Ecologist Salary in Salem, Oregon

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How much does an Ecologist make in Salem, OR? The average Ecologist salary in Salem, OR is $72,271 as of March 01, 2025, but the salary range typically falls between $64,816 and $80,645. Salary ranges can vary widely depending on many important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession. With more online, real-time compensation data than any other website, Salary.com helps you determine your exact pay target.

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Percentile	Salary	Location	Last Updated
10th Percentile Ecologist Salary	$58,030	Salem,OR	March 01, 2025
25th Percentile Ecologist Salary	$64,816	Salem,OR	March 01, 2025
50th Percentile Ecologist Salary	$72,271	Salem,OR	March 01, 2025
75th Percentile Ecologist Salary	$80,645	Salem,OR	March 01, 2025
90th Percentile Ecologist Salary	$88,269	Salem,OR	March 01, 2025

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Senior Range Ecologist/Certified Rangeland Manager

Althouse & Meade, Inc. - San Luis Obispo County , CA

We are looking for a Senior Range Ecologist/Certified Rangeland Manager to help grow and manage our rangeland department as we gain new contracts in California and other states. We are looking for an ...

LinkedIn - 72 days ago

Managing Technical Consultant, Toxicologist and Ecological Risk Assessor (Senior Level)

ERM - New Orleans , LA

Support ecological risk assessments and site investigations. * Manage, query, review, and analyze large chemical and biological data sets. * Conduct literature searches and reviews on toxicological ...

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Seasonal Naturalist

Great Basin Outdoor School - Reno , NV

Our Overnight Science Camp at Galilee is an opportunity for naturalists to teach local ecology and standardized science to school groups along the shores of Lake Tahoe and Spooner Lake. Naturalists ...

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Senior Environmental Scientist III (Senior Project Manager)

ersg Ltd - Houston , TX

Are you a Biologist or Ecologist who has been a successful leader in your field? Are you looking to be part of a highly cooperative team that prides itself in building each other up to new heights

LinkedIn - 24 days ago

On-Call Wetland Delineation Specialist

Eocene Environmental Group - Santa Rosa , CA

Quantitative and qualitative evaluation of wetlands and other ecological communities * Knowledge regarding current Section 404 and Section 401 (Clean Water Act) environmental regulation and ...

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Staff Scientist

Vanderbilt University Careers - Hendersonville , TN

... ecological systems. Among the natural sciences, ours is the quintessential interdisciplinary science, providing vital perspective on how Earth's physical and geochemical templates simultaneously ...

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Ecologist in Austin, TX

Hands on experience with Section 404 permitting, including agency correspondence, Nationwide Permits, Regional Permits and/or Individual Permits.

March 03, 2023

Ecologist

Supervise and mentor junior/technical staff.

January 05, 2023

Ecologist

Collaborate with park-based staff and hires, train, and supervise inventory and monitoring staff on safety procedures, protocol field methods, data entry, and fauna and flora identification in remote, tropical environments and jungle settings.

February 08, 2023

Lead and participate in National Park Service and interagency workgroups that seek to secure funding and carryout collaborative and innovative ecological studies and inventory and monitoring work to achieve on-the-ground conservation benefits.

February 12, 2023

Assist in development, review, and production of task order proposals, progress reports, and project deliverables.

February 12, 2023

Design and implement inventory and monitoring protocols and ecological field studies of native fauna and flora, focusing on forest birds and their associated habitat, avian disease, and other fauna (avian predators, vectors of disease, stream animals) in

March 12, 2023

Represents the Division of Migratory Bird Management as a senior staff biologist at flyway meetings, Service Regulations Committee meetings, scientific conferences, symposia, working groups, and public meetings.

March 21, 2023

Support the Principal Ecologist in project delivery.

April 02, 2023

Meet Selective Service Registration Act requirement for males.

April 06, 2023

Gather technical data using computer based programs to support environmental document development.

April 29, 2023

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About Salem, Oregon

Salem /ˈseɪləm/ is the capital of the U.S. state of Oregon, and the county seat of Marion County. It is located in the center of the Willamette Valley alongside the Willamette River, which runs north through the city. The river forms the boundary between Marion and Polk counties, and the city neighborhood of West Salem is in Polk County. Salem was founded in 1842, became the capital of the Oregon Territory in 1851, and was incorporated in 1857. Salem had a population of 169,798 in 2017, making it the second-largest city in the state after Portland. Salem is a little under an hour's driving dis...

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These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Ecologist in Salem, OR. The base salary for Ecologist ranges from $64,816 to $80,645 with the average base salary of $72,271. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $66,463 to $83,634 with the average total cash compensation of $74,482.

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About Salem, Oregon Salem /ˈseɪləm/ is the capital of the U.S. state of Oregon, and the county seat of Marion County. It is located in the center of the Willamette Valley....More

Salem, Oregon area prices were up 3.9% from a year ago

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