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Fish and Game Wardens Salary in MI

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Fish and Game Wardens in MI have a median annual salary of $87,460, with 210 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $69,390 at the 10th percentile to $99,440 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$87,460

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$42.05

Employment

210

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$69,390
10th
$76,420
25th
$87,460
Median
$87,460
75th
$99,440
90th

Local compared with national

MI

$87,460

Median annual · 2025

United States

$74,060

Median annual · 2025

The MI median is 18.1% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $13,400).

Top skills

  1. 1.SpeakingImportance 3.9
  2. 2.Reading ComprehensionImportance 3.8
  3. 3.Active ListeningImportance 3.8
  4. 4.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.8
  5. 5.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.6
  6. 6.WritingImportance 3.1
  7. 7.MonitoringImportance 3.1
  8. 8.Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.1
  9. 9.PersuasionImportance 3.1
  10. 10.Systems AnalysisImportance 3.1
  11. 11.Active LearningImportance 3.0
  12. 12.CoordinationImportance 3.0

Career information

Education and experience

Experience
None
Job zone
3

Technology used

  • Database software
  • Global positioning system GPS software
  • Mapping software
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Word
  • Puppet
  • Swift
  • Web browser software

Common tasks

  • Participate in search-and-rescue operations.
  • Compile and present evidence for court actions.
  • Protect and preserve native wildlife, plants, or ecosystems.
  • Patrol assigned areas by car, boat, airplane, horse, or on foot to enforce game, fish, or boating laws or to manage wildlife programs, lakes, or land.
  • Investigate hunting accidents or reports of fish or game law violations.
  • Provide assistance to other local law enforcement agencies as required.
  • Issue warnings or citations and file reports as necessary.
  • Provide advice or information to park or reserve visitors.
  • Serve warrants and make arrests.
  • Arrange for disposition of fish or game illegally taken or possessed.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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