The annual salary statistics of conservation scientists in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of conservation scientists in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford 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 | $30,290 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,290 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $49,320 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $68,410 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $81,140 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for conservation scientists in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $81,140. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,320. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,290.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of conservation scientists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 4-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $49,320 | -4.60% | 37.85% |
| 2021 | $51,590 | -28.18% | - |
| 2020 | $66,130 | 11.02% | - |
| 2019 | $58,840 | 47.91% | - |
| 2018 | $30,650 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $49,320 in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford is in the middle of salary range for conservation scientists in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of conservation scientists in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford is 35.2 percent (35.2%) lower than that in the highest paying West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach and 44.3 percent (44.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent.