The annual salary statistics of conservation scientists in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of conservation scientists in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura 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 | $34,400 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $62,920 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $76,130 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $115,590 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $128,100 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for conservation scientists in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $128,100. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $76,130. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,400.
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 | $76,130 | 3.03% | -3.39% |
| 2021 | $73,820 | -14.93% | - |
| 2020 | $84,840 | 2.40% | - |
| 2019 | $82,800 | 6.00% | - |
| 2018 | $77,830 | -4.79% | - |
| 2016 | $81,560 | 13.93% | - |
| 2015 | $70,200 | 2.85% | - |
| 2014 | $68,200 | 1.52% | - |
| 2013 | $67,160 | -17.20% | - |
| 2012 | $78,710 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $76,130 in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura is in the middle of salary range for conservation scientists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of conservation scientists in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura is 21.2 percent (21.2%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 37.1 percent (37.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area.