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Forestry Technician (USFS) in New York

New York State Department of Civil Service lists 3 job classes for this work in the New York state pay plan: Forestry Technician 1–3.

$42,209 – $75,686
state pay plan range, a year
3
classes in the state plan
$58,030
median pay in NY, all employers
190
workers in NY (SOC 19-4071)

Sources: New York State Department of Civil Service, New York State Title and Salary Plan (Title and Salary Listing) and negotiating-unit salary schedules; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

New York state pay plan Sourced

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

Class and gradePublished rate
Forestry Technician 1
Class 1530101 · class description
Grade 08
$42,209 – $51,981 a year
8 steps
  • Hiring Rate: $42,209 a year
  • Step 1: $43,605 a year
  • Step 2: $45,001 a year
  • Step 3: $46,397 a year
  • Step 4: $47,793 a year
  • Step 5: $49,189 a year
  • Step 6: $50,585 a year
  • Job Rate: $51,981 a year
Forestry Technician 2
Class 1530102 · class description
Grade 13
$55,817 – $67,990 a year
8 steps
  • Hiring Rate: $55,817 a year
  • Step 1: $57,556 a year
  • Step 2: $59,295 a year
  • Step 3: $61,034 a year
  • Step 4: $62,773 a year
  • Step 5: $64,512 a year
  • Step 6: $66,251 a year
  • Job Rate: $67,990 a year
Forestry Technician 3
Class 1530103 · class description
Grade 15
$62,477 – $75,686 a year
8 steps
  • Hiring Rate: $62,477 a year
  • Step 1: $64,364 a year
  • Step 2: $66,251 a year
  • Step 3: $68,138 a year
  • Step 4: $70,025 a year
  • Step 5: $71,912 a year
  • Step 6: $73,799 a year
  • Job Rate: $75,686 a year

Schedule: CSEA (ASU [02], OSU [03], ISU [04]): April 1, 2026. Rates are as the plan publishes them; "a year" figures are conversions. Classes are matched to this job by title (GovJobsWiki editorial rule).

Source: New York State Department of Civil Service, New York State Title and Salary Plan (Title and Salary Listing) and negotiating-unit salary schedules. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in New York, all employers Sourced

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

MeasureNY
Workers190
10th percentile$39,040
Median$58,030
90th percentile$78,370
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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