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Wildlife / Fisheries Biologist in Pennsylvania

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Office of Administration lists 7 job classes for this work in the Pennsylvania state pay plan: Fisheries Biologist 1, PFBC, Wildlife Biologist 1–3, Fisheries Biologist 2, PFBC, +2 more.

$53,008 – $127,834
state pay plan range, a year
7
classes in the state plan
$78,540
median pay in PA, all employers
200
workers in PA (SOC 19-1023)

Sources: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Office of Administration, Pennsylvania Commonwealth Classification and Pay Plan (job classes and pay schedules); U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pennsylvania state pay plan Sourced

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

Class and gradePublished rate
Fisheries Biologist 1, PFBC
Class 14750 · class description
Grade ST06 · 37½ HOUR STANDARD PAY SCHEDULE (PAY SCALE TYPE ST)
$53,008 – $80,646 a year
20 steps
  • Level 01: $53,008 a year
  • Level 02: $54,162 a year
  • Level 03: $55,316 a year
  • Level 04: $56,607 a year
  • Level 05: $57,937 a year
  • Level 06: $59,149 a year
  • Level 07: $60,538 a year
  • Level 08: $61,927 a year
  • Level 09: $63,257 a year
  • Level 10: $64,607 a year
  • Level 11: $66,074 a year
  • Level 12: $67,658 a year
  • Level 13: $69,086 a year
  • Level 14: $70,592 a year
  • Level 15: $72,255 a year
  • Level 16: $73,859 a year
  • Level 17: $75,462 a year
  • Level 18: $77,164 a year
  • Level 19: $78,925 a year
  • Level 20: $80,646 a year
Grade ST06 · 40 HOUR STANDARD PAY SCHEDULE (PAY SCALE TYPE ST)
$56,541 – $86,022 a year
20 steps
  • Level 01: $56,541 a year
  • Level 02: $57,772 a year
  • Level 03: $59,003 a year
  • Level 04: $60,380 a year
  • Level 05: $61,799 a year
  • Level 06: $63,093 a year
  • Level 07: $64,574 a year
  • Level 08: $66,055 a year
  • Level 09: $67,474 a year
  • Level 10: $68,914 a year
  • Level 11: $70,479 a year
  • Level 12: $72,169 a year
  • Level 13: $73,692 a year
  • Level 14: $75,298 a year
  • Level 15: $77,072 a year
  • Level 16: $78,782 a year
  • Level 17: $80,493 a year
  • Level 18: $82,308 a year
  • Level 19: $84,186 a year
  • Level 20: $86,022 a year
Wildlife Biologist 1
Class 62110 · class description
Grade ST06 · 37½ HOUR STANDARD PAY SCHEDULE (PAY SCALE TYPE ST)
$53,008 – $80,646 a year
20 steps
  • Level 01: $53,008 a year
  • Level 02: $54,162 a year
  • Level 03: $55,316 a year
  • Level 04: $56,607 a year
  • Level 05: $57,937 a year
  • Level 06: $59,149 a year
  • Level 07: $60,538 a year
  • Level 08: $61,927 a year
  • Level 09: $63,257 a year
  • Level 10: $64,607 a year
  • Level 11: $66,074 a year
  • Level 12: $67,658 a year
  • Level 13: $69,086 a year
  • Level 14: $70,592 a year
  • Level 15: $72,255 a year
  • Level 16: $73,859 a year
  • Level 17: $75,462 a year
  • Level 18: $77,164 a year
  • Level 19: $78,925 a year
  • Level 20: $80,646 a year
Grade ST06 · 40 HOUR STANDARD PAY SCHEDULE (PAY SCALE TYPE ST)
$56,541 – $86,022 a year
20 steps
  • Level 01: $56,541 a year
  • Level 02: $57,772 a year
  • Level 03: $59,003 a year
  • Level 04: $60,380 a year
  • Level 05: $61,799 a year
  • Level 06: $63,093 a year
  • Level 07: $64,574 a year
  • Level 08: $66,055 a year
  • Level 09: $67,474 a year
  • Level 10: $68,914 a year
  • Level 11: $70,479 a year
  • Level 12: $72,169 a year
  • Level 13: $73,692 a year
  • Level 14: $75,298 a year
  • Level 15: $77,072 a year
  • Level 16: $78,782 a year
  • Level 17: $80,493 a year
  • Level 18: $82,308 a year
  • Level 19: $84,186 a year
  • Level 20: $86,022 a year
Fisheries Biologist 2, PFBC
Class 14760 · class description
Grade ST07 · 37½ HOUR STANDARD PAY SCHEDULE (PAY SCALE TYPE ST)
