United States
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$72,860
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists in the United States earn a median of $72,860 a year, about $35.03 an hour.
Median
$72,860
per year
Hourly
$35.03
as published
Mean
$77,920
pulled up by top earners
Workers
16,920
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 | $82,050 | +13% |
| California | State | $82,620 | +13% |
| Florida | State | $51,420 | -29% |
| Oregon | State | $85,150 | +17% |
| Colorado | State | $77,320 | +6% |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | Metro | $86,960 | +19% |
| Alaska | State | $84,640 | +16% |
| Texas | State | $50,610 | -31% |
| Minnesota | State | $70,510 | -3% |
| Arizona | State | $70,370 | -3% |
| Wyoming | State | $74,060 | +2% |
| Wisconsin | State | $65,960 | -9% |
| Virginia | State | $66,550 | -9% |
| Montana | State | $64,060 | -12% |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | Metro | $84,180 | +16% |
| Utah | State | $69,990 | -4% |
| North Carolina | State | $61,930 | -15% |
| Massachusetts | State | $88,550 | +22% |
| Michigan | State | $79,020 | +8% |
| Ohio | State | $75,030 | +3% |
| Idaho | State | $72,760 | -0% |
| Alabama | State | $64,860 | -11% |
| Maine | State | $66,910 | -8% |
| Maryland | State | $82,600 | +13% |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Metro | $97,810 | +34% |
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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