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Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists Salary by State and Metro Area

Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists in the United States earn a median salary of $76,780/year ($36.91/hr). Salaries range from $49,100 to $126,440 depending on experience. Below, compare salaries across 47 states and 30 metro areas where BLS publishes data.

$49K
10th percentile
$61K
25th percentile
$77K
Median
$96K
75th percentile
$126K
90th percentile

Where Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists have the most money left over after rent

Median pay minus estimated federal + state + FICA taxes, minus 12 months of rent at HUD's 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent. Darker green means more money left over each year. Hover any state for the breakdown.

Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists disposable income by state, after taxes and rentUS map showing how much money is left over each year for a median-paid zoologists and wildlife biologists after estimated federal + state + FICA taxes and a 2-bedroom apartment at HUD Fair Market Rent. Darker green means more money left over. Click any state for its full profile.AlabamaMedian pay$74KTake-home (after tax)$57KRent (2BR)$1,085/moLeft over after rent$44K/yr#18th nationally →AlaskaMedian pay$90KTake-home (after tax)$72KRent (2BR)$1,643/moLeft over after rent$52K/yr#6th nationally →ArizonaMedian pay$67KTake-home (after tax)$54KRent (2BR)$1,437/moLeft over after rent$37K/yr#36th nationally →ColoradoMedian pay$83KTake-home (after tax)$63KRent (2BR)$1,832/moLeft over after rent$41K/yr#28th nationally →FloridaMedian pay$53KTake-home (after tax)$44KRent (2BR)$1,658/moLeft over after rent$25K/yr#46th nationally →GeorgiaMedian pay$66KTake-home (after tax)$52KRent (2BR)$1,434/moLeft over after rent$35K/yr#41st nationally →IndianaMedian pay$55KTake-home (after tax)$44KRent (2BR)$1,144/moLeft over after rent$31K/yr#45th nationally →KansasMedian pay$66KTake-home (after tax)$52KRent (2BR)$1,066/moLeft over after rent$39K/yr#30th nationally →MaineMedian pay$74KTake-home (after tax)$57KRent (2BR)$1,281/moLeft over after rent$42K/yr#24th nationally →MassachusettsMedian pay$84KTake-home (after tax)$64KRent (2BR)$2,347/moLeft over after rent$35K/yr#43rd nationally →MinnesotaMedian pay$69KTake-home (after tax)$53KRent (2BR)$1,384/moLeft over after rent$37K/yr#34th nationally →New JerseyMedian pay$83KTake-home (after tax)$64KRent (2BR)$2,067/moLeft over after rent$39K/yr#31st nationally →North CarolinaMedian pay$65KTake-home (after tax)$51KRent (2BR)$1,284/moLeft over after rent$36K/yr#38th nationally →North DakotaMedian pay$81KTake-home (after tax)$64KRent (2BR)$1,034/moLeft over after rent$52K/yr#5th nationally →OklahomaMedian pay$63KTake-home (after tax)$50KRent (2BR)$1,081/moLeft over after rent$37K/yr#35th nationally →PennsylvaniaMedian pay$79KTake-home (after tax)$61KRent (2BR)$1,351/moLeft over after rent$45K/yr#14th nationally →South DakotaMedian pay$66KTake-home (after tax)$55KRent (2BR)$1,017/moLeft over after rent$43K/yr#22nd nationally →TexasMedian pay$49KTake-home (after tax)$41KRent (2BR)$1,415/moLeft over after rent$25K/yr#47th nationally →WyomingMedian pay$74KTake-home (after tax)$61KRent (2BR)$1,008/moLeft over after rent$48K/yr#8th nationally →ConnecticutMedian pay$77KTake-home (after tax)$59KRent (2BR)$1,679/moLeft over after rent$39K/yr#33rd nationally →MissouriMedian pay$76KTake-home (after tax)$59KRent (2BR)$1,097/moLeft over after rent$46K/yr#10th nationally →West VirginiaStatusAwaiting dataView state profile →IllinoisMedian pay$80KTake-home (after tax)$61KRent (2BR)$1,407/moLeft over after rent$44K/yr#16th nationally →New MexicoMedian pay$68KTake-home (after tax)$54KRent (2BR)$1,119/moLeft over after rent$41K/yr#26th nationally →ArkansasStatusAwaiting dataView state profile →CaliforniaMedian pay$99KTake-home (after tax)$72KRent (2BR)$2,471/moLeft over after rent$43K/yr#23rd