So, how much does a zoologist get paid? Anywhere from $35,000 to over $100,000, depending on your specialty, education, and employer. The average hovers around $63,000, which is comfortable but not luxurious.
If you’re in it for the money? Choose another field. Seriously. But if you’re in it because the raccoons and the elephants and the weird little insects call to you? Then the pay is just a number. The real currency is purpose, and that’s something you can’t buy with a higher salary.
And hey, Sarah eventually got that raccoon to eat the grape. She didn’t get a raise that day, but she earned a story that’s worth more than gold. That’s the zoologist’s real payoff.
