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Florida / Agriculture and Consumer Services / Forest Ranger

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Forest Ranger

Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.

333 employees hold this title in Agriculture and Consumer Services. Median total compensation for the role is $50,590, below the department median of $52,530.

Employees
333
Total payroll
$17.1M
Role median
$50,590
Agency median
$52,530
Comparison
Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$45,990$57,529+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 333 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Compared with the local labor market

Forest Ranger pay vs. Florida

Across all employers in Florida, the median wage for Forest and Conservation Workers — about 70 people — is $36,780. Agriculture and Consumer Services pays a median base salary of $50,590 for this role, 38% above that figureabove the 90th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Agriculture and Consumer Services sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$35,160
$35,350
$36,780
$37,370
$50,120
Agriculture and Consumer Services median · $50,590

The bar is the range of annual wages for Forest and Conservation Workers across every employer in Florida, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Agriculture and Consumer Services’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 Workers — about 6,050 people — is $43,680. Agriculture and Consumer Services’s median base salary is 16% above that national figure, about the 81st percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$33,780
$37,440
$43,680
$45,760
$57,220
Agriculture and Consumer Services median · $50,590

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 Florida range relative to the national one.

Median total compensation for this role at Agriculture and Consumer Services is $50,590, 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 Florida

Forest Ranger is held in 2 Florida departments. In Agriculture and Consumer Services, the median of $50,590 ranks #2 of 2.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Median total compensation for the Forest Ranger role in other Floridadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Forest Ranger beyond Florida

This role is reported in 3 jurisdictions. In Florida, the median of $50,590 ranks #3 of 3. See Forest Ranger across all of Florida

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Maine
$95,790 · 58
Arkansas
$52,137 · 91

Median total compensation for comparable Forest Rangerroles 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.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Justin Ott

Forest Ranger/Agriculture and Consumer Services

2026 total comp
$56,908
Sub-department
Florida Forest Service
Base pay
$56,908
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$56,908
Hire date
2015-11-20
Employment type
Salaried
Middle name
D

Source-specific fields

Class Code
7609
Position Number
002566

At Agriculture and Consumer Services, Justin Ott serves as a Forest Ranger within Florida Forest Service. Hired in 2015, they have about 11 years of service, working salaried. Their 2026 pay totaled $56,908.

Jonathan Wurster

Forest Ranger/Agriculture and Consumer Services

2026 total comp
$56,904
Sub-department
Florida Forest Service
Base pay
$56,904
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$56,904
Hire date
2003-05-23
Employment type
Salaried
Middle name
N

Source-specific fields

Class Code
7609
Position Number
002813

At Agriculture and Consumer Services, Jonathan Wurster serves as a Forest Ranger within Florida Forest Service. Their tenure dates to 2003, about 23 years, working salaried. Their 2026 pay totaled $56,904.

Travis Ates

Forest Ranger/Agriculture and Consumer Services

2026 total comp
$56,904
Sub-department
Florida Forest Service
Base pay
$56,904
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$56,904
Hire date
2003-05-02
Employment type
Salaried
Middle name
G

Source-specific fields

Class Code
7609
Position Number
002970

Travis Ates holds the role of Forest Ranger at Agriculture and Consumer Services within Florida Forest Service. They have served since 2003 (about 23 years) as a salaried employee. In 2026, their total compensation was $56,904.

Christopher Beatty

Forest Ranger/Agriculture and Consumer Services

2026 total comp
$56,661
Sub-department
Florida Forest Service
Base pay
$56,661
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$56,661
Hire date
2007-01-12
Employment type
Salaried
Middle name
M

Source-specific fields

Class Code
7609
Position Number
002501

Christopher Beatty is a Forest Ranger at Agriculture and Consumer Services within Florida Forest Service. They have served since 2007 (about 19 years), working salaried. 2026 total compensation came to $56,661.

Jonathan Mcanally

Forest Ranger/Agriculture and Consumer Services

2026 total comp
$56,650
Sub-department
Florida Forest Service
Base pay
$56,650
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$56,650
Hire date
2004-04-09
Employment type
Salaried
Middle name
L

Source-specific fields

Class Code
7609
Position Number
002299

Jonathan Mcanally holds the role of Forest Ranger at Agriculture and Consumer Services within Florida Forest Service. They have served since 2004 (about 22 years) as a salaried employee. In 2026, their total compensation was $56,650.

James Gruenwald

Forest Ranger/Agriculture and Consumer Services

2026 total comp
$56,650
Sub-department
Florida Forest Service
Base pay
$56,650
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$56,650
Hire date
2003-09-26
Employment type
Salaried
Middle name
P

Source-specific fields

Class Code
7609
Position Number
002493

At Agriculture and Consumer Services, James Gruenwald serves as a Forest Ranger within Florida Forest Service. Their tenure dates to 2003, about 23 years, working salaried. Their 2026 pay totaled $56,650.

Tanner Greene

Forest Ranger/Agriculture and Consumer Services

2026 total comp
$56,397
Sub-department
Florida Forest Service
Base pay
$56,397
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$56,397
Hire date
2005-07-29
Employment type
Salaried
Middle name
A

Source-specific fields

Class Code
7609
Position Number
002348

Tanner Greene holds the role of Forest Ranger at Agriculture and Consumer Services within Florida Forest Service. They have served since 2005 (about 21 years) as a salaried employee. In 2026, their total compensation was $56,397.

Carl Bowman Jr

Forest Ranger/Agriculture and Consumer Services

2026 total comp
$56,397
Sub-department
Florida Forest Service
Base pay
$56,397
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$56,397
Hire date
2005-07-29
Employment type
Salaried
Middle name
D

Source-specific fields

Class Code
7609
Position Number
002632

Carl Bowman Jr works as a Forest Ranger for Agriculture and Consumer Services within Florida Forest Service. Their tenure dates to 2005, about 21 years as a salaried employee. Carl earned $56,397 in 2026.

Ryan Papendorf

Forest Ranger/Agriculture and Consumer Services

2026 total comp
$56,382
Sub-department
Florida Forest Service
Base pay
$56,382
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$56,382
Hire date
2014-12-19
Employment type
Salaried
Middle name
R

Source-specific fields

Class Code
7609
Position Number
002441

Ryan Papendorf holds the role of Forest Ranger at Agriculture and Consumer Services within Florida Forest Service. They have served since 2014 (about 12 years) as a salaried employee. In 2026, their total compensation was $56,382.