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Wildlife Biologist pay range

State of Wisconsin · class code 55271

Published per hour range, State of Wisconsin

Class code: 55271
Schedule-range: 15-04
Pay unit: Hour
State: Wisconsin

The State of Wisconsin published pay range for Wildlife Biologist is $21.70 to $49.82 per hour.
That works out to about $45,136 to $103,626 a year at full time.
Wisconsin Department of Administration, Division of Personnel Management keys this classification as class code 55271.
This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.

The same range, converted

Basis	Minimum	Maximum
Per hour	$21.70	$49.82
Per week at 40 hours	$868.00	$1,992.80
Per year at 2080 hours	$45,136	$103,626

Conversions are arithmetic on the published rate at a standard full-time basis. The plan publishes only the per hour figure.

Where this comes from

Wisconsin Department of Administration, Division of Personnel Management publishes this figure in Alphabetical Listing of Classifications (current as of August 23, 2026) and 2025-2027 Compensation Plan, Section Z pay schedules effective June 28, 2026. Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.

Nearby classes in Wisconsin

Water Resources Engineer $21.70 to $49.82 Water Resources Mgt Spec $21.70 to $49.82 Water Supply Engineer $21.70 to $49.82 Water Supply Specialist $21.70 to $49.82 Workers Comp Examiner $21.70 to $49.82 Workers Comp Resolutn Officer $21.70 to $49.82 Workers Comp Risk Analyst $21.70 to $49.82 Workers Comp Specialist $20.23 to $49.82

Wildlife Biologist in other states

State	Minimum	Maximum	Per year at full time
New Mexico	$22.62	$33.93	$47,050 to $70,574

Each state publishes its own range for a classification with this exact title. Duties, grade structures and bargaining units differ between states, so read each class page before comparing.

All Wisconsin classifications