$60,538 – $92,010 a year
20 steps
  • Level 01: $60,538 a year
  • Level 02: $61,927 a year
  • Level 03: $63,257 a year
  • Level 04: $64,607 a year
  • Level 05: $66,074 a year
  • Level 06: $67,658 a year
  • Level 07: $69,086 a year
  • Level 08: $70,592 a year
  • Level 09: $72,255 a year
  • Level 10: $73,859 a year
  • Level 11: $75,462 a year
  • Level 12: $77,164 a year
  • Level 13: $78,925 a year
  • Level 14: $80,646 a year
  • Level 15: $82,465 a year
  • Level 16: $84,264 a year
  • Level 17: $86,162 a year
  • Level 18: $88,020 a year
  • Level 19: $89,996 a year
  • Level 20: $92,010 a year
Grade ST07 · 40 HOUR STANDARD PAY SCHEDULE (PAY SCALE TYPE ST)
$64,574 – $98,144 a year
20 steps
  • Level 01: $64,574 a year
  • Level 02: $66,055 a year
  • Level 03: $67,474 a year
  • Level 04: $68,914 a year
  • Level 05: $70,479 a year
  • Level 06: $72,169 a year
  • Level 07: $73,692 a year
  • Level 08: $75,298 a year
  • Level 09: $77,072 a year
  • Level 10: $78,782 a year
  • Level 11: $80,493 a year
  • Level 12: $82,308 a year
  • Level 13: $84,186 a year
  • Level 14: $86,022 a year
  • Level 15: $87,963 a year
  • Level 16: $89,882 a year
  • Level 17: $91,906 a year
  • Level 18: $93,888 a year
  • Level 19: $95,995 a year
  • Level 20: $98,144 a year
Wildlife Biologist 2
Class 62120 · class description
Grade ST07 · 37½ HOUR STANDARD PAY SCHEDULE (PAY SCALE TYPE ST)
$60,538 – $92,010 a year
20 steps
  • Level 01: $60,538 a year
  • Level 02: $61,927 a year
  • Level 03: $63,257 a year
  • Level 04: $64,607 a year
  • Level 05: $66,074 a year
  • Level 06: $67,658 a year
  • Level 07: $69,086 a year
  • Level 08: $70,592 a year
  • Level 09: $72,255 a year
  • Level 10: $73,859 a year
  • Level 11: $75,462 a year
  • Level 12: $77,164 a year
  • Level 13: $78,925 a year
  • Level 14: $80,646 a year
  • Level 15: $82,465 a year
  • Level 16: $84,264 a year
  • Level 17: $86,162 a year
  • Level 18: $88,020 a year
  • Level 19: $89,996 a year
  • Level 20: $92,010 a year
Grade ST07 · 40 HOUR STANDARD PAY SCHEDULE (PAY SCALE TYPE ST)
$64,574 – $98,144 a year
20 steps
  • Level 01: $64,574 a year
  • Level 02: $66,055 a year
  • Level 03: $67,474 a year
  • Level 04: $68,914 a year
  • Level 05: $70,479 a year
  • Level 06: $72,169 a year
  • Level 07: $73,692 a year
  • Level 08: $75,298 a year
  • Level 09: $77,072 a year
  • Level 10: $78,782 a year
  • Level 11: $80,493 a year
  • Level 12: $82,308 a year
  • Level 13: $84,186 a year
  • Level 14: $86,022 a year
  • Level 15: $87,963 a year
  • Level 16: $89,882 a year
  • Level 17: $91,906 a year
  • Level 18: $93,888 a year
  • Level 19: $95,995 a year
  • Level 20: $98,144 a year
Fisheries Biologist 3, PFBC
Class 14770 · class description
Grade ST08 · 37½ HOUR STANDARD PAY SCHEDULE (PAY SCALE TYPE ST)
$69,086 – $104,959 a year
20 steps
  • Level 01: $69,086 a year
  • Level 02: $70,592 a year
  • Level 03: $72,255 a year
  • Level 04: $73,859 a year
  • Level 05: $75,462 a year
  • Level 06: $77,164 a year
  • Level 07: $78,925 a year
  • Level 08: $80,646 a year
  • Level 09: $82,465 a year
  • Level 10: $84,264 a year
  • Level 11: $86,162 a year
  • Level 12: $88,020 a year
  • Level 13: $89,996 a year
  • Level 14: $92,010 a year
  • Level 15: $94,064 a year
  • Level 16: $96,118 a year
  • Level 17: $98,172 a year
  • Level 18: $100,480 a year
  • Level 19: $102,788 a year
  • Level 20: $104,959 a year
Grade ST08 · 40 HOUR STANDARD PAY SCHEDULE (PAY SCALE TYPE ST)
$73,692 – $111,956 a year
20 steps
  • Level 01: $73,692 a year
  • Level 02: $75,298 a year
  • Level 03: $77,072 a year
  • Level 04: $78,782 a year
  • Level 05: $80,493 a year
  • Level 06: $82,308 a year
  • Level 07: $84,186 a year
  • Level 08: $86,022 a year
