Georgia / Natural Resources, Department Of / Wildlife Technician 1
Job-title file
Operate, maintain, and repair equipment or facilities, performing skilled hands-on work.
4 employees hold this title in Natural Resources, Department Of. Median total compensation for the role is $29,668, below the department median of $33,406.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in Georgia, the median wage for Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists — about 200 people — is $66,210. Natural Resources, Department Of pays a median base salary of $44,911 for this role, 32% below that figure — below the 10th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists across every employer in Georgia, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Natural Resources, Department Of’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists — about 18,120 people — is $76,780. Natural Resources, Department Of’s median base salary is 42% below that national figure, below the 10th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
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 Georgia range relative to the national one.
Computed over the 89 of 96 people in this role paid at least $25,000 in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.
Median total compensation for this role at Natural Resources, Department Of is $44,626, 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
Wildlife Technician 1 is held in 2 Georgia departments. In Natural Resources, Department Of, the median of $29,668 ranks #1 of 2.
Median total compensation for the Wildlife Technician 1 role in other Georgiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
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Record list
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Wildlife Technician 1/Natural Resources, Department Of
Emory Knight holds the role of Wildlife Technician 1 at Natural Resources, Department Of. In 2025, their total compensation was $39,748.
Wildlife Technician 1/Natural Resources, Department Of
Michael Richardson is a Wildlife Technician 1 at Natural Resources, Department Of. 2025 total compensation came to $39,196.
Wildlife Technician 1/Natural Resources, Department Of
Samuel Brown works as a Wildlife Technician 1 for Natural Resources, Department Of. Samuel earned $20,140 in 2025.
Wildlife Technician 1/Natural Resources, Department Of
Brett Waggoner holds the role of Wildlife Technician 1 at Natural Resources, Department Of. In 2025, their total compensation was $5,633.