The annual salary statistics of conservation scientists in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of conservation scientists in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville 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 | $49,310 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $64,230 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $87,030 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $130,000 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $154,750 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for conservation scientists in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $154,750. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $87,030. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $49,310.
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 | $87,030 | 5.88% | 20.35% |
| 2021 | $81,910 | -12.29% | - |
| 2020 | $91,980 | 16.99% | - |
| 2019 | $76,350 | 22.32% | - |
| 2018 | $59,310 | -4.05% | - |
| 2017 | $61,710 | 0.16% | - |
| 2016 | $61,610 | -20.74% | - |
| 2015 | $74,390 | 4.17% | - |
| 2014 | $71,290 | 2.79% | - |
| 2013 | $69,300 | -0.03% | - |
| 2012 | $69,320 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $87,030 in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville is in the middle of salary range for conservation scientists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of conservation scientists in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville is 9.9 percent (9.9%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 45.0 percent (45.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area.