Salaries for Wildlife Biologist

The first time I met the faculty of my College and my major they said that a degree in Fisheries and wildlife will not make you a millionaire. Jobs can be hard to come by and you have to start at the bottom and work your way up.

According to learn.org the average salary for a wildlife biologist is around $62,000 a year. The top ten percent make around $90,000. However the bottom of the chart makes about $30,000. When you start in the field you usually start out as a technician and work your way up. The technician is the group that makes around 30K. Do not start off thinking you will make big bucks because you might be disappointed. Instead you should keep working hard to move up the ladder.

The picture above shows the annual mean wage of wildlife biologist and zoologist.

As you can see in the picture above the states that have the highest mean salary are states that have a large variety of animals and/or woods. Personally I want to go to the East or West Coast but after looking at this picture staying in Michigan wouldn't be a bad thing. As you move towards the interior of the country the landscape becomes prairies and grasslands. Also the population isn't as high as in the states on the Coast.  To make the salaries that are up in the $80-$90,000 you need to look for jobs in the darker blue region.

Jake B.

Sources:
"What Is the Average Salary of a Wildlife Biologist?" Learn.org. Web. 9 Oct. 2015.