The annual salary statistics of zoologists and wildlife biologists in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of zoologists and wildlife biologists in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City 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 | $40,520 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $71,680 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $108,500 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $120,580 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $128,080 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for zoologists and wildlife biologists in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $128,080. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $108,500. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,520.
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 | $108,500 | 1.83% | 47.09% |
| 2016 | $106,510 | 25.42% | - |
| 2014 | $79,430 | -2.83% | - |
| 2013 | $81,680 | 29.71% | - |
| 2012 | $57,410 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $108,500, San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is the highest paying city for zoologists and wildlife biologists in state of California, followed by San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary $93,670). In comparison, the median annual salary of zoologists and wildlife biologists in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is 13.7 percent (13.7%) higher than that in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont.