The annual salary statistics of zoologists and wildlife biologists in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of zoologists and wildlife biologists in Mount Vernon-Anacortes 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 | $59,530 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $60,450 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $74,590 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $78,540 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $99,390 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for zoologists and wildlife biologists in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $99,390. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $74,590. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $59,530.
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 | $74,590 | -2.01% | 24.71% |
| 2021 | $76,090 | 3.81% | - |
| 2020 | $73,190 | -0.11% | - |
| 2019 | $73,270 | 6.41% | - |
| 2018 | $68,570 | 30.49% | - |
| 2017 | $47,660 | -21.44% | - |
| 2016 | $57,880 | 2.42% | - |
| 2015 | $56,480 | 1.36% | - |
| 2014 | $55,710 | -0.74% | - |
| 2013 | $56,120 | -0.07% | - |
| 2012 | $56,160 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $74,590 in Mount Vernon-Anacortes is in the middle of salary range for zoologists and wildlife biologists in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of zoologists and wildlife biologists in Mount Vernon-Anacortes is 4.6 percent (4.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 29.7 percent (29.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area.