  • Level 09: $87,963 a year
  • Level 10: $89,882 a year
  • Level 11: $91,906 a year
  • Level 12: $93,888 a year
  • Level 13: $95,995 a year
  • Level 14: $98,144 a year
  • Level 15: $100,335 a year
  • Level 16: $102,526 a year
  • Level 17: $104,716 a year
  • Level 18: $107,178 a year
  • Level 19: $109,640 a year
  • Level 20: $111,956 a year
Wildlife Biologist 3
Class 62130 · class description
Grade ST08 · 37½ HOUR STANDARD PAY SCHEDULE (PAY SCALE TYPE ST)
$69,086 – $104,959 a year
20 steps
  • Level 01: $69,086 a year
  • Level 02: $70,592 a year
  • Level 03: $72,255 a year
  • Level 04: $73,859 a year
  • Level 05: $75,462 a year
  • Level 06: $77,164 a year
  • Level 07: $78,925 a year
  • Level 08: $80,646 a year
  • Level 09: $82,465 a year
  • Level 10: $84,264 a year
  • Level 11: $86,162 a year
  • Level 12: $88,020 a year
  • Level 13: $89,996 a year
  • Level 14: $92,010 a year
  • Level 15: $94,064 a year
  • Level 16: $96,118 a year
  • Level 17: $98,172 a year
  • Level 18: $100,480 a year
  • Level 19: $102,788 a year
  • Level 20: $104,959 a year
Grade ST08 · 40 HOUR STANDARD PAY SCHEDULE (PAY SCALE TYPE ST)
$73,692 – $111,956 a year
20 steps
  • Level 01: $73,692 a year
  • Level 02: $75,298 a year
  • Level 03: $77,072 a year
  • Level 04: $78,782 a year
  • Level 05: $80,493 a year
  • Level 06: $82,308 a year
  • Level 07: $84,186 a year
  • Level 08: $86,022 a year
  • Level 09: $87,963 a year
  • Level 10: $89,882 a year
  • Level 11: $91,906 a year
  • Level 12: $93,888 a year
  • Level 13: $95,995 a year
  • Level 14: $98,144 a year
  • Level 15: $100,335 a year
  • Level 16: $102,526 a year
  • Level 17: $104,716 a year
  • Level 18: $107,178 a year
  • Level 19: $109,640 a year
  • Level 20: $111,956 a year
Fisheries Biologist 4, PFBC
Class 14780 · class description
Grade ST09 · 37½ HOUR STANDARD PAY SCHEDULE (PAY SCALE TYPE ST)
$78,925 – $119,844 a year
20 steps
  • Level 01: $78,925 a year
  • Level 02: $80,646 a year
  • Level 03: $82,465 a year
  • Level 04: $84,264 a year
  • Level 05: $86,162 a year
  • Level 06: $88,020 a year
  • Level 07: $89,996 a year
  • Level 08: $92,010 a year
  • Level 09: $94,064 a year
  • Level 10: $96,118 a year
  • Level 11: $98,172 a year
  • Level 12: $100,480 a year
  • Level 13: $102,788 a year
  • Level 14: $104,959 a year
  • Level 15: $107,365 a year
  • Level 16: $109,810 a year
  • Level 17: $112,255 a year
  • Level 18: $114,661 a year
  • Level 19: $117,282 a year
  • Level 20: $119,844 a year
Grade ST09 · 40 HOUR STANDARD PAY SCHEDULE (PAY SCALE TYPE ST)
$84,186 – $127,834 a year
20 steps
  • Level 01: $84,186 a year
  • Level 02: $86,022 a year
  • Level 03: $87,963 a year
  • Level 04: $89,882 a year
  • Level 05: $91,906 a year
  • Level 06: $93,888 a year
  • Level 07: $95,995 a year
  • Level 08: $98,144 a year
  • Level 09: $100,335 a year
  • Level 10: $102,526 a year
  • Level 11: $104,716 a year
  • Level 12: $107,178 a year
  • Level 13: $109,640 a year
  • Level 14: $111,956 a year
  • Level 15: $114,522 a year
  • Level 16: $117,130 a year
  • Level 17: $119,738 a year
  • Level 18: $122,305 a year
  • Level 19: $125,101 a year
  • Level 20: $127,834 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: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Office of Administration, Pennsylvania Commonwealth Classification and Pay Plan (job classes and pay schedules). Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in Pennsylvania, all employers Sourced

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

MeasurePA
Workers200
10th percentile$48,060
Median$78,540
90th percentile$113,920
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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