The annual salary statistics of zoologists and wildlife biologists in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of zoologists and wildlife biologists in Santa Cruz-Watsonville 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 | $43,520 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,670 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $71,320 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $101,330 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $121,680 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for zoologists and wildlife biologists in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $121,680. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $71,320. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $43,520.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of zoologists and wildlife biologists from 2012 to 2020.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $71,320 | 28.84% | -9.55% |
| 2019 | $50,750 | 2.03% | - |
| 2018 | $49,720 | -57.14% | - |
| 2014 | $78,130 | 3.61% | - |
| 2013 | $75,310 | -3.74% | - |
| 2012 | $78,130 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $71,320 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville 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 Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 34.3 percent (34.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City and 35.3 percent (35.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bakersfield-Delano.