Forest and Conservation Technicians · SOC 19-4071

Forest and Conservation Technicians Salary in the Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area

Figures describe the Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.

Median annual wage$52,420
Median hourly wage$25.20

Forest and Conservation Technicians in the Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $52,420 per year ($25.20 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $43,660 at the 10th percentile to $81,720 at the 90th. BLS estimates 190 people work in this occupation in the area.

Pay distribution

Half of Forest and Conservation Technicians in the Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area earn more than $52,420 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $47,940 and $66,080.

Wage percentiles (BLS OEWS)
Wage10th25thMedian75th90th
Annual$43,660$47,940$52,420$66,080$81,720
Hourly$20.99$23.05$25.20$31.77$39.29

A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.

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How this area compares

  • Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area
    $52,420 median for Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $47,940 to $66,080
  • $57,550 median for Colorado; middle half earns $49,520 to $71,410
  • $54,560 median for United States; middle half earns $47,360 to $68,600

Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.

The median here is −9% vs Colorado overall and −4% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.

Compare with other areas

Other metro areas in Colorado

Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for forest and conservation technicians, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.

  • Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan areathis page
    $52,420 median for Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $47,940 to $66,080
  • $63,650 median for Boulder metro area; middle half earns $53,460 to $73,670
  • $61,820 median for Denver metro area; middle half earns $53,460 to $80,030
  • $58,590 median for Colorado Springs metro area; middle half earns $49,190 to $67,810
  • $58,450 median for Fort Collins metro area; middle half earns $54,060 to $67,890

Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.

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Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:

Highest-paying metro areas for forest and conservation technicianss · Highest-paying occupations in Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area

About this estimate

These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.

Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.

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.