State wages ยท Cost of living
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists pay by state
The highest published median is in Rhode Island, at $97,050. Mississippi leads after cost of living, at $100,110. Mississippi has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($72,860).
National median
$72,860
Highest state median
$97,050
Rhode Island
Best adjusted pay
$100,110
Mississippi
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $49,720Higher: $100,110Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| Mississippi | $87,050 | +19.5% | 86.953 | $100,110 | 1 |
| Louisiana | $85,840 | +17.8% | 88.207 | $97,320 | 2 |
| Rhode Island | $97,050 | +33.2% | 102.28 | $94,890 | 3 |
| North Dakota | $82,150 | +12.8% | 88.959 | $92,350 | 4 |
| Iowa | $80,590 | +10.6% | 87.762 | $91,830 | 5 |
| Missouri | $77,380 | +6.2% | 90.817 | $85,200 | 6 |
| Massachusetts | $88,550 | +21.5% | 105.757 | $83,730 | 7 |
| Alaska | $84,640 | +16.2% | 102.359 | $82,690 | 8 |
| Arkansas | $71,690 | -1.6% | 86.937 | $82,460 | 9 |
| West Virginia | $73,780 | +1.3% | 89.497 | $82,440 | 10 |
| Oregon | $85,150 | +16.9% | 103.361 | $82,380 | 11 |
| Michigan | $79,020 | +8.5% | 96.217 | $82,130 | 12 |
| Ohio | $75,030 | +3.0% | 92.774 | $80,870 | 13 |
| Wyoming | $74,060 | +1.6% | 92.691 | $79,900 | 14 |
| Maryland | $82,600 | +13.4% | 104.959 | $78,700 | 15 |
| Illinois | $78,620 | +7.9% | 99.958 | $78,650 | 16 |
| Vermont | $75,370 | +3.4% | 97.958 | $76,940 | 17 |
| Washington | $82,050 | +12.6% | 107.013 | $76,670 | 18 |
| Idaho | $72,760 | -0.1% | 95.494 | $76,190 | 19 |
| Colorado | $77,320 | +6.1% | 103.052 | $75,030 | 20 |
| California | $82,620 | +13.4% | 110.72 | $74,620 | 21 |
| Alabama | $64,860 | -11.0% | 88.823 | $73,020 | 22 |
| Pennsylvania | $70,550 | -3.2% | 97.572 | $72,310 | 23 |
| New Mexico | $66,480 | -8.8% | 92.212 | $72,090 | 24 |
| Minnesota | $70,510 | -3.2% | 98.621 | $71,500 | 25 |
| New Jersey | $77,380 | +6.2% | 108.805 | $71,120 | 26 |
| Utah | $69,990 | -3.9% | 98.864 | $70,790 | 27 |
| Kansas | $63,270 | -13.2% | 90.068 | $70,250 | 28 |
| South Dakota | $62,200 | -14.6% | 88.586 | $70,210 | 29 |
| Wisconsin | $65,960 | -9.5% | 94.095 | $70,100 | 30 |
| Arizona | $70,370 | -3.4% | 100.677 | $69,900 | 31 |
| Connecticut | $72,030 | -1.1% | 103.61 | $69,520 | 32 |
| Maine | $66,910 | -8.2% | 97.05 | $68,940 | 33 |
| Montana | $64,060 | -12.1% | 94.645 | $67,680 | 34 |
| Hawaii | $74,110 | +1.7% | 109.951 | $67,400 | 35 |
| New Hampshire | $69,430 | -4.7% | 104.165 | $66,650 | 36 |
| Georgia | $63,530 | -12.8% | 96.293 | $65,980 | 37 |
| Virginia | $66,550 | -8.7% | 101.104 | $65,820 | 38 |
| North Carolina | $61,930 | -15.0% | 94.326 | $65,660 | 39 |
| South Carolina | $61,490 | -15.6% | 93.749 | $65,590 | 40 |
| Oklahoma | $57,400 | -21.2% | 87.843 | $65,340 | 41 |
| Tennessee | $59,950 | -17.7% | 91.87 | $65,260 | 42 |
| Kentucky | $56,700 | -22.2% | 90.159 | $62,890 | 43 |
| Nebraska | $55,080 | -24.4% | 90.103 | $61,130 | 44 |
| Nevada | $60,650 | -16.8% | 99.979 | $60,660 | 45 |
| Indiana | $53,190 | -27.0% | 93.329 | $56,990 | 46 |
| Texas | $50,610 | -30.5% | 97.057 | $52,140 | 47 |
| Florida | $51,420 | -29.4% | 103.414 | $49,720 | 48 |
| Delaware | Not available | Not available | 99.808 | Not available | Not available |
| District of Columbia | Not available | Not available | 109.901 | Not available | Not available |
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Ranks are supplied source ranks for published wage observations. Cost of living comparisons exclude Puerto Rico. Some nominal source ranks exceed 52; they are retained without correction.