Conservation Scientists Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 289 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Conservation Scientists

Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
Springfield, IL $107,990 40
San Jose, CA $105,680 80
Portland, OR-WA $98,930 340
Salem, OR $98,050 90
San Francisco, CA $96,260 370
Bend, OR $94,310 80

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      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Alaska $81,950 60
      Fairbanks, AK $81,950 50
      Alaska $75,470 320
      Anchorage, AK $72,780 200
      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Alabama $76,270 110
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Little Rock, AR $73,920 70
      Arkansas $72,550 180
      North Arkansas $72,550 30
      South Arkansas $70,670 30
      East Arkansas $69,950 30
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Flagstaff, AZ $83,120 50
      Phoenix, AZ $76,510 150
      Arizona $76,100 360
      Arizona $73,940 40
      Tucson, AZ $70,760 70
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Jose, CA $105,680 80
      San Francisco, CA $96,260 370
      Santa Rosa, CA $91,770 90
      Sacramento, CA $83,220 170
      California $81,620 1,940
      San Diego, CA $81,280 140
      Fresno, CA $80,600 40
      North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California $79,970 100
      Oxnard, CA $79,560 30
      Santa Cruz, CA $78,490 40
      San Luis Obispo, CA $77,280 30
      Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California $74,960 40
      Los Angeles, CA $72,870 290
      North Coast Region of California $72,550 80
      Riverside, CA $71,210 90
      Salinas, CA $71,050 50
      Santa Maria, CA $70,260 30
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Denver, CO $85,090 240
      Boulder, CO $82,080 70
      Colorado $80,240 1,220
      Fort Collins, CO $80,240 650
      Eastern and Southern Colorado $79,790 60
      Southwest Colorado $79,310 70
      Northwest Colorado $74,960 60
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Connecticut $77,410 80
      Bridgeport, CT $71,460 —
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $81,640 600
      DE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Delaware $55,990 60
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Tampa, FL $61,960 70
      Miami, FL $60,980 130
      Gainesville, FL $59,950 50
      North Port, FL $57,670 40
      Orlando, FL $54,320 60
      Florida $52,820 720
      Jacksonville, FL $49,880 60
      North Florida $47,080 50
      Tallahassee, FL $46,260 40
      Port St. Lucie, FL $43,680 30
      South Florida $38,250 —
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Atlanta, GA $76,270 130
      Georgia $67,950 300
      South Georgia $61,960 30
      HI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hawaii / Kauai $82,280 50
      Urban Honolulu, HI $55,920 100
      Hawaii $46,580 210
      Kahului, HI $44,460 60
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northwest Iowa $72,550 80
      Davenport, IA-IL $69,590 40
      Southwest Iowa $67,200 80
      Southeast Iowa $65,960 100
      Iowa $64,010 590
      Des Moines, IA $63,940 110
      Northeast Iowa $59,070 80
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northwestern Idaho $77,380 50
      Southeast-Central Idaho $74,960 70
      Boise City, ID $72,550 80
      Idaho $72,550 290
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Springfield, IL $107,990 40
      East Central Illinois $77,770 50
      Champaign, IL $74,960 40
      Illinois $72,550 730
      South Illinois $72,550 80
      West Central Illinois $72,550 70
      Chicago, IL-IN $66,730 360
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southern Indiana $86,940 40
      Northern Indiana $82,220 30
      Indiana $62,880 430
      Fort Wayne, IN $61,960 30
      Indianapolis, IN $61,070 110
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Wichita, KS $47,800 40
      Kansas $45,880 460
      Kansas $45,880 370
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Central Kentucky $65,960 40
      Kentucky $63,960 180
      West Kentucky $63,960 30
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Louisiana $58,480 240
      Lake Charles, LA $57,260 30
      Baton Rouge, LA $48,370 40
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Barnstable Town, MA $79,450 60
      Massachusetts $77,940 30
      Massachusetts $76,750 730
      Amherst Town, MA $76,330 80
      Boston, MA-NH $76,150 440
      Worcester, MA $73,040 50
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Maryland $75,350 610
      Maryland $74,130 70
      Baltimore, MD $73,650 250
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northeast Maine $72,550 50
      Portland, ME $66,720 110
      Maine $64,990 280
      Southwest Maine $56,510 80
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lansing, MI $66,120 110
      Northern Michigan $65,110 40
      Ann Arbor, MI $63,860 60
      Grand Rapids, MI $61,760 —
      Mid Michigan $61,360 60
      Michigan $61,010 630
      Detroit, MI $49,050 180
      Upper Peninsula of Michigan $49,000 40
      Southern Michigan $45,750 50
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $78,480 330
      Minnesota $77,180 690
      Southeast Minnesota $77,060 30
      Southwest Minnesota $77,060 40
      Northwest Minnesota $74,070 110
      Duluth, MN-WI $72,550 30
      Northeast Minnesota $67,250 60
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      North Missouri $77,380 60
      Central Missouri $72,550 30
      Springfield, MO $72,550 30
      Southeast Missouri $70,250 40
      Kansas City, MO-KS $64,960 40
      St. Louis, MO-IL $61,400 90
      Missouri $60,900 520
      Jefferson City, MO $55,410 190
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lower West Mississippi $93,530 30
      Upper East Mississippi $65,960 50
      West Delta Mississippi $63,960 50
      Jackson, MS $57,340 180
      Mississippi $56,980 480
      Gulfport, MS $47,950 90
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bozeman, MT $81,220 60
      East-Central Montana $74,960 120
      Missoula, MT $74,960 60
