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Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists Salary in Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area, New York

The annual salary statistics of zoologists and wildlife biologists in Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of zoologists and wildlife biologists 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 Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists in Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area, New York

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$50,600
25th Percentile Wage	$55,650
50th Percentile Wage	$68,430
75th Percentile Wage	$79,600
90th Percentile Wage	$97,440

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for zoologists and wildlife biologists 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 $97,440. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $68,430. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,600.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of zoologists and wildlife biologists 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	$68,430	1.30%	3.33%
2017	$67,540	2.06%	-
2016	$66,150	0.00%	-
2012	$66,150	-	-

Table 2. Compare Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists Salary in Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $68,430 in Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area is in the middle of salary range for zoologists and wildlife biologists in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of zoologists and wildlife biologists in Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area is 12.7 percent (12.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Albany-Schenectady-Troy and 16.9 percent (16.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying New York-White Plains-Wayne.

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