How much do Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists make in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA?

Percentile spread

For Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists, the published 10th percentile is $48,900 and the 90th percentile is $111,460. The difference is $62,560, which is 76.0% 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 $66,470 to the 75th at $105,710, covers $39,240.

The mean annual wage is $85,350, which sits above the median of $82,360. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA median is 7.3% higher than the national median of $76,780 for Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $77,375, which is 0.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 16.4% lower than the California median of $98,530.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is 106.442, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $82,360 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists at $77,375 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ranks 3rd of 4 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 111 miles away, with a median of $93,500 and employment of 250. That median is 13.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $83,566, against $77,375 here.
• Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 121 miles away, with a median of $83,490. That median is 1.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $73,517, against $77,375 here.
• Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV is 132 miles away, with a median of $63,370 and employment of 90. That median is 23.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $63,234, against $77,375 here.