What are the main factors that influence a Land Management Specialist's salary?

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

How does experience change A Land Management Specialist's salary?

A Land Management Specialist's salary grows with experience: starting around $55,992 for beginners, reaching about $91,605 at mid-level, and approach $129,278 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Land Management Specialist?

Land Management Specialist salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Land Management Specialist roles are District of Columbia $104,214, California $103,819, Massachusetts $102,435. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Land Management Specialist roles make?

Salaries for Land Management Specialist level roles vary by specialization: Land Executive: $323,400; VP of Land Operations: $323,349; Land Administration Specialist V: $133,290; Land Administration Specialist IV: $119,490; Land Specialist: $115,394.

Land Management Specialist Salary in the United States

How much does a Land Management Specialist make in the United States? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Land Management Specialist in the United States is $94,124 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $45.

However, a Land Management Specialist's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $117,223
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $85,413 to $106,215
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $77,482

10% $77,482

50% (Median) $94,124

90% $117,223

Land Management Specialist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$106,215	$8,851	$2,043	$51
Average	$94,124	$7,844	$1,810	$45
25th Percentile	$85,413	$7,118	$1,643	$41

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Key Factors That Influence Land Management Specialist Salaries

A Land Management Specialist'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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Land Management Specialist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Land Management Specialist'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): $55,992
Early Career (1-2 years): $67,274
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $91,605
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $115,896
Expert (over 8 years): $129,278

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Land Administrator I	less than 1 year	$55,992
Land Administrator II	1-2 years	$67,274
Land Management Specialist	2-4 years	$91,605
Land Administrator IV	5-8 years	$115,896
Land Administrator V	over 8 years	$129,278

How Do Land Management Specialist 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 Land Management Specialists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $104,214.
California: $103,819.
Massachusetts: $102,435.

District of Columbia $104,214 California $103,819 Massachusetts $102,435 Washington $102,059 New Jersey $102,021 Alaska $101,889 Connecticut $100,590 New York $100,063

Hawaii $98,379 Rhode Island $97,588 Maryland $97,051 Minnesota $96,317 Colorado $96,035 Illinois $95,941 Oregon $95,583 Delaware $95,319

New Hampshire $95,154 Virginia $94,783 Pennsylvania $93,701 Nevada $93,155 North Dakota $92,976 Michigan $92,693 Wisconsin $92,590 Vermont $92,383

Texas $91,809 Maine $91,771 Arizona $91,715 Ohio $91,649 Georgia $90,783 Indiana $90,350 Wyoming $90,265 Utah $90,133

Iowa $90,077 Kansas $89,625 Louisiana $89,493 North Carolina $89,446 Missouri $89,427 Florida $89,060 Montana $88,863 Nebraska $88,674

Kentucky $88,571 South Carolina $88,194 Tennessee $87,959 Idaho $87,865 New Mexico $87,178 Oklahoma $87,027 Alabama $86,472 South Dakota $85,540

Arkansas $85,032 West Virginia $84,759 Mississippi $83,940

Top Paying Cities for Land Management Specialist

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:

