The annual salary statistics of conservation scientists in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of conservation scientists in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario 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 | $45,500 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $60,770 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $65,020 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $93,890 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $115,590 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for conservation scientists in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $115,590. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $65,020. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $45,500.
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 | $65,020 | -21.98% | -11.47% |
| 2021 | $79,310 | -10.60% | - |
| 2020 | $87,720 | 5.12% | - |
| 2019 | $83,230 | 4.55% | - |
| 2018 | $79,440 | 8.23% | - |
| 2017 | $72,900 | 1.39% | - |
| 2016 | $71,890 | 1.34% | - |
| 2015 | $70,930 | -3.65% | - |
| 2014 | $73,520 | 4.37% | - |
| 2013 | $70,310 | -3.09% | - |
| 2012 | $72,480 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $65,020 in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario is in the middle of salary range for conservation scientists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of conservation scientists in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario is 32.7 percent (32.7%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 26.3 percent (26.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area.