Highest-paying Cities for Forest and Conservation Workers

The top 100 highest paying cities for forest and conservation workers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of forest and conservation workers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $83,280, Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area, Missouri is the highest paying city for forest and conservation workers. It is followed by San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California (average annual salary $64,290). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of forest and conservation workers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Forest and Conservation Workers

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area, Missouri	$83,280	$41,440	80
2	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$64,290	$37,030	30
3	Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho	$51,540	$39,420	90
4	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$48,700	$41,600	n/a
5	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$47,190	$47,190	120
6	Worcester, Massachusetts	$46,900	$33,710	30
7	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$46,510	$28,750	40
8	West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$45,960	$29,340	40
9	St Louis, Missouri	$45,850	$28,910	50
10	Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area, Missouri	$42,880	$24,690	30
11	Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$42,630	$29,300	n/a
12	Coastal Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$41,500	$27,690	n/a
13	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$40,940	$25,340	70
14	Southern Oregon and Linn County nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$40,550	$27,790	50
15	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$39,540	$29,640	40
16	Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii	$39,520	$35,720	60
17	Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii	$39,330	$38,320	50
18	Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania	$38,540	$38,540	30
19	Toledo, Ohio	$38,010	$31,550	n/a
20	Salt Lake City, Utah	$37,620	$28,560	150
21	Syracuse, New York	$37,590	$26,450	30
22	Eugene-Springfield, Oregon	$37,520	$24,110	40
23	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$37,010	$31,490	50
24	Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana	$37,010	$26,350	30
25	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$36,970	$29,070	90
26	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$36,910	$28,070	30
27	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$36,000	$31,210	30
28	Rapid City, South Dakota	$35,860	$28,380	30
29	Bend, Oregon	$35,700	$30,230	30
30	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$35,490	$19,930	80
31	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$35,140	$35,140	70
32	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$34,960	$26,200	120
33	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$34,670	$26,590	120
34	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$34,570	$34,570	60
35	West Central North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$34,260	$26,910	100
36	Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$34,090	$21,100	40
37	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	$34,070	$23,080	50
38	Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana	$33,900	$21,200	50
39	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$33,040	$16,180	n/a
40	Duluth, Wisconsin	$32,660	$21,870	40
41	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$32,610	$31,200	40
42	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$32,250	$31,200	570
43	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$32,040	$25,000	30
44	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$32,000	$27,350	n/a
45	Sioux Falls, South Dakota	$31,900	$31,900	140
46	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$31,600	$28,110	50
47	Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey	$31,380	$20,910	30
48	Fresno, California	$31,200	$31,200	80
49	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$31,200	$31,200	360
50	Salinas, California	$31,200	$31,200	30
51	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$31,200	$31,200	210
52	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$31,100	$31,090	130
53	Western South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, South Dakota	$30,690	$28,400	190
54	Tulsa, Oklahoma	$30,590	$16,540	50
55	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$30,340	$30,330	40
56	Central Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$30,250	$20,060	40
57	Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$29,970	$17,450	30
58	South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$29,950	$23,870	n/a
59	Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, South Dakota	$29,450	$26,690	260
60	North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, West Virginia	$29,410	$20,720	40
61	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$29,380	$27,520	30
62	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$29,150	$24,390	160
63	Wichita, Kansas	$28,880	$25,160	n/a
64	South Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia	$28,590	$24,690	n/a
65	North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee	$28,190	$20,800	30
66	Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina	$27,960	$18,760	30
67	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$27,720	$25,420	60
68	Yakima, Washington	$27,640	$20,060	40
69	Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$27,590	$17,570	40
70	Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee	$27,510	$20,800	30
71	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$27,420	$21,020	40
72	Kansas nonmetropolitan area, Kansas	$27,370	$24,860	n/a
73	San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, Puerto Rico	$27,310	$18,600	70
74	Tuscaloosa, Alabama	$26,720	$17,060	40
75	Eastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$26,520	$21,990	50
76	West Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$26,520	$22,090	70
77	Madison, Wisconsin	$26,520	$26,520	40
78	North and West Central New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$26,110	$20,370	30
79	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$25,440	$25,420	70
80	Central South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, South Dakota	$25,270	$20,560	90
81	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$24,880	$21,220	n/a
82	Far Eastern North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$24,680	$20,840	n/a
83	Monroe, Louisiana	$24,590	$16,640	30
84	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$24,290	$17,890	50
85	Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa	$23,840	$21,060	60
86	Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$23,710	$20,060	60
87	Western Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$23,650	$20,470	n/a
88	Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee	$23,170	$19,620	30
89	Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$22,700	$21,130	80
90	Knoxville, Tennessee	$22,300	$20,800	40
91	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$21,890	$19,900	n/a
92	Chattanooga, Tennessee	$21,380	$20,800	30
93	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$21,130	$21,120	190
94	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$21,120	$21,110	120
95	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$20,720	$16,790	260
96	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$20,350	$17,010	70
97	Columbia, South Carolina	$20,320	$16,910	40
98	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington	$20,070	$20,060	40
99	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$20,070	$20,050	100
100	Missoula, Montana	$19,190	$17,070	40

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for forest and conservation workers.