Salary by Industry for Marine Biologist Jobs

Updated: 7 Feb 2012

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Job: Marine Biologist

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Industry	National Salary Data (? XAll compensation data shown are gross, national 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	$0	$70K	$140K	$210K
Environmental Research	$20,467 - $98,136
Marine Fishing	$24,161 - $99,329
Environmental Consulting	$33,971 - $51,000
Zoo	$39,677 - $206,353
Marine Facilities Management and Engineering	$47,166 - $71,216
Science & Technical Publishing	$33,231 - $101,000
Education	$21,000 - $57,700
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 7 Feb 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 178

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Job Listings for Marine Biologist Jobs

Posted	Job Title	Company	Job Location
Jan 24	Marine Biologist/Scientist	Tetra Tech	Boston, Massachusetts
	Job Title: Marine Biologist/Scientist Profession: Engineering and Science -> Environmental Engineering Marine Biologist/ScientistJob Code :ECI-Marine Biologist... Indeed
Jan 13	Senior Marine Biologist	HDR	Anchorage, Alaska
	Job Title: Senior Marine Biologist (HDR/e2M... Marine Biologist position, to be based in our Anchorage office. The ideal candidate will have marine... Indeed
Jan 07	BIOLOGIST (MARINE/FISHERIES)		Bishop, California
	Incumbent plans, coordinates, implements, and prepares surveys and reports for the Inland Fishery and Heritage & Wild Trout (HWT) Program throughout Inyo and... Indeed
Jan 05	ASSOCIATE BIOLOGIST (MARINE/FISHERIES)
	activities with regional and Fisheries Branch personnel as well as National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and other partners; and represents the Department on... Indeed

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Marine Biologist Job Description

People with the job title Marine Biologist typically fall into one of the following PayScale standard occupations.

Biologists

Research or study basic principles of plant and animal life, such as origin, relationship, development, anatomy, and functions.

Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists

Study the origins, behavior, diseases, genetics, and life processes of animals and wildlife. May specialize in wildlife research and management, including the collection and analysis of biological data to determine the environmental effects of present and potential use of land and water areas.