The annual salary statistics of conservation scientists in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of conservation scientists in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos 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 | $42,680 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,470 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $58,360 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $66,520 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $77,770 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for conservation scientists in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $77,770. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $58,360. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $42,680.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of conservation scientists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $58,360 | -10.09% | 6.48% |
| 2021 | $64,250 | 11.32% | - |
| 2020 | $56,980 | 2.05% | - |
| 2019 | $55,810 | -3.80% | - |
| 2018 | $57,930 | 0.73% | - |
| 2017 | $57,510 | 0.12% | - |
| 2016 | $57,440 | 2.18% | - |
| 2015 | $56,190 | 1.55% | - |
| 2014 | $55,320 | 0.90% | - |
| 2013 | $54,820 | 0.44% | - |
| 2012 | $54,580 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $58,360 in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for conservation scientists in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of conservation scientists in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is 11.8 percent (11.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area and 10.6 percent (10.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Fort Worth-Arlington.