United States
Conservation Scientists salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$67,950
Conservation Scientists in the United States earn a median of $67,950 a year, about $32.67 an hour.
Median
$67,950
per year
Hourly
$32.67
as published
Mean
$74,310
pulled up by top earners
Workers
25,590
in this occupation
Where it pays more in the United States
Median pay for this occupation by area, highest-employing first.
| Area | Type | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | State | $65,170 | -4% |
| California | State | $81,620 | +20% |
| Pennsylvania | State | $53,110 | -22% |
| Colorado | State | $80,240 | +18% |
| Wisconsin | State | $75,940 | +12% |
| Washington | State | $81,220 | +20% |
| Oregon | State | $86,170 | +27% |
| New York | State | $65,550 | -4% |
| Massachusetts | State | $76,750 | +13% |
| Illinois | State | $72,550 | +7% |
| Virginia | State | $67,200 | -1% |
| Florida | State | $52,820 | -22% |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Metro | $60,430 | -11% |
| Ohio | State | $59,780 | -12% |
| Minnesota | State | $77,180 | +14% |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | Metro | $80,240 | +18% |
| Michigan | State | $61,010 | -10% |
| Maryland | State | $75,350 | +11% |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Metro | $81,640 | +20% |
| Iowa | State | $64,010 | -6% |
| North Carolina | State | $61,820 | -9% |
| New Jersey | State | $60,430 | -11% |
| Missouri | State | $60,900 | -10% |
| Mississippi | State | $56,980 | -16% |
| Kansas | State | $45,880 | -32% |
Regional figures come from the same release as the national one. Where an area is missing, the source suppressed it for sample-size reasons rather than reporting an unreliable estimate.
How United States measured this
Employer payroll survey of ~1.1m establishments
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 · Public domain (US Government work)
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