The annual salary statistics of conservation scientists in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of conservation scientists in Santa Cruz-Watsonville 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 | $48,970 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $59,300 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $67,250 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $126,730 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $161,820 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for conservation scientists in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $161,820. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $67,250. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,970.
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 | $67,250 | -22.35% | -25.98% |
| 2021 | $82,280 | 28.74% | - |
| 2020 | $58,630 | 2.20% | - |
| 2019 | $57,340 | 11.02% | - |
| 2018 | $51,020 | -66.05% | - |
| 2015 | $84,720 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $84,720 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $67,250 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for conservation scientists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of conservation scientists in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 30.4 percent (30.4%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 28.8 percent (28.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area.