Conservation Scientists Salary

Median Salary
$73,010
per year
Hourly Rate
$35.10
per hour
Employment
25,950
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$47,550
25th percentile
$57,700
Median
$73,010
75th percentile
$91,560
90th percentile
$110,410

💰 Conservation Scientists Salary by State

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StateMedianvs. National
District of Columbia$99,400+36.1%
Colorado$84,820+16.2%
Maryland$83,290+14.1%
Idaho$81,330+11.4%
Wyoming$81,310+11.4%
Oregon$80,790+10.7%
Louisiana$80,190+9.8%
California$79,810+9.3%
Wisconsin$79,540+8.9%
Alaska$79,260+8.6%
Utah$78,850+8.0%
Massachusetts$78,740+7.8%
Washington$78,450+7.5%
Virginia$77,380+6.0%
North Dakota$77,280+5.8%
Alabama$77,000+5.5%
New York$76,990+5.5%
New Mexico$76,800+5.2%
Nebraska$76,400+4.6%
South Dakota$76,400+4.6%
Rhode Island$76,130+4.3%
Maine$75,900+4.0%
New Hampshire$74,650+2.2%
Montana$73,920+1.2%
Connecticut$73,860+1.2%
Arkansas$73,320+0.4%
Nevada$73,030+0.0%
Kentucky$71,980-1.4%
Minnesota$71,280-2.4%
Oklahoma$71,270-2.4%
Tennessee$70,500-3.4%
Vermont$70,130-3.9%
West Virginia$69,910-4.2%
Illinois$69,590-4.7%
Georgia$69,240-5.2%
Iowa$69,240-5.2%
Texas$68,620-6.0%
Kansas$67,200-8.0%
Arizona$66,750-8.6%
Hawaii$65,740-10.0%
Indiana$64,570-11.6%
North Carolina$64,460-11.7%
New Jersey$64,020-12.3%
Delaware$63,850-12.5%
Michigan$63,500-13.0%
Ohio$63,160-13.5%
Missouri$63,130-13.5%
Pennsylvania$61,480-15.8%
Mississippi$59,510-18.5%
South Carolina$52,310-28.4%
Florida$51,130-30.0%

🏙️ Conservation Scientists Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$110,200+50.9%
Springfield, IL$107,990+47.9%
Boulder, CO$101,380+38.9%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$99,360+36.1%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$97,810+34.0%
Salem, OR$95,470+30.8%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$93,470+28.0%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$86,770+18.8%
Eau Claire, WI$86,070+17.9%
Madison, WI$85,110+16.6%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$84,820+16.2%
Missoula, MT$84,250+15.4%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$83,580+14.5%
Bend, OR$82,630+13.2%
Carson City, NV$82,420+12.9%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$82,380+12.8%
Barnstable Town, MA$82,090+12.4%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$81,780+12.0%
Charleston, WV$81,760+12.0%
Green Bay, WI$81,560+11.7%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$81,190+11.2%
Lincoln, NE$81,170+11.2%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$80,900+10.8%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$80,880+10.8%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$80,290+10.0%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$80,150+9.8%
Duluth, MN-WI$79,680+9.1%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$79,440+8.8%
Albuquerque, NM$79,420+8.8%
Flagstaff, AZ$79,310+8.6%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$79,230+8.5%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$78,980+8.2%
Bismarck, ND$78,850+8.0%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$78,580+7.6%
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$78,460+7.5%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$78,460+7.5%
Yakima, WA$78,460+7.5%
Portland-South Portland, ME$78,440+7.4%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$78,340+7.3%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$78,200+7.1%
Lubbock, TX$77,980+6.8%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$77,860+6.6%
Fairbanks-College, AK$77,640+6.3%
Worcester, MA$77,620+6.3%
Bellingham, WA$77,600+6.3%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$77,280+5.8%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$77,190+5.7%
Salinas, CA$77,020+5.5%
Medford, OR$76,960+5.4%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$76,940+5.4%
Fresno, CA$76,770+5.1%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$76,540+4.8%
Anchorage, AK$76,430+4.7%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$76,210+4.4%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$75,900+4.0%
Bozeman, MT$75,430+3.3%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$75,090+2.8%
Corvallis, OR$74,410+1.9%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$74,320+1.8%
Omaha, NE-IA$74,210+1.6%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$73,920+1.2%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$72,860-0.2%
Santa Fe, NM$72,280-1.0%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$71,460-2.1%
Puerto Rico$71,280-2.4%
Rapid City, SD$70,450-3.5%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$70,300-3.7%
Tyler, TX$69,880-4.3%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$69,590-4.7%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$69,380-5.0%
Helena, MT$69,240-5.2%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$68,620-6.0%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$68,620-6.0%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$68,620-6.0%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$68,620-6.0%
Waco, TX$68,620-6.0%
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$68,560-6.1%
Reno, NV$68,090-6.7%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$67,580-7.4%
Boise City, ID$67,200-8.0%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$67,200-8.0%
Tulsa, OK$67,200-8.0%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$67,080-8.1%
Rochester, NY$66,990-8.2%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$66,680-8.7%
Akron, OH$66,420-9.0%
Springfield, MO$66,230-9.3%
Richmond, VA$66,180-9.4%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$66,120-9.4%
Columbus, OH$66,110-9.5%
Urban Honolulu, HI$65,740-10.0%
Gainesville, FL$65,480-10.3%
Syracuse, NY$65,480-10.3%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$65,280-10.6%
Asheville, NC$65,170-10.7%
Ann Arbor, MI$65,110-10.8%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$64,910-11.1%
Amarillo, TX$64,680-11.4%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$64,470-11.7%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$64,020-12.3%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$63,790-12.6%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$63,370-13.2%
Cleveland, OH$63,160-13.5%
Oklahoma City, OK$63,130-13.5%
Kansas City, MO-KS$63,050-13.6%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$62,710-14.1%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$62,460-14.5%
St. Louis, MO-IL$62,390-14.5%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$61,690-15.5%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$61,630-15.6%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$61,370-15.9%
Baton Rouge, LA$61,110-16.3%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$60,520-17.1%
Reading, PA$60,000-17.8%
Jackson, MS$59,070-19.1%
Pittsburgh, PA$58,960-19.2%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$58,590-19.8%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$57,550-21.2%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$57,110-21.8%
Jefferson City, MO$56,310-22.9%
Tucson, AZ$55,990-23.3%
Lancaster, PA$54,350-25.6%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$54,250-25.7%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$54,170-25.8%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$51,130-30.0%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$50,300-31.1%
Virgin Islands$50,080-31.4%
Jacksonville, FL$49,880-31.7%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$48,300-33.8%
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$47,100-35.5%
Tallahassee, FL$46,260-36.6%
Columbia, SC$45,910-37.1%
Port St. Lucie, FL$43,680-40.2%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$36,780-49.6%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.