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Conservation Scientists Salary by State (2025)

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Compare Conservation Scientists salaries across 51 states

$72,498
National Average (Median)
$99,400
Highest: District of Columbia
$51,130
Lowest: Florida

Conservation Scientists Salary by State

Compare Conservation Scientists salaries across all 50 states. Click any state for the full breakdown.

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AK AL AR AZ CA CO FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NM NV NY OH OK OR PA SC SD TN TX UT VA WA WI WV WY VT NH MA RI CT NJ DE MD DC
$51,130
$99,400

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 Annual

AL $77,000 AK $79,260 AZ $66,750 AR $73,320 CA $79,810 CO $84,820 CT $73,860 DE $63,850 DC $99,400 FL $51,130 GA $69,240 HI $65,740 ID $81,330 IL $69,590 IN $64,570 IA $69,240 KS $67,200 KY $71,980 LA $80,190 ME $75,900 MD $83,290 MA $78,740 MI $63,500 MN $71,280 MS $59,510 MO $63,130 MT $73,920 NE $76,400 NV $73,030 NH $74,650 NJ $64,020 NM $76,800 NY $76,990 NC $64,460 ND $77,280 OH $63,160 OK $71,270 OR $80,790 PA $61,480 RI $76,130 SC $52,310 SD $76,400 TN $70,500 TX $68,620 UT $78,850 VT $70,130 VA $77,380 WA $78,450 WV $69,910 WI $79,540 WY $81,310

Top 5 Highest-Paying States

#1
District of Columbia
$99,400
#2
Colorado
$84,820
#3
Maryland
$83,290
#4
Idaho
$81,330
#5
Wyoming
$81,310

Conservation Scientists Salary in All 51 States

# State Median Salary Mean Salary Employment
1 District of Columbia $99,400 $99,050 110
2 Colorado $84,820 $89,530 1,230
3 Maryland $83,290 $89,820 470
4 Idaho $81,330 $76,560 300
5 Wyoming $81,310 $78,740 150
6 Oregon $80,790 $89,550 1,020
7 Louisiana $80,190 $81,950 190
8 California $79,810 $88,030 2,110
9 Wisconsin $79,540 $77,760 970
10 Alaska $79,260 $88,860 290
11 Utah $78,850 $80,840 410
12 Massachusetts $78,740 $82,710 760
13 Washington $78,450 $81,300 1,270
14 Virginia $77,380 $92,610 480
15 North Dakota $77,280 $79,540 340
16 Alabama $77,000 $80,870 110
17 New York $76,990 $80,440 640
18 New Mexico $76,800 $79,030 330
19 Nebraska $76,400 $77,930 220
20 South Dakota $76,400 $76,060 360
21 Rhode Island $76,130 $92,230 60
22 Maine $75,900 $77,100 290
23 New Hampshire $74,650 $74,300 130
24 Montana $73,920 $76,360 560
25 Connecticut $73,860 $80,940 140
26 Arkansas $73,320 $77,620 230
27 Nevada $73,030 $72,640 210
28 Kentucky $71,980 $74,970 180
29 Minnesota $71,280 $74,570 770
30 Oklahoma $71,270 $72,090 310
31 Tennessee $70,500 $75,250 250
32 Vermont $70,130 $73,780 100
33 West Virginia $69,910 $75,350 160
34 Illinois $69,590 $75,750 730
35 Georgia $69,240 $81,120 360
36 Iowa $69,240 $71,620 610
37 Texas $68,620 $71,060 1,970
38 Kansas $67,200 $72,850 220
39 Arizona $66,750 $71,390 410
40 Hawaii $65,740 $76,190 220
41 Indiana $64,570 $68,990 430
42 North Carolina $64,460 $72,190 540
43 New Jersey $64,020 $69,610 500
44 Delaware $63,850 $66,560 80
45 Michigan $63,500 $74,140 820
46 Ohio $63,160 $66,660 680
47 Missouri $63,130 $67,070 600
48 Pennsylvania $61,480 $63,760 900
49 Mississippi $59,510 $66,940 470
50 South Carolina $52,310 $60,250 300
51 Florida $51,130 $61,760 950

Conservation Scientists Take-Home Pay After Taxes

Gross salary only tells half the story. State income taxes vary from 0% to 13.3%, dramatically affecting your take-home pay. See exactly what a Conservation Scientists keeps after federal, state, and FICA taxes.

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Data Source & Methodology

Salary data is sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, 2025 estimates. After-tax figures use IRS federal brackets and state income tax rates for all 50 states.

Our Methodology · Data Sources · Source: BLS OEWS

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