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What the pay looks like
Median
$73,010
Bottom tenth
$47,550
Top tenth
$110,410
These are the figures for park naturalists, the federal survey group that lists park ranger among its job titles: a 2025 median of $73,010 a year, with the bottom tenth earning $47,550 or less and the top tenth $110,410 or more. Federal National Park Service rangers are paid on the government's General Schedule, and seasonal rangers are paid by the hour for only part of the year.