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Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists Salary by City
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists Salary by City (2024)
100 metro areas · National average: $76,814 · Source: BLS OEWS May 2024
The table below shows Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists salaries across 100 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
Washington, DC $120,570
$121,890
$61,690
$181,210
Gulfport, MS $110,120
$113,030
$52,140
$158,850
San Francisco, CA $105,920
$97,810
$63,000
$162,200
San Diego, CA $102,320
$93,640
$61,420
$170,740
Seattle, WA $100,570
$86,960
$64,380
$156,750
Bremerton, WA $99,170
$94,370
$62,490
$145,450
San Jose, CA $97,290
$90,620
$42,680
$152,260
Kennewick, WA $96,520
$86,200
$62,330
$139,760
Sacramento, CA $95,780
$90,900
$60,000
$130,900
Santa Rosa, CA $95,410
$84,270
$58,330
$140,710
Salem, OR $94,110
$98,110
$64,030
$113,350
Providence, RI $91,440
$88,360
$64,840
$111,560
Los Angeles, CA $91,160
$83,100
$50,140
$131,440
New York, NY $90,480
$80,240
$60,920
$138,120
Bellingham, WA $89,540
$90,950
$61,880
$126,920
Worcester, MA $89,010
$87,910
$72,430
$105,010
Fort Collins, CO $88,940
$79,690
$58,140
$130,290
Bozeman, MT $87,830
$81,880
$58,300
$134,410
Urban Honolulu, HI $86,790
$77,090
$63,370
$117,850
Portland, OR $86,550
$84,180
$52,730
$121,600
Boston, MA $85,960
$82,200
$57,840
$123,950
Wenatchee, WA $85,730
$82,050
$62,160
$127,300
Albany, NY $84,840
$80,240
$63,100
$114,430
Boulder, CO $84,260
$67,040
$51,080
$153,890
Denver, CO $84,070
$79,670
$56,020
$134,840
St. Louis, MO $83,630
$71,640
$54,390
$136,950
Redding, CA $83,520
$83,010
$55,560
$110,140
Fairbanks, AK $83,400
$83,510
$54,600
$107,910
Bismarck, ND $82,890
$88,820
$59,950
$103,910
Olympia, WA $82,410
$81,740
$56,670
$107,700
Yakima, WA $82,100
$80,100
$56,820
$110,300
Baltimore, MD $81,780
$76,190
$55,590
$127,110
Spokane, WA $81,750
$77,630
$57,940
$115,600
Corvallis, OR $81,430
$85,150
$39,830
$102,420
Bend, OR $81,410
$79,790
$59,950
$104,740
Anchorage, AK $81,080
$77,850
$51,270
$111,320
Columbus, OH $80,120
$79,730
$46,880
$97,520
Cincinnati, OH $80,040
$78,590
$48,970
$96,130
Eugene, OR $80,020
$76,480
$53,430
$107,240
Mount Vernon, WA $80,020
$80,100
$59,600
$100,190
Flagstaff, AZ $79,450
$75,640
$55,770
$107,110
Grand Junction, CO $79,450
$70,940
$57,730
$102,180
Albuquerque, NM $79,030
$74,270
$48,210
$118,410
La Crosse, WI $78,970
$77,380
$48,410
$117,190
Medford, OR $78,290
$81,140
$51,250
$102,420
Virginia Beach, VA $77,730
$70,700
$48,950
$111,680
Miami, FL $77,520
$55,390
$42,640
$144,250
Chicago, IL $77,220
$77,780
$48,450
$108,120
Portland, ME $76,910
$61,010
$36,400
$144,920
Bangor, ME $76,750
$69,580
$50,590
$113,030
Montgomery, AL $76,510
$72,830
$49,260
$105,700
Boise City, ID $76,130
$72,770
$47,200
$110,300
Durham, NC $75,340
$66,510
$50,350
$108,140
Detroit, MI $75,180
$72,300
$52,010
$114,210
Phoenix, AZ $73,990
$72,600
$48,790
$96,890
Tucson, AZ $73,930
$69,180
$51,560
$101,250
Cleveland, OH $73,870
$77,500
$48,790
$102,810
Austin, TX $73,660
$67,390
$51,140
$98,240
Helena, MT $73,430
$76,680
$52,070
$77,380
Atlanta, GA $73,320
$63,170
$50,060
$123,840
Ogden, UT $73,240
$68,100
$50,650
$103,110
Hartford, CT $73,020
$72,030
$48,210
$97,760
Nashville, TN $72,190
$64,820
$48,570
$99,330
Minneapolis, MN $72,070
$68,040
$47,030
$107,100
Milwaukee, WI $71,970
$65,290
$49,420
$114,870
Richmond, VA $71,870
$71,700
$49,820
$98,430
Missoula, MT $71,520
$62,220
$46,520
$89,860
Panama City, FL $70,880
$52,160
$40,000
$127,520
Raleigh, NC $70,860
$59,660
$39,990
$118,680
Riverside, CA $70,570
$62,750
$40,520
$111,760
Mobile, AL $70,390
$54,500
$45,390
$112,490
Salt Lake City, UT $69,560
$75,760
$34,870
$84,640
Lansing, MI $69,550
$60,080
$52,430
$96,390
Houston, TX $69,290
$49,130
$36,600
$115,190
Little Rock, AR $69,030
$69,120
$61,430
$78,090
Madison, WI $69,000
$67,020
$42,090
$84,300
Philadelphia, PA $68,820
$61,900
$36,790
$95,680
Columbia, SC $68,210
$65,420
$50,180
$85,610
Provo, UT $68,070
$62,590
$51,580
$89,920
Rochester, MN $66,350
$68,040
$48,610
$85,340
Casper, WY $66,070
$67,640
$38,920
$82,120
Rapid City, SD $65,210
$63,150
$51,450
$77,940
Bakersfield, CA $64,990
$61,310
$44,300
$96,360
Santa Fe, NM $64,490
$66,230
$49,030
$74,550
Huntsville, AL $63,480
$62,880
$48,150
$91,260
Charleston, SC $62,720
$55,320
$45,620
$80,340
Lincoln, NE $60,700
$55,080
$49,020
$80,430
Pittsburgh, PA $60,670
$56,570
$33,620
$77,350
Knoxville, TN $60,210
$58,650
$40,420
$83,590
Gainesville, FL $60,040
$55,060
$40,000
$87,050
Tampa, FL $60,020
$53,120
$39,520
$95,140
Las Vegas, NV $59,410
$60,360
$40,130
$77,240
Oklahoma City, OK $57,150
$54,180
$48,190
$68,560
Indianapolis, IN $56,800
$56,650
$44,180
$72,590
Tallahassee, FL $55,140
$50,560
$44,990
$68,330
Charlotte, NC $54,920
$54,800
$52,690
$57,960
Dallas, TX $52,850
$46,510
$37,700
$90,550
Orlando, FL $52,570
$48,760
$40,000
$64,420
San Juan, PR $51,200
$42,650
$38,410
$91,890
Jacksonville, FL $49,610
$45,760
$36,400
$72,030
Data sourced from the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2024
.
All wage figures are annual.
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