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Conservation Scientists Salary by City
Conservation Scientists Salary by City (2026)
129 metro areas · National average: $74,544 · Source: BLS OEWS
The table below shows Conservation Scientists salaries across 129 U.S. metropolitan areas,
sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.
Metro Area
Mean Annual
Median Annual
P10
P90
San Jose, CA $114,340
$105,680
$71,710
$157,760
Portland, OR $103,400
$98,930
$65,370
$147,650
Sacramento, CA $97,030
$83,220
$60,020
$166,630
Santa Cruz, CA $96,610
$78,490
$52,690
$191,880
San Francisco, CA $96,040
$96,260
$60,870
$130,690
Washington, DC $95,950
$81,640
$46,290
$180,210
Salem, OR $95,270
$98,050
$65,780
$121,600
Amherst Town, MA $94,180
$76,330
$49,000
$178,980
Denver, CO $92,460
$85,090
$56,020
$137,950
Bend, OR $92,390
$94,310
$67,060
$130,330
Seattle, WA $92,270
$82,890
$67,140
$132,500
Boulder, CO $90,510
$82,080
$67,430
$129,950
Corvallis, OR $90,500
$82,950
$59,840
$129,770
Providence, RI $90,090
$78,610
$46,010
$165,650
San Diego, CA $89,680
$81,280
$57,100
$128,750
Fairbanks, AK $88,960
$81,950
$60,650
$140,170
Las Vegas, NV $88,900
$85,820
$49,140
$130,170
Oxnard, CA $88,390
$79,560
$39,520
$131,440
Santa Maria, CA $87,330
$70,260
$47,420
$152,420
Durham, NC $87,160
$77,190
$50,250
$141,350
Santa Rosa, CA $86,280
$91,770
$48,850
$117,090
Barnstable Town, MA $86,020
$79,450
$61,100
$114,060
Anchorage, AK $85,800
$72,780
$53,020
$138,030
Raleigh, NC $85,760
$69,440
$51,200
$148,760
Missoula, MT $85,710
$74,960
$53,500
$134,410
Medford, OR $85,620
$87,050
$48,710
$120,640
Albany, NY $84,790
$65,490
$44,670
$111,950
Charlottesville, VA $84,630
$86,730
$45,620
$105,860
Bozeman, MT $84,490
$81,220
$56,340
$130,980
Flagstaff, AZ $83,900
$83,120
$59,570
$107,950
Fort Collins, CO $83,460
$80,240
$50,590
$131,180
Salinas, CA $83,170
$71,050
$51,750
$140,710
Champaign, IL $82,830
$74,960
$38,440
$158,850
Albuquerque, NM $82,190
$70,680
$48,670
$139,940
Atlanta, GA $81,830
$76,270
$46,850
$130,570
Nashville, TN $81,620
$74,960
$61,960
$113,030
La Crosse, WI $81,400
$75,460
$51,860
$120,640
Riverside, CA $81,140
$71,210
$49,000
$117,960
Olympia, WA $80,970
$80,100
$59,600
$102,530
Urban Honolulu, HI $80,710
$55,920
$40,500
$153,630
Fresno, CA $80,510
$80,600
$44,750
$104,640
Phoenix, AZ $80,450
$76,510
$62,730
$111,610
Madison, WI $80,330
$81,120
$48,980
$102,340
Ann Arbor, MI $79,930
$63,860
$49,120
$154,660
Indianapolis, IN $79,570
$61,070
$46,260
$111,160
Eau Claire, WI $79,030
$79,090
$54,850
$95,640
Boston, MA $78,790
$76,150
$47,990
$124,430
Lansing, MI $78,380
$66,120
$53,410
$108,660
Buffalo, NY $78,190
$65,760
$45,450
$115,170
Baltimore, MD $78,080
$73,650
$52,470
$116,070
Minneapolis, MN $77,820
$78,480
$38,550
$102,640
Asheville, NC $77,670
$67,800
$39,190
$124,090
Green Bay, WI $77,450
$77,810
$57,450
$95,640
Bismarck, ND $77,420
$72,600
$53,920
$104,330
Kiryas Joel, NY $77,370
$65,080
$46,180
$96,350
Trenton, NJ $77,320
$80,970
$57,940
$103,690
Springfield, MO $77,290
$72,550
$47,720
$113,030
Yakima, WA $77,040
$76,940
$58,090
$105,090
Los Angeles, CA $76,850
$72,870
$48,470
$111,220
Tampa, FL $76,780
$61,960
$38,960
$157,560
Spokane, WA $76,390
$74,020
$59,140
$101,750
New York, NY $75,980
