What are the main factors that influence a Fisheries Manager'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 Fisheries Manager?

The Financial Services industry offers the highest average compensation for Fisheries Manager roles, with salaries approximately 15% above the market median.

How does experience change A Fisheries Manager's salary?

A Fisheries Manager's salary grows with experience: starting around $61,647 for beginners, reaching about $63,507 at mid-level, and approach $67,215 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Fisheries Manager?

Fisheries Manager salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Fisheries Manager roles are District of Columbia $73,975, California $73,695, Massachusetts $72,712. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Fisheries Manager roles make?

Salaries for Fisheries Manager level roles vary by specialization: Fisheries Scientist: $107,844; Fisheries Biologist: $82,424; Fisheries Biologists: $56,873; Fisheries Observer: $40,337; Fisheries Technician: $39,205.

Fisheries Manager Salary in Montana

How much does a Fisheries Manager make in Montana?

As of October 01, 2026, the average salary for a Fisheries Manager in Montana is $63,078 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $30.

However, a Fisheries Manager's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $78,144
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $52,779 to $70,964
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $43,402

10% $43,402

50% (Median) $63,078

90% $78,144

Fisheries Manager Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$70,964	$5,914	$1,365	$34
Average	$63,078	$5,256	$1,213	$30
25th Percentile	$52,779	$4,398	$1,015	$25

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Key Factors That Influence Fisheries Manager Salaries

A Fisheries Manager'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 Fisheries Manager Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Fisheries Manager'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): $61,647
Early Career (1-2 years): $62,077
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $63,507
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $65,224
Expert (over 8 years): $67,215

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Fisheries Manager	$61,647
Intermediate Level Fisheries Manager	$62,077
Senior Level Fisheries Manager	$63,507
Specialist Level Fisheries Manager	$65,224
Expert Level Fisheries Manager	$67,215

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How Do Fisheries Manager 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 Fisheries Managers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $73,975.
California: $73,695.
Massachusetts: $72,712.

District of Columbia $73,975 California $73,695 Massachusetts $72,712 Washington $72,445 New Jersey $72,418 Alaska $72,325 Connecticut $71,403 New York $71,029

Hawaii $69,833 Rhode Island $69,272 Maryland $68,891 Minnesota $68,370 Colorado $68,169 Illinois $68,102 Oregon $67,848 Delaware $67,661

New Hampshire $67,544 Virginia $67,280 Pennsylvania $66,512 Nevada $66,125 North Dakota $65,998 Michigan $65,797 Wisconsin $65,724 Vermont $65,577

Texas $65,169 Maine $65,142 Arizona $65,102 Ohio $65,056 Georgia $64,441 Indiana $64,134 Wyoming $64,073 Utah $63,980

Iowa $63,940 Kansas $63,619 Louisiana $63,526 North Carolina $63,492 Missouri $63,479 Florida $63,218 Montana $63,078 Nebraska $62,944

Kentucky $62,871 South Carolina $62,604 Tennessee $62,437 Idaho $62,370 New Mexico $61,882 Oklahoma $61,775 Alabama $61,381 South Dakota $60,719

Arkansas $60,359 West Virginia $60,165 Mississippi $59,584

Top Paying Cities for Fisheries Managers

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: $62,694
Acton: $64,212
Ashland: $62,646

Absarokee, MT $62,694 Acton, MT $64,212 Ashland, MT $62,646 Ballantine, MT $64,114 Bearcreek, MT $62,685 Belfry, MT $62,749 Bighorn, MT $62,543 Big Timber, MT $62,642

Birney, MT $62,602 Boyd, MT $63,258 Bridger, MT $63,013 Broadview, MT $63,856 Busby, MT $62,672 Clyde Park, MT $62,653 Columbus, MT $63,168 Cooke City, MT $62,531

Crow Agency, MT $62,726 Custer, MT $62,743 Decker, MT $62,661 Edgar, MT $63,973 Emigrant, MT $62,648 Fishtail, MT $62,594 Fromberg, MT $63,721 Gardiner, MT $62,650

Garryowen, MT $62,701 Grass Range, MT $62,585 Greycliff, MT $62,646 Hardin, MT $63,247 Fort Smith, MT $63,051 Harlowton, MT $62,620 Huntley, MT $64,430 Hysham, MT $62,575

Ingomar, MT $62,456 Joliet, MT $63,728 Lame Deer, MT $62,709 Laurel, MT $64,411 Lavina, MT $62,795 Livingston, MT $62,723 Lodge Grass, MT $62,737 Mc Leod, MT $62,511

Martinsdale, MT $62,551 Melstone, MT $62,575 Melville, MT $62,527 Molt, MT $64,031 Mosby, MT $62,489 Musselshell, MT $62,553 Nye, MT $62,587 Otter, MT $62,647

Park City, MT $63,969 Pompeys Pillar, MT $63,715 Pray, MT $62,616 Pryor, MT $63,751 Rapelje, MT $63,014 Red Lodge, MT $62,698 Reed Point, MT $62,620 Roberts, MT $62,963

