Soil and water conservationist earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level soil and water conservationist earnings begin at:

$59.37 per hour

$123,490 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level soil and water conservationist earnings begin at:

$49.93 per hour

$103,850 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level soil and water conservationist earnings begin at:

$39.27 per hour

$81,690 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level soil and water conservationist earnings begin at:

$29.31 per hour

$60,970 per year

10th percentile

Starting level soil and water conservationist earnings begin at:

$25.36 per hour

$52,750 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Soil and water conservationist salary by state

State Name Average Salary
District of Columbia $82,090
Alaska $81,690
Hawaii $81,690
Massachusetts $81,690
Minnesota $78,530
Tennessee $77,480
Nevada $75,690
Oregon $75,420
Alabama $74,690
New Hampshire $74,130
Wyoming $74,130
Washington $72,160
Arkansas $71,120
Kansas $69,820
Oklahoma $69,450
New Mexico $68,950
Wisconsin $68,870
California $67,350
New York $66,790
South Carolina $66,790
Utah $66,790
Vermont $66,790
Idaho $64,650
Nebraska $64,650
Maryland $64,630
New Jersey $64,630
Louisiana $64,250
Colorado $64,230
Connecticut $64,230
Virginia $64,110
Georgia $63,810
Arizona $63,750
Montana $63,750
North Dakota $62,690
Illinois $61,930
Indiana $61,540
Michigan $61,540
Puerto Rico $60,550
Pennsylvania $59,850
Texas $59,780
Maine $59,770
North Carolina $59,280
South Dakota $58,590
Ohio $57,530
Kentucky $56,990
Iowa $55,200
Delaware $55,160
Rhode Island $53,600
Mississippi $50,100
West Virginia $49,900
Missouri $49,500
Florida $49,090

How do soil and water conservationist salaries compare to similar careers?

Soil and water conservationists earn 6% less than similar careers in Hawaii. On average, they make less than environmental engineers but more than bioinformatics scientists.

Career Median Salary
Environmental engineer salary $106K
Green product marketer salary $99K
Neuropsychologist salary $106K
Scientist salary $90K
Geologist salary $82K
Soil and water conservationist salary $82K
Rangeland manager salary $82K
Conservation scientist salary $82K
Geneticist salary $84K
Bioinformatics scientist salary $84K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)