How much do Conservation Scientists make in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA?

Percentile spread

For Conservation Scientists, the published 10th percentile is $62,400 and the 90th percentile is $132,760. The difference is $70,360, which is 71.9% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $78,940 to the 75th at $108,590, covers $29,650.

The mean annual wage is $99,130, which sits above the median of $97,810. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA median is 34% higher than the national median of $73,010 for Conservation Scientists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $84,601, which is 15.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 22.6% higher than the California median of $79,810.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is 115.613, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $97,810 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Conservation Scientists at $84,601 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

8 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Conservation Scientists. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA ranks 2nd of 9 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA is 55 miles away, with a median of $72,860 and employment of 50. That median is 25.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $66,299, against $84,601 here.
• Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA is 63 miles away, with a median of $80,900 and employment of 90. That median is 17.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $75,058, against $84,601 here.
• San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is 78 miles away, with a median of $110,200 and employment of 70. That median is 12.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $99,798, against $84,601 here.

Employment share

Conservation Scientists accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA (410 of 2,373,920). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (25,950 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.03 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.