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Soil and Plant Scientists salary in Indiana

The median soil and plant scientists in Indiana earns $80,030 a year, 1% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,228 a month.

10th percentile
$57,000
25th percentile
$66,790
Median percentile
$80,030
75th percentile
$112,660
90th percentile
$154,990

Based on 440 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

$62,730 take-home a year
Gross pay$80,030
Federal income tax−$8,777
Social Security + Medicare−$6,122
Indiana income tax (approx.)−$2,401
Monthly take-home$5,228
Every two weeks$2,413

Does it go far here?

$85,750Median pay in Indiana is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.3 vs 100).
20%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,062 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Indiana

JobMedian pay
Radiologists$430,640
Anesthesiologists$394,060
Physicians, All Other$366,190
Emergency Medicine Physicians$347,060
General Internal Medicine Physicians$314,390
Family Medicine Physicians$261,940
Chief Executives$254,180
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates$183,000

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