Conservation Scientists salary
The median pay for conservation scientists in the United States is $73,010 a year. About 25,950 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $47,550
- 25th percentile
- $57,700
- Median percentile
- $73,010
- 75th percentile
- $91,560
- 90th percentile
- $110,410
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- District of Columbia $99,400
- Colorado $84,820
- Maryland $83,290
- Idaho $81,330
- Wyoming $81,310
- Oregon $80,790
- Louisiana $80,190
- California $79,810
- Wisconsin $79,540
- Alaska $79,260
- Utah $78,850
- Massachusetts $78,740
- Washington $78,450
- Virginia $77,380
- North Dakota $77,280
- Alabama $77,000
- New York $76,990
- New Mexico $76,800
- Nebraska $76,400
- South Dakota $76,400
- Rhode Island $76,130
- Maine $75,900
- New Hampshire $74,650
- Montana $73,920
- Connecticut $73,860
- Arkansas $73,320
- Nevada $73,030
- Kentucky $71,980
- Minnesota $71,280
- Oklahoma $71,270
- Tennessee $70,500
- Vermont $70,130
- West Virginia $69,910
- Illinois $69,590
- Georgia $69,240
- Iowa $69,240
- Texas $68,620
- Kansas $67,200
- Arizona $66,750
- Hawaii $65,740
- Indiana $64,570
- North Carolina $64,460
- New Jersey $64,020
- Delaware $63,850
- Michigan $63,500
- Ohio $63,160
- Missouri $63,130
- Pennsylvania $61,480
- Mississippi $59,510
- South Carolina $52,310
- Florida $51,130
By metro area
- San Jose, CA $110,200
- Springfield, IL $107,990
- Boulder, CO $101,380
- Washington, DC $99,360
- San Francisco, CA $97,810
- Salem, OR $95,470
- Salt Lake City, UT $93,470
- Trenton, NJ $86,770
- Eau Claire, WI $86,070
- Madison, WI $85,110
- Fort Collins, CO $84,820
- Missoula, MT $84,250
- Portland, OR $83,580
- Bend, OR $82,630
- Seattle, WA $82,380
- Barnstable Town, MA $82,090
- Durham, NC $81,780
- Green Bay, WI $81,560
- Denver, CO $81,190
- Lincoln, NE $81,170
- Santa Rosa, CA $80,900
- Providence, RI $80,880
- Amherst Town, MA $80,290
- Oxnard, CA $80,150
- Duluth, MN $79,680
- La Crosse, WI $79,440
- Albuquerque, NM $79,420
- Flagstaff, AZ $79,310
- Sacramento, CA $78,980
- Bismarck, ND $78,850
- Boston, MA $78,580
- Mount Vernon, WA $78,460
- Olympia, WA $78,460
- Yakima, WA $78,460
- Portland, ME $78,440
- Santa Maria, CA $78,340
- San Diego, CA $78,200
- Lubbock, TX $77,980
- Baltimore, MD $77,860
- Fairbanks, AK $77,640
- Worcester, MA $77,620
- Bellingham, WA $77,600
- San Luis Obispo, CA $77,280
- Bremerton, WA $77,190
- Salinas, CA $77,020
- Medford, OR $76,960
- Los Angeles, CA $76,940
- Fresno, CA $76,770
- Des Moines, IA $76,540
- Anchorage, AK $76,430
- Nashville, TN $76,210
- Riverside, CA $75,900
- Bozeman, MT $75,430
- Minneapolis, MN $75,090
- Corvallis, OR $74,410
- Spokane, WA $74,320
- Omaha, NE $74,210
- Little Rock, AR $73,920
- Santa Cruz, CA $72,860
- Santa Fe, NM $72,280
- Rapid City, SD $70,450
- Phoenix, AZ $70,300
- Tyler, TX $69,880
- Davenport, IA $69,590
- Atlanta, GA $69,380
- Helena, MT $69,240
- Austin, TX $68,620
- Beaumont, TX $68,620
- Brownsville, TX $68,620
- Dallas, TX $68,620
- Waco, TX $68,620
- Blacksburg, VA $68,560
- Reno, NV $68,090
- Lansing, MI $67,580
- Boise City, ID $67,200
- Provo, UT $67,200
- Tulsa, OK $67,200
- Cincinnati, OH $67,080
- Rochester, NY $66,990
- Milwaukee, WI $66,680
- Akron, OH $66,420
- Springfield, MO $66,230
- Richmond, VA $66,180
- San Antonio, TX $66,120
- Columbus, OH $66,110
- Urban Honolulu, HI $65,740
- Gainesville, FL $65,480
- Syracuse, NY $65,480
- Indianapolis, IN $65,280
- Asheville, NC $65,170
- Ann Arbor, MI $65,110
- Allentown, PA $64,910
- Amarillo, TX $64,680
- Champaign, IL $64,470
- New York, NY $64,020
- Virginia Beach, VA $63,790
- North Port, FL $63,370
- Cleveland, OH $63,160
- Oklahoma City, OK $63,130
- Kansas City, MO $63,050
- Chicago, IL $62,710
- Dayton, OH $62,460
- St. Louis, MO $62,390
- Tampa, FL $61,690
- Orlando, FL $61,630
- Eugene, OR $61,370
- Baton Rouge, LA $61,110
- Houston, TX $60,520
- Reading, PA $60,000
- Jackson, MS $59,070
- Pittsburgh, PA $58,960
- Philadelphia, PA $58,590
- Charleston, SC $57,550
- Detroit, MI $57,110
- Jefferson City, MO $56,310
- Tucson, AZ $55,990
- Lancaster, PA $54,350
- Scranton, PA $54,250
- Grand Rapids, MI $54,170
- Miami, FL $51,130