Ecologist Salary in California

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How much does an Ecologist make in California? The average Ecologist salary in California is $79,552 as of April 01, 2025, but the range typically falls between $71,347 and $88,767. Salary ranges can vary widely depending on the city and many other important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession.

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Percentile	Salary	Location	Last Updated
10th Percentile Ecologist Salary	$63,878	CA	April 01, 2025
25th Percentile Ecologist Salary	$71,347	CA	April 01, 2025
50th Percentile Ecologist Salary	$79,552	CA	April 01, 2025
75th Percentile Ecologist Salary	$88,767	CA	April 01, 2025
90th Percentile Ecologist Salary	$97,156	CA	April 01, 2025

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Location	Avg. Salary	Date Updated
Location Coachella, CA	Avg. Salary $75,564	Date Updated April 01, 2025
Location Acampo, CA	Avg. Salary $77,122	Date Updated April 01, 2025
Location Acton, CA	Avg. Salary $79,379	Date Updated April 01, 2025
Location Adelanto, CA	Avg. Salary $75,506	Date Updated April 01, 2025
Location Adin, CA	Avg. Salary $73,753	Date Updated April 01, 2025
Location Agoura Hills, CA	Avg. Salary $78,340	Date Updated April 01, 2025
Location Aguanga, CA	Avg. Salary $75,665	Date Updated April 01, 2025
Location Ahwahnee, CA	Avg. Salary $71,835	Date Updated April 01, 2025
Location Alameda, CA	Avg. Salary $88,077	Date Updated April 01, 2025
Location Alamo, CA	Avg. Salary $87,875	Date Updated April 01, 2025

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Ecologist in Austin, TX

Hands on experience with Section 404 permitting, including agency correspondence, Nationwide Permits, Regional Permits and/or Individual Permits.

March 03, 2023

Ecologist

Supervise and mentor junior/technical staff.

January 05, 2023

Ecologist

Collaborate with park-based staff and hires, train, and supervise inventory and monitoring staff on safety procedures, protocol field methods, data entry, and fauna and flora identification in remote, tropical environments and jungle settings.

February 08, 2023

Lead and participate in National Park Service and interagency workgroups that seek to secure funding and carryout collaborative and innovative ecological studies and inventory and monitoring work to achieve on-the-ground conservation benefits.

February 12, 2023

Assist in development, review, and production of task order proposals, progress reports, and project deliverables.

February 12, 2023

Design and implement inventory and monitoring protocols and ecological field studies of native fauna and flora, focusing on forest birds and their associated habitat, avian disease, and other fauna (avian predators, vectors of disease, stream animals) in

March 12, 2023

Represents the Division of Migratory Bird Management as a senior staff biologist at flyway meetings, Service Regulations Committee meetings, scientific conferences, symposia, working groups, and public meetings.

March 21, 2023

Support the Principal Ecologist in project delivery.

April 02, 2023

Meet Selective Service Registration Act requirement for males.

April 06, 2023

Gather technical data using computer based programs to support environmental document development.

April 29, 2023

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About California

California is a state in the Pacific Region of the United States. With 39.6 million residents, California is the most populous U.S. state and the third-largest by area. The state capital is Sacramento. The Greater Los Angeles Area and the San Francisco Bay Area are the nation's second and fifth most populous urban regions, with 18.7 million and 9.7 million residents respectively. Los Angeles is California's most populous city, and the country's second most populous, after New York City. California also has the nation's most populous county, Los Angeles County, and its largest county by area, S...

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