SOC 45-4011 · Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations · May 2025

How much do Forest and Conservation Workers make in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Forest and Conservation Workers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is $36,080. The 10th percentile is $36,080 and the 90th percentile is $55,310. Employment was not published.

Median annual wage

$36,080

10th percentile
$36,080
25th percentile
$36,080
Median
$36,080
75th percentile
$43,310
90th percentile
$55,310
Mean
$42,360

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Forklift operators in a Miami warehouse, 2011. Photograph by U.S. Department of Agriculture. Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Percentile spread

For Forest and Conservation Workers, the published 10th percentile is $36,080 and the 90th percentile is $55,310. The difference is $19,230, which is 53.3% 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 $36,080 to the 75th at $43,310, covers $7,230.

The mean annual wage is $42,360, which sits above the median of $36,080. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA median is 17.4% lower than the national median of $43,680 for Forest and Conservation Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $31,208, which is 28.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 17.4% lower than the California median of $43,680.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is 115.613, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $36,080 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Forest and Conservation Workers at $31,208 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. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA ranks 3rd 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).).

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA is 98 miles away, with a median of $43,680 and employment of 330. That median is 21.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,949, against $31,208 here.
  • Salinas, CA is 118 miles away, with a median of $43,680 and employment of 50. That median is 21.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,058, against $31,208 here.

Highest-paying jobs in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA · 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 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Forest and Conservation Workers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is $36,080. The 10th percentile is $36,080 and the 90th percentile is $55,310.

How does that compare with the national median for Forest and Conservation Workers?

The local median is 17.4% lower than the national median of $43,680.

What is Forest and Conservation Workers pay in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is 115.613, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $36,080 is $31,208. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA compare with nearby metros for Forest and Conservation Workers?

Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 98 miles away, at $43,680. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA ranks 3rd of 3 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.