SOC 45-4011 · Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations · May 2025
How much do Forest and Conservation Workers make in Cleveland, OH?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Forest and Conservation Workers in Cleveland, OH is $48,470. The 10th percentile is $48,470 and the 90th percentile is $58,030. Employment was not published.
Median annual wage
$48,470
- 10th percentile
- $48,470
- 25th percentile
- $48,470
- Median
- $48,470
- 75th percentile
- $48,470
- 90th percentile
- $58,030
- Mean
- $51,340
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Forest and Conservation Workers, the published 10th percentile is $48,470 and the 90th percentile is $58,030. The difference is $9,560, which is 19.7% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.
The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $48,470 to the 75th at $48,470, covers $0.
The mean annual wage is $51,340, which sits above the median of $48,470. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Cleveland, OH median is 11% higher than the national median of $43,680 for Forest and Conservation Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $51,606, which is 18.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is about the same as the Ohio median of $48,470.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Cleveland, OH is 93.923, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $48,470 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Forest and Conservation Workers at $51,606 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Forest and Conservation Workers. Cleveland, OH ranks 2nd of 3 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).
- Pittsburgh, PA is 116 miles away, with a median of $51,330 and employment of 30. That median is 5.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,219, against $51,606 here.
- Columbus, OH is 138 miles away, with a median of $47,730 and employment of 40. That median is 1.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,995, against $51,606 here.
Highest-paying jobs in Cleveland, OH · Forest and Conservation Workers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Forest and Conservation Workers make in Cleveland, OH?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Forest and Conservation Workers in Cleveland, OH is $48,470. The 10th percentile is $48,470 and the 90th percentile is $58,030.
How does that compare with the national median for Forest and Conservation Workers?
The local median is 11% higher than the national median of $43,680.
What is Forest and Conservation Workers pay in Cleveland, OH after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Cleveland, OH is 93.923, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $48,470 is $51,606. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Cleveland, OH compare with nearby metros for Forest and Conservation Workers?
Pittsburgh, PA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 116 miles away, at $51,330. Cleveland, OH ranks 2nd of 3 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.