The annual salary statistics of zoologists and wildlife biologists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of zoologists and wildlife biologists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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 | $50,380 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $72,550 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $89,710 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $104,760 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $124,250 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for zoologists and wildlife biologists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $124,250. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $89,710. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,380.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of zoologists and wildlife biologists from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $89,710 | 38.25% | 19.63% |
| 2016 | $55,400 | 2.47% | - |
| 2015 | $54,030 | -2.68% | - |
| 2014 | $55,480 | -27.09% | - |
| 2013 | $70,510 | -2.25% | - |
| 2012 | $72,100 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $89,710 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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-Glendale is 17.3 percent (17.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City and 48.6 percent (48.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bakersfield-Delano.