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Highest-paying States for Forest and Conservation Workers

The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $60,980, Michigan is the highest paying state for forest and conservation workers. It is followed by Idaho (average annual salary $51,540). 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 state, use the links in the table.

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

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Michigan	$60,980	$30,010	60
2	Idaho	$51,540	$39,420	160
3	Arkansas	$49,190	$36,030	70
4	Massachusetts	$48,110	$29,640	100
5	Illinois	$47,190	$24,960	170
6	Alabama	$46,610	$18,730	50
7	Pennsylvania	$46,510	$34,510	160
8	New Jersey	$45,430	$29,600	90
9	Nevada	$45,190	$29,780	30
10	Nebraska	$42,470	$29,230	40
11	Washington	$40,440	$35,980	70
12	Oregon	$40,390	$31,830	50
13	Minnesota	$40,370	$26,000	50
14	Arizona	$40,170	$37,440	40
15	Hawaii	$39,330	$35,720	160
16	Texas	$39,320	$30,330	80
17	Ohio	$38,010	$26,940	40
18	New York	$38,000	$32,330	40
19	Colorado	$37,940	$32,460	0
20	Maryland	$37,690	$36,450	110
21	Louisiana	$36,170	$24,090	160
22	Florida	$36,100	$32,730	50
23	Indiana	$35,550	$27,040	50
24	Delaware	$32,960	$25,280	180
25	Oklahoma	$32,370	$26,280	80
26	District of Columbia	$31,960	$26,400	40
27	South Dakota	$31,900	$27,340	610
28	Missouri	$31,280	$25,360	390
29	California	$31,200	$31,200	2,600
30	New Hampshire	$30,930	$24,960	30
31	Mississippi	$30,400	$17,660	70
32	North Dakota	$30,360	$30,360	50
33	Connecticut	$29,530	$24,260	30
34	Montana	$29,510	$28,950	50
35	West Virginia	$29,280	$19,960	80
36	Kentucky	$29,170	$21,330	40
37	Utah	$28,460	$22,770	160
38	Kansas	$27,920	$22,560	60
39	Puerto Rico	$27,730	$18,600	90
40	Wyoming	$27,650	$21,080	70
41	Wisconsin	$27,020	$23,110	280
42	Tennessee	$26,970	$20,800	210
43	Iowa	$26,750	$22,880	50
44	South Carolina	$26,310	$23,980	60
45	North Carolina	$24,990	$21,160	40
46	New Mexico	$23,920	$23,920	50
47	Virginia	$22,570	$16,500	50
48	Georgia	$16,840	$15,080	120

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