Soil and Plant Scientists Salary by City (2024)

Name: Soil and Plant Scientists Salary by City - BLS OEWS 2024
Creator: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

78 metro areas · National average: $78,728 · Source: BLS OEWS May 2024

The table below shows Soil and Plant Scientists salaries across 78 U.S. metropolitan areas, sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.

Metro Area	Mean Annual	Median Annual	P10	P90
Modesto, CA	$118,480	$113,340	$61,450	$168,490
San Jose, CA	$113,380	$105,260	$56,160	$166,270
Kennewick, WA	$107,810	$100,370	$62,670	$182,330
Lafayette, IN	$106,890	$95,480	$63,010	$161,230
Salinas, CA	$104,990	$97,760	$46,660	$173,790
San Francisco, CA	$103,190	$96,540	$71,000	$153,890
Miami, FL	$101,340	$99,890	$71,770	$118,530
Washington, DC	$100,570	$92,310	$59,500	$153,340
Stockton, CA	$98,040	$82,490	$56,310	$164,880
Indianapolis, IN	$97,730	$82,040	$60,720	$166,380
Seattle, WA	$97,450	$103,620	$68,000	$120,430
Napa, CA	$96,500	$87,070	$46,870	$122,440
Portland, OR	$96,460	$101,250	$55,560	$140,010
Sacramento, CA	$95,140	$80,610	$59,120	$151,250
Des Moines, IA	$92,330	$86,120	$58,770	$135,160
Santa Rosa, CA	$92,300	$88,070	$43,640	$147,810
Los Angeles, CA	$89,710	$78,620	$58,230	$145,390
Fresno, CA	$89,620	$94,580	$42,820	$132,620
Riverside, CA	$88,740	$80,550	$45,640	$131,300
Santa Maria, CA	$87,970	$70,290	$42,690	$153,080
San Diego, CA	$87,560	$86,180	$51,680	$121,860
New Haven, CT	$87,250	$88,040	$55,580	$130,390
Corvallis, OR	$87,120	$79,220	$61,420	$153,340
Twin Falls, ID	$86,880	$95,570	$48,400	$99,960
Boise City, ID	$86,780	$95,100	$45,770	$119,810
Hartford, CT	$84,190	$84,180	$70,970	$117,980
Idaho Falls, ID	$82,840	$88,300	$48,300	$113,640
Salem, OR	$81,750	$89,220	$49,070	$107,980
New York, NY	$80,890	$75,360	$49,050	$103,730
Missoula, MT	$80,420	$77,860	$44,740	$103,400
Raleigh, NC	$80,240	$73,880	$55,120	$102,980
San Luis Obispo, CA	$80,190	$75,550	$43,730	$125,920
St. Louis, MO	$79,960	$80,700	$47,340	$131,680
Cleveland, OH	$79,190	$75,780	$40,270	$105,260
Minneapolis, MN	$78,860	$76,200	$48,330	$119,500
Richmond, VA	$77,870	$70,020	$50,990	$116,350
Charleston, SC	$77,570	$71,810	$46,180	$113,410
Columbus, OH	$77,200	$74,510	$37,090	$107,390
Durham, NC	$76,550	$74,010	$38,510	$127,050
Ames, IA	$76,120	$62,290	$48,060	$126,750
Omaha, NE	$75,770	$72,480	$37,920	$134,680
Atlanta, GA	$74,200	$72,200	$38,520	$117,190
Charlotte, NC	$73,660	$72,080	$46,360	$105,140
Fort Collins, CO	$73,450	$63,680	$49,590	$99,470
Madison, WI	$73,180	$72,050	$50,850	$95,660
Sioux Falls, SD	$72,020	$77,680	$48,500	$89,460
Kansas City, MO	$71,750	$61,790	$37,910	$125,160
Bakersfield, CA	$71,460	$65,790	$39,680	$120,130
Fargo, ND	$70,370	$61,790	$50,690	$103,400
Nashville, TN	$70,360	$71,010	$29,540	$139,530
Lexington, KY	$70,320	$63,700	$54,000	$98,180
Auburn, AL	$70,120	$59,180	$48,460	$102,020
Philadelphia, PA	$69,820	$64,300	$48,350	$106,910
Chicago, IL	$69,620	$63,680	$41,990	$97,520
Wichita, KS	$69,560	$67,580	$28,920	$106,890
Bozeman, MT	$69,000	$62,340	$40,760	$106,480
Waterloo, IA	$68,540	$64,150	$52,550	$84,980
Lincoln, NE	$68,310	$53,790	$41,460	$106,790
Pittsburgh, PA	$67,630	$61,920	$50,200	$98,360
Phoenix, AZ	$66,710	$56,320	$38,130	$113,200
Orlando, FL	$66,510	$46,690	$42,170	$114,270
Appleton, WI	$66,460	$61,620	$46,290	$82,860
Las Cruces, NM	$66,360	$65,730	$30,610	$97,300
Visalia, CA	$66,110	$45,320	$39,510	$119,760
Boston, MA	$65,890	$64,490	$64,490	$64,490
Champaign, IL	$65,540	$60,970	$52,020	$89,390
Tucson, AZ	$65,320	$59,490	$35,870	$115,790
Milwaukee, WI	$63,910	$58,170	$47,310	$84,690
Lansing, MI	$63,810	$61,710	$54,070	$78,640
Oklahoma City, OK	$63,030	$54,600	$35,140	$101,530
Knoxville, TN	$62,600	$62,880	$51,180	$80,370
Greenville, SC	$61,980	$50,770	$45,250	$85,590
Cincinnati, OH	$61,750	$48,210	$34,440	$105,650
Manhattan, KS	$61,660	$62,530	$37,440	$79,280
Baltimore, MD	$61,360	$53,500	$40,120	$104,830
Tampa, FL	$58,820	$44,630	$44,630	$107,010
Tulsa, OK	$52,160	$39,600	$34,030	$92,260
San Juan, PR	$43,620	$39,110	$38,130	$52,350