The annual salary statistics of conservation scientists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of conservation scientists in San Diego-Carlsbad-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 | $43,000 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $63,530 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $76,800 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $94,450 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $128,230 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for conservation scientists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $128,230. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $76,800. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $43,000.
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 | $76,800 | -0.05% | 11.08% |
| 2021 | $76,840 | -37.81% | - |
| 2020 | $105,890 | 9.15% | - |
| 2019 | $96,200 | 3.40% | - |
| 2018 | $92,930 | 2.63% | - |
| 2017 | $90,490 | 15.75% | - |
| 2016 | $76,240 | -25.00% | - |
| 2015 | $95,300 | 2.15% | - |
| 2014 | $93,250 | -4.35% | - |
| 2013 | $97,310 | 29.82% | - |
| 2012 | $68,290 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $76,800 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for conservation scientists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of conservation scientists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 20.5 percent (20.5%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 37.6 percent (37.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area.