The annual salary statistics of zoologists and wildlife biologists in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of zoologists and wildlife biologists 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 | $36,320 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,640 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $60,790 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $80,560 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $102,890 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for zoologists and wildlife biologists 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 $102,890. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,790. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,320.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of zoologists and wildlife biologists from 2012 to 2020.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $60,790 | -1.61% | 6.79% |
| 2019 | $61,770 | 5.59% | - |
| 2018 | $58,320 | -6.65% | - |
| 2017 | $62,200 | 2.32% | - |
| 2016 | $60,760 | -1.04% | - |
| 2015 | $61,390 | 0.33% | - |
| 2014 | $61,190 | 3.74% | - |
| 2013 | $58,900 | 3.80% | - |
| 2012 | $56,660 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $60,790 in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for zoologists and wildlife biologists in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of zoologists and wildlife biologists in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is 30.9 percent (30.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown and 67.4 percent (67.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying College Station-Bryan.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving | |
| Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area | |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels | |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos | |
| Corpus Christi | |
| College Station-Bryan |