The annual salary statistics of zoologists and wildlife biologists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of zoologists and wildlife biologists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim 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 | $49,430 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $60,970 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $77,980 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $97,320 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $133,830 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for zoologists and wildlife biologists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $133,830. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $77,980. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $49,430.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of zoologists and wildlife biologists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $77,980 | 23.30% | 26.81% |
| 2021 | $59,810 | -46.48% | - |
| 2020 | $87,610 | -3.78% | - |
| 2019 | $90,920 | -1.81% | - |
| 2018 | $92,570 | 7.25% | - |
| 2017 | $85,860 | 33.53% | - |
| 2016 | $57,070 | 2.94% | - |
| 2015 | $55,390 | -3.03% | - |
| 2012 | $57,070 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $77,980 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is in the middle of salary range for zoologists and wildlife biologists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of zoologists and wildlife biologists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 28.1 percent (28.1%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City and 40.8 percent (40.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bakersfield-Delano.