San Jose: $118,719
San Francisco: $117,419
Oakland: $114,944

San Jose, CA $118,719

San Francisco, CA $117,419

Oakland, CA $114,944

New York, NY $108,374

Paramus, NJ $107,056

Queens Village, NY $107,051

Passaic, NJ $106,962

Bergenfield, NJ $106,953

Stamford, CT $106,746

Huntington, NY $106,708

Newark, NJ $106,012

Bridgeport, CT $105,813

Vallejo, CA $105,626

New Brunswick, NJ $105,588

Petaluma, CA $105,532

Middlesex, NJ $105,353

Somerset, NJ $105,287

Santa Cruz, CA $105,165

Boston, MA $104,591

Monterey, CA $104,260

Seattle, WA $104,045

Santa Rosa, CA $104,026

Los Angeles, CA $103,998

Juneau, AK $103,753

Washington, DC $103,649

Orange, CA $103,314

Santa Ana, CA $103,066

Long Beach, CA $102,972

Anaheim, CA $102,953

Anchorage, AK $102,906

Santa Maria, CA $102,624

Everett, WA $102,605

Danbury, CT $102,273

Bremerton, WA $102,143

Tacoma, WA $101,805

New Suffolk, NY $101,803

Sacramento, CA $101,776

Santa Barbara, CA $101,673

San Diego, CA $101,569

Trenton, NJ $101,569

Brockton, MA $101,466

Fairbanks, AK $101,235

Lompoc, CA $100,995

Lowell, MA $100,919

Ventura, CA $100,901

Nashua, NH $100,882

Stockton, CA $100,873

Modesto, CA $100,186

Poughkeepsie, NY $99,979

Olympia, WA $99,800

Kennewick, WA $99,800

New Haven, CT $99,762

Lawrence, MA $99,423

Hartford, CT $99,329

Riverside, CA $99,310

New Bedford, MA $99,216

Richland, WA $99,216

Bakersfield, CA $99,084

San Bernardino, CA $99,047

New Britain, CT $99,037

Atlantic City, NJ $99,037

New London, CT $99,000

Norwich, CT $98,971

Portsmouth, NH $98,953

Boulder, CO $98,753

Portland, OR $98,623

Worcester, MA $98,614

Minneapolis, MN $98,322

Philadelphia, PA $98,190

Honolulu, HI $97,880

Saint Paul, MN $97,834

Vineland, NJ $97,814

Providence, RI $97,541

Chicago, IL $97,268

Bellingham, WA $97,155

Springfield, MA $97,080

Baltimore, MD $97,051

Chico, CA $96,816

Pittsfield, MA $96,562

Manchester, NH $96,383

Spokane, WA $95,969

Denver, CO $95,960

Albany, NY $95,517

Troy, NY $95,479

Nassau, NY $95,379

Schenectady, NY $95,282

Wilmington, DE $95,207

Burlington, VT $95,075

Salem, OR $95,037

Portland, ME $94,745

Yakima, WA $94,651

Rochester, MN $94,359

Reno, NV $94,312

Fresno, CA $94,312

Milwaukee, WI $94,228

Detroit, MI $94,134

Ann Arbor, MI $94,118

Allentown, PA $94,105

Colorado Springs, CO $93,945

Syracuse, NY $93,898

Carson City, NV $93,898

Houston, TX $93,766

Eugene, OR $93,719

Gary, IN $93,606

Springfield, OR $93,531

Bismarck, ND $93,512

Galveston, TX $93,446

Medford, OR $93,305

Fort Collins, CO $93,268

Concord, NH $93,221

Austin, TX $93,192

Mesa, AZ $92,995

Reading, PA $92,985

Phoenix, AZ $92,976

Dallas, TX $92,948

Saint Cloud, MN $92,857

Madison, WI $92,731

Utica, NY $92,477

Rochester, NY $92,326

Des Moines, IA $92,317

Raleigh, NC $92,308

Atlanta, GA $92,166

Battle Creek, MI $92,138

Salt Lake City, UT $92,110

Lancaster, PA $91,969

Harrisburg, PA $91,837

Kansas City, MO $91,743

Kansas City, KS $91,724

Champaign, IL $91,724

Fort Worth, TX $91,715

Columbus, OH $91,699

Boca Raton, FL $91,677

Pittsburgh, PA $91,639

Richmond, VA $91,602

Indianapolis, IN $91,583

Cleveland, OH $91,573

Las Vegas, NV $91,460

Cincinnati, OH $91,460

Petersburg, VA $91,319

Huntsville, AL $91,178

Lansing, MI $91,115

Lebanon, PA $91,103

Pueblo, CO $91,093

Appleton, WI $91,065

Buffalo, NY $91,027

Dayton, OH $90,999

Racine, WI $90,980

Charlotte, NC $90,971

Saint Louis, MO $90,943

York, PA $90,886

Elkhart, IN $90,886

Gastonia, NC $90,868

Billings, MT $90,846

Beaumont, TX $90,820

Lorain, OH $90,802

Benton Harbor, MI $90,783

Toledo, OH $90,764

Binghamton, NY $90,717

Rock Hill, SC $90,707

Rockford, IL $90,660

Springfield, IL $90,623

Elyria, OH $90,613

Fargo, ND $90,613

Flagstaff, AZ $90,547

Fort Lauderdale, FL $90,491

Duluth, MN $90,434

Miami, FL $90,434