$60,430
$47,310
$101,910
Reno, NV $75,800
$76,230
$38,050
$110,410
Worcester, MA $75,690
$73,040
$52,980
$104,220
Boise City, ID $75,510
$72,550
$49,000
$110,140
Kansas City, MO $75,400
$64,960
$47,070
$114,820
Lubbock, TX $74,960
$65,450
$50,320
$104,330
Duluth, MN $74,490
$72,550
$38,080
$113,030
Richmond, VA $74,180
$63,340
$40,910
$104,050
Harrisburg, PA $73,960
$75,930
$43,190
$98,160
Helena, MT $73,790
$63,070
$58,640
$97,690
Cincinnati, OH $73,670
$66,520
$44,680
$129,250
Salt Lake City, UT $73,250
$76,300
$38,570
$101,480
Columbus, OH $73,200
$64,710
$43,510
$111,820
Sioux Falls, SD $72,340
$67,650
$41,400
$94,310
Santa Fe, NM $71,940
$67,700
$43,300
$101,700
Tucson, AZ $71,700
$70,760
$35,670
$120,980
Portland, ME $71,220
$66,720
$40,860
$102,080
Chicago, IL $71,070
$66,730
$34,580
$109,300
Omaha, NE $71,020
$73,240
$46,610
$95,200
Rapid City, SD $70,850
$74,960
$39,460
$101,660
Blacksburg, VA $70,790
$64,850
$52,750
$96,830
Lincoln, NE $70,500
$69,440
$37,380
$110,140
Fort Wayne, IN $70,180
$61,960
$39,650
$101,440
Des Moines, IA $69,130
$63,940
$49,380
$94,990
Syracuse, NY $68,510
$61,800
$41,560
$98,550
Austin, TX $68,190
$65,170
$50,320
$86,350
St. Louis, MO $67,640
$61,400
$37,600
$106,850
Gainesville, FL $66,890
$59,950
$37,900
$113,730
Eugene, OR $66,530
$65,090
$47,600
$91,840
Dallas, TX $66,410
$63,800
$50,320
$94,580
Miami, FL $66,300
$60,980
$37,980
$114,840
Grand Rapids, MI $66,190
$61,760
$47,600
$96,320
Amarillo, TX $65,900
$65,170
$50,320
$83,740
Milwaukee, WI $65,570
$62,290
$37,320
$94,640
Tyler, TX $65,400
$65,230
$50,320
$77,910
Virginia Beach, VA $65,000
$59,960
$39,630
$100,790
Cleveland, OH $64,810
$59,820
$46,380
$92,140
Detroit, MI $64,750
$49,050
$34,890
$154,430
Waco, TX $64,740
$65,170
$50,320
$76,580
Charleston, SC $64,450
$57,190
$38,760
$110,140
San Antonio, TX $63,810
$65,170
$45,740
$81,530
Beaumont, TX $63,430
$65,170
$50,320
$83,740
Allentown, PA $63,210
$62,910
$30,820
$102,270
Tulsa, OK $63,100
$51,390
$36,510
$89,860
Memphis, TN $62,580
$60,750
$39,020
$98,260
Oklahoma City, OK $62,570
$60,700
$38,860
$87,050
Brownsville, TX $62,420
$65,170
$50,320
$75,940
Pittsburgh, PA $61,290
$60,540
$34,200
$88,140
Jackson, MS $60,960
$57,340
$40,830
$85,720
Philadelphia, PA $60,400
$61,430
$36,340
$84,450
Dayton, OH $60,280
$59,780
$41,740
$74,990
Houston, TX $60,110
$55,360
$45,500
$78,900
Rochester, NY $59,940
$63,450
$35,470
$86,870
Columbia, SC $59,320
$59,280
$38,760
$91,070
Akron, OH $58,900
$62,690
$40,290
$73,540
Lake Charles, LA $58,070
$57,260
$36,600
$91,290
Orlando, FL $57,960
$54,320
$40,110
$88,480
North Port, FL $57,740
$57,670
$39,210
$75,990
Reading, PA $57,550
$53,930
$36,790
$93,750
Lancaster, PA $56,560
$53,350
$34,080
$78,890
Wichita, KS $55,960
$47,800
$47,800
$77,380
Jefferson City, MO $54,880
$55,410
$25,580
$79,000
Charlotte, NC $54,710
$47,580
$34,170
$81,820
Baton Rouge, LA $54,590
$48,370
$27,920
$110,300
Gulfport, MS $53,470
$47,950
$40,280
$73,940
Kahului, HI $50,300
$44,460
$38,360
$77,090
Toledo, OH $47,180
$48,890
$25,590
$68,240
Johnstown, PA $40,520
$37,520
$30,720
$60,650
Data sourced from the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS
.
All wage figures are annual.
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