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Wildlife / Fisheries Biologist in Ohio

Ohio Department of Administrative Services (DAS), Classification & Compensation lists 4 job classes for this work in the Ohio state pay plan: Fisheries Biologist 1–2, Wildlife Biologist 1–2.

$55,203 – $79,061
state pay plan range, a year
4
classes in the state plan
$74,550
median pay in OH, all employers
220
workers in OH (SOC 19-1023)

Sources: Ohio Department of Administrative Services (DAS), Classification & Compensation, Ohio State Classification Plan — Pay Range Booklet and Pay Range Schedules (rates effective July 2026); U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Ohio state pay plan Sourced

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

Class and gradePublished rate
Fisheries Biologist 1
Class 22271
Grade 30
$26.54 – $34.53 a hour
$55,203 – $71,822 a year
7 steps
  • Step 1: $26.54 a hour
  • Step 2: $27.56 a hour
  • Step 3: $28.76 a hour
  • Step 4: $30.10 a hour
  • Step 5: $31.47 a hour
  • Step 6: $32.84 a hour
  • Step 7: $34.53 a hour
Wildlife Biologist 1
Class 22281
Grade 30
$26.54 – $34.53 a hour
$55,203 – $71,822 a year
7 steps
  • Step 1: $26.54 a hour
  • Step 2: $27.56 a hour
  • Step 3: $28.76 a hour
  • Step 4: $30.10 a hour
  • Step 5: $31.47 a hour
  • Step 6: $32.84 a hour
  • Step 7: $34.53 a hour
Fisheries Biologist 2
Class 22272
Grade 31
$28.76 – $38.01 a hour
$59,821 – $79,061 a year
7 steps
  • Step 1: $28.76 a hour
  • Step 2: $30.10 a hour
  • Step 3: $31.47 a hour
  • Step 4: $32.84 a hour
  • Step 5: $34.53 a hour
  • Step 6: $36.20 a hour
  • Step 7: $38.01 a hour
Wildlife Biologist 2
Class 22282
Grade 31
$28.76 – $38.01 a hour
$59,821 – $79,061 a year
7 steps
  • Step 1: $28.76 a hour
  • Step 2: $30.10 a hour
  • Step 3: $31.47 a hour
  • Step 4: $32.84 a hour
  • Step 5: $34.53 a hour
  • Step 6: $36.20 a hour
  • Step 7: $38.01 a hour

Schedule: OCSEA Pay Range Schedule (Rates Effective July 2026). 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: Ohio Department of Administrative Services (DAS), Classification & Compensation, Ohio State Classification Plan — Pay Range Booklet and Pay Range Schedules (rates effective July 2026). Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in Ohio, all employers Sourced

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

MeasureOH
Workers220
10th percentile$45,700
Median$74,550
90th percentile$108,930
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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