Zoologist Salary

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*Zoologist Salaries By Percentile*
Percentile	10%	25%	50%	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$17.84	$22.02	$27.74	$35.10	$45.88
Annual Wage	$37,100	$45,790	$57,710	$73,010	$95,430

How much does a zoologist make? According to theU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median zoology salary in 2012 was about $28 an hour or nearly $58,000 a year. The highest zoologist salary figures exceeded $95,000 a year. The largest employer of zoologists are federal and state governments. Federal employers—such as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Forest Service, and the Agricultural Research Service—tend to offer the better pay of the two. Applicants with more experience and/or education are often compensated with higher incomes and wider responsibilities. While employment settings vary, zoologist jobs frequently require a full-time schedule plus overtime. There’s often administrative duties to fill the work week, too, from meetings to writing research reports to continuing education. A breakdown of the full process of becoming an Zoologist can be found here.

Top Paying Industries

Industry	Employment	% of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean salary
Management of Companies and Enterprises	–	–	$38.85	$80,800
Federal Government	4,490	0.22	$37.76	$78,540
Architectural, Engineering and Related	500	0.04	$33.13	$68,910
Scientific Research and Development	2,000	0.32	$31.89	$66,340
Municipal Government	770	0.01	$29.86	$62,110

Top Paying States

State	Hourly mean Wage	Annual mean salary	# Employed	Employment/1000 jobs
District of Columbia	$49.51	$102,980	90	0.14
Maryland	$47.05	$97,870	200	0.08
Connecticut	$42.57	$88,550	70	0.04
Rhode Island	$40.23	$83,680	40	0.09
New Jersey	$38.55	$80,170	130	0.03

Salary By State

State	10%	25%	Median	75%	90%	Jobs (2010)	Jobs (2020)	Outlook
Alabama	$35,500	$42,800	$55,800	$68,500	$79,800	–	–	–
Alaska	$43,600	$52,700	$65,200	$78,400	$97,700	940	970	+3%
Arizona	$33,800	$42,300	$54,300	$67,000	$74,600	390	390	0%
Arkansas	$37,300	$41,600	$49,900	$59,300	$73,400	190	200	+7%
California	$41,900	$50,400	$63,500	$83,500	$106,400	2,400	2,800	+17%
Colorado	$49,000	$53,700	$61,200	$73,500	$90,000	680	730	+7%
Connecticut	$55,900	$74,700	$86,300	$100,800	$141,600	60	70	+3%
Delaware	–	–	–	–	–	10	10	-8%
District of Columbia	$50,300	$72,400	$97,900	$136,800	$155,500	140	130	-7%
Florida	$31,500	$36,400	$46,900	$59,400	$82,800	1,530	1,480	-3%
Georgia	$32,100	$37,900	$44,900	$56,000	$83,100	380	390	+4%
Hawaii	$48,400	$55,500	$78,400	$91,300	$102,900	250	270	+7%
Idaho	$43,500	$49,900	$64,100	$74,600	$89,500	600	620	+4%
Illinois	$36,300	$45,100	$55,500	$67,500	$81,800	130	140	+5%
Iowa	$38,800	$46,800	$62,200	$67,300	$67,300	110	120	+3%
Kansas	–	–	–	–	–	20	10	-13%
Kentucky	$34,200	$39,900	$49,000	$55,800	$66,600	180	190	+6%
Louisiana	$38,000	$47,800	$65,000	$76,200	$99,900	100	110	+17%
Maine	$32,100	$41,700	$51,800	$59,400	$67,700	320	330	+4%
Maryland	$57,400	$74,900	$97,300	$122,700	$136,800	220	250	+15%
Massachusetts	$36,900	$45,000	$61,700	$100,800	$139,800	550	670	+22%
Michigan	$47,500	$59,300	$69,000	$75,400	$82,600	230	230	0%
Minnesota	$38,800	$46,400	$55,000	$61,800	$71,100	610	630	+3%
Mississippi	$33,100	$39,600	$52,200	$74,600	$100,500	130	140	+5%
Missouri	$33,100	$38,800	$47,000	$58,300	$78,000	310	310	+2%
Montana	$35,500	$45,900	$55,000	$68,900	$84,600	290	300	+2%
Nebraska	$38,200	$44,100	$52,600	$60,900	$68,900	–	–	–
Nevada	$31,000	$35,700	$47,500	$64,000	$74,600	–	–	–
New Hampshire	$42,500	$50,100	$57,300	$62,500	$77,700	90	90	+6%
New Jersey	$46,500	$65,300	$83,600	$94,900	$108,000	160	160	+3%
New Mexico	$33,400	$38,700	$50,600	$63,100	$73,700	100	100	+7%
New York	$44,500	$52,500	$63,900	$74,600	$89,600	410	420	+4%
North Carolina	$32,700	$41,300	$49,300	$63,100	$84,100	690	770	+13%
North Dakota	$42,600	$52,100	$61,000	$67,000	$74,500	100	90	-1%
Ohio	$41,400	$47,500	$55,400	$61,400	$75,100	240	240	+1%
Oklahoma	$32,600	$35,600	$45,200	$57,400	$75,700	60	60	+5%
Oregon	$41,100	$49,800	$61,700	$75,600	$97,400	1,290	1,470	0%
Pennsylvania	$32,700	$40,400	$49,100	$60,900	$73,900	340	340	0%
Rhode Island	$58,800	$67,800	$77,300	$88,500	$137,400	–	–	–
South Carolina	$29,600	$39,400	$52,000	$68,800	$94,600	270	320	+20%
South Dakota	$32,300	$37,800	$44,800	$56,300	$68,900	170	170	+2%
Tennessee	–	–	–	–	–	120	130	+3%
Texas	$32,100	$46,300	$56,000	$71,600	$89,900	510	620	+22%
Utah	$35,900	$40,100	$50,800	$63,100	$74,600	350	410	+15%
Vermont	$32,100	$44,900	$56,400	$70,600	$92,100	160	170	+10%
Virginia	$41,600	$46,000	$57,000	$71,300	$96,000	300	320	+5%
Washington	$43,700	$53,500	$63,100	$79,400	$103,600	1,870	2,100	+13%
West Virginia	$27,000	$33,400	$46,900	$62,500	$84,800	140	150	+4%
Wisconsin	$32,700	$39,100	$50,600	$59,600	$75,000	390	390	+1%
Wyoming	$43,400	$50,100	$59,400	$65,100	$72,300	330	380	+15%

Zoologist Salary