What are the main factors that influence a Forestry Tech'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 Forestry Tech?

The MFG Durable industry offers the highest average compensation for Forestry Tech roles, with salaries approximately 10% above the market median.

How does experience change A Forestry Tech's salary?

A Forestry Tech's salary grows with experience: starting around $42,042 for beginners, reaching about $43,791 at mid-level, and approach $45,841 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Forestry Tech?

Forestry Tech salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Forestry Tech roles are District of Columbia $50,170, California $49,980, Massachusetts $49,314. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Forestry Tech roles make?

Salaries for Forestry Tech level roles vary by specialization: Forestry Manager: $117,656; Forestry Consultant: $106,794; Electrophysiology Tech: $93,600; Or Tech: $54,556; Forestry Supervisor: $53,456.

Forestry Tech Salary in Vermont

How much does a Forestry Tech make in Vermont? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Forestry Tech in Vermont is $44,474 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $21.

However, a Forestry Tech's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $53,873
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $40,316 to $49,394
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $36,529

10% $36,529

50% (Median) $44,474

90% $53,873

Forestry Tech Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$49,394	$4,116	$950	$24
Average	$44,474	$3,706	$855	$21
25th Percentile	$40,316	$3,360	$775	$19

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Key Factors That Influence Forestry Tech Salaries

A Forestry Tech'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 Forestry Tech Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Forestry Tech'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): $42,042
Early Career (1-2 years): $42,170
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $43,791
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $45,704
Expert (over 8 years): $45,841

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Forestry Tech	less than 1 year	$42,042
Early Career Level Forestry Tech	1-2 years	$42,170
Mid-Level Level Forestry Tech	2-4 years	$43,791
Senior-Level Level Forestry Tech	5-8 years	$45,704
Expert Level Forestry Tech	over 8 years	$45,841

How Do Forestry Tech 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 Forestry Teches. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $50,170.
California: $49,980.
Massachusetts: $49,314.

District of Columbia $50,170 California $49,980 Massachusetts $49,314 Washington $49,132 New Jersey $49,114 Alaska $49,051 Connecticut $48,426 New York $48,172

Hawaii $47,361 Rhode Island $46,980 Maryland $46,722 Minnesota $46,368 Colorado $46,232 Illinois $46,187 Oregon $46,015 Delaware $45,888

New Hampshire $45,808 Virginia $45,630 Pennsylvania $45,109 Nevada $44,846 North Dakota $44,760 Michigan $44,624 Wisconsin $44,574 Vermont $44,474

Texas $44,198 Maine $44,180 Arizona $44,153 Ohio $44,121 Georgia $43,704 Indiana $43,496 Wyoming $43,455 Utah $43,391

Iowa $43,364 Kansas $43,147 Louisiana $43,083 North Carolina $43,061 Missouri $43,052 Florida $42,875 Montana $42,780 Nebraska $42,689

Kentucky $42,639 South Carolina $42,458 Tennessee $42,345 Idaho $42,299 New Mexico $41,969 Oklahoma $41,896 Alabama $41,629 South Dakota $41,180

Arkansas $40,935 West Virginia $40,804 Mississippi $40,410

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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:

