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Conservation Scientist Salary in Stockton, California

The annual salary statistics of conservation scientists in Stockton, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of conservation scientists in Stockton is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Conservation Scientists in Stockton, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$49,450
25th Percentile Wage
$49,450
50th Percentile Wage
$71,700
75th Percentile Wage
$90,680
90th Percentile Wage
$116,980

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for conservation scientists in Stockton, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $116,980. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $71,700. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $49,450.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of conservation scientists from 2012 to 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$71,700
31.41% 32.89%
2018
$49,180
2.16% -
2017
$48,120
0.00% -
2012
$48,120
- -

Table 2. Compare Conservation Scientist Salary in Stockton with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $71,700 in Stockton is in the middle of salary range for conservation scientists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of conservation scientists in Stockton is 25.8 percent (25.8%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 33.2 percent (33.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$96,610
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$94,280
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$90,860
Napa
$90,150
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$89,640
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$87,030
Fresno
$85,860
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$81,330
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$80,020
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$76,800
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$76,130
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$74,730
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$72,920
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$72,820
Stockton
$71,700
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$70,470
Visalia-Porterville
$70,410
Salinas
$70,200
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$67,250
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$65,020
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$63,020
Vallejo-Fairfield
$62,110
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$61,530
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$61,130
North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$47,910

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