Paycheck Atlas

Highest-paying states for forest and conservation technicians

North Dakota leads at $68,600 a year. Pay is not adjusted for local prices; see each page for the cost-of-living view.

PlaceMedian25th–75th
North Dakota$68,600$53,360–$68,600
Alaska$68,160$56,800–$81,720
Maryland$64,980$56,960–$74,920
Wisconsin$62,700$48,510–$71,930
Louisiana$59,370$49,910–$73,630
Minnesota$58,990$50,630–$70,160
California$58,120$48,550–$75,280
New York$58,030$50,480–$70,310
Colorado$57,550$49,520–$71,410
Pennsylvania$57,370$49,750–$67,370
Alabama$56,720$50,240–$62,590
Arizona$56,660$47,940–$69,120
Oregon$55,910$47,940–$70,200
South Carolina$55,910$44,950–$71,410
South Dakota$54,770$47,940–$71,410
West Virginia$54,600$43,040–$64,940
Nevada$54,230$44,600–$73,240
Vermont$54,160$47,200–$70,920
Washington$54,160$48,420–$68,490
Oklahoma$53,930$48,280–$67,020
Arkansas$53,290$43,660–$66,600
Idaho$53,290$47,940–$70,570
Wyoming$53,290$47,940–$69,160
New Mexico$53,000$47,940–$68,140
Illinois$52,790$40,790–$66,550
Florida$52,420$41,890–$68,140
Mississippi$52,420$43,720–$64,940
Montana$52,420$47,940–$69,160
Texas$52,200$48,810–$59,740
Iowa$52,000$42,350–$61,820
Nebraska$51,630$47,130–$64,650
New Hampshire$51,630$45,680–$65,170
Georgia$50,710$44,050–$64,940
Hawaii$50,040$45,020–$55,880
Virginia$49,960$41,660–$60,320
Ohio$48,840$37,500–$59,700
Indiana$48,660$41,660–$57,140
North Carolina$48,360$41,190–$58,420
Tennessee$47,940$44,030–$56,500
Utah$47,940$40,330–$61,580
Michigan$45,760$39,520–$58,990
Kentucky$43,660$37,590–$58,430
Kansas$41,660$31,260–$58,430
Missouri$33,920$32,550–$51,630

Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.