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Soil and Plant Scientists salary in Philadelphia, PA

The median soil and plant scientists in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD earns $64,070 a year, 19% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,308 a month.

10th percentile
$41,070
25th percentile
$52,120
Median percentile
$64,070
75th percentile
$77,990
90th percentile
$107,620

Based on 150 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

$51,693 take-home a year
Gross pay$64,070
Federal income tax−$5,508
Social Security + Medicare−$4,901
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,967
Monthly take-home$4,308
Every two weeks$1,988

Does it go far here?

$62,474Median pay in Philadelphia, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.6 vs 100).
34%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,480 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Philadelphia, PA

JobMedian pay
Radiologists$452,940
Family Medicine Physicians$294,430
Chief Executives$292,770
Psychiatrists$279,410
Physicians, All Other$245,810
Nurse Anesthetists$238,540
Pediatricians, General$226,440
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$180,330

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