Fish & Game Warden in Michigan: Pay Plan

$57,574 – $105,498

state pay plan range, a year

classes in the state plan

$87,460

median pay in MI, all employers

210

workers in MI (SOC 33-3031)

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.

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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
Conservation Officer-E Class CNSVOFRE · class description Grade 10 · A02-043	$27.68 – $36.26 a hour $57,574 – $75,421 a year 7 steps Base Minimum: $27.68 a hour End of 1 Year: $29.26 a hour End of 2 Years: $30.82 a hour End of 3 Years: $32.45 a hour End of 4 Years: $33.79 a hour End of 5 Years: $34.98 a hour End of 6 Years: $36.26 a hour
Grade E11 · A02-043	$29.24 – $44.61 a hour $60,819 – $92,789 a year 7 steps Base Minimum: $29.24 a hour End of 1 Year: $30.82 a hour End of 2 Years: $35.39 a hour End of 3 Years: $37.13 a hour End of 4 Years: $38.98 a hour End of 5 Years: $42.92 a hour End of 6 Years: $44.61 a hour
Conservation Officer Sr-A Class CNSVOFRA · class description Grade 12 · A02-044	$35.66 – $50.72 a hour $74,173 – $105,498 a year 7 steps Base Minimum: $35.66 a hour End of 1 Year: $37.71 a hour End of 2 Years: $39.80 a hour End of 3 Years: $42.39 a hour End of 4 Years: $44.98 a hour End of 5 Years: $47.94 a hour End of 6 Years: $50.72 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

Fish and Game Wardens (SOC 33-3031) in Michigan, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

Measure	MI
Workers	210
10th percentile	$69,390
Median	$87,460
90th percentile	$99,440
National median, government employers	$74,060

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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