The annual salary statistics of zoologists and wildlife biologists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of zoologists and wildlife biologists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont 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 | $56,690 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $71,600 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $93,670 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $133,940 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $156,000 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for zoologists and wildlife biologists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $156,000. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $93,670. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $56,690.
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 | $93,670 | 11.17% | 36.77% |
| 2021 | $83,210 | 12.33% | - |
| 2020 | $72,950 | 6.03% | - |
| 2019 | $68,550 | -11.41% | - |
| 2018 | $76,370 | -0.60% | - |
| 2017 | $76,830 | 5.44% | - |
| 2014 | $72,650 | 3.06% | - |
| 2013 | $70,430 | 15.90% | - |
| 2012 | $59,230 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $93,670, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is the second highest paying city for zoologists and wildlife biologists in state of California, following the highest paying city San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City (median annual salary of $108,500). Compared with San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, the median annual salary of zoologists and wildlife biologists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 13.7 percent (13.7%) lower.