Highest-paying Cities for Foresters

The top 100 highest paying cities for foresters (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 foresters in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $94,460, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is the highest paying city for foresters. It is followed by Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania (average annual salary $94,280). 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 foresters in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Foresters

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$94,460	$57,700	60
2	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$94,280	$66,190	30
3	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$91,040	$61,210	90
4	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$90,410	$50,840	540
5	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$89,590	$67,500	50
6	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$88,820	$59,950	110
7	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$83,570	$52,860	180
8	Redding, California	$83,490	$57,670	50
9	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$83,480	$50,310	190
10	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$82,390	$61,840	40
11	Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania	$81,760	$71,680	40
12	Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$81,550	$56,550	30
13	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$81,000	$65,500	30
14	Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area, South Carolina	$80,710	$52,360	80
15	Manchester, New Hampshire	$80,040	$64,490	n/a
16	Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$79,830	$62,160	40
17	South Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia	$79,590	$39,000	40
18	East Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia	$78,670	$41,340	60
19	Salem, Oregon	$77,920	$58,550	80
20	Central East New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$77,640	$57,340	40
21	Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama	$76,730	$46,650	50
22	Bangor, Maine	$76,360	$57,150	40
23	Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia	$76,120	$38,590	30
24	Albany, Oregon	$75,740	$54,230	90
25	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$75,670	$52,770	80
26	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$75,520	$51,210	120
27	Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$75,000	$50,270	60
28	Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina	$74,700	$35,960	30
29	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$74,640	$47,750	n/a
30	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$74,640	$54,240	60
31	Longview, Washington	$74,490	$64,740	30
32	Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$74,350	$55,580	50
33	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$74,110	$62,070	70
34	Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan	$73,680	$56,660	30
35	Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana	$73,630	$54,990	n/a
36	Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$73,160	$65,830	30
37	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$72,990	$64,420	50
38	Eugene-Springfield, Oregon	$72,690	$54,230	50
39	West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$72,400	$63,840	60
40	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$71,520	$51,600	50
41	Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana	$71,410	$52,290	30
42	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$71,030	$54,720	70
43	Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$70,950	$54,980	30
44	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$70,740	$40,670	30
45	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$70,700	$55,920	n/a
46	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$70,300	$59,910	n/a
47	West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, Arkansas	$69,310	$43,000	40
48	Medford, Oregon	$68,950	$48,470	30
49	Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$68,700	$47,170	110
50	Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$68,700	$54,720	50
51	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$67,980	$50,770	100
52	Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina	$67,650	$34,920	40
53	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$67,380	$51,490	70
54	Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area, South Carolina	$66,660	$46,030	40
55	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$66,590	$47,550	40
56	Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$66,240	$49,450	90
57	Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$66,210	$44,720	30
58	Spokane, Washington	$66,210	$54,100	40
59	South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, Arkansas	$66,210	$46,830	50
60	Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho	$65,780	$52,280	30
61	Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area, Alabama	$65,680	$45,480	30
62	North Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$65,190	$49,770	40
63	Coastal Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$65,180	$51,570	30
64	Lynchburg, Virginia	$65,040	$54,160	n/a
65	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$64,760	$49,820	70
66	Columbus, Ohio	$64,760	$52,290	30
67	Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$64,560	$52,270	n/a
68	Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$64,520	$54,580	30
69	Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$64,500	$54,770	30
70	Worcester, Massachusetts	$64,490	$40,140	30
71	Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$64,490	$51,230	110
72	Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$64,460	$49,610	70
73	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$64,390	$43,090	50
74	St Louis, Missouri	$64,270	$39,070	50
75	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$64,220	$42,630	80
76	Coeur dAlene, Idaho	$64,080	$58,260	50
77	Alexandria, Louisiana	$64,010	$47,270	n/a
78	Southwestern Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$63,840	$58,170	40
79	Central New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$63,840	$51,210	40
80	Richmond, Virginia	$63,570	$41,970	50
81	Boise City-Nampa, Idaho	$63,120	$51,420	30
82	Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$63,030	$46,590	40
83	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$62,760	$47,500	60
84	Southern Oregon and Linn County nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$62,750	$47,420	60
85	Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, Alabama	$62,720	$46,430	50
86	Central Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$62,530	$49,650	60
87	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$62,280	$50,020	70
88	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$62,190	$50,800	50
89	Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine	$62,110	$45,580	30
90	Montgomery, Alabama	$62,070	$39,520	30
91	Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$62,000	$50,600	50
92	Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$61,910	$50,610	40
93	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$61,860	$52,710	40
94	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$61,860	$51,560	40
95	Madison, Wisconsin	$61,800	$49,020	50
96	Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia	$61,790	$41,300	50
97	North Arizona nonmetropolitan area, Arizona	$61,790	$43,250	30
98	Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho	$61,400	$47,280	120
99	Duluth, Wisconsin	$61,400	$47,300	60
100	North Florida nonmetropolitan area, Florida	$61,320	$37,380	60

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for foresters.