How much do Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists make in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA?

Percentile spread

For Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists, the published 10th percentile is $50,500 and the 90th percentile is $123,630. The difference is $73,130, which is 87.6% 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 $69,890 to the 75th at $106,960, covers $37,070.

The mean annual wage is $88,020, which sits above the median of $83,490. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA median is 8.7% higher than the national median of $76,780 for Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $73,517, which is 4.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 15.3% lower than the California median of $98,530.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 113.566, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $83,490 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists at $73,517 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ranks 2nd of 3 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).).

• San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is 110 miles away, with a median of $93,500 and employment of 250. That median is 12% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $83,566, against $73,517 here.
• Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is 121 miles away, with a median of $82,360. That median is 1.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $77,375, against $73,517 here.