The annual salary statistics of conservation scientists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of conservation scientists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $38,280 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $49,030 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $63,020 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $94,380 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $130,400 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for conservation scientists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $130,400. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $63,020. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,280.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of conservation scientists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $63,020 | -1.27% | -25.45% |
| 2021 | $63,820 | 13.79% | - |
| 2020 | $55,020 | -13.29% | - |
| 2019 | $62,330 | 5.25% | - |
| 2018 | $59,060 | -22.35% | - |
| 2017 | $72,260 | -9.41% | - |
| 2016 | $79,060 | 3.63% | - |
| 2015 | $76,190 | -3.77% | - |
| 2012 | $79,060 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $63,020 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is in the middle of salary range for conservation scientists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of conservation scientists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 34.8 percent (34.8%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 24.0 percent (24.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area.