Compared with the local labor market
Forestry Technician pay vs. Arkansas
Across all employers in Arkansas, the median wage for Forest and Conservation Technicians — about 310 people — is $53,290. Department of the Military pays a median base salary of $35,610 for this role, 33% below that figure — below the 10th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
Where Department of the Military sits in the local pay range
$40,330
$43,660
$53,290
$66,600
$80,750
Department of the Military median · $35,610
The bar is the range of annual wages for Forest and Conservation Technicians across every employer in Arkansas, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Department of the Military’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Forest and Conservation Technicians — about 30,410 people — is $54,560. Department of the Military’s median base salary is 35% below that national figure, below the 10th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
$40,330
$47,360
$54,560
$68,600
$83,630
Department of the Military median · $35,610
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Arkansas range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Department of the Military is $35,610, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare departments
This role across Arkansas
Forestry Technician is held in 2 Arkansas departments. In Department of the Military, the median of $35,610 ranks #1 of 2.
Highest-paying departments for this role
Median total compensation for the Forestry Technician role in other Arkansasdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
Forestry Technician beyond Arkansas
This role is reported in 6 jurisdictions. In Arkansas, the median of $23,335 ranks #5 of 6. See Forestry Technician across all of Arkansas →
Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role
Median total compensation for comparable Forestry Technicianroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.