Roscoe, MT $62,574 Roundup, MT $62,693 Ryegate, MT $62,564 Saint Xavier, MT $62,994 Sanders, MT $62,651 Sand Springs, MT $62,495 Shawmut, MT $62,543 Shepherd, MT $64,148

Silver Gate, MT $62,699 Springdale, MT $62,606 Sumatra, MT $62,495 Teigen, MT $62,586 Two Dot, MT $62,537 Wilsall, MT $62,592 Winnett, MT $62,541 Worden, MT $63,637

Wyola, MT $62,764 Billings, MT $64,486 Baker, MT $62,863 Wolf Point, MT $62,648 Antelope, MT $62,725 Bainville, MT $62,940 Brockton, MT $62,617 Brockway, MT $62,530

Circle, MT $62,578 Crane, MT $62,984 Culbertson, MT $62,755 Dagmar, MT $62,784 Fairview, MT $62,966 Flaxville, MT $62,568 Fort Peck, MT $62,538 Frazer, MT $62,610

Froid, MT $62,670 Glasgow, MT $62,644 Saint Marie, MT $62,910 Glentana, MT $62,539 Hinsdale, MT $62,525 Homestead, MT $62,670 Lambert, MT $62,632 Larslan, MT $62,529

Medicine Lake, MT $62,662 Nashua, MT $62,611 Opheim, MT $62,520 Outlook, MT $62,614 Peerless, MT $62,532 Plentywood, MT $62,713 Poplar, MT $62,660 Raymond, MT $62,666

Redstone, MT $62,534 Reserve, MT $62,596 Richey, MT $62,559 Richland, MT $62,525 Saco, MT $62,561 Savage, MT $62,746 Scobey, MT $62,617 Sidney, MT $62,982

Vandalia, MT $62,554 Vida, MT $62,574 Westby, MT $62,772 Whitetail, MT $62,523 Miles City, MT $62,654 Alzada, MT $62,600 Angela, MT $62,487 Alberton, MT $62,580

Arlee, MT $62,603 Bonner, MT $62,582 Charlo, MT $62,621 Clinton, MT $62,624 Condon, MT $62,512 Conner, MT $62,636 Corvallis, MT $62,719 Darby, MT $62,515

De Borgia, MT $62,386 Dixon, MT $62,566 Drummond, MT $62,600 Florence, MT $62,704 Frenchtown, MT $62,678 Grantsdale, MT $62,685 Hall, MT $62,587 Hamilton, MT $62,686

Pinesdale, MT $62,830 Haugan, MT $62,371 Helmville, MT $62,465 Heron, MT $62,394 Hot Springs, MT $62,508 Huson, MT $62,596 Lolo, MT $62,666 Lonepine, MT $62,531

Milltown, MT $62,825 Noxon, MT $62,369 Ovando, MT $62,458 Pablo, MT $62,845 Paradise, MT $62,602 Philipsburg, MT $62,587 Plains, MT $62,551 Polson, MT $62,650

Ravalli, MT $62,610 Ronan, MT $62,658 Saint Ignatius, MT $62,642 Saint Regis, MT $62,509 Saltese, MT $62,346 Seeley Lake, MT $62,617 Stevensville, MT $62,717 Sula, MT $62,493

Superior, MT $62,554 Thompson Falls, MT $62,465 Trout Creek, MT $62,407 Victor, MT $62,678 Kalispell, MT $62,704 Big Arm, MT $62,621 Bigfork, MT $62,618 Columbia Falls, MT $62,698

Coram, MT $62,617 Dayton, MT $62,630 Elmo, MT $62,556 Essex, MT $62,515 Eureka, MT $62,636 Fortine, MT $62,574 Hungry Horse, MT $62,770 Kila, MT $62,568

Lake Mc Donald, MT $62,624 Lakeside, MT $62,670 Libby, MT $62,541 Marion, MT $62,533 Martin City, MT $62,668 Olney, MT $62,523 Polebridge, MT $62,414 Proctor, MT $62,538

Rexford, MT $62,585 Rollins, MT $62,576 Somers, MT $62,662 Stryker, MT $62,512 Trego, MT $62,559 Troy, MT $62,369 West Glacier, MT $62,433 Whitefish, MT $62,666

Bloomfield, MT $62,594 Boyes, MT $62,614 Broadus, MT $62,632 Brusett, MT $62,532 Capitol, MT $62,483 Cohagen, MT $62,509 Colstrip, MT $62,763 Ekalaka, MT $62,618

Fallon, MT $62,684 Forsyth, MT $62,601 Glendive, MT $62,808 Hammond, MT $62,574 Hathaway, MT $62,644 Ismay, MT $62,594 Jordan, MT $62,545 Kinsey, MT $62,620

Lindsay, MT $62,541 Mildred, MT $62,683 Olive, MT $62,554 Plevna, MT $62,737 Powderville, MT $62,493 Rosebud, MT $62,523 Terry, MT $62,565 Volborg, MT $62,525

Wibaux, MT $62,783 Willard, MT $62,758 Great Falls, MT $59,951 Malmstrom A F B, MT $59,951 Augusta, MT $62,522 Babb, MT $62,545 Belt, MT $60,687 Black Eagle, MT $59,951

