Pay by state · 45 states
Forest and Conservation Technician Salary by State (2026)
Forest and Conservation Technicians earn the most in North Dakota at $68,600 a year and the least in Missouri at $33,920 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $54,560. All 45 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $68,600North Dakota
- National median
- $54,560BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $33,920Missouri
- States reporting
- 45of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Forest and Conservation Technician salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of forest and conservation technicians OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NDNorth Dakota | $68,600 | $53,360 | $68,600 | 160 | $77,114 |
| 2 | AKAlaska | $68,160 | $56,800 | $81,720 | 500 | $66,589 |
| 3 | MDMaryland | $64,980 | $56,960 | $74,920 | 130 | $61,910 |
| 4 | WIWisconsin | $62,700 | $48,510 | $71,930 | 620 | $66,635 |
| 5 | LALouisiana | $59,370 | $49,910 | $73,630 | 210 | $67,308 |
| 6 | MNMinnesota | $58,990 | $50,630 | $70,160 | 580 | $59,815 |
| 7 | CACalifornia | $58,120 | $48,550 | $75,280 | 6,640 | $52,493 |
| 8 | NYNew York | $58,030 | $50,480 | $70,310 | 190 | $53,771 |
| 9 | COColorado | $57,550 | $49,520 | $71,410 | 1,040 | $55,846 |
| 10 | PAPennsylvania | $57,370 | $49,750 | $67,370 | 420 | $58,798 |
| 11 | ALAlabama | $56,720 | $50,240 | $62,590 | 180 | $63,857 |
| 12 | AZArizona | $56,660 | $47,940 | $69,120 | 1,310 | $56,279 |
| 13 | MAMassachusetts | $56,480 | $53,210 | $62,620 | N/A | $53,405 |
| 14 | OROregon | $55,910 | $47,940 | $70,200 | 2,530 | $54,092 |
| 15 | SCSouth Carolina | $55,910 | $44,950 | $71,410 | 180 | $59,638 |
| 16 | SDSouth Dakota | $54,770 | $47,940 | $71,410 | 350 | $61,827 |
| 17 | WVWest Virginia | $54,600 | $43,040 | $64,940 | 100 | $61,008 |
| 18 | NVNevada | $54,230 | $44,600 | $73,240 | 750 | $54,241 |
| 19 | VTVermont | $54,160 | $47,200 | $70,920 | 50 | $55,289 |
| 20 | WAWashington | $54,160 | $48,420 | $68,490 | 1,160 | $50,611 |
| 21 | OKOklahoma | $53,930 | $48,280 | $67,020 | 130 | $61,394 |
| 22 | ARArkansas | $53,290 | $43,660 | $66,600 | 310 | $61,297 |
| 23 | IDIdaho | $53,290 | $47,940 | $70,570 | 2,020 | $55,805 |
| 24 | WYWyoming | $53,290 | $47,940 | $69,160 | 560 | $57,492 |
| 25 | NMNew Mexico | $53,000 | $47,940 | $68,140 | 880 | $57,476 |
| 26 | ILIllinois | $52,790 | $40,790 | $66,550 | 820 | $52,812 |
| 27 | FLFlorida | $52,420 | $41,890 | $68,140 | 380 | $50,689 |
| 28 | MSMississippi | $52,420 | $43,720 | $64,940 | 250 | $60,285 |
| 29 | MTMontana | $52,420 | $47,940 | $69,160 | 1,760 | $55,386 |
| 30 | TXTexas | $52,200 | $48,810 | $59,740 | 600 | $53,783 |
| 31 | IAIowa | $52,000 | $42,350 | $61,820 | 380 | $59,251 |
| 32 | NENebraska | $51,630 | $47,130 | $64,650 | 100 | $57,301 |
| 33 | NHNew Hampshire | $51,630 | $45,680 | $65,170 | 60 | $49,566 |
| 34 | GAGeorgia | $50,710 | $44,050 | $64,940 | 230 | $52,662 |
| 35 | HIHawaii | $50,040 | $45,020 | $55,880 | 140 | $45,511 |
| 36 | VAVirginia | $49,960 | $41,660 | $60,320 | 380 | $49,414 |
| 37 | OHOhio | $48,840 | $37,500 | $59,700 | 230 | $52,644 |
| 38 | INIndiana | $48,660 | $41,660 | $57,140 | 150 | $52,138 |
| 39 | NCNorth Carolina | $48,360 | $41,190 | $58,420 | 650 | $51,269 |
| 40 | TNTennessee | $47,940 | $44,030 | $56,500 | 390 | $52,182 |
| 41 | UTUtah | $47,940 | $40,330 | $61,580 | 1,140 | $48,491 |
| 42 | MIMichigan | $45,760 | $39,520 | $58,990 | 560 | $47,559 |
| 43 | KYKentucky | $43,660 | $37,590 | $58,430 | 240 | $48,426 |
| 44 | KSKansas | $41,660 | $31,260 | $58,430 | 170 | $46,254 |
| 45 | MOMissouri | $33,920 | $32,550 | $51,630 | 600 | $37,350 |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Forest and Conservation Technicians, that changes the ranking: North Dakota leads on raw pay at $68,600, while North Dakota leads once prices are taken into account at $77,114.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Forest and Conservation Technician pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Forest and Conservation Technicians the most?
North Dakota reports the highest median wage for Forest and Conservation Technicians at $68,600 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Alaska ($68,160) and Maryland ($64,980).
Which state pays Forest and Conservation Technicians the least?
Missouri reports the lowest median for Forest and Conservation Technicians at $33,920 a year, $34,680 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Forest and Conservation Technicians earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts North Dakota first at $77,114 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $68,600. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.