The annual salary statistics of conservation scientists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of conservation scientists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont 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 | $53,430 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $68,310 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $89,640 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $105,730 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $128,760 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for conservation scientists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $128,760. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $89,640. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $53,430.
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 | $89,640 | 8.37% | 9.83% |
| 2021 | $82,140 | -11.57% | - |
| 2020 | $91,640 | 6.49% | - |
| 2019 | $85,690 | -2.50% | - |
| 2018 | $87,830 | -1.54% | - |
| 2017 | $89,180 | -1.85% | - |
| 2016 | $90,830 | 2.54% | - |
| 2015 | $88,520 | 4.36% | - |
| 2014 | $84,660 | -2.65% | - |
| 2013 | $86,900 | 6.99% | - |
| 2012 | $80,830 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $89,640 in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is in the middle of salary range for conservation scientists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of conservation scientists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 7.2 percent (7.2%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 46.6 percent (46.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area.