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Salary in Security and emergency services at Forest Service in the United States

Market pay levels based on 47 offers with salary.

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Recalculated from open vacancies where the employer states pay.

Median89 176 $Half of offers pay more, half pay less
Average85 574 $Arithmetic mean of all offers
Lower quartile81 547 $25% of offers pay less
Upper quartile94 687 $25% of offers pay more

How pay is distributed

The band covers the middle half of the market (25th–75th percentile), the line marks the median.

Lower quartile81 547 $
Median89 176 $
Upper quartile94 687 $

What the numbers mean

  • Half of all offers fall between 81 547 $ and 94 687 $.
  • Every fourth offer pays more than 94 687 $.
  • The upper quartile is 16% above the lower one.
  • The average is close to the median, so offers are spread evenly.
  • The estimate uses 47 vacancies with a stated salary.

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Forest Service Oroville ·

Lead Wildland Firefighter (Engineering Equipment Operator)

82 388 – 96 096 $

Summary This position is located at a USDA Forest Service Unit. This position serves as a lead operator of heavy equipment on initial attack, fire and fuels management activities and operat…

Full timeOn-siteOroville
Forest Service Klamath Falls ·

Wildland Firefighter (Aviation Operations Specialist)

72 832 – 94 687 $

Summary This position is located on a USDA Forest Service Unit within the Pacific Northwest Region, Region 6. Serves as an assistant to the Forest Aviation Officer in directing the complex…

Full timeOn-siteKlamath Falls
Forest Service Anchorage ·

Wildland Firefighter (Assistant Dispatch Center Manager)

67 617 – 94 687 $

Summary This position is located USDA Forest Service Unit. These positions serve as an Assistant Dispatch Center Manager located in an interagency dispatch center that is part of a fire org…

Full timeOn-siteAnchorage
Forest Service Ozark ·

Wildland Firefighter (Job Corps Fire & Fuels Training Specialist)

67 617 – 94 687 $

Summary These positions are located at Forest Service Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center locations. Incumbent serves primarily as a Training Specialist for fire and fuels training, voca…

Full timeOn-siteOzark
Forest Service Douglas ·

Wildland Firefighter (Fuels Specialist)

67 617 – 94 687 $

Summary These positions are located in USDA at a Forest Service Unit. The incumbent serves in a key fire management position in a field fire management organization as a Prescribed Fire/Fue…

Full timeOn-siteDouglas

Frequently asked questions

Why show the median instead of the average?

The median (89 176 $) is the middle of the market: half of the offers pay more and half pay less. Unlike the average (85 574 $), it is not skewed by a handful of very high salaries.

What does the typical range mean?

From 81 547 $ to 94 687 $ is the middle half of all offers — the 25th to 75th percentile. A quarter of vacancies pay below 81 547 $ and a quarter above 94 687 $.

Where does the data come from?

From 47 open vacancies with a stated salary that Finder collects from public sources. Numbers are recalculated as the selection changes.

How do I tell whether I am paid fairly?

Compare your pay with the median and the quartiles: near 89 176 $ is the market level, above 94 687 $ is the strong quarter, below 81 547 $ is a reason to negotiate. Use the “Compare my salary” button on this page.

How we calculate salaries

Short methodology and the data behind these numbers.

  1. 1We collect offersOnly vacancies from open sources where the employer states pay are used.
  2. 2We normalise themA salary range is reduced to one comparable value per vacancy.
  3. 3We compute percentilesMedian, quartiles and the average are calculated from at least 5 offers; otherwise the wider country market is shown.
  4. 4We refresh the numbersStatistics are recomputed as new vacancies appear and closed ones drop out.

Figures are pay as published by employers: taxes, bonuses and seniority inside a grade are not accounted for.