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Soil and Plant Scientists salary in Colorado

The median soil and plant scientists in Colorado earns $75,430 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,881 a month.

10th percentile
$52,420
25th percentile
$61,930
Median percentile
$75,430
75th percentile
$105,410
90th percentile
$288,300

Based on 460 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$58,576 take-home a year
Gross pay$75,430
Federal income tax−$7,765
Social Security + Medicare−$5,770
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$3,319
Monthly take-home$4,881
Every two weeks$2,253

Does it go far here?

$73,196Median pay in Colorado is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.1 vs 100).
36%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,761 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Colorado

JobMedian pay
Radiologists$344,270
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$307,490
Physicians, All Other$298,320
Family Medicine Physicians$265,560
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Computer and Information Systems Managers$199,420
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates$198,790
Pediatricians, General$196,440

All soil and plant scientists salaries · Take-home pay in Colorado