Fish and Game Wardens Salary in the US
A fish and game wardens earns a national median of $74,060 a year (mean $74,950) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #290 of 825.
How much does a fish and game wardens earn in the US?
A fish and game wardens in the United States earns a median of $74,060 a year (mean $74,950), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 45% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 5,770 people work in this occupation (SOC 33-3031), ranked #290 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$74,060
per year
Mean
$74,950
per year
Employment
5,770
US workers
National rank
#290
of 825 by median
What a fish and game wardens earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a fish and game wardens (SOC 33-3031) earns a median annual wage of $74,060 and a mean (average) of $74,950. The median is the midpoint — half of fish and game wardens earn more and half earn less — and is 45% 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 fish and game wardens in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for fish and game wardens is $74,060, and the mean (average) is $74,950. The median is the midpoint — half of fish and game wardens earn more and half earn less.
- How does fish and game wardens pay compare to the US average?
- At $74,060, a fish and game wardens earns 45% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many fish and game wardens are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 5,770 fish and game wardens employed nationally (SOC 33-3031), across all industries.
- Where does this fish and game wardens 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 33-3031. 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 33-3031 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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