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Foresters Salary by State (2025)

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Compare Foresters salaries across 44 states

$73,340
National Average (Median)
$107,120
Highest: California
$50,990
Lowest: Oklahoma

Foresters Salary by State

Compare Foresters 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
$50,990
$107,120

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 Annual

AL $79,530 AK $87,210 AZ $67,200 AR $69,240 CA $107,120 CO $76,400 CT $84,820 DC $74,710 FL $64,130 GA $76,970 ID $65,170 IL $82,160 IN $61,110 IA $83,000 KS $67,540 KY $56,460 ME $66,480 MD $86,100 MA $89,650 MI $75,920 MN $76,490 MS $71,280 MO $63,220 MT $67,200 NV $51,070 NH $65,170 NM $69,240 NY $73,710 NC $77,870 OH $73,320 OK $50,990 OR $81,450 PA $78,280 SC $86,780 SD $64,460 TN $71,990 TX $80,370 UT $75,210 VT $80,750 VA $71,990 WA $78,460 WV $62,550 WI $66,010 WY $68,180

Top 5 Highest-Paying States

#1
California
$107,120
#2
Massachusetts
$89,650
#3
Alaska
$87,210
#4
South Carolina
$86,780
#5
Maryland
$86,100

Foresters Salary in All 44 States

# State Median Salary Mean Salary Employment
1 California $107,120 $110,770 820
2 Massachusetts $89,650 $86,020 130
3 Alaska $87,210 $86,060 80
4 South Carolina $86,780 $84,380 250
5 Maryland $86,100 $80,200 120
6 Connecticut $84,820 $86,170 60
7 Iowa $83,000 $83,390 50
8 Illinois $82,160 $86,700 220
9 Oregon $81,450 $82,070 670
10 Vermont $80,750 $81,420 80
11 Texas $80,370 $82,420 210
12 Alabama $79,530 $75,660 240
13 Washington $78,460 $84,550 950
14 Pennsylvania $78,280 $80,550 310
15 North Carolina $77,870 $70,850 N/A
16 Georgia $76,970 $78,430 370
17 Minnesota $76,490 $79,580 390
18 Colorado $76,400 $74,560 210
19 Michigan $75,920 $77,500 340
20 Utah $75,210 $75,260 40
21 District of Columbia $74,710 $82,930 N/A
22 New York $73,710 $79,600 280
23 Ohio $73,320 $75,190 160
24 Tennessee $71,990 $73,270 120
25 Virginia $71,990 $73,870 340
26 Mississippi $71,280 $79,970 110
27 Arkansas $69,240 $68,440 130
28 New Mexico $69,240 $72,920 50
29 Wyoming $68,180 $71,770 60
30 Kansas $67,540 $72,320 40
31 Arizona $67,200 $69,670 70
32 Montana $67,200 $72,080 240
33 Maine $66,480 $68,980 70
34 Wisconsin $66,010 $68,220 570
35 Idaho $65,170 $65,370 280
36 New Hampshire $65,170 $71,450 110
37 South Dakota $64,460 $65,670 120
38 Florida $64,130 $71,970 380
39 Missouri $63,220 $67,030 120
40 West Virginia $62,550 $63,560 100
41 Indiana $61,110 $67,530 160
42 Kentucky $56,460 $63,560 120
43 Nevada $51,070 $60,140 N/A
44 Oklahoma $50,990 $62,600 120

Foresters 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 Foresters 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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