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Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists Salary in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York

The annual salary statistics of zoologists and wildlife biologists in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of zoologists and wildlife biologists in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island 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 Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$62,960
25th Percentile Wage	$63,990
50th Percentile Wage	$77,770
75th Percentile Wage	$100,210
90th Percentile Wage	$119,910

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for zoologists and wildlife biologists in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $119,910. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $77,770. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $62,960.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

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	$77,770	15.08%	13.73%
2021	$66,040	-29.80%	-
2020	$85,720	8.00%	-
2019	$78,860	3.84%	-
2018	$75,830	1.69%	-
2017	$74,550	1.07%	-
2016	$73,750	2.54%	-
2015	$71,880	8.68%	-
2014	$65,640	1.39%	-
2013	$64,730	-3.65%	-
2012	$67,090	-	-

Table 2. Compare Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists Salary in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $77,770, New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is the second highest paying city for zoologists and wildlife biologists in state of New York, following the highest paying city Albany-Schenectady-Troy (median annual salary of $78,420). Compared with Albany-Schenectady-Troy, the median annual salary of zoologists and wildlife biologists in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is .8 percent (.8%) lower.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Albany-Schenectady-Troy	$78,420
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island	$77,770
Nassau-Suffolk	$72,870
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	$68,430
Ithaca	$58,610
Buffalo-Niagara Falls	$57,300
New York-White Plains-Wayne	$56,840