33 Series · SOC 33-3031

Fish and Game Wardens

National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)

Median Salary

$68,180

per year

Median Hourly

$32.78/hr

per hour

Mean Salary

$67,990

average

Employment

6,420

jobs nationwide

Salary Range

Annual Salary Distribution

10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

Hourly Rate Distribution

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10th Percentile

$35,670

25th Percentile

$53,260

Median

$68,180

75th Percentile

$82,100

90th Percentile

$94,470

Salary by State

Highest Paying States

1. Washington $115,400 2. Indiana $99,990 3. California $94,990 4. Iowa $92,270 5. Maryland $87,180

Lowest Paying States

32. Florida $32,760 33. Arizona $45,000 34. Louisiana $51,370 35. Pennsylvania $52,500 36. Kentucky $52,980

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#	State	Median Salary	Mean Salary	Employment	vs National
1	Washington	$115,400	$106,440	110	+69% above national
2	Indiana	$99,990	$96,550	160	+47% above national
3	California	$94,990	$92,510	290	+39% above national
4	Iowa	$92,270	$84,660	120	+35% above national
5	Maryland	$87,180	$88,420	30	+28% above national
6	Nevada	$84,280	$83,980	50	+24% above national
7	Texas	$81,880	$77,910	480	+20% above national
8	North Dakota	$80,220	$78,560	30	+18% above national
9	Ohio	$76,870	$76,500	140	+13% above national
10	Tennessee	$75,930	$80,170	360	+11% above national
11	New York	$75,820	$77,570	370	+11% above national
12	Wyoming	$74,060	$69,240	80	+9% above national
13	Georgia	$73,490	$71,400	210	+8% above national
14	Vermont	$71,720	$70,550	40	+5% above national
15	Maine	$71,120	$67,840	140	+4% above national
16	Alabama	$71,070	$66,410	170	+4% above national
17	Hawaii	$70,840	$76,200	90	+4% above national
18	Idaho	$70,350	$71,460	90	+3% above national
19	Arkansas	$70,100	$68,520	80	+3% above national
20	South Carolina	$69,360	$68,890	N/A	+2% above national
21	New Jersey	$64,930	$68,890	80	5% below national
22	South Dakota	$63,450	$65,240	110	7% below national
23	Connecticut	$62,530	$65,330	70	8% below national
24	Kansas	$61,840	$63,360	90	9% below national
25	Missouri	$61,780	$60,410	170	9% below national
26	Montana	$60,140	$61,400	70	12% below national
27	Virginia	$60,000	$63,040	210	12% below national
28	West Virginia	$59,630	$61,860	120	13% below national
29	North Carolina	$57,950	$58,490	180	15% below national
30	Nebraska	$57,370	$61,210	130	16% below national
31	Oklahoma	$54,290	$56,210	120	20% below national
32	Kentucky	$52,980	$55,610	80	22% below national
33	Pennsylvania	$52,500	$57,460	70	23% below national
34	Louisiana	$51,370	$55,280	180	25% below national
35	Arizona	$45,000	$48,730	250	34% below national
36	Florida	$32,760	$34,380	730	52% below national

Salary by Metro Area

Highest Paying Metros

1. Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN $102,990 2. Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $102,990 3. Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA $95,480 4. Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $92,270 5. Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $90,960

Lowest Paying Metros

39. North Florida nonmetropolitan area $32,760 40. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $32,760 41. Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $32,760 42. Jacksonville, FL $32,760 43. South Florida nonmetropolitan area $33,900

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#	Metro Area	Median Salary	Employment	vs National
1	Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$102,990	40	+51% above national
2	Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$102,990	30	+51% above national
3	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$95,480	40	+40% above national
4	Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$92,270	30	+35% above national
5	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$90,960	70	+33% above national
6	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$89,370	30	+31% above national
7	North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$85,500	40	+25% above national
8	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$85,050	40	+25% above national
9	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$81,990	30	+20% above national
10	Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	$81,990	30	+20% above national
11	Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$81,880	30	+20% above national
12	Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	$78,110	80	+15% above national
13	Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	$78,110	40	+15% above national
14	Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$76,440	70	+12% above national
15	South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$75,930	30	+11% above national
16	North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$75,930	50	+11% above national
17	Knoxville, TN	$74,750	40	+10% above national
18	Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$74,360	30	+9% above national
19	Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$74,360	40	+9% above national
20	Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$74,360	40	+9% above national
21	Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$74,060	50	+9% above national
22	West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$73,570	50	+8% above national
23	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$73,490	40	+8% above national
24	South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$73,490	30	+8% above national
25	Columbus, OH	$73,080	30	+7% above national
26	Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	$71,120	60	+4% above national
27	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$66,920	40	2% below national
28	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$66,750	90	2% below national
29	West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$60,510	40	11% below national
30	Kansas nonmetropolitan area	$60,380	60	11% below national
31	Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$59,630	30	13% below national
32	Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$57,950	40	15% below national
33	Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$57,150	90	16% below national
34	South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$56,420	30	17% below national
35	Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$52,980	40	22% below national
36	Richmond, VA	$48,720	40	29% below national
37	Arizona nonmetropolitan area	$42,890	80	37% below national
38	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$33,900	80	50% below national
39	South Florida nonmetropolitan area	$33,900	50	50% below national
40	Jacksonville, FL	$32,760	40	52% below national
41	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$32,760	30	52% below national
42	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$32,760	110	52% below national
43	North Florida nonmetropolitan area	$32,760	80	52% below national

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