Highest-paying Cities for Fish and Game Wardens

The top 100 highest paying cities for fish and game wardens (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 fish and game wardens in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $88,910, Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California is the highest paying city for fish and game wardens. It is followed by Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California (average annual salary $88,910). 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 fish and game wardens in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Fish and Game Wardens

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$88,910	$74,480	30
2	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$88,910	$67,710	40
3	Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$84,120	$58,490	30
4	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$81,200	$51,140	70
5	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$79,700	$63,880	30
6	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$79,640	$64,670	50
7	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$78,480	$65,260	30
8	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$78,330	$61,600	40
9	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$78,190	$54,430	30
10	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$78,130	$38,030	30
11	North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$77,980	$72,800	40
12	Central Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$77,980	$67,920	40
13	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$77,980	$49,420	40
14	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$75,960	$48,320	30
15	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$74,250	$61,160	30
16	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$73,910	$50,190	40
17	Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$72,350	$56,110	30
18	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$71,540	$58,310	40
19	Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$71,220	$54,520	30
20	Central East New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$70,960	$56,740	40
21	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$70,760	$54,160	30
22	Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$70,320	$55,660	70
23	Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana	$69,990	$51,240	50
24	South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee	$69,580	$46,820	30
25	North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee	$69,580	$48,930	50
26	Knoxville, Tennessee	$69,580	$49,920	40
27	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$69,490	$42,000	60
28	Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$68,740	$55,990	30
29	West Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$68,370	$50,720	30
30	Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii	$68,370	$53,770	40
31	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$67,800	$36,950	30
32	Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$66,730	$57,200	30
33	Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee	$66,580	$44,800	50
34	Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$66,520	$54,520	30
35	Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$66,000	$52,710	30
36	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$65,530	$51,600	30
37	Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine	$65,000	$49,000	80
38	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$63,590	$41,610	40
39	Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$63,290	$44,510	40
40	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$62,500	$43,300	50
41	Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$62,110	$41,510	30
42	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$62,090	$48,860	50
43	Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$62,000	$37,170	60
44	Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$61,680	$28,690	30
45	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$61,600	$61,600	80
46	Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$61,530	$49,870	60
47	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$59,500	$55,860	90
48	Corpus Christi, Texas	$59,070	$44,070	30
49	Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine	$58,030	$47,120	60
50	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$57,360	$39,770	30
51	Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$57,330	$49,860	40
52	Honolulu, Hawaii	$55,970	$45,450	30
53	South Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia	$54,120	$42,270	30
54	Central Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, Arkansas	$53,760	$41,550	40
55	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$53,560	$32,960	50
56	Tallahassee, Florida	$53,460	$33,730	150
57	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$53,430	$35,640	30
58	West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, Arkansas	$52,030	$41,550	40
59	Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, South Dakota	$51,940	$46,400	50
60	Eastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$51,400	$31,230	30
61	Kansas nonmetropolitan area, Kansas	$50,920	$45,030	70
62	Southwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$50,770	$44,600	40
63	Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina	$50,670	$41,310	30
64	Northwestern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$50,670	$43,100	40
65	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia	$50,070	$46,090	90
66	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$49,960	$39,740	50
67	East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$49,920	$41,260	30
68	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$49,910	$28,110	30
69	South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$47,950	$42,890	n/a
70	North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, West Virginia	$47,470	$47,470	30
71	North Missouri nonmetropolitan area, Missouri	$47,470	$24,020	30
72	Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area, Missouri	$47,470	$47,470	30
73	Western South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, South Dakota	$47,340	$36,570	50
74	Madison, Wisconsin	$46,670	$31,850	30
75	Northern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$46,620	$27,530	60
76	South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, Arkansas	$45,480	$37,470	50
77	Kansas nonmetropolitan area, Kansas	$45,150	$40,410	70
78	St Louis, Missouri	$43,340	$39,550	50
79	Richmond, Virginia	$41,710	$36,820	40
80	West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky	$41,160	$39,210	30
81	Central Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$40,750	$22,450	40
82	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$40,180	$21,470	30
83	North Arizona nonmetropolitan area, Arizona	$38,230	$33,100	60
84	Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina	$38,230	$36,160	40
85	North Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia	$38,060	$28,820	50
86	Southeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$38,010	$37,770	50
87	Northwest Florida nonmetropolitan area, Florida	$36,420	$31,560	30
88	Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia	$35,530	$27,590	40
89	Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area, Florida	$35,420	$31,360	40
90	Central South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, South Dakota	$34,580	$26,460	30
91	East Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia	$33,280	$26,450	50
92	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$30,910	$27,040	80
93	South Florida nonmetropolitan area, Florida	$29,120	$27,040	50
94	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$29,110	$19,050	40
95	Jacksonville, Florida	$27,720	$27,040	40
96	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, Florida	$27,650	$20,800	40
97	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$27,040	$27,040	110
98	North Florida nonmetropolitan area, Florida	$27,040	$27,040	90
99	North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, Florida	$27,000	$20,800	30
100	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida	$23,650	$20,800	30

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for fish and game wardens.