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Highest-paying States for Forest and Conservation Technicians

The highest-paying states for forest and conservation technicians (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 technicians in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $51,010, Kansas is the highest paying state for forest and conservation technicians. It is followed by Pennsylvania (average annual salary $50,510). 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 technicians in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Forest and Conservation Technicians (2022 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Kansas	$51,010	$31,250	80
2	Pennsylvania	$50,510	$33,220	330
3	Mississippi	$48,260	$32,630	190
4	Illinois	$47,440	$29,830	590
5	Florida	$46,870	$29,840	150
6	Georgia	$46,870	$29,440	160
7	Oklahoma	$46,790	$33,390	120
8	Massachusetts	$46,590	$24,880	150
9	Alaska	$45,850	$33,130	420
10	Maine	$45,650	$34,260	30
11	North Dakota	$45,580	$29,840	90
12	Nebraska	$45,490	$29,840	150
13	Arkansas	$44,870	$32,790	240
14	South Carolina	$44,720	$29,840	210
15	Minnesota	$44,470	$29,830	570
16	Missouri	$44,140	$28,380	230
17	Louisiana	$44,130	$30,380	160
18	Alabama	$44,120	$31,780	200
19	Texas	$41,930	$33,140	390
20	Maryland	$41,720	$27,400	150
21	West Virginia	$40,950	$26,590	80
22	Ohio	$40,590	$24,370	290
23	Virginia	$40,080	$29,610	290
24	Vermont	$39,700	$33,390	70
25	North Carolina	$39,590	$30,750	550
26	Hawaii	$39,440	$32,250	110
27	New Jersey	$39,440	$21,680	30
28	Iowa	$38,470	$22,910	620
29	Tennessee	$38,110	$25,720	320
30	New York	$37,610	$27,780	390
31	Indiana	$37,210	$26,070	90
32	California	$36,740	$27,380	6,770
33	Kentucky	$36,430	$24,370	180
34	Washington	$36,220	$27,040	1,260
35	Nevada	$36,140	$26,600	560
36	Oregon	$35,630	$26,600	2,580
37	Wisconsin	$34,620	$21,010	760
38	Michigan	$34,490	$24,270	320
39	Arizona	$33,620	$26,600	1,320
40	South Dakota	$33,400	$26,590	390
41	Montana	$33,400	$26,590	2,140
42	Colorado	$33,400	$28,930	1,120
43	New Hampshire	$33,400	$29,840	90
44	New Mexico	$33,400	$26,600	1,050
45	Idaho	$33,400	$26,590	2,140
46	Wyoming	$33,390	$26,600	650
47	Utah	$29,840	$21,650	1,350
48	Puerto Rico	$26,120	$18,810	50
49	Connecticut	$24,910	$21,970	40

Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of forest and conservation technicians in those states is not available at this time.