and Warner Bros Discovery ($114,096) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $88,138.

Guide Dog Trainer Salary in the United States

How much does a Guide Dog Trainer make in the United States?

As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for a Guide Dog Trainer in the United States is $34,367 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $17.

However, a Guide Dog Trainer's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $38,370
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $30,466 to $36,463
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $26,914

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Guide Dog Trainer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$36,463	$3,039	$701	$18
Average	$34,367	$2,864	$661	$17
25th Percentile	$30,466	$2,539	$586	$15

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Key Factors That Influence Guide Dog Trainer Salaries

A Guide Dog Trainer'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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Guide Dog Trainer 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 Guide Dog Trainers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $38,051.
California: $37,907.
Massachusetts: $37,402.

District of Columbia $38,051 California $37,907 Massachusetts $37,402 Washington $37,264 New Jersey $37,250 Alaska $37,202 Connecticut $36,728 New York $36,536

Hawaii $35,920 Rhode Island $35,632 Maryland $35,436 Minnesota $35,168 Colorado $35,065 Illinois $35,030 Oregon $34,900 Delaware $34,804

New Hampshire $34,743 Virginia $34,608 Pennsylvania $34,212 Nevada $34,013 North Dakota $33,948 Michigan $33,845 Wisconsin $33,807 Vermont $33,731

Texas $33,522 Maine $33,508 Arizona $33,487 Ohio $33,463 Georgia $33,147 Indiana $32,989 Wyoming $32,958 Utah $32,910

Iowa $32,889 Kansas $32,724 Louisiana $32,676 North Carolina $32,659 Missouri $32,652 Florida $32,518 Montana $32,446 Nebraska $32,377

Kentucky $32,339 South Carolina $32,202 Tennessee $32,116 Idaho $32,082 New Mexico $31,831 Oklahoma $31,776 Alabama $31,573 South Dakota $31,233

Arkansas $31,047 West Virginia $30,948 Mississippi $30,649

Top Paying Cities for Guide Dog Trainers

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: $43,347
San Francisco: $42,873
Oakland: $41,969