      Montana $74,900 440
      Southwest Montana $72,840 50
      West Montana $72,550 50
      Helena, MT $63,070 60
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Durham, NC $77,190 50
      Raleigh, NC $69,440 50
      Asheville, NC $67,800 60
      Eastern North Carolina $62,570 50
      Western North Carolina $61,960 60
      North Carolina $61,820 570
      Central North Carolina $59,950 30
      Charlotte, NC-SC $47,580 150
      ND
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      East North Dakota $79,790 90
      North Dakota $79,790 260
      West North Dakota $79,790 80
      Bismarck, ND $72,600 50
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      South Nebraska $77,380 90
      Nebraska $74,960 220
      Omaha, NE-IA $73,240 30
      Lincoln, NE $69,440 40
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Central New Hampshire $67,720 40
      New Hampshire $67,720 150
      Northern New Hampshire $66,570 30
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Trenton, NJ $80,970 40
      New Jersey $60,430 530
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northern New Mexico $72,520 60
      Eastern New Mexico $72,510 90
      New Mexico $72,490 390
      Albuquerque, NM $70,680 120
      Santa Fe, NM $67,700 70
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Las Vegas, NV $85,820 40
      Carson City, NV $82,420 —
      Nevada $79,790 170
      Balance of Nevada $76,940 50
      Reno, NV $76,230 50
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southwest New York $75,750 30
      Buffalo, NY $65,760 40
      New York $65,550 750
      Albany, NY $65,490 40
      Central East New York $65,240 60
      Kiryas Joel, NY $65,080 30
      Rochester, NY $63,450 60
      Syracuse, NY $61,800 40
      New York, NY-NJ $60,430 700
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      West Northwestern Ohio $69,680 30
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $66,520 50
      Columbus, OH $64,710 80
      Akron, OH $62,690 100
      Eastern Ohio $60,780 50
      Cleveland, OH $59,820 130
      Dayton, OH $59,780 70
      Ohio $59,780 700
      Toledo, OH $48,890 70
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northwest Oklahoma $72,550 50
      Southwest Oklahoma $68,140 40
      Southeast Oklahoma $67,310 60
      Oklahoma $61,960 290
      Oklahoma City, OK $60,700 50
      Northeast Oklahoma $59,950 50
      Tulsa, OK $51,390 30
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Portland, OR-WA $98,930 340
      Salem, OR $98,050 90
      Bend, OR $94,310 80
      Medford, OR $87,050 30
      Oregon $86,170 880
      Corvallis, OR $82,950 70
      Coast Oregon $74,960 70
      Eastern Oregon $72,550 110
      Central Oregon $66,560 60
      Eugene, OR $65,090 50
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Harrisburg, PA $75,930 90
      Allentown, PA-NJ $62,910 40
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $61,430 320
      Pittsburgh, PA $60,540 140
      Scranton, PA $54,250 30
      Reading, PA $53,930 30
      Lancaster, PA $53,350 50
      Pennsylvania $53,110 1,410
      Central Pennsylvania $45,600 100
      Northeastern Pennsylvania $45,600 80
      Northwestern Pennsylvania $45,600 —
      Southwestern Pennsylvania $45,600 130
      Johnstown, PA $37,520 30
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Providence, RI-MA $78,610 50
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Columbia, SC $59,280 70
      Charleston, SC $57,190 60
      South Carolina $54,220 320
      SD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Rapid City, SD $74,960 40
      East South Dakota $72,800 180
      South Dakota $72,550 400
      West South Dakota $72,550 150
      Sioux Falls, SD-MN $67,650 30
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Nashville, TN $74,960 40
      Tennessee $74,960 200
      West Tennessee $67,950 40
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $60,750 30
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Eastern Region of Texas $72,550 40
      Northwestern Region of Texas $72,380 140
      North Region of Texas $71,660 90
      Hill Country Region of Texas $66,550 150
      Lubbock, TX $65,450 30
      Tyler, TX $65,230 70
      Amarillo, TX $65,170 40
      Austin, TX $65,170 450
      Beaumont, TX $65,170 60
      Brownsville, TX $65,170 30
      San Antonio, TX $65,170 120
      Texas $65,170 2,070
      Waco, TX $65,170 40
      Coastal Plains Region of Texas $63,920 90
      Dallas, TX $63,800 130
      Houston, TX $55,360 280
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      High Desert Utah $79,790 —
      Utah $77,380 300
      Salt Lake City, UT $76,300 110
      Provo, UT $67,200 30
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Charlottesville, VA $86,730 30
      West Virginia $68,390 140
      Virginia $67,200 720
      Northern West Virginia $66,960 30
      Blacksburg, VA $64,850 40
      Richmond, VA $63,340 80
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $59,960 70
      VI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Virgin Islands $50,080 40
      VT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northern Vermont $61,980 70
      Vermont $61,880 120
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Seattle, WA $82,890 250
      Eastern Washington $82,220 90
      Washington $81,220 940
      Olympia, WA $80,100 270
      Mount Vernon, WA $78,460 40
      Bellingham, WA $77,600 50
      Bremerton, WA $77,190 40
      Yakima, WA $76,940 30
      Spokane, WA $74,020 60
      Western Washington $70,790 70
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Madison, WI $81,120 270
      Eau Claire, WI $79,090 30
      Green Bay, WI $77,810 30
      Wisconsin $75,940 1,010
      La Crosse, WI-MN $75,460 50
      South Central Wisconsin $74,960 90
      Northwestern Wisconsin $74,440 80
      Northeastern Wisconsin $74,250 130
      Western Wisconsin $69,120 70
      Milwaukee, WI $62,290 140
      WV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Charleston, WV $81,760 —
      WY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Eastern Wyoming $79,790 60
      Wyoming $77,020 170
      Western Wyoming $74,960 90