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Forest and Conservation Workers pay in Florida and Idaho
The May 2025 BLS OEWS median for Forest and Conservation Workers is $36,780 per year in Florida. It is $59,460 per year in Idaho. Florida is 38.1% below Idaho on the published median.
Both rows use SOC 45-4011 and the same annual wage metric. Median means the middle of each area's published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. The larger median is not proof that one place gives a better job or a better result. It is one wage fact from one source period.
BLS lists 70 wage and salary jobs in Florida and Not published in Idaho. Those are survey job counts, not open posts. Read pay, job scale, local share, and price level as separate facts before you make a choice.
Evidence: bls-oews-may-2025 · Rule: same-soc-same-metric-pair · nominal-median-gap · employment-not-openings