Adamant: $45,523
Barre: $45,592
Cabot: $45,492

Adamant, VT $45,523

Barre, VT $45,592

Cabot, VT $45,492

Calais, VT $45,531

East Barre, VT $45,522

East Calais, VT $45,523

East Montpelier, VT $45,554

Eden, VT $45,493

Eden Mills, VT $45,452

Graniteville, VT $45,589

Hyde Park, VT $45,560

Johnson, VT $45,618

Lake Elmore, VT $45,510

Marshfield, VT $45,499

Moretown, VT $45,621

Morrisville, VT $45,616

Moscow, VT $45,639

Northfield, VT $45,565

Northfield Falls, VT $45,778

North Hyde Park, VT $45,557

North Montpelier, VT $45,512

Plainfield, VT $45,505

Roxbury, VT $45,428

South Barre, VT $45,645

Waterbury, VT $45,634

Stowe, VT $45,641

Waitsfield, VT $45,615

Warren, VT $45,530

Washington, VT $45,441

Waterbury Center, VT $45,633

Websterville, VT $45,582

Williamstown, VT $45,529

Wolcott, VT $45,504

Woodbury, VT $45,459

Worcester, VT $45,504

Rutland, VT $45,503

Belmont, VT $45,362

Benson, VT $45,362

Bomoseen, VT $45,434

Brandon, VT $45,467

Bridport, VT $45,472

Castleton, VT $45,442

Center Rutland, VT $45,473

Chittenden, VT $45,369

Cuttingsville, VT $45,353

Danby, VT $45,430

East Middlebury, VT $45,497

East Poultney, VT $45,435

East Wallingford, VT $45,386

Fair Haven, VT $45,402

Florence, VT $45,386

Forest Dale, VT $45,469

Gaysville, VT $45,180

Granville, VT $45,394

Hancock, VT $45,386

Hydeville, VT $45,439

Killington, VT $45,381

Middlebury, VT $45,567

Middletown Springs, VT $45,411

Mount Holly, VT $45,369

North Clarendon, VT $45,435

Orwell, VT $45,430

Pawlet, VT $45,447

Pittsfield, VT $45,408

Pittsford, VT $45,451

Poultney, VT $45,443

Proctor, VT $45,493

Ripton, VT $45,440

Rochester, VT $45,417

Rupert, VT $45,412

Salisbury, VT $45,485

Shoreham, VT $45,446

Stockbridge, VT $45,366

Wallingford, VT $45,390

Wells, VT $45,449

West Pawlet, VT $45,464

West Rupert, VT $45,453

West Rutland, VT $45,425

Whiting, VT $45,448

Saint Johnsbury, VT $45,497

Albany, VT $45,471

Barnet, VT $45,449

Barton, VT $45,466

Beebe Plain, VT $45,479

Concord, VT $45,405

Coventry, VT $45,532

Craftsbury, VT $45,484

Craftsbury Common, VT $45,486

Danville, VT $45,459

Derby, VT $45,479

Derby Line, VT $45,445

East Burke, VT $45,444

East Charleston, VT $45,449

East Hardwick, VT $45,473

East Haven, VT $45,345

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $45,496

Glover, VT $45,452

Granby, VT $45,289

Greensboro, VT $45,437

Greensboro Bend, VT $45,466

Hardwick, VT $45,516

Irasburg, VT $45,454

Island Pond, VT $45,380

Lowell, VT $45,439

Lower Waterford, VT $45,491

Lyndon, VT $45,483

Lyndon Center, VT $45,534

Lyndonville, VT $45,485

Morgan, VT $45,403

Newport, VT $45,507

Newport Center, VT $45,449

North Concord, VT $45,330

North Troy, VT $45,455

Orleans, VT $45,438

Passumpsic, VT $45,500

Peacham, VT $45,408

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $45,501

Sheffield, VT $45,420

Sutton, VT $45,417

Troy, VT $45,459

West Burke, VT $45,447

West Charleston, VT $45,426

West Danville, VT $45,461

Westfield, VT $45,425

West Glover, VT $45,456

Averill, VT $45,192

Beecher Falls, VT $45,485

Canaan, VT $45,372

Gilman, VT $45,571

Guildhall, VT $45,312

Lunenburg, VT $45,410

Norton, VT $45,282

North Bennington, VT $45,788

North Pownal, VT $45,880

Pownal, VT $45,906

White River Junction, VT $45,491

Ascutney, VT $45,512

Barnard, VT $45,388

Bethel, VT $45,416

Bradford, VT $45,463

Bridgewater, VT $45,434

Bridgewater Corners, VT $45,344

Brookfield, VT $45,460

Brownsville, VT $45,435

Chelsea, VT $45,434

Corinth, VT $45,422

East Corinth, VT $45,441

East Randolph, VT $45,449

East Ryegate, VT $45,410

East Thetford, VT $45,466

Fairlee, VT $45,417

Groton, VT $45,430

Hartford, VT $45,609

Hartland, VT $45,450

Hartland Four Corners, VT $45,448

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $45,565

Newbury, VT $45,424

North Hartland, VT $45,482

North Pomfret, VT $45,404

North Thetford, VT $45,465

Norwich, VT $45,456

Plymouth, VT $45,312

Post Mills, VT $45,455

Quechee, VT $45,502

Randolph, VT $45,494

