United States
Foresters salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$70,660
Foresters in the United States earn a median of $70,660 a year, about $33.97 an hour.
Median
$70,660
per year
Hourly
$33.97
as published
Mean
$74,670
pulled up by top earners
Workers
9,650
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | State | $74,360 | +5% |
| California | State | $98,870 | +40% |
| Oregon | State | $77,320 | +9% |
| Wisconsin | State | $65,960 | -7% |
| Florida | State | $50,090 | -29% |
| Virginia | State | $69,250 | -2% |
| Michigan | State | $78,040 | +10% |
| Alabama | State | $71,070 | +1% |
| Idaho | State | $62,050 | -12% |
| New York | State | $76,730 | +9% |
| Pennsylvania | State | $77,150 | +9% |
| Massachusetts | State | $65,390 | -7% |
| Montana | State | $64,200 | -9% |
| North Carolina | State | $70,320 | -0% |
| Georgia | State | $63,360 | -10% |
| Minnesota | State | $72,280 | +2% |
| Texas | State | $71,180 | +1% |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | Metro | $65,320 | -8% |
| Colorado | State | $69,380 | -2% |
| Illinois | State | $75,160 | +6% |
| Ohio | State | $69,160 | -2% |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Metro | $77,700 | +10% |
| Tennessee | State | $69,180 | -2% |
| Indiana | State | $53,650 | -24% |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | Metro | $81,140 | +15% |
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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