SOC 19-4071 · Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro

Forest and Conservation Technicians Salary in Salt Lake City, UT

The average salary for forest and conservation technicians in Salt Lake City, Utah is $50,910 a year ($24.47 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $50,620: half of the 190 people in this job in the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 17% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($60,985).

$50,910average per year

$24.47 / hourMedian $50,620Take-home ≈ $40,821

  • $24K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $51KMedian
  • $62K75th
  • $79K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

190people in this job
-17%vs U.S. metro average
#2 of 3Utah metros
101cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Forest and Conservation Technicians pay range in Salt Lake City

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $23,600 a year or less, while the top 10% make $79,310 or more. The middle half of forest and conservation technicians in Salt Lake City earn between $35,920 and $61,940.

  • $24K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $51KMedian
  • $62K75th
  • $79K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$50,910$4,242$24.48
Median$50,620$4,218$24.34
Entry level (25th percentile)$35,920$2,993$17.27
Experienced (75th percentile)$61,940$5,162$29.78

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Forest and Conservation Technicians salary after taxes in Salt Lake City

On the average salary of $50,910, a single filer in Salt Lake City takes home about $40,821 a year, or $3,402 a month and $1,570 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Utah's taxpayer credit is estimated with the Tax Commission's withholding formula.

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Is Salt Lake City a good place for forest and conservation technicians? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Salt Lake City area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.9), so the average $50,910 buys what about $50,472 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Salt Lake City ($55,240). A typical home costs $568,656, or 11.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Forest and Conservation Technicians salary in other Utah cities

Salt Lake City ranks 2nd of 3 Utah metro areas for this job; Ogden pays the most ($53,990).

All Forest and Conservation Technicians salaries in Utah

Highest-paying cities for forest and conservation technicians

Santa Rosa, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($77,010).

Forest and Conservation Technicians salary by city

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Forest and Conservation Technicians salary in Salt Lake City: questions

How much do forest and conservation technicians make an hour in Salt Lake City?

$24.47 an hour on average, and $24.34 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level forest and conservation technicians salary in Salt Lake City?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $23,600 a year and the 25th percentile is $35,920, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the forest and conservation technicians take-home pay in Salt Lake City?

About $40,821 a year ($3,402 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $50,910. Utah's taxpayer credit is estimated with the Tax Commission's withholding formula.

Do forest and conservation technicians earn more in Salt Lake City than elsewhere?

The average here is 17% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($60,985).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 19-4071; area Salt Lake City-Murray, UT (41620). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.3%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Utah's taxpayer credit is estimated with the Tax Commission's withholding formula.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.19, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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