What are the main factors that influence a Chief Park Ranger's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Chief Park Ranger?

The Healthcare industry offers the highest average compensation for Chief Park Ranger roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

How does experience change A Chief Park Ranger's salary?

A Chief Park Ranger's salary grows with experience: starting around $54,227 for beginners, reaching about $56,838 at mid-level, and approach $59,837 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Chief Park Ranger?

Chief Park Ranger salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Chief Park Ranger roles are District of Columbia $67,829, California $67,572, Massachusetts $66,672. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Chief Park Ranger roles make?

Salaries for Chief Park Ranger level roles vary by specialization: National Park Ranger: $68,741; Urban Park Ranger: $63,159; Seasonal Park Ranger: $62,077; Park Ranger Peace Officer: $57,499; Interpretive Park Ranger: $53,346.

Chief Park Ranger Salary in Montana

How much does a Chief Park Ranger make in Montana? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Chief Park Ranger in Montana is $57,838 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $28.

However, a Chief Park Ranger's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $71,592
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $51,638 to $65,037
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $45,993

10% $45,993

50% (Median) $57,838

90% $71,592

Chief Park Ranger Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$65,037	$5,420	$1,251	$31
Average	$57,838	$4,820	$1,112	$28
25th Percentile	$51,638	$4,303	$993	$25

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Key Factors That Influence Chief Park Ranger Salaries

A Chief Park Ranger's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Chief Park Ranger Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Chief Park Ranger's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $54,227
Early Career (1-2 years): $54,419
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $56,838
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $59,637
Expert (over 8 years): $59,837

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Chief Park Ranger	less than 1 year	$54,227
Early Career Level Chief Park Ranger	1-2 years	$54,419
Mid-Level Level Chief Park Ranger	2-4 years	$56,838
Senior-Level Level Chief Park Ranger	5-8 years	$59,637
Expert Level Chief Park Ranger	over 8 years	$59,837

How Do Chief Park Ranger Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Chief Park Rangers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $67,829.
California: $67,572.
Massachusetts: $66,672.

District of Columbia $67,829 California $67,572 Massachusetts $66,672 Washington $66,426 New Jersey $66,402 Alaska $66,316 Connecticut $65,471 New York $65,128

Hawaii $64,031 Rhode Island $63,517 Maryland $63,167 Minnesota $62,690 Colorado $62,506 Illinois $62,444 Oregon $62,212 Delaware $62,040

New Hampshire $61,932 Virginia $61,691 Pennsylvania $60,986 Nevada $60,631 North Dakota $60,515 Michigan $60,331 Wisconsin $60,264 Vermont $60,129

Texas $59,755 Maine $59,731 Arizona $59,694 Ohio $59,651 Georgia $59,087 Indiana $58,805 Wyoming $58,750 Utah $58,665

Iowa $58,628 Kansas $58,334 Louisiana $58,248 North Carolina $58,217 Missouri $58,205 Florida $57,966 Montana $57,838 Nebraska $57,715

Kentucky $57,648 South Carolina $57,403 Tennessee $57,249 Idaho $57,188 New Mexico $56,741 Oklahoma $56,643 Alabama $56,281 South Dakota $55,675

Arkansas $55,344 West Virginia $55,167 Mississippi $54,634

Top Paying Cities for Chief Park Ranger

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Absarokee: $57,485
Acton: $58,877
Ashland: $57,441

