Forest and Conservation Workers salary
The median pay for forest and conservation workers in the United States is $43,680 a year. About 6,050 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $33,780
- 25th percentile
- $37,440
- Median percentile
- $43,680
- 75th percentile
- $45,760
- 90th percentile
- $57,220
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
- Hawaii $56,330
- Massachusetts $51,890
- Pennsylvania $50,250
- Ohio $48,470
- Arkansas $47,310
- Oregon $46,010
- Washington $44,430
- South Carolina $44,050
- California $43,680
- New Jersey $41,600
- Tennessee $40,320
- Louisiana $39,900
- Minnesota $39,590
- South Dakota $38,210
- Colorado $37,690
- Missouri $37,170
- Florida $36,780
- Wisconsin $36,420
- New Mexico $36,370
- Georgia $34,150
- Connecticut $34,010
- Iowa $33,600
By metro area
- Milwaukee, WI $52,850
- Pittsburgh, PA $51,330
- Boston, MA $51,300
- Rapid City, SD $50,110
- Columbus, OH $47,730
- New York, NY $45,530
- Seattle, WA $45,510
- Los Angeles, CA $43,680
- Oxnard, CA $43,680
- Riverside, CA $43,680
- Sacramento, CA $43,680
- Salinas, CA $43,680
- San Diego, CA $43,680
- Portland, OR $41,610
- Knoxville, TN $40,320
- Philadelphia, PA $39,490
- Sioux Falls, SD $37,470