Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 204 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists

Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
Santa Cruz, CA $122,170 30
Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $121,890 230
Gulfport, MS $113,030 30
Salem, OR $98,110 80
San Francisco, CA $97,810 260
Rhode Island $97,050 50

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      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Alaska $87,660 400
      Alaska $84,640 690
      Fairbanks, AK $83,510 100
      Anchorage, AK $77,850 190
      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Montgomery, AL $72,830 30
      Alabama $64,860 310
      Huntsville, AL $62,880 —
      Mobile, AL $54,500 50
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Arkansas $71,690 120
      Little Rock, AR $69,120 90
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Flagstaff, AZ $75,640 60
      Phoenix, AZ $72,600 170
      Arizona $70,370 410
      Tucson, AZ $69,180 50
      Arizona $64,690 60
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Santa Cruz, CA $122,170 30
      San Francisco, CA $97,810 260
      San Diego, CA $93,640 180
      Sacramento, CA $90,900 160
      San Jose, CA $90,620 50
      Salinas, CA $84,900 50
      Santa Rosa, CA $84,270 50
      Los Angeles, CA $83,100 240
      Redding, CA $83,010 30
      California $82,620 1,580
      North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California $79,790 70
      North Coast Region of California $77,420 50
      Riverside, CA $62,750 70
      Bakersfield, CA $61,310 80
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fort Collins, CO $79,690 130
      Denver, CO $79,670 210
      Colorado $77,320 780
      Southwest Colorado $77,320 90
      Eastern and Southern Colorado $75,810 50
      Northwest Colorado $75,090 70
      Colorado Springs, CO $72,860 40
      Grand Junction, CO $70,940 30
      Boulder, CO $67,040 160
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Connecticut $72,030 110
      Hartford, CT $72,030 50
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $121,890 230
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Naples, FL $57,240 —
      Miami, FL $55,390 170
      Gainesville, FL $55,060 100
      Tampa, FL $53,120 240
      Panama City, FL $52,160 40
      Florida $51,420 1,210
      South Florida $51,000 60
      Tallahassee, FL $50,560 100
      Lakeland, FL $50,000 40
      Palm Bay, FL $49,920 40
      Orlando, FL $48,760 50
      North Florida $48,360 60
      Jacksonville, FL $45,760 80
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Georgia $63,530 200
      Atlanta, GA $63,170 70
      HI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Urban Honolulu, HI $77,090 150
      Hawaii $74,110 200
      Hawaii / Kauai $68,540 30
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Iowa $80,590 100
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northwestern Idaho $80,040 40
      Southeast-Central Idaho $77,380 50
      Coeur d'Alene, ID $73,360 40
      Boise City, ID $72,770 120
      Idaho $72,760 310
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Illinois $78,620 160
      Chicago, IL-IN $77,780 130
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Indianapolis, IN $56,650 30
      Indiana $53,190 130
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kansas $63,270 160
      Kansas $62,490 110
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Central Kentucky $65,360 50
      Kentucky $56,700 150
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Louisiana $85,840 50
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Massachusetts $88,550 320
      Worcester, MA $87,910 60
      Boston, MA-NH $82,200 110
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Maryland $82,600 270
      Baltimore, MD $76,190 110
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northeast Maine $70,840 30
      Bangor, ME $69,580 50
      Maine $66,910 280
      Southwest Maine $61,300 110
      Portland, ME $61,010 70
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Upper Peninsula of Michigan $87,050 50
      Northern Michigan $86,940 50
      Michigan $79,020 320
      Detroit, MI $72,300 40
      Lansing, MI $60,080 80
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southeast Minnesota $79,000 30
      Northeast Minnesota $75,590 40
      Northwest Minnesota $75,590 100
      Southwest Minnesota $75,590 40
      Minnesota $70,510 490
      Duluth, MN-WI $69,030 70
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $68,040 220
      Rochester, MN $68,040 30
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Missouri $77,380 150
