Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists Salary in the US
A zoologists and wildlife biologists earns a national median of $76,780 a year (mean $83,020) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #257 of 825.
How much does a zoologists and wildlife biologists earn in the US?
A zoologists and wildlife biologists in the United States earns a median of $76,780 a year (mean $83,020), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 51% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 18,120 people work in this occupation (SOC 19-1023), ranked #257 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$76,780
per year
Mean
$83,020
per year
Employment
18,120
US workers
National rank
#257
of 825 by median
What a zoologists and wildlife biologists earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a zoologists and wildlife biologists (SOC 19-1023) earns a median annual wage of $76,780 and a mean (average) of $83,020. The median is the midpoint — half of zoologists and wildlife biologists earn more and half earn less — and is 51% 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 zoologists and wildlife biologists in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for zoologists and wildlife biologists is $76,780, and the mean (average) is $83,020. The median is the midpoint — half of zoologists and wildlife biologists earn more and half earn less.
- How does zoologists and wildlife biologists pay compare to the US average?
- At $76,780, a zoologists and wildlife biologists earns 51% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many zoologists and wildlife biologists are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 18,120 zoologists and wildlife biologists employed nationally (SOC 19-1023), across all industries.
- Where does this zoologists and wildlife biologists 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 19-1023. 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 19-1023 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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