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Conservation Scientist Salary in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of conservation scientists in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of conservation scientists in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre 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 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$29,020
25th Percentile Wage
$37,790
50th Percentile Wage
$50,410
75th Percentile Wage
$63,860
90th Percentile Wage
$75,030

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for conservation scientists in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $75,030. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,410. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,020.

Table 2. Compare Conservation Scientist Salary in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $50,410 in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is in the middle of salary range for conservation scientists in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of conservation scientists in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is 40.1 percent (40.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Newark-Union and 4.4 percent (4.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lancaster.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Newark-Union
$84,160
Philadelphia
$72,990
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$64,490
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$61,380
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$60,850
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$57,620
Pittsburgh
$57,370
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$54,720
Reading
$53,360
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$52,790
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$50,410
York-Hanover
$50,160
Lancaster
$48,190

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