Highest-paying Cities for Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists

The top 100 highest paying cities for zoologists and wildlife biologists (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 zoologists and wildlife biologists in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $111,740, Barnstable Town, Massachusetts is the highest paying city for zoologists and wildlife biologists. It is followed by San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California (average annual salary $108,500). 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 zoologists and wildlife biologists in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$111,740	$51,190	130
2	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$108,500	$40,520	430
3	Springfield, Massachusetts	$108,240	$59,140	30
4	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$106,810	$51,240	280
5	Gulfport-Biloxi, Mississippi	$100,730	$62,340	30
6	Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, Florida	$96,730	$46,800	70
7	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$94,800	$61,310	230
8	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$93,670	$56,690	320
9	Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Maryland	$93,000	$68,070	240
10	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$92,290	$67,360	90
11	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$89,710	$50,380	430
12	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$87,940	$50,970	60
13	Salem, Oregon	$87,170	$66,350	70
14	Corvallis, Oregon	$87,170	$50,970	140
15	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$85,820	$56,850	170
16	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$83,580	$48,030	40
17	Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey	$83,550	$42,680	30
18	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$82,830	$50,560	150
19	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$82,200	$47,660	180
20	Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi	$81,990	$49,840	40
21	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$81,690	$63,350	60
22	Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$81,540	$54,720	30
23	Stockton, California	$80,710	$60,610	50
24	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$80,450	$55,490	40
25	Boulder, Colorado	$80,390	$62,490	120
26	St Louis, Missouri	$79,460	$51,540	50
27	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$79,270	$57,100	460
28	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$79,110	$60,410	30
29	Fairbanks, Alaska	$79,100	$55,470	90
30	Bend, Oregon	$78,860	$53,410	40
31	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$78,420	$54,690	60
32	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$78,220	$61,800	1,200
33	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$78,160	$48,150	60
34	Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$78,020	$54,980	190
35	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$77,980	$49,430	270
36	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$77,770	$62,960	200
37	Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$77,230	$54,230	190
38	Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$77,230	$60,200	50
39	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$76,810	$59,680	100
40	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$76,790	$60,560	140
41	Anchorage, Alaska	$76,790	$51,920	190
42	Honolulu, Hawaii	$76,700	$51,160	110
43	Yakima, Washington	$76,400	$53,510	40
44	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, Washington	$76,400	$62,730	70
45	Olympia, Washington	$76,400	$52,770	240
46	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$76,340	$52,770	50
47	Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$75,670	$56,530	130
48	Logan, Utah	$75,050	$53,000	40
49	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$75,030	$56,850	110
50	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$74,870	$51,050	380
51	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington	$74,590	$59,530	40
52	Bismarck, North Dakota	$74,460	$52,860	50
53	Fresno, California	$74,260	$51,440	40
54	North Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho	$74,260	$47,160	30
55	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$73,460	$53,870	30
56	Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$73,180	$50,550	240
57	Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$73,050	$46,940	30
58	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$73,030	$41,580	950
59	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$72,940	$43,540	40
60	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$72,870	$44,900	70
61	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$72,820	$50,690	60
62	Redding, California	$72,820	$47,730	30
63	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$72,740	$51,940	130
64	Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$72,680	$58,190	30
65	Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$72,590	$55,930	30
66	Walla Walla, Washington	$72,550	$46,150	30
67	Albuquerque, New Mexico	$71,720	$45,250	40
68	East and South Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$71,490	$56,970	50
69	Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$71,490	$61,960	80
70	West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$71,440	$50,620	30
71	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$71,320	$43,520	70
72	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$71,140	$37,730	60
73	Richmond, Virginia	$71,140	$54,450	40
74	New Bedford, Massachusetts	$70,860	$47,150	50
75	Eugene-Springfield, Oregon	$70,620	$49,920	30
76	Columbia, Missouri	$70,620	$46,220	40
77	Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi	$70,410	$53,300	30
78	Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$70,250	$54,730	60
79	Southcentral Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho	$70,240	$49,760	30
80	Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas	$70,170	$53,580	40
81	West Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$70,100	$54,140	100
82	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$69,910	$45,050	310
83	Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$69,910	$53,040	140
84	Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$69,910	$58,760	50
85	Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$69,910	$56,680	40
86	Duluth, Wisconsin	$69,910	$60,720	40
87	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$69,810	$44,670	n/a
88	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$69,470	$55,680	30
89	Grand Junction, Colorado	$69,400	$36,900	40
90	Cheyenne, Wyoming	$69,400	$55,590	30
91	Colorado Springs, Colorado	$69,390	$45,590	30
92	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$69,350	$45,530	120
93	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$69,170	$41,770	50
94	Reno-Sparks, Nevada	$68,940	$51,080	40
95	Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$68,700	$38,770	130
96	Medford, Oregon	$68,700	$47,860	40
97	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$68,690	$47,730	190
98	Coeur dAlene, Idaho	$68,620	$51,670	30
99	Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$68,430	$50,600	30
100	Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho	$68,410	$41,830	50

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for zoologists and wildlife biologists.