Fish and Game Wardens · SOC 33-3031
Highest-Paying Metro Areas for Fish and Game Wardenss
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025U.S. metropolitan areas
Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for fish and game wardens. Areas where BLS suppressed the median are not ranked. Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.
Top 13 of 13 metro areas
| # | Metro area | Median annual | Employment | Per 1,000 jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $105,780 | 40 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $89,300 | 40 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $89,110 | 30 | 0.1 |
| 4 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $87,140 | 50 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $85,980 | 40 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $81,490 | 30 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $79,440 | 50 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $76,290 | 40 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $75,990 | 30 | 0.0 |
| 10 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $73,130 | 90 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $63,060 | 80 | 0.1 |
| 12 | Syracuse, NY | $56,730 | 50 | 0.2 |
| 13 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $31,200 | 60 | 0.0 |
Full state and metro tables, the national distribution, and the pay map are on the Fish and Game Wardens overview.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.