The annual salary statistics of zoologists and wildlife biologists in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of zoologists and wildlife biologists in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville 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 | $47,660 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $67,040 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $82,200 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $100,400 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $130,070 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for zoologists and wildlife biologists in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $130,070. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $82,200. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,660.
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 | $82,200 | 2.86% | 13.53% |
| 2021 | $79,850 | -9.27% | - |
| 2020 | $87,250 | 24.62% | - |
| 2019 | $65,770 | -1.38% | - |
| 2018 | $66,680 | 3.12% | - |
| 2017 | $64,600 | 2.49% | - |
| 2016 | $62,990 | 2.97% | - |
| 2015 | $61,120 | -9.11% | - |
| 2014 | $66,690 | -13.65% | - |
| 2013 | $75,790 | 6.21% | - |
| 2012 | $71,080 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $82,200 in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville 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 Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville is 24.2 percent (24.2%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City and 43.9 percent (43.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bakersfield-Delano.