Randolph Center, VT $45,471

Reading, VT $45,349

Sharon, VT $45,415

South Pomfret, VT $45,372

South Royalton, VT $45,428

South Ryegate, VT $45,437

South Strafford, VT $45,426

South Woodstock, VT $45,361

Strafford, VT $45,386

Taftsville, VT $45,506

Thetford, VT $45,466

Thetford Center, VT $45,419

Topsham, VT $45,405

Tunbridge, VT $45,414

Vershire, VT $45,392

Wells River, VT $45,440

West Fairlee, VT $45,524

West Hartford, VT $45,405

West Newbury, VT $45,423

West Topsham, VT $45,441

Wilder, VT $45,612

Windsor, VT $45,468

Woodstock, VT $45,413

Bellows Falls, VT $45,579

Cambridgeport, VT $45,526

Cavendish, VT $45,375

Chester, VT $45,420

Chester Depot, VT $45,404

Grafton, VT $45,386

Londonderry, VT $45,468

Ludlow, VT $45,399

North Springfield, VT $45,557

Perkinsville, VT $45,434

Peru, VT $45,420

Proctorsville, VT $45,383

Saxtons River, VT $45,569

South Londonderry, VT $45,496

Springfield, VT $45,535

Westminster, VT $45,578

Westminster Station, VT $45,581

Weston, VT $45,373

Shaftsbury, VT $45,734

Brattleboro, VT $45,671

Bondville, VT $45,483

East Dover, VT $45,575

Jacksonville, VT $45,690

Jamaica, VT $45,483

Marlboro, VT $45,898

Newfane, VT $45,545

Putney, VT $45,536

Readsboro, VT $45,903

South Newfane, VT $45,561

Stamford, VT $45,870

Townshend, VT $45,504

Vernon, VT $45,811

Wardsboro, VT $45,537

West Dover, VT $45,612

West Dummerston, VT $45,556

West Halifax, VT $45,627

West Townshend, VT $45,443

West Wardsboro, VT $45,444

Whitingham, VT $45,673

Williamsville, VT $45,556

Wilmington, VT $45,646

Burlington, VT $45,770

South Burlington, VT $45,768

Winooski, VT $45,770

Colchester, VT $45,770

Alburgh, VT $45,542

Bakersfield, VT $45,609

Belvidere Center, VT $45,444

Bristol, VT $45,619

Cambridge, VT $45,673

Charlotte, VT $45,708

East Berkshire, VT $45,565

East Fairfield, VT $45,633

Enosburg Falls, VT $45,507

Essex, VT $45,735

Essex Junction, VT $45,739

Fairfax, VT $45,676

Fairfield, VT $45,633

Ferrisburgh, VT $45,657

Franklin, VT $45,510

Grand Isle, VT $45,681

Highgate Center, VT $45,549

Highgate Springs, VT $45,572

Hinesburg, VT $45,707

Huntington, VT $45,673

Isle La Motte, VT $45,599

Jeffersonville, VT $45,642

Jericho, VT $45,697

Jonesville, VT $45,707

Milton, VT $45,719

Monkton, VT $45,671

Montgomery, VT $45,507

Montgomery Center, VT $45,452

New Haven, VT $45,613

North Ferrisburgh, VT $45,678

North Hero, VT $45,633

Richford, VT $45,500

Richmond, VT $45,702

Saint Albans, VT $45,653

Saint Albans Bay, VT $45,647

Shelburne, VT $45,750

Sheldon, VT $45,599

Sheldon Springs, VT $45,710

South Hero, VT $45,722

Starksboro, VT $45,646

Swanton, VT $45,590

Underhill, VT $45,687

Underhill Center, VT $45,688

Vergennes, VT $45,599

Waterville, VT $45,615

Westford, VT $45,710

Williston, VT $45,744

Montpelier, VT $45,584

Bennington, VT $45,821

Arlington, VT $45,660

Dorset, VT $45,483

East Arlington, VT $45,465

East Dorset, VT $45,483

Manchester, VT $45,606

Manchester Center, VT $45,576

Forestry Tech Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Forestry Tech roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 20% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, MFG Durable, offers compensation 10% above the average. Conversely, Forestry Tech positions in Chemicals typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Forestry Tech as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

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Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
MFG Durable	$48,922	$24.0	10%

Forestry Tech Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Forestry Tech'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.

$40,316

Average $44,474/year

$49,394

$3,360

Average $3,706/month

$4,116

$775

Average $855/week

$950

$19

Average $21/hour

$24

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$49,394	$4,116	$950	$24
Average	$44,474	$3,706	$855	$21
25th Percentile	$40,316	$3,360	$775	$19

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