Forestry Technician (USFS) in Michigan: Pay Plan

$44,138 – $79,123

state pay plan range, a year

classes in the state plan

$45,760

median pay in MI, all employers

560

workers in MI (SOC 19-4071)

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
Forest Technician-E Class FORSTCHE · class description Grade 8 · L32-006	$21.22 – $27.47 a hour $44,138 – $57,138 a year 10 steps Base Minimum: $21.22 a hour End of 6 Months: $21.82 a hour End of 1 Year: $22.44 a hour End of 18 Months: $23.09 a hour End of 2 Years: $23.55 a hour End of 30 Months: $24.26 a hour End of 3 Years: $24.81 a hour End of 42 Months: $25.75 a hour End of 54 Months: $26.43 a hour End of 66 Months: $27.47 a hour
Grade 9 · L32-006	$23.35 – $29.98 a hour $48,568 – $62,358 a year 10 steps Base Minimum: $23.35 a hour End of 6 Months: $24.02 a hour End of 1 Year: $24.63 a hour End of 18 Months: $25.24 a hour End of 2 Years: $25.75 a hour End of 30 Months: $26.43 a hour End of 3 Years: $27.15 a hour End of 42 Months: $27.84 a hour End of 54 Months: $28.84 a hour End of 66 Months: $29.98 a hour
Grade E10 · L32-006	$24.67 – $34.69 a hour $51,314 – $72,155 a year 7 steps Base Minimum: $24.67 a hour End of 1 Year: $26.18 a hour End of 2 Years: $27.65 a hour End of 3 Years: $29.09 a hour End of 4 Years: $30.82 a hour End of 5 Years: $32.36 a hour End of 6 Years: $34.69 a hour
Forest Technician-A Class FORSTCHA · class description Grade 11 · L32-012	$26.28 – $38.04 a hour $54,662 – $79,123 a year 7 steps Base Minimum: $26.28 a hour End of 1 Year: $28.10 a hour End of 2 Years: $29.90 a hour End of 3 Years: $31.73 a hour End of 4 Years: $33.55 a hour End of 5 Years: $35.60 a hour End of 6 Years: $38.04 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

Forest and Conservation Technicians (SOC 19-4071) in Michigan, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

Measure	MI
Workers	560
10th percentile	$35,360
Median	$45,760
90th percentile	$73,630
National median, government employers	$54,910

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.

More about this job

Requirements, hiring process, training, schedule and day-to-day work are on the national Forestry Technician (USFS) page.

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