State Wages

• Annual wages for park rangers with the National Park Service varies based on the ranger's experience and education. Starting wages for a summer park ranger with a college degree was at the GS-4 level, or $24,518 per year as of January 2011, according to the National Park Service. Annual pay rates for a permanent park ranger ranged from the GS-5 to GS-9 level, or $27,431 to $54,028. The median annual income for foresters who worked in Arkansas was $55,650 as of May 2010, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The median annual income for Arkansas-based conservation scientists was $68,870.
  
  

State Parks

• Average annual wages for Arkansas-based park rangers can vary based on the geographic location of the state park. Rangers who worked in the area of Woolly Hollow State Park near Greenbrier, Arkansas earned average annual wages of $34,000 as of June 2011, according to the Indeed website. Rangers who worked in the region of the Historic Washington State Park near Washington, Arkansas earned average annual wages of $33,000. Park rangers who worked in the vicinity of the Village Creek State Park near Wynne, Arkansas earned average wages of $38,000 per year.
  
  

National Parks

• Average annual wages for Arkansas-based park rangers can vary based on the geographic location of the national park. Rangers who worked in the area of Arkansas Post National Memorial near Gillette, Arkansas earned average annual wages of $37,000 as of June 2011, reports Indeed. Rangers who worked in the region of the Hot Springs National Park near Hot Springs, Arkansas earned average annual wages of $33,000. Park rangers who worked in the vicinity of the Pea Ridge National Military Park near Garfield, Arkansas earned average wages of $36,000 per year.
  
  

Benefits

• Park rangers who work for the Arkansas Department Parks and Tourism receive 11 paid holidays each year in addition to maternity leave, jury duty leave, military leave, family and medical leave and catastrophic illness leave. The Arkansas Department Parks and Tourism pays the major portion of their full-time park rangers' health insurance premium and offers a variety of deferred compensation plans for retirement an insurance. Park rangers who work for the National Park Service are employees of the federal government and enjoy all the benefits afforded to government employees.