Pet Grooming & Pet Care Salaries
BLS OEWS May 2025 · national and state pay for groomers, pet care staff and dog trainers, with the BLS occupation named
BLS publishes wages by occupation, not job title, so every figure on these pages names the BLS occupation behind it.
BLS has no groomer-only occupation.
Dog groomers, bathers, kennel and daycare attendants, shelter animal care attendants and pet sitters are all counted as animal caretakers (SOC 39-2021), so their pages show one shared figure, labelled "animal caretakers (includes groomers)", and never call it any one role's wage.
Dog walkers get the same figure as the closest available one: most walkers are self-employed or work through apps, and they are not counted in it.
Dog trainers have a BLS occupation of their own, animal trainers (SOC 39-2011), which also covers horse and other animal trainers.
The headline figure on each page is the national median across all industries.
Pay by employer adds the national rows for other personal services (NAICS 812900, which contains pet care services), veterinary services (541940) and other miscellaneous retailers (459900, which includes pet stores).
State figures cover every employer in the state.
Every figure is payroll pay from BLS OEWS wage data, before overtime and most bonuses.
The self-employed are not in it.
Salary by state
Dog Groomer salary by state: animal caretakers (includes groomers) in 51 of the 50 states + DC (Broader BLS occupation: SOC 39-2021 Animal Caretakers) →Dog Trainer salary by state: animal trainers (includes dog trainers) in 47 of the 50 states + DC (BLS occupation: SOC 39-2011 Animal Trainers) →The animal caretaker state pages are the state figures for every role in that occupation: bathers, kennel and daycare attendants, shelter attendants, pet sitters and dog walkers as well as groomers.
Pet care salaries by role
| Role | Median, all industries | Median, other personal services (includes pet care) | What the number is |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dog Groomer | $35,360 | $35,190 | Broader BLS occupation: animal caretakers (includes groomers), SOC 39-2021 |
| Dog Bather | $35,360 | $35,190 | Broader BLS occupation: animal caretakers (includes groomers), SOC 39-2021 |
| Kennel Attendant | $35,360 | $35,190 | Broader BLS occupation: animal caretakers (includes groomers), SOC 39-2021 |
| Dog Daycare Attendant | $35,360 | $35,190 | Broader BLS occupation: animal caretakers (includes groomers), SOC 39-2021 |
| Dog Trainer | $39,990 | $39,990 | BLS occupation: animal trainers (includes dog trainers), SOC 39-2011 |
| Dog Walker | $35,360 | $35,190 | Closest available occupation: animal caretakers (includes groomers), SOC 39-2021 |
| Pet Sitter | $35,360 | $35,190 | Broader BLS occupation: animal caretakers (includes groomers), SOC 39-2021 |
| Animal Care Attendant | $35,360 | $35,190 | Broader BLS occupation: animal caretakers (includes groomers), SOC 39-2021 |
Medians are annual, BLS OEWS May 2025, national, for wage-and-salary workers only. The third column is NAICS 812900 other personal services, which contains pet care services along with unrelated services. The last column says whether a median is the title's own BLS occupation, the broader group BLS counts it in or the closest available one.