San Jose, CA $43,347

San Francisco, CA $42,873

Oakland, CA $41,969

New York, NY $39,570

Paramus, NJ $39,089

Queens Village, NY $39,087

Passaic, NJ $39,054

Bergenfield, NJ $39,051

Stamford, CT $38,976

Huntington, NY $38,962

Newark, NJ $38,708

Bridgeport, CT $38,635

Vallejo, CA $38,567

New Brunswick, NJ $38,553

Petaluma, CA $38,532

Middlesex, NJ $38,467

Somerset, NJ $38,443

Santa Cruz, CA $38,398

Boston, MA $38,189

Monterey, CA $38,068

Seattle, WA $37,989

Santa Rosa, CA $37,983

Los Angeles, CA $37,972

Juneau, AK $37,883

Washington, DC $37,845

Orange, CA $37,723

Santa Ana, CA $37,632

Long Beach, CA $37,598

Anaheim, CA $37,591

Anchorage, AK $37,574

Santa Maria, CA $37,470

Everett, WA $37,464

Danbury, CT $37,343

Bremerton, WA $37,295

Tacoma, WA $37,171

New Suffolk, NY $37,171

Sacramento, CA $37,161

Santa Barbara, CA $37,123

Trenton, NJ $37,086

San Diego, CA $37,086

Brockton, MA $37,048

Fairbanks, AK $36,964

Lompoc, CA $36,876

Lowell, MA $36,848

Ventura, CA $36,842

Nashua, NH $36,835

Stockton, CA $36,831

Modesto, CA $36,580

Poughkeepsie, NY $36,505

Olympia, WA $36,439

Kennewick, WA $36,439

New Haven, CT $36,426

Lawrence, MA $36,302

Hartford, CT $36,268

Riverside, CA $36,261

New Bedford, MA $36,226

Richland, WA $36,226

Bakersfield, CA $36,178

San Bernardino, CA $36,164

New Britain, CT $36,161

Atlantic City, NJ $36,161

New London, CT $36,147

Norwich, CT $36,137

Portsmouth, NH $36,130

Boulder, CO $36,057

Portland, OR $36,010

Worcester, MA $36,006

Minneapolis, MN $35,900

Philadelphia, PA $35,852

Honolulu, HI $35,738

Saint Paul, MN $35,722

Vineland, NJ $35,714

Providence, RI $35,615

Chicago, IL $35,515

Bellingham, WA $35,474

Springfield, MA $35,446

Baltimore, MD $35,436

Chico, CA $35,350

Pittsfield, MA $35,257

Manchester, NH $35,192

Spokane, WA $35,041

Denver, CO $35,037

Albany, NY $34,876

Troy, NY $34,862

Nassau, NY $34,825

Schenectady, NY $34,790

Wilmington, DE $34,762

Burlington, VT $34,714

Salem, OR $34,700

Portland, ME $34,594

Yakima, WA $34,560

Rochester, MN $34,453

Reno, NV $34,436

Fresno, CA $34,436

Milwaukee, WI $34,405

Detroit, MI $34,371

Ann Arbor, MI $34,365

Allentown, PA $34,360

Colorado Springs, CO $34,302

Syracuse, NY $34,285

Carson City, NV $34,285

Houston, TX $34,237

Eugene, OR $34,219

Gary, IN $34,178

Springfield, OR $34,151

Bismarck, ND $34,144

Galveston, TX $34,120

Medford, OR $34,068

Fort Collins, CO $34,054

Concord, NH $34,037

Austin, TX $34,027

Mesa, AZ $33,955

Reading, PA $33,951

Phoenix, AZ $33,948

Dallas, TX $33,938

Saint Cloud, MN $33,905

Madison, WI $33,858

Utica, NY $33,766

Rochester, NY $33,711

Des Moines, IA $33,707

Raleigh, NC $33,704

Atlanta, GA $33,652

Battle Creek, MI $33,642

Salt Lake City, UT $33,632

Lancaster, PA $33,580

Harrisburg, PA $33,532

Kansas City, MO $33,498

Champaign, IL $33,491

Kansas City, KS $33,491

Fort Worth, TX $33,487

Columbus, OH $33,481

Boca Raton, FL $33,474

Pittsburgh, PA $33,460

Richmond, VA $33,446

Indianapolis, IN $33,439

Cleveland, OH $33,436

Las Vegas, NV $33,395

Cincinnati, OH $33,395

Petersburg, VA $33,343

Huntsville, AL $33,291

Lansing, MI $33,268

Lebanon, PA $33,264

Pueblo, CO $33,260

Appleton, WI $33,250

Buffalo, NY $33,236

Dayton, OH $33,226

Racine, WI $33,219

Charlotte, NC $33,216

Saint Louis, MO $33,205

York, PA $33,185

Elkhart, IN $33,185

Gastonia, NC $33,178

Billings, MT $33,170

Beaumont, TX $33,161

Lorain, OH $33,154

Benton Harbor, MI $33,147

Toledo, OH $33,140

Binghamton, NY $33,123

Rock Hill, SC $33,120

Rockford, IL $33,102

Springfield, IL $33,089

Elyria, OH $33,085

Fargo, ND $33,085

Flagstaff, AZ $33,061

Fort Lauderdale, FL $33,041

Duluth, MN $33,020

Miami, FL $33,020

Cheyenne, WY $32,996

Grand Forks, ND $32,996

Bangor, ME $32,920

Cedar Rapids, IA $32,882

Durham, NC $32,868

Louisville, KY $32,865

Grand Rapids, MI $32,858

Hialeah, FL $32,855

Casper, WY $32,807

Scranton, PA $32,766

New Orleans, LA $32,755

Virginia Beach, VA $32,752

Akron, OH $32,735

Peoria, IL $32,690

Sarasota, FL $32,683

Nashville, TN $32,659

Omaha, NE $32,659

Green Bay, WI $32,659

Baton Rouge, LA $32,642

Charleston, SC $32,635

Jamestown, NY $32,618

Davenport, IA $32,618

Tucson, AZ $32,601

Saint Petersburg, FL $32,580

Tampa, FL $32,573

Evansville, IN $32,553

Port Arthur, TX $32,553

Bradenton, FL $32,539

Santa Fe, NM $32,477

Orlando, FL $32,415

Clearwater, FL $32,405

Canton, OH $32,333

La Crosse, WI $32,333

Albuquerque, NM $32,312

Newport News, VA $32,309

High Point, NC $32,298

Ogden, UT $32,284

Corpus Christi, TX $32,257

Norfolk, VA $32,236

Laramie, WY $32,236

Rock Island, IL $32,216

Saginaw, MI $32,209

Jacksonville, FL $32,205

Salisbury, NC $32,199

Boise, ID $32,192

Moline, IL $32,174

Fort Myers, FL $32,164

Memphis, TN $32,157

Tulsa, OK $32,140

Waterloo, IA $32,119

Spartanburg, SC $32,085

Lincoln, NE $32,068

Fort Wayne, IN $32,061

Provo, UT $32,058

Cedar Falls, IA $32,016

San Antonio, TX $32,003

Greensboro, NC $31,989

South Bend, IN $31,985

Savannah, GA $31,948

Muskegon, MI $31,934

Birmingham, AL $31,930

Winston Salem, NC $31,914

Lake Charles, LA $31,831

Anderson, IN $31,824

Lexington, KY $31,814

Augusta, GA $31,803

Greenville, SC $31,803

Lima, OH $31,776

Wichita, KS $31,772

Tuscaloosa, AL $31,772

Columbia, SC $31,741

Springfield, OH $31,735

Asheville, NC $31,680

Bloomington, IN $31,656

Knoxville, TN $31,532

Shreveport, LA $31,528

Wilmington, NC $31,484

Roanoke, VA $31,484

Topeka, KS $31,422

Frankfort, KY $31,418

Oklahoma City, OK $31,394

Chillicothe, OH $31,381

Longview, TX $31,377

Melbourne, FL $31,374