Brady, MT $61,928 Browning, MT $62,629 Buffalo, MT $62,581 Bynum, MT $62,573 Carter, MT $60,992 Cascade, MT $61,835 Choteau, MT $62,574 Coffee Creek, MT $62,579

Conrad, MT $62,631 Cut Bank, MT $62,589 Denton, MT $62,564 Dupuyer, MT $62,515 Dutton, MT $61,219 East Glacier Park, MT $62,489 Ethridge, MT $62,508 Fairfield, MT $62,080

Floweree, MT $60,077 Forest Grove, MT $62,555 Fort Benton, MT $62,124 Fort Shaw, MT $60,772 Galata, MT $62,525 Geraldine, MT $62,551 Geyser, MT $62,101 Heart Butte, MT $62,628

Highwood, MT $60,774 Hilger, MT $62,580 Hobson, MT $62,588 Judith Gap, MT $62,576 Kevin, MT $62,566 Ledger, MT $62,538 Lewistown, MT $62,690 Loma, MT $62,551

Lothair, MT $62,545 Moccasin, MT $62,592 Monarch, MT $61,899 Moore, MT $62,626 Neihart, MT $62,361 Oilmont, MT $62,533 Pendroy, MT $62,515 Power, MT $60,536

Raynesford, MT $61,827 Roy, MT $62,522 Sand Coulee, MT $59,951 Shelby, MT $62,632 Simms, MT $61,245 Stanford, MT $62,585 Stockett, MT $60,568 Sunburst, MT $62,588

Sun River, MT $60,457 Sweet Grass, MT $62,549 Biddle, MT $62,654 Ulm, MT $59,980 Valier, MT $62,579 Vaughn, MT $60,199 Winifred, MT $62,557 Havre, MT $62,675

Big Sandy, MT $62,570 Box Elder, MT $62,694 Chester, MT $62,578 Chinook, MT $62,590 Dodson, MT $62,566 Gildford, MT $62,555 Harlem, MT $62,642 Hays, MT $62,667

Hingham, MT $62,556 Hogeland, MT $62,545 Inverness, MT $62,541 Joplin, MT $62,556 Kremlin, MT $62,554 Lloyd, MT $62,463 Loring, MT $62,521 Malta, MT $62,600

Rudyard, MT $62,570 Turner, MT $62,560 Whitewater, MT $62,533 Whitlash, MT $62,489 Zortman, MT $62,606 Zurich, MT $62,520 Helena, MT $59,777 Basin, MT $61,084

Boulder, MT $61,752 Canyon Creek, MT $60,444 Clancy, MT $59,879 East Helena, MT $59,737 Fort Harrison, MT $59,737 Jefferson City, MT $60,309 Lincoln, MT $62,572 Marysville, MT $60,371

Radersburg, MT $61,851 Ringling, MT $62,501 Toston, MT $62,089 Townsend, MT $61,168 White Sulphur Springs, MT $62,318 Winston, MT $60,433 Wolf Creek, MT $61,708 Butte, MT $62,569

Alder, MT $62,547 Anaconda, MT $62,707 Avon, MT $61,040 Belgrade, MT $62,782 Bozeman, MT $62,822 Big Sky, MT $62,775 Cameron, MT $62,506 Cardwell, MT $62,642

Deer Lodge, MT $62,189 Dell, MT $62,335 Dillon, MT $62,596 Divide, MT $62,578 Elliston, MT $60,531 Ennis, MT $62,680 Gallatin Gateway, MT $62,644 Garrison, MT $61,881

Glen, MT $62,576 Gold Creek, MT $62,294 Harrison, MT $62,659 Jackson, MT $62,415 Lima, MT $62,380 Mc Allister, MT $62,668 Manhattan, MT $62,764 Melrose, MT $62,583

Norris, MT $62,582 Polaris, MT $62,507 Pony, MT $62,672 Ramsay, MT $62,705 Sheridan, MT $62,694 Silver Star, MT $62,692 Three Forks, MT $62,715 Twin Bridges, MT $62,640

Virginia City, MT $62,662 Warm Springs, MT $62,698 West Yellowstone, MT $62,628 Whitehall, MT $62,706 Willow Creek, MT $62,687 Wisdom, MT $62,431 Wise River, MT $62,540 Missoula, MT $62,920

Fisheries Manager Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Fisheries Manager 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, Financial Services, offers compensation 15% above the average. Conversely, Fisheries Manager positions in Business Services typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Fisheries Manager as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Fisheries Manager

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Financial Services	$72,540	$35.0	15%
Hospitality & Leisure	$69,386	$33.0	10%

Fisheries Manager Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Fisheries Manager'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.

$52,779

Average $63,078/year

$70,964

$4,398

Average $5,256/month

$5,914

$1,015

Average $1,213/week

$1,365

$25

Average $30/hour

$34

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$70,964	$5,914	$1,365	$34
Average	$63,078	$5,256	$1,213	$30
25th Percentile	$52,779	$4,398	$1,015	$25

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