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Soil and Plant Scientists Wage and Price Data in the US (2025)
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Soil and Plant Scientists conduct research in breeding, physiology, production, yield, and management of crops and agricultural plants or trees, shrubs, and nursery stock, their growth in soils, and control of pests; or study the chemical, physical, biological, and mineralogical composition of soils as they relate to plant or crop growth. May classify and map soils and investigate effects of alternative practices on soil and crop productivity.
State Geographic Wage Rates for Soil and Plant Scientists
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| Geographic Area | Average ($/hour) 2025 | Entry level ($/hour) 2025 | Medium ($/hour) 2025 | Experienced ($/hour) 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Alaska | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Arizona | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Arkansas | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| California | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Colorado | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Connecticut | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Delaware | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Florida | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Georgia | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Hawaii | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Idaho | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Illinois | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Indiana | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Iowa | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Kansas | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Kentucky | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Louisiana | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Maine | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Maryland | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Massachusetts | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Michigan | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Minnesota | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Mississippi | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Missouri | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Montana | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Nebraska | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Nevada | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| New Hampshire | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| New Jersey | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| New Mexico | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| New York | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| North Carolina | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| North Dakota | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Ohio | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Oklahoma | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Oregon | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Pennsylvania | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Rhode Island | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| South Carolina | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| South Dakota | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Tennessee | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Texas | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Utah | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Vermont | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Virginia | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Washington | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| West Virginia | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Wisconsin | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Wyoming | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
Metropolitan Statistical Area Wage Rates for Soil and Plant Scientists
| Metropolitan Area | Metropolitan Code ($/hour) 2025 | Average ($/hour) 2025 | Entry Level ($/hour) 2025 | Median ($/hour) 2025 | Experienced ($/hour) 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Tucson, AZ | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Bakersfield, CA | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Fresno, CA | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Modesto, CA | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Napa, CA | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Salinas, CA | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| San Diego-Carlsbad, CA | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Santa Rosa, CA | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Visalia-Porterville, CA | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Fort Collins, CO | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| New Haven, CT | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Boise City, ID | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Idaho Falls, ID | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Ames, IA | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Iowa City, IA | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Manhattan, KS | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Wichita, KS | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Missoula, MT | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Lincoln, NE | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Reno, NV | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Las Cruces, NM | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Raleigh, NC | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Bismarck, ND | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Fargo, ND-MN | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Columbus, OH | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Tulsa, OK | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Corvallis, OR | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Salem, OR | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Rapid City, SD | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Sioux Falls, SD | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Knoxville, TN | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Salt Lake City, UT | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Richmond, VA | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Yakima, WA | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Appleton, WI | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Green Bay, WI | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Madison, WI | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
| South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX | $XX |
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XX% | XX% | $XX | $XX |
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|
XX% | XX% | $XX | $XX |
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|
XX% | XX% | $XX | $XX |
| Life Scientists, All Other |
|
XX% | XX% | $XX | $XX |
| Food Science Technicians |
|
XX% | XX% | $XX | $XX |
| Nuclear Technicians |
|
XX% | XX% | $XX | $XX |
| Forest and Conservation Technicians |
|
XX% | XX% | $XX | $XX |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychologists |
|
XX% | XX% | $XX | $XX |
| Industrial-Organizational Psychologists |
|
XX% | XX% | $XX | $XX |
| Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health |
|
XX% | XX% | $XX | $XX |
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What is the job of Soil and Plant Scientists in the US in 2025?
Soil and Plant Scientists conduct research in breeding, physiology, production, yield, and management of crops and agricultural plants or trees, shrubs, and nursery stock, their growth in soils, and control of pests; or study the chemical, physical, biological, and mineralogical composition of soils as they relate to plant or crop growth. May classify and map soils and investigate effects of alternative practices on soil and crop productivity.
What is the wage or salary of Soil and Plant Scientists in the US?
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