Forest and Conservation Technicians salary
The median pay for forest and conservation technicians in the United States is $54,560 a year. About 30,410 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $40,330
- 25th percentile
- $47,360
- Median percentile
- $54,560
- 75th percentile
- $68,600
- 90th percentile
- $83,630
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
- North Dakota $68,600
- Alaska $68,160
- Maryland $64,980
- Wisconsin $62,700
- Louisiana $59,370
- Minnesota $58,990
- California $58,120
- New York $58,030
- Colorado $57,550
- Pennsylvania $57,370
- Alabama $56,720
- Arizona $56,660
- Oregon $55,910
- South Carolina $55,910
- South Dakota $54,770
- West Virginia $54,600
- Nevada $54,230
- Vermont $54,160
- Washington $54,160
- Oklahoma $53,930
- Arkansas $53,290
- Idaho $53,290
- Wyoming $53,290
- New Mexico $53,000
- Illinois $52,790
- Florida $52,420
- Mississippi $52,420
- Montana $52,420
- Texas $52,200
- Iowa $52,000
- Nebraska $51,630
- New Hampshire $51,630
- Georgia $50,710
- Hawaii $50,040
- Virginia $49,960
- Ohio $48,840
- Indiana $48,660
- North Carolina $48,360
- Tennessee $47,940
- Utah $47,940
- Michigan $45,760
- Kentucky $43,660
- Kansas $41,660
- Missouri $33,920
By metro area
- Baton Rouge, LA $87,500
- Santa Rosa, CA $74,410
- Carson City, NV $67,040
- Washington, DC $66,930
- Phoenix, AZ $65,690
- Sioux Falls, SD $65,670
- Augusta, GA $64,940
- Minneapolis, MN $64,440
- Asheville, NC $64,000
- Harrisburg, PA $63,820
- Boulder, CO $63,650
- Milwaukee, WI $63,300
- Alexandria, LA $63,270
- Riverside, CA $63,150
- Charleston, SC $63,040
- San Francisco, CA $62,400
- San Diego, CA $61,880
- Denver, CO $61,820
- Tucson, AZ $61,210
- Los Angeles, CA $61,110
- Santa Maria, CA $61,110
- Grants Pass, OR $61,020
- Corvallis, OR $60,980
- Baltimore, MD $60,270
- New York, NY $60,060
- Salinas, CA $59,920
- Portland, OR $59,610
- Oxnard, CA $59,590
- Las Vegas, NV $59,030
- Bend, OR $58,990
- Missoula, MT $58,990
- Mount Vernon, WA $58,930
- Colorado Springs, CO $58,590
- Fort Collins, CO $58,450
- Santa Fe, NM $58,280
- Albuquerque, NM $57,700
- Boise City, ID $57,660
- Rapid City, SD $57,660
- Spokane, WA $57,390
- San Jose, CA $57,160
- Seattle, WA $56,610
- Salem, OR $56,490
- Coeur d'Alene, ID $55,470
- Green Bay, WI $54,950
- Des Moines, IA $54,940
- Cleveland, TN $54,900
- Corpus Christi, TX $54,560
- Miami, FL $54,500
- Helena, MT $54,160
- Medford, OR $54,160
- Prescott Valley, AZ $54,160
- Pittsburgh, PA $54,060
- Johnson City, TN $53,730
- Billings, MT $53,290
- Bozeman, MT $53,290
- Lansing, MI $52,840
- Visalia, CA $52,690
- Eugene, OR $52,420
- Ogden, UT $52,420
- Wenatchee, WA $52,420
- Providence, RI $52,310
- Austin, TX $52,280
- Dallas, TX $51,540
- Stockton, CA $51,360
- Salt Lake City, UT $50,620
- Houston, TX $50,510
- Urban Honolulu, HI $50,450
- Farmington, NM $50,130
- Durham, NC $50,080
- Yakima, WA $49,940
- Chicago, IL $49,630
- Olympia, WA $49,100
- Indianapolis, IN $48,610
- San Antonio, TX $48,380
- Hickory, NC $48,360
- Knoxville, TN $47,370
- Orlando, FL $47,240
- Omaha, NE $47,130
- Santa Cruz, CA $46,010
- Raleigh, NC $45,390
- Nashville, TN $45,340
- St. Louis, MO $45,330
- Madison, WI $44,950
- Provo, UT $44,950
- Charlotte, NC $43,500
- Richmond, VA $38,790
- Cleveland, OH $37,450
- Jacksonville, FL $36,610
- Reno, NV $35,930
- Jefferson City, MO $33,920
- Kansas City, MO $33,920