Grand Forks, ND $90,369

Cheyenne, WY $90,369

Bangor, ME $90,161

Cedar Rapids, IA $90,058

Durham, NC $90,018

Louisville, KY $90,011

Grand Rapids, MI $89,992

Hialeah, FL $89,983

Casper, WY $89,851

Scranton, PA $89,738

New Orleans, LA $89,710

Virginia Beach, VA $89,700

Akron, OH $89,653

Peoria, IL $89,531

Sarasota, FL $89,512

Nashville, TN $89,446

Omaha, NE $89,446

Green Bay, WI $89,446

Baton Rouge, LA $89,399

Charleston, SC $89,380

Davenport, IA $89,333

Jamestown, NY $89,333

Tucson, AZ $89,286

Saint Petersburg, FL $89,230

Tampa, FL $89,211

Evansville, IN $89,154

Port Arthur, TX $89,154

Bradenton, FL $89,117

Santa Fe, NM $88,947

Orlando, FL $88,778

Clearwater, FL $88,750

La Crosse, WI $88,552

Canton, OH $88,552

Albuquerque, NM $88,495

Newport News, VA $88,486

High Point, NC $88,458

Ogden, UT $88,420

Corpus Christi, TX $88,345

Norfolk, VA $88,288

Laramie, WY $88,288

Rock Island, IL $88,232

Saginaw, MI $88,213

Jacksonville, FL $88,204

Salisbury, NC $88,185

Boise, ID $88,166

Moline, IL $88,119

Fort Myers, FL $88,091

Memphis, TN $88,072

Tulsa, OK $88,025

Waterloo, IA $87,968

Spartanburg, SC $87,874

Lincoln, NE $87,827

Fort Wayne, IN $87,808

Provo, UT $87,799

Cedar Falls, IA $87,686

San Antonio, TX $87,648

Greensboro, NC $87,611

South Bend, IN $87,601

Savannah, GA $87,498

Muskegon, MI $87,460

Birmingham, AL $87,451

Winston Salem, NC $87,405

Lake Charles, LA $87,178

Anderson, IN $87,159

Lexington, KY $87,131

Augusta, GA $87,102

Greenville, SC $87,102

Lima, OH $87,027

Wichita, KS $87,018

Tuscaloosa, AL $87,018

Columbia, SC $86,933

Springfield, OH $86,914

Asheville, NC $86,764

Bloomington, IN $86,698

Knoxville, TN $86,359

Shreveport, LA $86,349

Wilmington, NC $86,227

Roanoke, VA $86,227

Topeka, KS $86,058

Frankfort, KY $86,047

Oklahoma City, OK $85,982

Chillicothe, OH $85,945

Longview, TX $85,935

Melbourne, FL $85,926

Sioux Falls, SD $85,775

Mobile, AL $85,766

Terre Haute, IN $85,728

Altoona, PA $85,672

Amarillo, TX $85,606

Killeen, TX $85,578

Fayetteville, AR $85,502

Chattanooga, TN $85,474

Sioux City, IA $85,389

Idaho Falls, ID $85,371

Lynchburg, VA $85,295

Gainesville, FL $85,173

Portsmouth, OH $85,126

Little Rock, AR $85,107

Lafayette, LA $85,069

Youngstown, OH $85,069

Daytona Beach, FL $85,013

Clarksville, TN $85,003

Pensacola, FL $84,994

Temple, TX $84,987

Hopkinsville, KY $84,712

Erie, PA $84,693

Florence, SC $84,655

Charleston, WV $84,505

Great Falls, MT $84,458

Macon, GA $84,326

Tallahassee, FL $84,316

Fayetteville, NC $84,298

Waco, TX $84,279

Helena, MT $84,213

Pine Bluff, AR $84,177

Vincennes, IN $84,062

Lubbock, TX $84,025

Alamogordo, NM $83,968

Twin Falls, ID $83,883

Rapid City, SD $83,855

Jackson, MS $83,686

Huntington, WV $83,679

Greenville, MS $83,676

Parkersburg, WV $83,580

Montgomery, AL $83,563

Wichita Falls, TX $83,469

Springfield, MO $83,469

Biloxi, MS $83,422

Monroe, LA $83,328

Johnstown, PA $83,262

Sumter, SC $83,225

Columbus, GA $83,215

Pascagoula, MS $83,036

Abilene, TX $83,036

Kingsport, TN $82,792

Albany, GA $82,792

Gulfport, MS $82,763

Alexandria, LA $82,453

Fort Smith, AR $82,217

El Paso, TX $81,963

Las Cruces, NM $81,540

Harlingen, TX $81,301

Pocatello, ID $81,286

Florence, AL $81,163

Brownsville, TX $81,144

Mcallen, TX $80,947

Dothan, AL $80,815

Columbus, MS $80,256

Altus, OK $79,817

Lawton, OK $79,638

Pierre, SD $79,300

Land Management Specialist Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Land Management Specialist roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 70% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the MFG Durable and Business Services sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 40% above the average. In contrast, Land Management Specialist positions in Energy & Utilities or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Land Management Specialist as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Land Management Specialist

