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Wildlife / Fisheries Biologist in New Jersey

New Jersey Civil Service Commission lists 3 job classes for this work in the New Jersey state pay plan: Assistant Biologist Fisheries, Senior Biologist Fisheries, Principal Biologist Fisheries.

$60,876 – $117,228
state pay plan range, a year
3
classes in the state plan
$83,030
median pay in NJ, all employers
90
workers in NJ (SOC 19-1023)

Sources: New Jersey Civil Service Commission, New Jersey State Title List and FY2027 salary schedules by Employee Relations Group; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

New Jersey state pay plan Sourced

Published rates for each class, lowest first, effective July 11, 2026. These are the ranges New Jersey sets for its own state employees; cities, counties and school districts have their own pay plans.

Class and gradePublished rate
Assistant Biologist Fisheries
Class 01752C · class description
Grade P19 · ERG P – Professional Unit (CWA): FY2027 salary schedule
$60,876 – $88,743 a year
11 steps
  • Step 1: $60,876 a year
  • Step 2: $63,663 a year
  • Step 3: $66,450 a year
  • Step 4: $69,236 a year
  • Step 5: $72,023 a year
  • Step 6: $74,810 a year
  • Step 7: $77,596 a year
  • Step 8: $80,383 a year
  • Step 9: $83,170 a year
  • Step 10: $85,956 a year
  • Step 11: $88,743 a year
Senior Biologist Fisheries
Class 01753C · class description
Grade P22 · ERG P – Professional Unit (CWA): FY2027 salary schedule
$69,668 – $101,951 a year
11 steps
  • Step 1: $69,668 a year
  • Step 2: $72,896 a year
  • Step 3: $76,125 a year
  • Step 4: $79,353 a year
  • Step 5: $82,581 a year
  • Step 6: $85,810 a year
  • Step 7: $89,038 a year
  • Step 8: $92,266 a year
  • Step 9: $95,494 a year
  • Step 10: $98,723 a year
  • Step 11: $101,951 a year
Principal Biologist Fisheries
Class 01754D · class description
Grade R25 · ERG R – Primary Level Supervisors Unit (CWA): FY2027 salary schedule
$79,844 – $117,228 a year
11 steps
  • Step 1: $79,844 a year
  • Step 2: $83,582 a year
  • Step 3: $87,320 a year
  • Step 4: $91,059 a year
  • Step 5: $94,797 a year
  • Step 6: $98,536 a year
  • Step 7: $102,274 a year
  • Step 8: $106,013 a year
  • Step 9: $109,751 a year
  • Step 10: $113,490 a year
  • Step 11: $117,228 a year

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 Jersey Civil Service Commission, New Jersey State Title List and FY2027 salary schedules by Employee Relations Group. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in New Jersey, all employers Sourced

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

MeasureNJ
Workers90
10th percentile$59,420
Median$83,030
90th percentile$128,790
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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