South Carolina / Department of Nat. Resources / Wildlife Biologist III
Job-title file
Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.
58 employees hold this title in Department of Nat. Resources. Median total compensation for the role is $68,891, above the department median of $68,891.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 58 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
Across all employers in South Carolina, the median wage for Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists — about 250 people — is $64,090. Department of Nat. Resources pays a median base salary of $62,411 for this role, 3% below that figure — about the 46th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists across every employer in South Carolina, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Department of Nat. Resources’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. Department of Nat. Resources’s median base salary is 19% below that national figure, about the 27th 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 South Carolina range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Department of Nat. Resources is $62,411, 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 jurisdictions
This role is reported in 4 jurisdictions. In South Carolina, the median of $62,411 ranks #2 of 4. See Wildlife Biologist across all of South Carolina →
Median total compensation for comparable Wildlife Biologistroles 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
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Wildlife Biologist III/Department of Nat. Resources
Jacqueline Allen works as a Wildlife Biologist III for Department of Nat. Resources. Jacqueline earned $64,139 in 2026.
Wildlife Biologist III/Department of Nat. Resources
Zachary Dailey works as a Wildlife Biologist III for Department of Nat. Resources. Zachary earned $64,085 in 2026.
Wildlife Biologist III/Department of Nat. Resources
Mikayla Thistle works as a Wildlife Biologist III for Department of Nat. Resources. Mikayla earned $64,008 in 2026.
Wildlife Biologist III/Department of Nat. Resources
Mark Carroll is a Wildlife Biologist III at Department of Nat. Resources. 2026 total compensation came to $63,479.