The highest-paying states for zoologists and wildlife biologists (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 zoologists and wildlife biologists in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $111,180, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for zoologists and wildlife biologists. It is followed by Massachusetts (average annual salary $83,030). 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 zoologists and wildlife biologists in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $111,180 |
$75,870 | 90 |
| 2 | Massachusetts | $83,030 |
$52,410 | 330 |
| 3 | Alaska | $78,670 |
$55,470 | 740 |
| 4 | California | $78,340 |
$48,030 | 1,750 |
| 5 | New York | $77,060 |
$57,920 | 390 |
| 6 | Hawaii | $76,790 |
$52,130 | 200 |
| 7 | Washington | $76,400 |
$56,850 | 2,280 |
| 8 | Oregon | $75,670 |
$49,460 | 1,040 |
| 9 | Michigan | $75,030 |
$47,720 | 270 |
| 10 | Louisiana | $75,030 |
$18,710 | 50 |
| 11 | North Dakota | $75,030 |
$54,970 | 100 |
| 12 | New Jersey | $74,190 |
$57,650 | 90 |
| 13 | Connecticut | $72,940 |
$44,960 | 80 |
| 14 | Rhode Island | $72,840 |
$56,180 | 90 |
| 15 | Missouri | $71,550 |
$42,410 | 130 |
| 16 | Colorado | $71,490 |
$54,140 | 700 |
| 17 | Maryland | $71,300 |
$47,090 | 330 |
| 18 | Vermont | $69,930 |
$57,950 | 70 |
| 19 | Minnesota | $69,910 |
$46,550 | 650 |
| 20 | Nevada | $69,470 |
$51,080 | 150 |
| 21 | Tennessee | $69,310 |
$49,450 | 80 |
| 22 | Mississippi | $68,410 |
$39,580 | 170 |
| 23 | New Hampshire | $68,180 |
$40,790 | 80 |
| 24 | Iowa | $67,480 |
$47,630 | 160 |
| 25 | Illinois | $67,080 |
$48,390 | 270 |
| 26 | Virginia | $66,850 |
$44,930 | 260 |
| 27 | Idaho | $66,210 |
$44,610 | 390 |
| 28 | Maine | $65,580 |
$46,530 | 260 |
| 29 | Montana | $63,900 |
$48,160 | 380 |
| 30 | Wyoming | $63,900 |
$48,630 | 300 |
| 31 | Pennsylvania | $63,220 |
$47,320 | 230 |
| 32 | Arizona | $63,000 |
$44,550 | 310 |
| 33 | Arkansas | $60,550 |
$49,500 | 160 |
| 34 | Ohio | $59,900 |
$38,270 | 200 |
| 35 | Wisconsin | $59,400 |
$38,880 | 370 |
| 36 | Alabama | $59,280 |
$42,100 | 340 |
| 37 | New Mexico | $59,090 |
$50,120 | 150 |
| 38 | South Dakota | $58,490 |
$43,040 | 180 |
| 39 | Utah | $58,240 |
$44,160 | 270 |
| 40 | Oklahoma | $57,980 |
$47,600 | 110 |
| 41 | Georgia | $57,080 |
$44,990 | 250 |
| 42 | Kansas | $54,870 |
$47,380 | 180 |
| 43 | West Virginia | $54,680 |
$39,740 | 90 |
| 44 | Kentucky | $54,630 |
$39,520 | 120 |
| 45 | North Carolina | $54,000 |
$45,800 | 390 |
| 46 | South Carolina | $53,040 |
$38,630 | 240 |
| 47 | Indiana | $51,250 |
$39,600 | 130 |
| 48 | Nebraska | $50,910 |
$46,560 | 100 |
| 49 | Florida | $46,800 |
$33,780 | 1,460 |
| 50 | Guam | $45,890 |
$24,700 | 30 |
| 51 | Puerto Rico | $40,190 |
$33,780 | 30 |
| 52 | Texas | $37,790 |
$34,250 | 230 |