Soil and Plant Scientists salary
The median pay for soil and plant scientists in the United States is $78,850 a year. About 15,730 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $48,680
- 25th percentile
- $61,660
- Median percentile
- $78,850
- 75th percentile
- $103,740
- 90th percentile
- $138,120
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- District of Columbia $107,140
- Florida $103,240
- Alaska $100,320
- Iowa $96,310
- Idaho $95,150
- New Jersey $91,970
- California $91,930
- Oregon $85,150
- Maryland $85,020
- Hawaii $84,390
- Arizona $83,840
- Indiana $80,030
- Washington $79,970
- Minnesota $79,610
- Illinois $79,490
- South Carolina $78,850
- Maine $78,250
- New York $77,800
- Nebraska $77,500
- North Carolina $76,330
- Missouri $76,080
- Colorado $75,430
- Montana $73,920
- Virginia $73,920
- South Dakota $73,590
- Mississippi $72,690
- Nevada $71,450
- Pennsylvania $70,550
- New Mexico $69,480
- Connecticut $67,630
- Kentucky $67,340
- Wisconsin $66,200
- Kansas $65,670
- Michigan $65,390
- North Dakota $65,320
- Delaware $65,310
- Georgia $65,170
- Oklahoma $63,910
- Alabama $63,010
- Tennessee $61,950
- Louisiana $60,200
- Utah $59,900
- Ohio $56,820
- Wyoming $55,680
By metro area
- Des Moines, IA $132,290
- San Jose, CA $116,660
- Salinas, CA $115,910
- San Francisco, CA $108,200
- Orlando, FL $106,410
- Napa, CA $104,120
- Miami, FL $103,740
- Santa Rosa, CA $101,660
- Fresno, CA $100,050
- Kennewick, WA $99,110
- Sacramento, CA $98,340
- Washington, DC $95,870
- Cedar Rapids, IA $94,980
- Portland, OR $94,940
- Riverside, CA $94,900
- Salem, OR $93,620
- Boise City, ID $90,610
- New Haven, CT $87,110
- Durham, NC $86,570
- Lafayette, IN $86,380
- San Diego, CA $86,330
- Bismarck, ND $86,110
- New York, NY $84,740
- Iowa City, IA $84,360
- Idaho Falls, ID $83,780
- Detroit, MI $83,370
- Phoenix, AZ $82,510
- Las Vegas, NV $82,490
- Los Angeles, CA $82,490
- Urban Honolulu, HI $82,110
- Modesto, CA $81,570
- San Luis Obispo, CA $81,570
- Corvallis, OR $81,420
- Missoula, MT $81,350
- Omaha, NE $81,300
- Chicago, IL $80,360
- Indianapolis, IN $80,030
- Minneapolis, MN $79,610
- New Orleans, LA $78,870
- Raleigh, NC $78,020
- Charleston, SC $77,090
- St. Louis, MO $76,790
- Las Cruces, NM $76,400
- Charlotte, NC $76,330
- Wichita, KS $74,440
- Greensboro, NC $74,280
- Richmond, VA $73,920
- Madison, WI $73,510
- Sioux Falls, SD $73,320
- Rapid City, SD $73,310
- Hartford, CT $72,750
- Reno, NV $70,450
- Lexington, KY $67,340
- Fort Collins, CO $67,330
- Memphis, TN $66,450
- Milwaukee, WI $66,200
- Manhattan, KS $66,100
- Lansing, MI $65,390
- Fargo, ND $65,320
- Appleton, WI $65,290
- Kansas City, MO $65,190
- Ames, IA $65,080
- Champaign, IL $64,460
- Philadelphia, PA $64,070
- Bozeman, MT $64,010
- Lincoln, NE $63,760
- Auburn, AL $61,840
- Atlanta, GA $61,610
- Columbus, OH $60,970
- Salt Lake City, UT $59,900
- Cleveland, OH $58,220
- Baltimore, MD $57,840
- Grand Rapids, MI $57,160
- Green Bay, WI $56,770
- Cincinnati, OH $56,470
- Knoxville, TN $51,110
- Nashville, TN $50,160
- Tulsa, OK $37,830