What are typical salaries in marine mammal careers?
Marine mammal scientists enter this field for the satisfaction of the work, not for the money-making potential of the career. Salaries vary greatly among marine mammal scientists, with government and industry jobs having the highest pay. Salary levels. will increase with years of experience and graduate degrees, but generally remain low considering the amount of experience and education needed. salaries at a modest level. High competition in this field most likely will keep salaries at a modest level. A recent (1990) survey of 1,234 mammalogists conducted by the American Society of Mammalogists indicated that 42.7% of the respondents earned >$40,000/year. The salary range that included the most respondents (21.2%) was the $30,000-$40,000 range.
