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Fish and Game Wardens Salary by State (2025)

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Compare Fish and Game Wardens salaries across 35 states

$73,001
National Average (Median)
$100,090
Highest: California
$31,200
Lowest: Florida

Fish and Game Wardens Salary by State

Compare Fish and Game Wardens 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
$31,200
$100,090

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 Annual

AL $74,290 AR $72,200 CA $100,090 CT $65,400 FL $31,200 GA $79,440 HI $69,250 ID $73,200 IN $93,990 IA $98,260 KS $61,840 KY $54,570 LA $59,940 ME $73,260 MD $89,300 MI $87,460 MO $70,030 MT $59,490 NE $63,000 NV $91,750 NJ $72,920 NY $80,060 NC $61,430 ND $79,520 OH $75,880 OK $69,120 PA $50,250 SD $68,810 TN $75,930 TX $85,980 VT $74,940 VA $66,540 WV $62,530 WI $89,110 WY $74,060

Top 5 Highest-Paying States

#1
California
$100,090
#2
Iowa
$98,260
#3
Indiana
$93,990
#4
Nevada
$91,750
#5
Maryland
$89,300

Fish and Game Wardens Salary in All 35 States

# State Median Salary Mean Salary Employment
1 California $100,090 $96,130 330
2 Iowa $98,260 $89,620 120
3 Indiana $93,990 $91,900 170
4 Nevada $91,750 $90,270 50
5 Maryland $89,300 $91,150 60
6 Wisconsin $89,110 $80,030 150
7 Michigan $87,460 $84,770 210
8 Texas $85,980 $82,050 490
9 New York $80,060 $80,920 390
10 North Dakota $79,520 $78,150 30
11 Georgia $79,440 $77,730 200
12 Tennessee $75,930 $76,160 220
13 Ohio $75,880 $76,100 160
14 Vermont $74,940 $73,210 40
15 Alabama $74,290 $69,630 160
16 Wyoming $74,060 $71,270 70
17 Maine $73,260 $70,940 190
18 Idaho $73,200 $76,380 110
19 New Jersey $72,920 $76,200 90
20 Arkansas $72,200 $71,740 80
21 Missouri $70,030 $65,040 150
22 Hawaii $69,250 $76,090 110
23 Oklahoma $69,120 $70,040 170
24 South Dakota $68,810 $67,080 100
25 Virginia $66,540 $68,110 180
26 Connecticut $65,400 $68,160 90
27 Nebraska $63,000 $66,670 70
28 West Virginia $62,530 $64,450 110
29 Kansas $61,840 $63,970 100
30 North Carolina $61,430 $62,280 190
31 Louisiana $59,940 $59,940 110
32 Montana $59,490 $61,670 70
33 Kentucky $54,570 $57,250 70
34 Pennsylvania $50,250 $53,840 80
35 Florida $31,200 $33,440 290

Fish and Game Wardens 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 Fish and Game Wardens 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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