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Parks and Wildlife Department

  • Total employees

    3,095

  • Median salary

    $60,205

  • Minimum salary

    $7,250

  • Maximum salary

    $236,953

Positions at this agency

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Employees by gender

Most employees at this agency identify as male.

Gender Employees Percent Median salary
Female 1,156
37% 		$51,800
Male 1,939
62%
$65,270

Employees by race

Most employees at this agency identify as white.

Race Employees Percent Median salary
American Indian 29 < 1% $60,815
Asian 29 < 1% $81,895
Black 72
2% 		$56,145
Hispanic 544
17% 		$51,576
Other 56
1% 		$45,823
White 2,365
76%
$61,947

Length of employment

Length of employment Employees Percent Median salary
1 year or less 487
15% 		$41,648
1-10 years 1,472
47% 		$55,101
10-20 years 798
25% 		$80,828
20+ years 338
10% 		$84,146

Employment status

Most employees at this agency are full-time. Employment status refers to whether an employee is listed as working part or full time and is based on hours worked in a week.

Status Employees Percent Median salary
Full-Time 3,026
97%
$61,153
Part-Time 69
2% 		$25,150

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Alejandra Martinez

Environmental reporter

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@alereports

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