Fish and Game Wardens salary
The median pay for fish and game wardens in the United States is $74,060 a year. About 5,770 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $50,990
- 25th percentile
- $61,430
- Median percentile
- $74,060
- 75th percentile
- $89,110
- 90th percentile
- $100,980
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
- California $100,090
- Iowa $98,260
- Indiana $93,990
- Nevada $91,750
- Maryland $89,300
- Wisconsin $89,110
- Michigan $87,460
- Texas $85,980
- New York $80,060
- North Dakota $79,520
- Georgia $79,440
- Tennessee $75,930
- Ohio $75,880
- Vermont $74,940
- Alabama $74,290
- Wyoming $74,060
- Maine $73,260
- Idaho $73,200
- New Jersey $72,920
- Arkansas $72,200
- Missouri $70,030
- Hawaii $69,250
- Oklahoma $69,120
- South Dakota $68,810
- Virginia $66,540
- Connecticut $65,400
- Nebraska $63,000
- West Virginia $62,530
- Kansas $61,840
- North Carolina $61,430
- Louisiana $59,940
- Montana $59,490
- Kentucky $54,570
- Pennsylvania $50,250
- Florida $31,200
By metro area
- Sacramento, CA $105,780
- Washington, DC $89,300
- Albany, NY $89,110
- Los Angeles, CA $87,140
- Houston, TX $85,980
- Nashville, TN $81,490
- Atlanta, GA $79,440
- Philadelphia, PA $76,290
- Indianapolis, IN $75,990
- New York, NY $73,130
- Virginia Beach, VA $63,060
- Syracuse, NY $56,730
- Tampa, FL $31,200