Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists salary
The median pay for zoologists and wildlife biologists in the United States is $76,780 a year. About 18,120 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $49,100
- 25th percentile
- $61,180
- Median percentile
- $76,780
- 75th percentile
- $96,100
- 90th percentile
- $126,440
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
- Maryland $107,500
- District of Columbia $107,050
- California $98,530
- Alaska $90,370
- Mississippi $88,710
- Louisiana $87,460
- Oregon $85,150
- Hawaii $84,910
- Massachusetts $84,350
- Washington $83,780
- Colorado $83,300
- New Jersey $83,030
- Iowa $83,000
- New York $82,640
- North Dakota $81,330
- Illinois $79,780
- Vermont $79,620
- Michigan $79,150
- Montana $78,850
- Pennsylvania $78,540
- Connecticut $77,300
- Missouri $76,400
- Nevada $75,180
- Ohio $74,550
- Maine $74,490
- Alabama $74,290
- Wyoming $74,150
- Utah $73,920
- Tennessee $73,570
- New Hampshire $73,560
- Idaho $73,360
- Virginia $72,340
- Minnesota $68,620
- Wisconsin $68,370
- New Mexico $68,220
- Arizona $66,880
- Kansas $66,440
- Georgia $66,210
- South Dakota $65,890
- North Carolina $64,620
- South Carolina $64,090
- Oklahoma $62,730
- Kentucky $61,950
- Nebraska $57,890
- Indiana $54,670
- Florida $52,750
- Texas $49,100
By metro area
- San Jose, CA $129,940
- Santa Cruz, CA $122,170
- Gulfport, MS $113,800
- Washington, DC $104,330
- Baltimore, MD $99,490
- San Francisco, CA $99,230
- Salem, OR $98,110
- Providence, RI $97,040
- Seattle, WA $96,450
- Worcester, MA $93,930
- San Diego, CA $93,500
- Portland, OR $89,880
- Fairbanks, AK $88,740
- Urban Honolulu, HI $88,240
- Santa Rosa, CA $86,670
- New York, NY $86,400
- Bremerton, WA $85,940
- Bismarck, ND $85,330
- Corvallis, OR $85,150
- Anchorage, AK $85,130
- Salinas, CA $84,900
- Sacramento, CA $84,620
- Wenatchee, WA $84,500
- Grand Junction, CO $84,360
- Fort Collins, CO $84,240
- Helena, MT $84,230
- Bend, OR $83,780
- Medford, OR $83,780
- Boulder, CO $83,300
- Bozeman, MT $83,230
- Kennewick, WA $82,880
- Olympia, WA $82,500
- Harrisburg, PA $81,040
- Eugene, OR $80,990
- Cleveland, OH $80,980
- Denver, CO $80,540
- Durham, NC $80,360
- Salt Lake City, UT $80,260
- Mobile, AL $80,110
- Chicago, IL $79,780
- Columbia, SC $79,580
- Nashville, TN $79,440
- Richmond, VA $79,220
- Reno, NV $79,160
- Detroit, MI $79,010
- Bangor, ME $79,000
- La Crosse, WI $78,850
- Yakima, WA $78,460
- Albany, NY $78,380
- Portland, ME $77,290
- Hartford, CT $77,280
- Boise City, ID $77,210
- Mount Vernon, WA $76,600
- Columbus, OH $75,400
- Montgomery, AL $75,210
- Boston, MA $75,190
- Spokane, WA $74,710
- Missoula, MT $73,920
- Coeur d'Alene, ID $73,360
- Austin, TX $73,280
- Colorado Springs, CO $72,860
- Virginia Beach, VA $72,760
- Ogden, UT $72,160
- Provo, UT $70,840
- Madison, WI $70,410
- Flagstaff, AZ $70,370
- Duluth, MN $69,030
- Orlando, FL $68,200
- Rapid City, SD $68,100
- Phoenix, AZ $67,970
- Albuquerque, NM $67,930
- Santa Fe, NM $67,870
- Casper, WY $67,640
- Little Rock, AR $66,790
- Atlanta, GA $66,770
- Raleigh, NC $65,870
- Tucson, AZ $64,330
- Lansing, MI $63,520
- Las Vegas, NV $63,370
- Knoxville, TN $62,670
- Oklahoma City, OK $61,210
- Minneapolis, MN $61,050
- Charleston, SC $58,260
- Gainesville, FL $55,790
- Tampa, FL $55,050
- Panama City, FL $54,750
- Lincoln, NE $54,530
- Miami, FL $53,230
- Tallahassee, FL $52,060
- Lakeland, FL $50,000
- Palm Bay, FL $49,920
- Dallas, TX $49,100
- Houston, TX $48,130
- Jacksonville, FL $48,110