The annual salary statistics of conservation scientists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of conservation scientists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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 | $42,000 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $54,400 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $70,470 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $90,210 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $101,860 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for conservation scientists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $101,860. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $70,470. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $42,000.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of conservation scientists from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $70,470 | -18.52% | -9.08% |
| 2016 | $83,520 | -6.79% | - |
| 2015 | $89,190 | 5.85% | - |
| 2014 | $83,970 | 3.51% | - |
| 2013 | $81,020 | 5.12% | - |
| 2012 | $76,870 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $70,470 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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-Glendale is 27.1 percent (27.1%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 32.0 percent (32.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area.