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
MFG Durable	$131,774	$63.0	40%
Business Services	$112,949	$54.0	20%

How Education impacts a Land Management Specialist's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Land Management Specialist professionals enter the field with a high school degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Land Management Specialist with a high school is between $85,532 and $92,191.

Land Management Specialist Salaries by Degree Level

$95,300
$93,900
$92,500
$91,100
$89,700
$88,300
$87,000
$85,600

Typical Education for Land Management Specialist
Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Degree	100%
High School	0%
Associate's Degree	0%
Bachelor's Degree	0%
Master's Degree or MBA	0%
JD, MD, PhD or Equivalent	0%

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Land Management Specialist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Land Management Specialist'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.

$85,413

Average $94,124/year

$106,215

$7,118

Average $7,844/month

$8,851

$1,643

Average $1,810/week

$2,043

$41

Average $45/hour

$51

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$106,215	$8,851	$2,043	$51
Average	$94,124	$7,844	$1,810	$45
25th Percentile	$85,413	$7,118	$1,643	$41

Salary Trends for Land Management Specialist

Salaries for a Land Management Specialist can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $104,855 in 2023 to around $102,589 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Land Management Specialist salary trends, click here.

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2023	$104,855
2024	$104,413
2025	$102,589

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Common company salaries for Land Management Specialist

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K $114,295/per year

Kpmg Us LLP Business Services United States

W $114,096/per year

Warner Bros Discovery Business Services United States

D $111,927/per year

Dentsu International Ltd Business Services United States

G $111,873/per year

GroupM Worldwide Inc Business Services United States

C $111,651/per year

CoWorx Staffing Business Services United States

C $110,194/per year

Contemporary Services Corp Business Services United States

S $107,128/per year

Showcase Cinemas Business Services United States

A $106,429/per year

Amentum Services Inc Business Services United States

A $106,199/per year

Allied Universal Security Services LLC Business Services United States

S $106,104/per year

Sodexo USA Business Services United States

J $105,192/per year

JLL Technologies Business Services United States

I $104,478/per year

Intact Insurance Group USA LLC Business Services United States

N $101,619/per year

NielsenIQ Business Services United States

T $101,470/per year

The Leading Edge Alliance Business Services United States

H $101,308/per year

Honeywell UOP Business Services United States

R $97,720/per year

Reeve & Associates Business Services United States

M $97,584/per year

ManpowerGroup Global Inc Business Services United States

F $95,980/per year

Financial Sys Nco Business Services United States

A $95,314/per year

Arrow Global Ltd Business Services United States

C $94,777/per year

CarMax Enterprise Services LLC Business Services United States

D $94,479/per year

DZConneX Business Services United States

A $93,802/per year

Adecco Staffing, USA Business Services United States

R $92,937/per year

Resource MFG Business Services United States

Z $92,774/per year

Zachry Brands Inc Business Services United States

G $88,138/per year

Greystar Worldwide LLC Business Services United States

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