Soil and Plant Scientists Salary
Average salary, salary range, and compensation data for Soil and Plant Scientists positions across the United States.
Median Annual Salary
$71,410
National average
Salary Range
$45,320 – $131,440
10th–90th percentile
Data Year
2024
Source: BLS
Soil and Plant Scientists Salary by City
| Location | Median Salary | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modesto, CA | $113,340 | $61,450 | $168,490 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $105,260 | $56,160 | $166,270 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $103,620 | $68,000 | $120,430 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $101,250 | $55,560 | $140,010 |
| District of Columbia | $100,820 | $69,570 | $149,410 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | $100,370 | $62,670 | $182,330 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $99,890 | $71,770 | $118,530 |
| Salinas, CA | $97,760 | $46,660 | $173,790 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $96,540 | $71,000 | $153,890 |
| Twin Falls, ID | $95,570 | $48,400 | $99,960 |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $95,480 | $63,010 | $161,230 |
| Boise City, ID | $95,100 | $45,770 | $119,810 |
| Fresno, CA | $94,580 | $42,820 | $132,620 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $92,310 | $59,500 | $153,340 |
| Idaho | $90,400 | $48,400 | $116,450 |
| Salem, OR | $89,220 | $49,070 | $107,980 |
| Maine | $88,300 | $51,870 | $121,800 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | $88,300 | $48,300 | $113,640 |
| Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $88,300 | $49,660 | $108,570 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $88,070 | $43,640 | $147,810 |
| New Haven, CT | $88,040 | $55,580 | $130,390 |
| Connecticut | $88,040 | $55,580 | $125,470 |
| East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $87,540 | $29,250 | $123,400 |
| Napa, CA | $87,070 | $46,870 | $122,440 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $86,180 | $51,680 | $121,860 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $86,120 | $58,770 | $135,160 |
| New Jersey | $85,020 | $49,050 | $122,120 |
| Arkansas | $84,510 | $41,630 | $154,450 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $84,180 | $70,970 | $117,980 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | $82,490 | $56,310 | $164,880 |
| Washington | $82,360 | $61,320 | $123,360 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $82,040 | $60,720 | $166,380 |
| California | $80,960 | $47,950 | $141,290 |
| Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $80,910 | $53,890 | $92,180 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $80,700 | $47,340 | $131,680 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $80,610 | $59,120 | $151,250 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $80,550 | $45,640 | $131,300 |
| East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area | $79,900 | $55,200 | $130,240 |
| Indiana | $79,820 | $50,690 | $137,550 |
| Mississippi | $79,790 | $53,870 | $167,690 |
| Oregon | $79,460 | $49,000 | $122,350 |
| Ohio | $79,220 | $49,290 | $113,700 |
| Corvallis, OR | $79,220 | $61,420 | $153,340 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $78,620 | $58,230 | $145,390 |
| Florida | $77,970 | $44,630 | $120,390 |
| Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $77,940 | $53,360 | $108,570 |
| Missoula, MT | $77,860 | $44,740 | $103,400 |
| Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $77,710 | $52,910 | $104,710 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $77,680 | $48,500 | $89,460 |
| Wyoming | $77,500 | $53,290 | $130,570 |
| Nevada | $76,940 | $53,190 | $103,530 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $76,200 | $48,330 | $119,500 |
| Cleveland, OH | $75,780 | $40,270 | $105,260 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $75,550 | $43,730 | $125,920 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $75,360 | $49,050 | $103,730 |
| Georgia | $75,250 | $43,670 | $110,790 |
| Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $74,950 | $30,720 | $145,400 |
| Maryland | $74,820 | $46,070 | $153,320 |
| Louisiana | $74,620 | $65,510 | $113,030 |
| Columbus, OH | $74,510 | $37,090 | $107,390 |
| Montana | $74,330 | $50,620 | $119,990 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $74,010 | $38,510 | $127,050 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $73,880 | $55,120 | $102,980 |
| Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $72,940 | $52,440 | $97,900 |
| Utah | $72,550 | $38,450 | $96,780 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $72,480 | $37,920 | $134,680 |
| Iowa | $72,440 | $48,060 | $135,150 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $72,200 | $38,520 | $117,190 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $72,080 | $46,360 | $105,140 |
| Madison, WI | $72,050 | $50,850 | $95,660 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $71,810 | $46,180 | $113,410 |
| West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $71,180 | $29,050 | $107,120 |
| Virginia | $71,030 | $48,280 | $116,350 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $71,010 | $29,540 | $139,530 |
| South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $70,680 | $33,380 | $105,210 |
| Missouri | $70,450 | $40,280 | $122,710 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $70,290 | $42,690 | $153,080 |
