How much do Conservation Scientists make in Trenton-Princeton, NJ?

Percentile spread

For Conservation Scientists, the published 10th percentile is $61,580 and the 90th percentile is $129,420. The difference is $67,840, which is 78.2% 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 $61,790 to the 75th at $110,990, covers $49,200.

The mean annual wage is $90,470, which sits above the median of $86,770. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Trenton-Princeton, NJ median is 18.8% higher than the national median of $73,010 for Conservation Scientists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $84,096, which is 15.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 35.5% higher than the New Jersey median of $64,020.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Trenton-Princeton, NJ is 103.180, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $86,770 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Conservation Scientists at $84,096 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Conservation Scientists. Trenton-Princeton, NJ ranks 2nd of 11 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).).

• Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is 42 miles away, with a median of $58,590 and employment of 310. That median is 32.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $57,131, against $84,096 here.
• Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ is 51 miles away, with a median of $64,910 and employment of 50. That median is 25.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $64,931, against $84,096 here.
• New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is 57 miles away, with a median of $64,020 and employment of 590. That median is 26.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,875, against $84,096 here.

Employment share

Conservation Scientists accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Trenton-Princeton, NJ (50 of 240,190). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (25,950 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.25 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.