Vermont / Fish & Wildlife / Senior Game Warden
Job-title file
Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.
11 employees hold this title in Fish & Wildlife. Median total compensation for the role is $98,292, above the department median of $77,563.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 11 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 Vermont, the median wage for Fish and Game Wardens — about 40 people — is $74,940. Fish & Wildlife pays a median base salary of $98,292 for this role, 31% above that figure — above the 90th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Fish and Game Wardens across every employer in Vermont, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Fish & Wildlife’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Fish and Game Wardens — about 5,770 people — is $74,060. Fish & Wildlife’s median base salary is 33% above that national figure, about the 87th 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 Vermont range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Fish & Wildlife is $98,292, 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.
Record list
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Senior Game Warden/Fish & Wildlife
At Fish & Wildlife, Chad Barrett serves as a Senior Game Warden. They work classified. Their 2026 pay totaled $111,546.
Senior Game Warden/Fish & Wildlife
Matthew Thiel works as a Senior Game Warden for Fish & Wildlife. Their status is classified. Matthew earned $104,932 in 2026.
Senior Game Warden/Fish & Wildlife
Dustin Circe works as a Senior Game Warden for Fish & Wildlife. Their status is classified. Dustin earned $98,292 in 2026.
Senior Game Warden/Fish & Wildlife
Ethan Coffey is a Senior Game Warden at Fish & Wildlife. They work classified. 2026 total compensation came to $98,292.
Senior Game Warden/Fish & Wildlife
Josh Hungerford is a Senior Game Warden at Fish & Wildlife. They work classified. 2026 total compensation came to $98,292.
Senior Game Warden/Fish & Wildlife
At Fish & Wildlife, Kyle Isherwood serves as a Senior Game Warden. They work classified. Their 2026 pay totaled $98,292.
Senior Game Warden/Fish & Wildlife
Cody Jackman works as a Senior Game Warden for Fish & Wildlife. Their status is classified. Cody earned $98,292 in 2026.
Senior Game Warden/Fish & Wildlife
Asa Sargent works as a Senior Game Warden for Fish & Wildlife. Their status is classified. Asa earned $98,292 in 2026.
Senior Game Warden/Fish & Wildlife
Jeremy Schmid works as a Senior Game Warden for Fish & Wildlife. Their status is classified. Jeremy earned $98,292 in 2026.
Senior Game Warden/Fish & Wildlife
At Fish & Wildlife, Will Seegers serves as a Senior Game Warden. They work classified. Their 2026 pay totaled $95,172.
Senior Game Warden/Fish & Wildlife
Abigail Serra holds the role of Senior Game Warden at Fish & Wildlife. Their status is classified. In 2026, their total compensation was $95,172.