Forestry Career Resources
A forestry career offers you the best of both worlds: you can have a green job that will make an incredibly positive impact on the environment AND that will provide you and your family the financial security you deserve.
To give you an idea of they type of salary you can expect over the course of your forestry career, below are the current salary ranges of typical forestry roles at Rayonier.
Rayonier Forestry Salary Data
Please note that the salaries listed below are base salary ranges that do not include the additional value of bonuses and other compensation incentives. This data was collected in the spring of 2024.
Salary ranges for different levels of seniority are shown within each category:
Forestry
Entry Level Forester (Recent College Grad)
$51,000 to $76,400
Mid-Level Timber Marketing or Land Managers
$82,000 to $163,900
Regional Forestry Director
$136,200 to $204,400
Forestry Engineers
Entry Level Forestry Engineer (Recent College Grad)
$61,800 to $92,800
Mid-Level Engineering Manager
$109,300 to $163,900
Research Foresters
Professional Level Research Foresters
$82,000 to $135,700
Now Hiring
Browse forestry job openings in the Society of American Foresters Career Center.
View job listings across multiple states on ForestryWorks.com, a collaborative effort led by the Forest Workforce Training Institute.
View U.S. Forest Service Career openings at forestservicecareers.usajobs.gov.
Learn more about working for Rayonier at rayonier.com/careers.