| New York | $70,120 | $58,160 | $103,730 |
| Richmond, VA | $70,020 | $50,990 | $116,350 |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $69,990 | $47,700 | $102,970 |
| Alabama | $69,200 | $48,460 | $125,700 |
| Colorado | $68,420 | $49,430 | $133,780 |
| Minnesota | $68,260 | $33,280 | $117,310 |
| North Carolina | $68,240 | $46,610 | $103,940 |
| Wichita, KS | $67,580 | $28,920 | $106,890 |
| Nebraska | $67,150 | $36,450 | $112,850 |
| Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $66,300 | $30,720 | $146,690 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $65,790 | $39,680 | $120,130 |
| New Mexico | $65,730 | $38,490 | $87,960 |
| Las Cruces, NM | $65,730 | $30,610 | $97,300 |
| South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $65,160 | $53,560 | $103,250 |
| Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $64,730 | $57,790 | $91,890 |
| Pennsylvania | $64,650 | $44,680 | $113,110 |
| Massachusetts | $64,490 | $63,670 | $64,740 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $64,490 | $64,490 | $64,490 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $64,300 | $48,350 | $106,910 |
| Delaware | $64,300 | $56,160 | $103,150 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $64,150 | $52,550 | $84,980 |
| Wisconsin | $63,770 | $46,750 | $92,180 |
| Kentucky | $63,700 | $36,730 | $113,030 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | $63,700 | $54,000 | $98,180 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $63,680 | $41,990 | $97,520 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $63,680 | $49,590 | $99,470 |
| Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $63,610 | $38,420 | $104,340 |
| Tennessee | $63,420 | $29,540 | $125,720 |
| South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $62,960 | $38,820 | $89,620 |
| Knoxville, TN | $62,880 | $51,180 | $80,370 |
| Kansas | $62,530 | $41,750 | $106,890 |
| Manhattan, KS | $62,530 | $37,440 | $79,280 |
| Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $62,500 | $33,280 | $106,070 |
| Bozeman, MT | $62,340 | $40,760 | $106,480 |
| Vermont | $62,300 | $55,490 | $97,300 |
| Ames, IA | $62,290 | $48,060 | $126,750 |
| South Dakota | $61,970 | $46,870 | $85,580 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $61,920 | $50,200 | $98,360 |
| North Dakota | $61,790 | $50,690 | $116,940 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | $61,790 | $50,690 | $103,400 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $61,790 | $37,910 | $125,160 |
| Michigan | $61,710 | $54,070 | $102,750 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $61,710 | $54,070 | $78,640 |
| Appleton, WI | $61,620 | $46,290 | $82,860 |
| East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $61,470 | $46,870 | $82,390 |
| West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $61,430 | $45,290 | $81,750 |
| Oklahoma | $61,380 | $34,030 | $98,550 |
| Illinois | $60,970 | $41,990 | $92,930 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | $60,970 | $52,020 | $89,390 |
| Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $60,550 | $46,360 | $87,420 |
| Tucson, AZ | $59,490 | $35,870 | $115,790 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | $59,180 | $48,460 | $102,020 |
| Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $58,500 | $40,960 | $121,780 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $58,170 | $47,310 | $84,690 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $56,320 | $38,130 | $113,200 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $54,600 | $35,140 | $101,530 |
| Lincoln, NE | $53,790 | $41,460 | $106,790 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $53,500 | $40,120 | $104,830 |
| Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $53,480 | $46,670 | $98,110 |
| Arizona | $52,830 | $38,050 | $113,200 |
| South Carolina | $51,550 | $46,180 | $103,960 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $50,770 | $45,250 | $85,590 |
| Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $50,650 | $33,280 | $97,490 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $48,210 | $34,440 | $105,650 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $46,690 | $42,170 | $114,270 |
| Visalia, CA | $45,320 | $39,510 | $119,760 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $44,630 | $44,630 | $107,010 |
| West Virginia | $42,730 | $40,570 | $105,810 |
| Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $40,490 | $33,280 | $87,410 |
| Tulsa, OK | $39,600 | $34,030 | $92,260 |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $39,110 | $38,130 | $52,350 |
| Puerto Rico | $39,110 | $38,130 | $55,600 |
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Soil and Plant Scientists make?▾
The median annual salary for a Soil and Plant Scientists is $71,410, with a typical range of $45,320 – $131,440 depending on experience, location, and employer.
What is the starting salary for a Soil and Plant Scientists?▾
Entry-level Soil and Plant Scientists positions typically start around $45,320 per year. Salaries increase significantly with experience and specialization.
Where do Soil and Plant Scientistss earn the most?▾
Soil and Plant Scientistss tend to earn the highest salaries in major metropolitan areas. Use the salary by city table above to compare compensation across different locations.