Conservation Scientists Salary in the US
A conservation scientists earns a national median of $73,010 a year (mean $77,130) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #297 of 825.
How much does a conservation scientists earn in the US?
A conservation scientists in the United States earns a median of $73,010 a year (mean $77,130), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 43% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 25,950 people work in this occupation (SOC 19-1031), ranked #297 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$73,010
per year
Mean
$77,130
per year
Employment
25,950
US workers
National rank
#297
of 825 by median
What a conservation scientists earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a conservation scientists (SOC 19-1031) earns a median annual wage of $73,010 and a mean (average) of $77,130. The median is the midpoint — half of conservation scientists earn more and half earn less — and is 43% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a conservation scientists in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for conservation scientists is $73,010, and the mean (average) is $77,130. The median is the midpoint — half of conservation scientists earn more and half earn less.
- How does conservation scientists pay compare to the US average?
- At $73,010, a conservation scientists earns 43% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many conservation scientists are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 25,950 conservation scientists employed nationally (SOC 19-1031), across all industries.
- Where does this conservation scientists salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 19-1031. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 19-1031 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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