The annual salary statistics of zoologists and wildlife biologists in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of zoologists and wildlife biologists in Santa Rosa-Petaluma 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 | $48,030 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $55,250 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $83,580 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $110,880 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $144,460 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for zoologists and wildlife biologists in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $144,460. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $83,580. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,030.
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 | $83,580 | 2.00% | 25.41% |
| 2021 | $81,910 | 18.68% | - |
| 2017 | $66,610 | -3.93% | - |
| 2016 | $69,230 | -5.50% | - |
| 2015 | $73,040 | 6.96% | - |
| 2013 | $67,960 | 8.27% | - |
| 2012 | $62,340 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $83,580 in Santa Rosa-Petaluma 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 Rosa-Petaluma is 23.0 percent (23.0%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City and 44.8 percent (44.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bakersfield-Delano.