The annual salary statistics of conservation scientists in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of conservation scientists in Santa Rosa-Petaluma 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 | $43,160 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $54,240 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $81,330 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $97,590 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $123,080 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for conservation scientists in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $123,080. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $81,330. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $43,160.
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 | $81,330 | 9.12% | 11.15% |
| 2019 | $73,910 | 16.47% | - |
| 2017 | $61,740 | -17.04% | - |
| 2015 | $72,260 | -4.51% | - |
| 2014 | $75,520 | 0.99% | - |
| 2013 | $74,770 | 3.36% | - |
| 2012 | $72,260 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $81,330 in Santa Rosa-Petaluma is in the middle of salary range for conservation scientists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of conservation scientists in Santa Rosa-Petaluma is 15.8 percent (15.8%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 41.1 percent (41.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area.