      St. Louis, MO-IL $71,640 50
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Gulfport, MS $113,030 30
      Mississippi $87,050 120
      West Delta Mississippi $82,220 30
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southwest Montana $81,980 30
      Bozeman, MT $81,880 40
      Helena, MT $76,680 60
      Montana $64,060 370
      West Montana $63,640 80
      Missoula, MT $62,220 60
      East-Central Montana $60,830 50
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Durham, NC $66,510 50
      Eastern North Carolina $62,740 90
      Western North Carolina $62,740 30
      North Carolina $61,930 350
      Raleigh, NC $59,660 40
      Charlotte, NC-SC $54,800 50
      ND
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bismarck, ND $88,820 40
      North Dakota $82,150 100
      West North Dakota $81,600 30
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      South Nebraska $55,480 60
      Lincoln, NE $55,080 30
      Nebraska $55,080 160
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Hampshire $69,430 90
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Jersey $77,380 90
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Albuquerque, NM $74,270 40
      New Mexico $66,480 170
      Santa Fe, NM $66,230 40
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Reno, NV $79,160 40
      Balance of Nevada $60,670 40
      Nevada $60,650 180
      Las Vegas, NV $60,360 —
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Central East New York $82,640 30
      Albany, NY $80,240 70
      New York, NY-NJ $80,240 180
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Columbus, OH $79,730 100
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $78,590 50
      Cleveland, OH $77,500 30
      Ohio $75,030 310
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Oklahoma $57,400 110
      Oklahoma City, OK $54,180 70
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Salem, OR $98,110 80
      Coast Oregon $85,150 190
      Corvallis, OR $85,150 100
      Oregon $85,150 970
      Central Oregon $84,640 90
      Portland, OR-WA $84,180 360
      Eastern Oregon $82,220 140
      Medford, OR $81,140 30
      Bend, OR $79,790 50
      Eugene, OR $76,480 40
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Harrisburg, PA $81,040 50
      Pennsylvania $70,550 210
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $61,900 50
      Pittsburgh, PA $56,570 —
      PR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Juan, PR $42,650 40
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Rhode Island $97,050 50
      Providence, RI-MA $88,360 90
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Columbia, SC $65,420 50
      South Carolina $61,490 230
      Charleston, SC $55,320 120
      SD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      East South Dakota $68,990 40
      West South Dakota $64,560 60
      Rapid City, SD $63,150 60
      South Dakota $62,200 200
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      North Central Tennessee $75,230 30
      Nashville, TN $64,820 50
      Tennessee $59,950 210
      Knoxville, TN $58,650 60
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Austin, TX $67,390 40
      Texas $50,610 550
      Houston, TX $49,130 130
      Dallas, TX $46,510 260
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Salt Lake City, UT $75,760 80
      Utah $69,990 350
      Ogden, UT $68,100 40
      High Desert Utah $65,960 140
      Provo, UT $62,590 30
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      West Virginia $73,780 100
      Richmond, VA $71,700 50
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $70,700 130
      Northern West Virginia $68,620 50
      Virginia $66,550 370
      VT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Vermont $75,370 70
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bremerton, WA $94,370 50
      Bellingham, WA $90,950 30
      Seattle, WA $86,960 730
      Kennewick, WA $86,200 50
      Washington $82,050 1,800
      Wenatchee, WA $82,050 70
      Olympia, WA $81,740 250
      Eastern Washington $80,100 120
      Mount Vernon, WA $80,100 40
      Yakima, WA $80,100 40
      Spokane, WA $77,630 50
      Western Washington $76,180 150
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      La Crosse, WI-MN $77,380 50
      Madison, WI $67,020 110
      Northwestern Wisconsin $66,910 30
      Wisconsin $65,960 400
      Milwaukee, WI $65,290 30
      Northeastern Wisconsin $64,290 60
      WY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Western Wyoming $74,960 170
      Eastern Wyoming $74,060 170
      Wyoming $74,060 400
      Casper, WY $67,640 40