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Highest-paying States for Foresters

The highest-paying states for foresters (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 foresters in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $104,100, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for foresters. It is followed by Illinois (average annual salary $82,250). 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 foresters in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Foresters (2022 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	District of Columbia	$104,100	$64,760	30
2	Illinois	$82,250	$52,900	270
3	Louisiana	$81,660	$56,530	60
4	New Jersey	$81,350	$63,710	30
5	Iowa	$78,330	$63,080	40
6	Massachusetts	$76,800	$49,690	160
7	Nebraska	$76,730	$60,500	30
8	New York	$76,470	$56,550	250
9	Alaska	$75,660	$57,280	80
10	Pennsylvania	$74,880	$66,650	290
11	Maryland	$74,640	$54,150	90
12	Oregon	$74,170	$54,230	460
13	Connecticut	$72,990	$63,570	80
14	Washington	$67,500	$51,420	450
15	Alabama	$66,560	$43,120	230
16	Ohio	$65,890	$51,680	150
17	South Carolina	$65,520	$48,510	240
18	Georgia	$64,900	$41,710	260
19	Virginia	$64,700	$43,080	330
20	Idaho	$64,500	$50,360	240
21	Vermont	$64,500	$54,770	60
22	Minnesota	$64,460	$49,930	430
23	Wyoming	$63,390	$52,890	50
24	Nevada	$62,720	$46,290	30
25	New Mexico	$62,520	$54,720	40
26	Michigan	$62,460	$49,950	370
27	Colorado	$62,340	$50,050	210
28	Montana	$62,030	$47,590	190
29	New Hampshire	$61,310	$43,500	90
30	Indiana	$60,760	$40,350	140
31	Kansas	$60,610	$44,410	30
32	Wisconsin	$60,480	$49,610	520
33	Utah	$60,200	$47,300	50
34	Tennessee	$59,470	$37,210	120
35	Arizona	$59,000	$46,620	90
36	North Carolina	$58,840	$41,040	260
37	Maine	$58,820	$43,660	80
38	Arkansas	$58,730	$43,000	170
39	California	$57,710	$46,810	1,100
40	West Virginia	$55,970	$37,900	110
41	North Dakota	$54,770	$42,860	30
42	Mississippi	$54,720	$35,420	150
43	Florida	$54,270	$37,380	280
44	Missouri	$53,520	$41,910	90
45	Oklahoma	$53,320	$38,170	40
46	South Dakota	$52,220	$38,490	160
47	Texas	$46,530	$36,620	470
48	Kentucky	$44,350	$39,310	110

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