Park Naturalists salary by location
National median: $73,010 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $110,200 | +50.9% | 70 | 2025 |
| Springfield, IL | metropolitan | $107,990 | +47.9% | 40 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | metropolitan | $101,380 | +38.9% | 70 | 2025 |
| DC | state | $99,400 | +36.1% | 110 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $99,360 | +36.1% | 490 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $97,810 | +34.0% | 410 | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | metropolitan | $95,470 | +30.8% | 90 | 2025 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | metropolitan | $93,470 | +28.0% | 170 | 2025 |
| Trenton, NJ | metropolitan | $86,770 | +18.8% | 50 | 2025 |
| Eau Claire, WI | metropolitan | $86,070 | +17.9% | 30 | 2025 |
| Madison, WI | metropolitan | $85,110 | +16.6% | 260 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $84,820 | +16.2% | 1,230 | 2025 |
| Fort Collins, CO | metropolitan | $84,820 | +16.2% | 650 | 2025 |
| Missoula, MT | metropolitan | $84,250 | +15.4% | 80 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $83,580 | +14.5% | 450 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $83,290 | +14.1% | 470 | 2025 |
| Bend, OR | metropolitan | $82,630 | +13.2% | 100 | 2025 |
| Carson City, NV | metropolitan | $82,420 | +12.9% | — | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $82,380 | +12.8% | 310 | 2025 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | metropolitan | $82,090 | +12.4% | 60 | 2025 |
| Durham, NC | metropolitan | $81,780 | +12.0% | 50 | 2025 |
| Charleston, WV | metropolitan | $81,760 | +12.0% | — | 2025 |
| Green Bay, WI | metropolitan | $81,560 | +11.7% | 40 | 2025 |
| ID | state | $81,330 | +11.4% | 300 | 2025 |
| WY | state | $81,310 | +11.4% | 150 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $81,190 | +11.2% | 230 | 2025 |
| Lincoln, NE | metropolitan | $81,170 | +11.2% | 40 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $80,900 | +10.8% | 90 | 2025 |
| Providence, RI | metropolitan | $80,880 | +10.8% | 90 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $80,790 | +10.7% | 1,020 | 2025 |
| Amherst Town, MA | metropolitan | $80,290 | +10.0% | 80 | 2025 |
| LA | state | $80,190 | +9.8% | 190 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | metropolitan | $80,150 | +9.8% | 40 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $79,810 | +9.3% | 2,110 | 2025 |
| Duluth, MN | metropolitan | $79,680 | +9.1% | 40 | 2025 |
| WI | state | $79,540 | +8.9% | 970 | 2025 |
| La Crosse, WI | metropolitan | $79,440 | +8.8% | 50 | 2025 |
| Albuquerque, NM | metropolitan | $79,420 | +8.8% | 90 | 2025 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | metropolitan | $79,310 | +8.6% | 60 | 2025 |
| AK | state | $79,260 | +8.6% | 290 | 2025 |
| Raleigh, NC | metropolitan | $79,230 | +8.5% | — | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $78,980 | +8.2% | 220 | 2025 |
| UT | state | $78,850 | +8.0% | 410 | 2025 |
| Bismarck, ND | metropolitan | $78,850 | +8.0% | 50 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $78,740 | +7.8% | 760 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $78,580 | +7.6% | 480 | 2025 |
| Olympia, WA | metropolitan | $78,460 | +7.5% | 320 | 2025 |
| Yakima, WA | metropolitan | $78,460 | +7.5% | 30 | 2025 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | metropolitan | $78,460 | +7.5% | 40 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $78,450 | +7.5% | 1,270 | 2025 |
| Portland, ME | metropolitan | $78,440 | +7.4% | 130 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | metropolitan | $78,340 | +7.3% | 50 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $78,200 | +7.1% | 150 | 2025 |
| Lubbock, TX | metropolitan | $77,980 | +6.8% | 40 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | metropolitan | $77,860 | +6.6% | 170 | 2025 |
| Fairbanks, AK | metropolitan | $77,640 | +6.3% | 50 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | metropolitan | $77,620 | +6.3% | 50 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | metropolitan | $77,600 | +6.3% | 50 | 2025 |
| VA | state | $77,380 | +6.0% | 480 | 2025 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | metropolitan | $77,280 | +5.8% | 30 | 2025 |
| ND | state | $77,280 | +5.8% | 340 | 2025 |
| Bremerton, WA | metropolitan | $77,190 | +5.7% | 40 | 2025 |
| Salinas, CA | metropolitan | $77,020 | +5.5% | 50 | 2025 |
| AL | state | $77,000 | +5.5% | 110 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $76,990 | +5.5% | 640 | 2025 |
| Medford, OR | metropolitan | $76,960 | +5.4% | 40 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $76,940 | +5.4% | 310 | 2025 |
| NM | state | $76,800 | +5.2% | 330 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | metropolitan | $76,770 | +5.1% | 30 | 2025 |
| Des Moines, IA | metropolitan | $76,540 | +4.8% | 100 | 2025 |
| Anchorage, AK | metropolitan | $76,430 | +4.7% | 170 | 2025 |
| NE | state | $76,400 | +4.6% | 220 | 2025 |
| SD | state | $76,400 | +4.6% | 360 | 2025 |
| Nashville, TN | metropolitan | $76,210 | +4.4% | 50 | 2025 |
| RI | state | $76,130 | +4.3% | 60 | 2025 |
| ME | state | $75,900 | +4.0% | 290 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | metropolitan | $75,900 | +4.0% | 100 | 2025 |
| Bozeman, MT | metropolitan | $75,430 | +3.3% | 90 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $75,090 | +2.8% | 310 | 2025 |
| NH | state | $74,650 | +2.2% | 130 | 2025 |
| Corvallis, OR | metropolitan | $74,410 | +1.9% | 60 | 2025 |
| Spokane, WA | metropolitan | $74,320 | +1.8% | 80 | 2025 |
| Omaha, NE | metropolitan | $74,210 | +1.6% | 50 | 2025 |
| Little Rock, AR | metropolitan | $73,920 | +1.2% | 70 | 2025 |
| MT | state | $73,920 | +1.2% | 560 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $73,860 | +1.2% | 140 | 2025 |
| AR | state | $73,320 | +0.4% | 230 | 2025 |
| NV | state | $73,030 | +0.0% | 210 | 2025 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | metropolitan | $72,860 | −0.2% | 50 | 2025 |
| Santa Fe, NM | metropolitan | $72,280 | −1.0% | 60 | 2025 |
| KY | state | $71,980 | −1.4% | 180 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $71,460 | −2.1% | — | 2025 |
| MN | state | $71,280 | −2.4% | 770 | 2025 |
| PR | state | $71,280 | −2.4% | 50 | 2025 |
| OK | state | $71,270 | −2.4% | 310 | 2025 |
| TN | state | $70,500 | −3.4% | 250 | 2025 |
| Rapid City, SD | metropolitan | $70,450 | −3.5% | 40 | 2025 |
| Phoenix, AZ | metropolitan | $70,300 | −3.7% | 140 | 2025 |
| VT | state | $70,130 | −3.9% | 100 | 2025 |
| WV | state | $69,910 | −4.2% | 160 | 2025 |