Sioux Falls, SD $31,319

Mobile, AL $31,315

Terre Haute, IN $31,302

Altoona, PA $31,281

Amarillo, TX $31,257

Killeen, TX $31,247

Fayetteville, AR $31,219

Chattanooga, TN $31,209

Sioux City, IA $31,178

Idaho Falls, ID $31,171

Lynchburg, VA $31,143

Gainesville, FL $31,099

Portsmouth, OH $31,082

Little Rock, AR $31,075

Lafayette, LA $31,061

Youngstown, OH $31,061

Daytona Beach, FL $31,040

Clarksville, TN $31,037

Pensacola, FL $31,033

Temple, TX $31,031

Hopkinsville, KY $30,930

Erie, PA $30,924

Florence, SC $30,910

Charleston, WV $30,855

Great Falls, MT $30,838

Macon, GA $30,789

Tallahassee, FL $30,786

Fayetteville, NC $30,779

Waco, TX $30,772

Helena, MT $30,748

Pine Bluff, AR $30,735

Vincennes, IN $30,693

Lubbock, TX $30,680

Alamogordo, NM $30,659

Twin Falls, ID $30,628

Rapid City, SD $30,618

Jackson, MS $30,556

Huntington, WV $30,553

Greenville, MS $30,552

Parkersburg, WV $30,517

Montgomery, AL $30,511

Wichita Falls, TX $30,477

Springfield, MO $30,477

Biloxi, MS $30,460

Monroe, LA $30,425

Johnstown, PA $30,401

Sumter, SC $30,387

Columbus, GA $30,384

Pascagoula, MS $30,319

Abilene, TX $30,319

Kingsport, TN $30,229

Albany, GA $30,229

Gulfport, MS $30,219

Alexandria, LA $30,106

Fort Smith, AR $30,020

El Paso, TX $29,927

Las Cruces, NM $29,772

Harlingen, TX $29,685

Pocatello, ID $29,679

Florence, AL $29,635

Brownsville, TX $29,628

Mcallen, TX $29,556

Dothan, AL $29,508

Columbus, MS $29,303

Altus, OK $29,143

Lawton, OK $29,078

Pierre, SD $28,954

What Skills Can Increase a Guide Dog Trainer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Commitment (Mentioned in 3.53% Job Postings): An agreement or pledge to do something in the future a commitment to improve conditions at the prison especially : an engagement to assume a financial obligation at a future date.
Long Term Care (Mentioned in 4.69% Job Postings): Long-term care (LTC) is a variety of services which help meet both the medical and non-medical needs of people with a chronic illness or disability who cannot care for themselves for long periods. Long term care is focused on individualized and coordinated services that promote independence, maximize patients' quality of life, and meet patients' needs over a period of time. It is common for long-term care to provide custodial and non-skilled care, such as assisting with normal daily tasks like dressing, feeding, using the bathroom. Increasingly, long-term care involves providing a level of medical care that requires the expertise of skilled practitioners to address the multiple chronic conditions associated with older populations. Long-term care can be provided at home, in the community, in assisted living facilities or in nursing homes. Long-term care may be needed by people of any age, although it is a more common need for senior citizens.
Home Care (Mentioned in 2.18% Job Postings): Homecare is health care or supportive care provided by a professional caregiver in the individual home where the patient or client is living, as opposed to care provided in group accommodations like clinics or nursing home.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Commitment	3.53%
Long Term Care	4.69%
Home Care	2.18%

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 a Guide Dog Trainer's salary.

Dialysis: Can increase your salary by up to 14%.
Attention to Detail: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Initiative: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Dialysis	$39,178	14%
Attention to Detail	$36,429	6%
Initiative	$36,085	5%
Collaboration	$36,085	5%
Cardiac	$35,742	4%
Organizational Skills	$35,742	4%

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Guide Dog Trainer Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Guide Dog Trainer roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 80% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Healthcare, offers compensation 40% above the average. Conversely, Guide Dog Trainer positions in Business Services typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Guide Dog Trainer as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for a Guide Dog Trainer

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Healthcare	$48,114	$23.0	40%

How Education impacts a Guide Dog Trainer's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Guide Dog Trainers enter the field with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Guide Dog Trainer with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $35,160 and $37,049).

Guide Dog Trainer Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Guide Dog Trainer

No Diploma 1.7%

High School 78.7%

Associates 11.4%

Bachelors 7.6%

Masters 0.6%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	1.7%
High School	78.7%
Associates	11.4%
Bachelors	7.6%
Masters	0.6%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Guide Dog Trainer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Guide Dog Trainer'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 August 01, 2026

$30,466

Average $34,367/year

$36,463

$2,539

Average $2,864/month

$3,039

$586

Average $661/week

$701

$15

Average $17/hour

$18

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$36,463	$3,039	$701	$18
Average	$34,367	$2,864	$661	$17
25th Percentile	$30,466	$2,539	$586	$15

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Salary Trends for Guide Dog Trainer

Salaries for a Guide Dog Trainer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $50,859 in 2023 to around $51,493 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Guide Dog Trainer salary trends, .

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