SOC 19-1032 · Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Foresters wages by metro

National median annual wage

$76,400

10th percentile: $50,790
25th percentile: $62,710
Median: $76,400
75th percentile: $91,640
90th percentile: $109,700
Mean: $79,170

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

National employment in May 2025: 10,430.

That median is 49.9% higher than the all-occupations national median of $50,980.

The metro and state figures below are the same May 2025 release. A blank wage means BLS did not publish it. See when a wage is not published.

A nurse attending an elderly patient in a hospital — A nurse with a patient at a hospital centre in Birmingham. Wellcome Collection. Photograph by Wellcome Collection. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0

Highest published medians

Metros with the highest published annual medians for Foresters.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	70	$98,420	$112,560	$162,130
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	110	$86,590	$107,750	$165,340
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	110	$90,270	$107,690	$163,650
Fresno, CA	30	$65,500	$102,540	$141,300
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	40	$73,140	$93,340	$131,710
Columbia, SC	50	$59,310	$89,990	$121,270
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	180	$64,130	$89,780	$112,390
Salem, OR	110	$58,200	$89,220	$113,350
Birmingham, AL	40	$51,490	$87,050	$121,500
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	240	$67,270	$86,310	$126,080
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	90	$49,340	$86,070	$100,160
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	50	$76,590	$86,060	$98,730
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	130	$60,210	$85,610	$120,410
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	70	$60,590	$83,720	$114,060
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	40	$66,110	$82,310	$102,290
Corvallis, OR	40	$64,970	$81,450	$101,970
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	100	$45,940	$80,600	$102,600
Eugene-Springfield, OR	60	$54,340	$79,980	$103,890
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	40	$47,070	$78,800	$99,940
Longview-Kelso, WA	30	$65,290	$78,460	$104,520

Where employment is largest

Metros with the most Foresters jobs in the May 2025 tables.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	280	$72,560	$74,710	$109,500
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	240	$67,270	$86,310	$126,080
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	180	$64,130	$89,780	$112,390
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	130	$60,210	$85,610	$120,410
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	110	$90,270	$107,690	$163,650
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	110	$59,830	$76,600	$113,570
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	110	$86,590	$107,750	$165,340
Salem, OR	110	$58,200	$89,220	$113,350
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	100	$45,940	$80,600	$102,600
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	90	$49,340	$86,070	$100,160
Duluth, MN-WI	90	$62,110	$76,400	$94,100
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	90	$69,570	$69,620	$92,150
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	80	$59,570	$76,600	$115,420
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	70	$60,590	$83,720	$114,060
Richmond, VA	70	$44,110	$66,430	$101,210
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	70	$98,420	$112,560	$162,130
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	60	$31,460	$64,110	$134,600
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	60	$60,260	$69,010	$101,820
Eugene-Springfield, OR	60	$54,340	$79,980	$103,890
Columbia, SC	50	$59,310	$89,990	$121,270

States and territories

State estimates for Foresters, May 2025.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
California	820	$71,110	$107,120	$156,750
Massachusetts	130	$63,110	$89,650	$105,350
Alaska	80	$61,840	$87,210	$104,680
South Carolina	250	$59,310	$86,780	$102,670
Maryland	120	$35,970	$86,100	$109,500
Connecticut	60	$71,400	$84,820	$98,730
Iowa	50	$68,470	$83,000	$104,720
Illinois	220	$60,230	$82,160	$120,150
Oregon	670	$60,600	$81,450	$107,170
Vermont	80	$61,400	$80,750	$100,930
Texas	210	$60,590	$80,370	$101,980
Alabama	240	$50,240	$79,530	$95,400
Washington	950	$59,830	$78,460	$119,320
Pennsylvania	310	$47,590	$78,280	$111,970
North Carolina	Not available	$46,800	$77,870	$96,900
Georgia	370	$31,460	$76,970	$109,700
Minnesota	390	$57,910	$76,490	$105,080
Colorado	210	$52,090	$76,400	$97,410
Michigan	340	$57,620	$75,920	$98,570
Utah	40	$61,590	$75,210	$94,560
District of Columbia	Not available	$74,700	$74,710	$103,330
New York	280	$58,240	$73,710	$108,580
Ohio	160	$53,270	$73,320	$96,260
Tennessee	120	$56,950	$71,990	$91,870
Virginia	340	$47,200	$71,990	$100,610
Mississippi	110	$44,520	$71,280	$134,980
Arkansas	130	$47,750	$69,240	$91,170
New Mexico	50	$57,910	$69,240	$87,190
Wyoming	60	$61,110	$68,180	$88,880
Kansas	40	$57,240	$67,540	$87,230
Arizona	70	$49,940	$67,200	$88,710
Montana	240	$50,900	$67,200	$86,260
Maine	70	$54,070	$66,480	$87,810
Wisconsin	570	$48,780	$66,010	$88,090
Idaho	280	$48,110	$65,170	$80,770
New Hampshire	110	$46,800	$65,170	$97,670
South Dakota	120	$50,110	$64,460	$80,700
Florida	380	$49,920	$64,130	$112,660
Missouri	120	$48,240	$63,220	$86,630
West Virginia	100	$40,910	$62,550	$86,820
Indiana	160	$48,150	$61,110	$97,020
Kentucky	120	$49,940	$56,460	$88,710
Nevada	Not available	$47,340	$51,070	$93,360
Oklahoma	120	$48,280	$50,990	$102,300
Louisiana	130	Not available	Not available	Not available

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Questions this page answers

What is the national median wage for Foresters?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for Foresters is $76,400. Employment is 10,430.

How does Foresters pay compare with all occupations?

The national median for Foresters is 49.9% higher than the all-occupations median of $50,980.

Which metro has the highest published median for Foresters?

Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is highest on this page's list at $112,560.