The annual salary statistics of conservation scientists in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of conservation scientists in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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 | $52,130 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $68,760 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $96,610 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $152,080 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $152,570 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for conservation scientists in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $152,570. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $96,610. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $52,130.
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 | $96,610 | 41.84% | 22.77% |
| 2021 | $56,190 | -89.61% | - |
| 2019 | $106,540 | 29.97% | - |
| 2014 | $74,610 | -26.06% | - |
| 2013 | $94,050 | 20.67% | - |
| 2012 | $74,610 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $96,610, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the highest paying city for conservation scientists in state of California, followed by San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City (median annual salary $94,280). In comparison, the median annual salary of conservation scientists in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 2.4 percent (2.4%) higher than that in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City.