Forester in Michigan: State Pay Plan & Salary

$53,622 – $98,259

state pay plan range, a year

classes in the state plan

$75,920

median pay in MI, all employers

340

workers in MI (SOC 19-1032)

Sources: Michigan Civil Service Commission, Michigan Civil Service Commission Compensation Plan, Sections A (Alphabetic List of Pay Ranges) and B (Numeric List of Pay Ranges); U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Michigan state pay plan Sourced

Published rates for each class, lowest first, effective October 1, 2026. These are the ranges Michigan sets for its own state employees; cities, counties and school districts have their own pay plans.

Class and grade	Published rate
Forester-E Class FORSTRE · class description Grade 9 · H21-001	$25.78 – $36.79 a hour $53,622 – $76,523 a year 10 steps Base Minimum: $25.78 a hour End of 6 Months: $26.55 a hour End of 1 Year: $27.39 a hour End of 18 Months: $28.26 a hour End of 2 Years: $29.06 a hour End of 30 Months: $30.34 a hour End of 3 Years: $31.45 a hour End of 42 Months: $32.57 a hour End of 54 Months: $34.70 a hour End of 66 Months: $36.79 a hour
Grade 10 · H21-001	$26.64 – $37.56 a hour $55,411 – $78,125 a year 7 steps Base Minimum: $26.64 a hour End of 1 Year: $28.26 a hour End of 2 Years: $29.86 a hour End of 3 Years: $32.02 a hour End of 4 Years: $33.50 a hour End of 5 Years: $35.60 a hour End of 6 Years: $37.56 a hour
Grade P11 · H21-001	$30.86 – $43.45 a hour $64,189 – $90,376 a year 7 steps Base Minimum: $30.86 a hour End of 1 Year: $32.69 a hour End of 2 Years: $34.46 a hour End of 3 Years: $36.50 a hour End of 4 Years: $38.73 a hour End of 5 Years: $41.06 a hour End of 6 Years: $43.45 a hour
Forester-A Class FORSTRA · class description Grade 12 · H21-009	$32.40 – $47.24 a hour $67,392 – $98,259 a year 7 steps Base Minimum: $32.40 a hour End of 1 Year: $34.81 a hour End of 2 Years: $37.28 a hour End of 3 Years: $39.50 a hour End of 4 Years: $41.84 a hour End of 5 Years: $44.31 a hour End of 6 Years: $47.24 a hour

Rates are as the plan publishes them; "a year" figures are conversions (hourly × 2,080). Classes are matched to this job by title (GovJobsWiki editorial rule).

Source: Michigan Civil Service Commission, Michigan Civil Service Commission Compensation Plan, Sections A (Alphabetic List of Pay Ranges) and B (Numeric List of Pay Ranges). Data captured October 1, 2026.

Pay in Michigan, all employers Sourced

Foresters (SOC 19-1032) in Michigan, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

Measure	MI
Workers	340
10th percentile	$57,620
Median	$75,920
90th percentile	$98,570
National median, government employers	$72,030

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — national estimates by ownership. Data captured September 30, 2026.

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Forester in Michigan

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