nationally →DelawareStatusAwaiting dataView state profile →District of ColumbiaMedian pay$107KTake-home (after tax)$77KRent (2BR)$2,146/moLeft over after rent$52K/yr#3rd nationally →HawaiiMedian pay$85KTake-home (after tax)$62KRent (2BR)$2,240/moLeft over after rent$35K/yr#42nd nationally →IowaMedian pay$83KTake-home (after tax)$62KRent (2BR)$1,064/moLeft over after rent$50K/yr#7th nationally →KentuckyMedian pay$62KTake-home (after tax)$49KRent (2BR)$1,110/moLeft over after rent$36K/yr#37th nationally →MarylandMedian pay$108KTake-home (after tax)$79KRent (2BR)$1,795/moLeft over after rent$58K/yr#1st nationally →MichiganMedian pay$79KTake-home (after tax)$61KRent (2BR)$1,272/moLeft over after rent$45K/yr#12th nationally →MississippiMedian pay$89KTake-home (after tax)$67KRent (2BR)$1,077/moLeft over after rent$54K/yr#2nd nationally →MontanaMedian pay$79KTake-home (after tax)$60KRent (2BR)$1,129/moLeft over after rent$47K/yr#9th nationally →New HampshireMedian pay$74KTake-home (after tax)$60KRent (2BR)$1,528/moLeft over after rent$42K/yr#25th nationally →New YorkMedian pay$83KTake-home (after tax)$63KRent (2BR)$1,917/moLeft over after rent$40K/yr#29th nationally →OhioMedian pay$75KTake-home (after tax)$59KRent (2BR)$1,188/moLeft over after rent$45K/yr#13th nationally →OregonMedian pay$85KTake-home (after tax)$61KRent (2BR)$1,555/moLeft over after rent$43K/yr#21st nationally →TennesseeMedian pay$74KTake-home (after tax)$60KRent (2BR)$1,215/moLeft over after rent$46K/yr#11th nationally →UtahMedian pay$74KTake-home (after tax)$57KRent (2BR)$1,350/moLeft over after rent$41K/yr#27th nationally →VirginiaMedian pay$72KTake-home (after tax)$56KRent (2BR)$1,646/moLeft over after rent$36K/yr#40th nationally →WashingtonMedian pay$84KTake-home (after tax)$67KRent (2BR)$1,830/moLeft over after rent$45K/yr#15th nationally →WisconsinMedian pay$68KTake-home (after tax)$54KRent (2BR)$1,202/moLeft over after rent$39K/yr#32nd nationally →NebraskaMedian pay$58KTake-home (after tax)$46KRent (2BR)$1,113/moLeft over after rent$33K/yr#44th nationally →South CarolinaMedian pay$64KTake-home (after tax)$51KRent (2BR)$1,263/moLeft over after rent$36K/yr#39th nationally →IdahoMedian pay$73KTake-home (after tax)$57KRent (2BR)$1,136/moLeft over after rent$43K/yr#19th nationally →NevadaMedian pay$75KTake-home (after tax)$61KRent (2BR)$1,501/moLeft over after rent$43K/yr#20th nationally →VermontMedian pay$80KTake-home (after tax)$62KRent (2BR)$1,498/moLeft over after rent$44K/yr#17th nationally →LouisianaMedian pay$87KTake-home (after tax)$67KRent (2BR)$1,191/moLeft over after rent$52K/yr#4th nationally →Rhode IslandStatusAwaiting dataView state profile →Annual $ left after rent ($K)$25K$42K (median)$58KSource: BLS OEWS, HUD FMR, federal + state tax brackets · AffordMap.com
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StateMedian (nominal)Rent/mo (2BR)Left after rent
Maryland$108K$1,795$58K
Mississippi$89K$1,077$54K
District of Columbia$107K$2,146$52K
Louisiana$87K$1,191$52K
North Dakota$81K$1,034$52K
Alaska$90K$1,643$52K
Iowa$83K$1,064$50K
Wyoming$74K$1,008$48K
Montana$79K$1,129$47K
Missouri$76K$1,097$46K
Tennessee$74K$1,215$46K
Michigan$79K$1,272$45K
Ohio$75K$1,188$45K
Pennsylvania$79K$1,351$45K
Washington$84K$1,830$45K
Illinois$80K$1,407$44K
Vermont$80K$1,498$44K
Alabama$74K$1,085$44K
Idaho$73K$1,136$43K
Nevada$75K$1,501$43K
Oregon$85K$1,555$43K
South Dakota$66K$1,017$43K
California$99K$2,471$43K
Maine$74K$1,281$42K
New Hampshire$74K$1,528$42K
New Mexico$68K$1,119$41K
Utah$74K$1,350$41K
Colorado$83K$1,832$41K
New York$83K$1,917$40K
Kansas$66K$1,066$39K
New Jersey$83K$2,067$39K
Wisconsin$68K$1,202$39K
Connecticut$77K$1,679$39K
Minnesota$69K$1,384$37K
Oklahoma$63K$1,081$37K
Arizona$67K$1,437$37K
Kentucky$62K$1,110$36K
North Carolina$65K$1,284$36K
South Carolina$64K$1,263$36K
Virginia$72K$1,646$36K
Georgia$66K$1,434$35K
Hawaii$85K$2,240$35K
Massachusetts$84K$2,347$35K
Nebraska$58K$1,113$33K
Indiana$55K$1,144$31K
Florida$53K$1,658$25K
Texas$49K$1,415$25K

Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists salary by state

StateMedianHourlyEmployment
Maryland$108K$51.68/hr250
District of Columbia$107K$51.46/hr140
California$99K$47.37/hr2,210
Alaska$90K$43.45/hr650
Mississippi$89K$42.65/hr110
Louisiana$87K$42.05/hr50
Oregon$85K$40.94/hr1,010
Hawaii$85K$40.82/hr170
Massachusetts$84K$40.55/hr470
Washington$84K$40.28/hr1,840
Colorado$83K$40.05/hr730
New Jersey$83K$39.92/hr90
Iowa$83K$39.91/hr90
New York$83K$39.73/hr370
North Dakota$81K$39.1/hr100
Illinois$80K$38.36/hr250
Vermont$80K$38.28/hr70
Michigan$79K$38.05/hr330
Montana$79K$37.91/hr430
Pennsylvania$79K$37.76/hr200
Connecticut$77K$37.16/hr110
Missouri$76K$36.73/hr120
Nevada$75K$36.14/hr190
Ohio$75K$35.84/hr220
Maine$74K$35.81/hr330
Alabama$74K$35.71/hr290
Wyoming$74K$35.65/hr320
Utah$74K$35.54/hr370
Tennessee$74K$35.37/hr310
New Hampshire$74K$35.37/hr40
Idaho$73K$35.27/hr380
Virginia$72K$34.78/hr290
Minnesota$69K$32.99/hr720
Wisconsin$68K$32.87/hr360
New Mexico$68K$32.8/hr170
Arizona$67K$32.15/hr410
Kansas$66K$31.94/hr160
Georgia$66K$31.83/hr200
South Dakota$66K$31.68/hr170
North Carolina$65K$31.07/hr350
South Carolina$64K$30.81/hr250
Oklahoma$63K$30.16/hr120
Kentucky$62K$29.79/hr150
Nebraska$58K$27.83/hr140
Indiana$55K$26.28/hr120
Florida$53K$25.36/hr1,400
Texas$49K$23.61/hr580
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Showing 1–10 of 47 states with published data

BLS does not publish data for every state when sample sizes are too small

Top paying metro areas

Metro areaMedianEmployment
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$130K40
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$122K30
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$114K30
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$104K270
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$99K100
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$99K300
Salem, OR$98K80
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$97K80
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$96K720
Worcester, MA$94K70
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$94K250
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$90K350
Fairbanks-College, AK$89K100
Urban Honolulu, HI$88K130
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$87K70
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$86K160
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$86K60
Bismarck, ND$85K40
Corvallis, OR$85K80
Anchorage, AK$85K180
Salinas, CA$85K50
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$85K190
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$85K80
Grand Junction, CO$84K30
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$84K140
Helena, MT$84K70
Medford, OR$84K40
Bend, OR$84K60
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$83K,
Boulder, CO$83K130
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