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Conservation Scientist Salary in Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area, New York

The annual salary statistics of conservation scientists in Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of conservation scientists in Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Conservation Scientists in Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area, New York

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$39,470
25th Percentile Wage	$47,970
50th Percentile Wage	$57,330
75th Percentile Wage	$79,600
90th Percentile Wage	$90,500

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for conservation scientists in Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $90,500. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $57,330. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,470.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of conservation scientists from 2012 to 2018. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

Year	Median Salary	Growth	6-Year Growth
2018	$57,330	-1.22%	-1.22%
2012	$58,030	-	-

Table 2. Compare Conservation Scientist Salary in Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $57,330 in Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area is in the middle of salary range for conservation scientists in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of conservation scientists in Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area is 38.8 percent (38.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Nassau-Suffolk and 31.9 percent (31.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Rochester.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Nassau-Suffolk	$93,690
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	$86,170
New York-White Plains-Wayne	$72,670
Syracuse	$72,150
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown	$70,520
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island	$68,660
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	$61,250
Central New York nonmetropolitan area	$58,960
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	$57,330
Albany-Schenectady-Troy	$57,050
Buffalo-Niagara Falls	$51,930
Rochester	$39,020