Absarokee, MT $57,485

Acton, MT $58,877

Ashland, MT $57,441

Ballantine, MT $58,787

Bearcreek, MT $57,477

Belfry, MT $57,536

Bighorn, MT $57,347

Big Timber, MT $57,438

Birney, MT $57,401

Boyd, MT $58,003

Bridger, MT $57,778

Broadview, MT $58,551

Busby, MT $57,466

Clyde Park, MT $57,448

Columbus, MT $57,920

Cooke City, MT $57,336

Crow Agency, MT $57,515

Custer, MT $57,530

Decker, MT $57,455

Edgar, MT $58,658

Emigrant, MT $57,443

Fishtail, MT $57,394

Fromberg, MT $58,427

Gardiner, MT $57,445

Garryowen, MT $57,492

Grass Range, MT $57,385

Greycliff, MT $57,441

Hardin, MT $57,993

Fort Smith, MT $57,812

Harlowton, MT $57,417

Huntley, MT $59,077

Hysham, MT $57,376

Ingomar, MT $57,267

Joliet, MT $58,434

Lame Deer, MT $57,499

Laurel, MT $59,060

Lavina, MT $57,578

Livingston, MT $57,512

Lodge Grass, MT $57,524

Mc Leod, MT $57,317

Martinsdale, MT $57,355

Melstone, MT $57,376

Melville, MT $57,333

Molt, MT $58,712

Mosby, MT $57,297

Musselshell, MT $57,357

Nye, MT $57,387

Otter, MT $57,442

Park City, MT $58,654

Pompeys Pillar, MT $58,422

Pray, MT $57,414

Pryor, MT $58,455

Rapelje, MT $57,779

Red Lodge, MT $57,490

Reed Point, MT $57,418

Roberts, MT $57,732

Roscoe, MT $57,376

Roundup, MT $57,485

Ryegate, MT $57,366

Saint Xavier, MT $57,760

Sanders, MT $57,446

Sand Springs, MT $57,303

Shawmut, MT $57,347

Shepherd, MT $58,818

Silver Gate, MT $57,490

Springdale, MT $57,405

Sumatra, MT $57,303

Teigen, MT $57,387

Two Dot, MT $57,341

Wilsall, MT $57,392

Winnett, MT $57,346

Worden, MT $58,350

Wyola, MT $57,550

Billings, MT $59,128

Baker, MT $57,641

Wolf Point, MT $57,444

Antelope, MT $57,513

Bainville, MT $57,711

Brockton, MT $57,415

Brockway, MT $57,335

Circle, MT $57,379

Crane, MT $57,751

Culbertson, MT $57,541

Dagmar, MT $57,568

Fairview, MT $57,735

Flaxville, MT $57,370

Fort Peck, MT $57,343

Frazer, MT $57,409

Froid, MT $57,464

Glasgow, MT $57,439

Saint Marie, MT $57,683

Glentana, MT $57,343

Hinsdale, MT $57,330

Homestead, MT $57,464

Lambert, MT $57,429

Larslan, MT $57,335

Medicine Lake, MT $57,456

Nashua, MT $57,409

Opheim, MT $57,326

Outlook, MT $57,412

Peerless, MT $57,337

Plentywood, MT $57,503

Poplar, MT $57,454

Raymond, MT $57,460

Redstone, MT $57,339

Reserve, MT $57,395

Richey, MT $57,362

Richland, MT $57,330

Saco, MT $57,363

Savage, MT $57,533

Scobey, MT $57,415

Sidney, MT $57,749

Vandalia, MT $57,357

Vida, MT $57,376

Westby, MT $57,557

Whitetail, MT $57,329

Miles City, MT $57,449

Alzada, MT $57,399

Angela, MT $57,295

Alberton, MT $57,381

Arlee, MT $57,402

Bonner, MT $57,383

Charlo, MT $57,419

Clinton, MT $57,422

Condon, MT $57,319

Conner, MT $57,432

Corvallis, MT $57,508

Darby, MT $57,322

De Borgia, MT $57,203

Dixon, MT $57,368

Drummond, MT $57,399

Florence, MT $57,494

Frenchtown, MT $57,471

Grantsdale, MT $57,477

Hall, MT $57,387

Hamilton, MT $57,479

Pinesdale, MT $57,610

Haugan, MT $57,189

Helmville, MT $57,275

Heron, MT $57,211

Hot Springs, MT $57,315

Huson, MT $57,395

Lolo, MT $57,460

Lonepine, MT $57,336

Milltown, MT $57,605

Noxon, MT $57,188

Ovando, MT $57,269

Pablo, MT $57,624

Paradise, MT $57,401

Philipsburg, MT $57,387

Plains, MT $57,355

Polson, MT $57,445

Ravalli, MT $57,408

Ronan, MT $57,452

Saint Ignatius, MT $57,438

Saint Regis, MT $57,316

Saltese, MT $57,166

Seeley Lake, MT $57,415

Stevensville, MT $57,506

Sula, MT $57,302

Superior, MT $57,357

Thompson Falls, MT $57,276

Trout Creek, MT $57,222

Victor, MT $57,471

Kalispell, MT $57,494

Big Arm, MT $57,419

Bigfork, MT $57,416

Columbia Falls, MT $57,489

Coram, MT $57,415

Dayton, MT $57,426

Elmo, MT $57,359

Essex, MT $57,322

Eureka, MT $57,432

Fortine, MT $57,376

Hungry Horse, MT $57,555

Kila, MT $57,370

Lake Mc Donald, MT $57,422

Lakeside, MT $57,464

Libby, MT $57,346

Marion, MT $57,338

Martin City, MT $57,462

Olney, MT $57,329

Polebridge, MT $57,229

Proctor, MT $57,343

Rexford, MT $57,385

Rollins, MT $57,377

Somers, MT $57,456

Stryker, MT $57,319

Trego, MT $57,362

Troy, MT $57,188

West Glacier, MT $57,246

Whitefish, MT $57,460

Bloomfield, MT $57,393

Boyes, MT $57,412

Broadus, MT $57,429

Brusett, MT $57,337

Capitol, MT $57,292

Cohagen, MT $57,316

Colstrip, MT $57,549

Ekalaka, MT $57,415

Fallon, MT $57,476

Forsyth, MT $57,400

Glendive, MT $57,590

