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Soil and Plant Scientists salary in Minnesota

The median soil and plant scientists in Minnesota earns $79,610 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,952 a month.

10th percentile
$50,490
25th percentile
$65,120
Median percentile
$79,610
75th percentile
$110,640
90th percentile
$136,160

Based on 750 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

$59,422 take-home a year
Gross pay$79,610
Federal income tax−$8,684
Social Security + Medicare−$6,090
Minnesota income tax (approx.)−$5,413
Monthly take-home$4,952
Every two weeks$2,285

Does it go far here?

$80,723Median pay in Minnesota is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.6 vs 100).
26%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,280 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Minnesota

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$568,150
Anesthesiologists$496,510
Emergency Medicine Physicians$390,940
General Internal Medicine Physicians$373,700
Physicians, All Other$367,320
Physicians, Pathologists$362,270
Psychiatrists$336,410
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$321,910

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