Massachusetts · 2025 pay · 41 people
How much does a conservation biologist make in Massachusetts?
$81,929typical pay for a conservation biologist in 2025
$29,494 – $100,196what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 11.7% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Office of the Comptroller (CTHRU) · Matches the agency's latest release · macomptroller.org ↗
Where conservation biologists work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Conservation Biologist I7 people$21,721
- Conservation Biologist II10 people$29,673
- Conservation Biologist III11 people$83,057
- Conservation Biologist IV13 people$113,232
Highest-paid conservation biologists, 2025
- 1David SzczebakConservation Biologist IV · Department of Fish and Game$120,546
- 2Carolyn MostelloConservation Biologist IV · Department of Fish and Game$120,513
- 3Michael NelsonConservation Biologist IV · Department of Fish and Game$119,059
- 4Misty-Anne MaroldConservation Biologist IV · Department of Fish and Game$118,157
- 5Amy HoenigConservation Biologist IV · Department of Fish and Game$117,294
Common questions
How much does a conservation biologist make in Massachusetts?
The typical conservation biologist was paid $81,929 in 2025; most earned between $29,494 and $100,196. This counts all 41 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.5% of all pay for conservation biologists in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Conservation Biologist, at any level (for example "Conservation Biologist I"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this