Hammond, MT $57,376

Hathaway, MT $57,439

Ismay, MT $57,393

Jordan, MT $57,349

Kinsey, MT $57,418

Lindsay, MT $57,346

Mildred, MT $57,475

Olive, MT $57,357

Plevna, MT $57,525

Powderville, MT $57,301

Rosebud, MT $57,329

Terry, MT $57,367

Volborg, MT $57,330

Wibaux, MT $57,567

Willard, MT $57,544

Great Falls, MT $54,970

Malmstrom A F B, MT $54,970

Augusta, MT $57,328

Babb, MT $57,349

Belt, MT $55,645

Black Eagle, MT $54,970

Brady, MT $56,783

Browning, MT $57,426

Buffalo, MT $57,382

Bynum, MT $57,374

Carter, MT $55,925

Cascade, MT $56,698

Choteau, MT $57,376

Coffee Creek, MT $57,380

Conrad, MT $57,428

Cut Bank, MT $57,389

Denton, MT $57,366

Dupuyer, MT $57,322

Dutton, MT $56,133

East Glacier Park, MT $57,297

Ethridge, MT $57,315

Fairfield, MT $56,923

Floweree, MT $55,086

Forest Grove, MT $57,358

Fort Benton, MT $56,963

Fort Shaw, MT $55,723

Galata, MT $57,330

Geraldine, MT $57,355

Geyser, MT $56,942

Heart Butte, MT $57,425

Highwood, MT $55,725

Hilger, MT $57,381

Hobson, MT $57,388

Judith Gap, MT $57,377

Kevin, MT $57,368

Ledger, MT $57,343

Lewistown, MT $57,482

Loma, MT $57,354

Lothair, MT $57,349

Moccasin, MT $57,392

Monarch, MT $56,757

Moore, MT $57,423

Neihart, MT $57,180

Oilmont, MT $57,338

Pendroy, MT $57,322

Power, MT $55,507

Raynesford, MT $56,691

Roy, MT $57,328

Sand Coulee, MT $54,970

Shelby, MT $57,429

Simms, MT $56,157

Stanford, MT $57,385

Stockett, MT $55,537

Sunburst, MT $57,388

Sun River, MT $55,434

Sweet Grass, MT $57,353

Biddle, MT $57,449

Ulm, MT $54,997

Valier, MT $57,380

Vaughn, MT $55,198

Winifred, MT $57,360

Havre, MT $57,468

Big Sandy, MT $57,371

Box Elder, MT $57,485

Chester, MT $57,379

Chinook, MT $57,390

Dodson, MT $57,368

Gildford, MT $57,358

Harlem, MT $57,438

Hays, MT $57,461

Hingham, MT $57,359

Hogeland, MT $57,349

Inverness, MT $57,345

Joplin, MT $57,359

Kremlin, MT $57,357

Lloyd, MT $57,273

Loring, MT $57,327

Malta, MT $57,399

Rudyard, MT $57,372

Turner, MT $57,363

Whitewater, MT $57,338

Whitlash, MT $57,298

Zortman, MT $57,404

Zurich, MT $57,326

Helena, MT $54,811

Basin, MT $56,009

Boulder, MT $56,622

Canyon Creek, MT $55,423

Clancy, MT $54,904

East Helena, MT $54,774

Fort Harrison, MT $54,774

Jefferson City, MT $55,298

Lincoln, MT $57,373

Marysville, MT $55,355

Radersburg, MT $56,713

Ringling, MT $57,309

Toston, MT $56,931

Townsend, MT $56,087

White Sulphur Springs, MT $57,141

Winston, MT $55,412

Wolf Creek, MT $56,581

Butte, MT $57,371

Alder, MT $57,351

Anaconda, MT $57,498

Avon, MT $55,968

Belgrade, MT $57,566

Bozeman, MT $57,603

Big Sky, MT $57,560

Cameron, MT $57,313

Cardwell, MT $57,438

Deer Lodge, MT $57,022

Dell, MT $57,156

Dillon, MT $57,395

Divide, MT $57,379

Elliston, MT $55,502

Ennis, MT $57,472

Gallatin Gateway, MT $57,439

Garrison, MT $56,740

Glen, MT $57,377

Gold Creek, MT $57,119

Harrison, MT $57,453

Jackson, MT $57,230

Lima, MT $57,197

Mc Allister, MT $57,461

Manhattan, MT $57,550

Melrose, MT $57,384

Norris, MT $57,383

Polaris, MT $57,314

Pony, MT $57,466

Ramsay, MT $57,496

Sheridan, MT $57,485

Silver Star, MT $57,484

Three Forks, MT $57,504

Twin Bridges, MT $57,436

Virginia City, MT $57,456

Warm Springs, MT $57,490

West Yellowstone, MT $57,425

Whitehall, MT $57,496

Willow Creek, MT $57,479

Wisdom, MT $57,244

Wise River, MT $57,344

Missoula, MT $57,692

Chief Park Ranger Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Chief Park Ranger roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Healthcare, offers compensation 20% above the average. Conversely, Chief Park Ranger positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Chief Park Ranger as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for a Chief Park Ranger

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Healthcare	$69,405	$33.0	20%

Chief Park Ranger Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Chief Park Ranger's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$51,638

Average $57,838/year

$65,037

$4,303

Average $4,820/month

$5,420

$993

Average $1,112/week

$1,251

$25

Average $28/hour

$31

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$65,037	$5,420	$1,251	$31
Average	$57,838	$4,820	$1,112	$28
25th Percentile	$51,638	$4,303	$993	$25

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