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Wildlife / Fisheries Biologist in Hawaii

State of Hawaiʻi Department of Human Resources Development (DHRD) lists 5 job classes for this work in the Hawaii state pay plan: Wildlife Biologist II–VI.

$56,700 – $114,912
state pay plan range, a year
5
classes in the state plan
$84,910
median pay in HI, all employers
170
workers in HI (SOC 19-1023)

Sources: State of Hawaiʻi Department of Human Resources Development (DHRD), Hawaii Compensation Plans and Bargaining Unit Salary Schedules; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Hawaii state pay plan Sourced

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

Class and gradePublished rate
Wildlife Biologist II
Class 5.052
Grade SR18
$56,700 – $80,736 a year
10 steps
  • Step D: $56,700 a year
  • Step E: $58,944 a year
  • Step F: $61,284 a year
  • Step G: $63,768 a year
  • Step H: $66,324 a year
  • Step I: $69,036 a year
  • Step J: $71,784 a year
  • Step K: $74,652 a year
  • Step L: $77,616 a year
  • Step M: $80,736 a year
Wildlife Biologist III
Class 5.053
Grade SR20
$61,284 – $87,336 a year
10 steps
  • Step D: $61,284 a year
  • Step E: $63,768 a year
  • Step F: $66,324 a year
  • Step G: $69,036 a year
  • Step H: $71,784 a year
  • Step I: $74,652 a year
  • Step J: $77,616 a year
  • Step K: $80,736 a year
  • Step L: $83,976 a year
  • Step M: $87,336 a year
Wildlife Biologist IV
Class 5.054
Grade SR22
$66,324 – $94,440 a year
10 steps
  • Step D: $66,324 a year
  • Step E: $69,036 a year
  • Step F: $71,784 a year
  • Step G: $74,652 a year
  • Step H: $77,616 a year
  • Step I: $80,736 a year
  • Step J: $83,976 a year
  • Step K: $87,336 a year
  • Step L: $90,816 a year
  • Step M: $94,440 a year
Wildlife Biologist V
Class 5.055
Grade SR24
$74,652 – $106,260 a year
10 steps
  • Step D: $74,652 a year
  • Step E: $77,616 a year
  • Step F: $80,736 a year
  • Step G: $83,976 a year
  • Step H: $87,336 a year
  • Step I: $90,816 a year
  • Step J: $94,440 a year
  • Step K: $98,244 a year
  • Step L: $102,204 a year
  • Step M: $106,260 a year
Wildlife Biologist VI
Class 5.056
Grade SR26
$80,736 – $114,912 a year
10 steps
  • Step D: $80,736 a year
  • Step E: $83,976 a year
  • Step F: $87,336 a year
  • Step G: $90,816 a year
  • Step H: $94,440 a year
  • Step I: $98,244 a year
  • Step J: $102,204 a year
  • Step K: $106,260 a year
  • Step L: $110,508 a year
  • Step M: $114,912 a year

Schedule: BU 13 Professional and Scientific (effective 07/01/2026). Rates are as the plan publishes them; "a year" figures are conversions. Classes are matched to this job by title (GovJobsWiki editorial rule).

Source: State of Hawaiʻi Department of Human Resources Development (DHRD), Hawaii Compensation Plans and Bargaining Unit Salary Schedules. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in Hawaii, all employers Sourced

Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists (SOC 19-1023) in Hawaii, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

MeasureHI
Workers170
10th percentile$65,650
Median$84,910
90th percentile$125,630
National median, government employers$78,500

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 Wildlife / Fisheries Biologist page.

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