Soil and Plant Scientists Salary in the US
A soil and plant scientists earns a national median of $78,850 a year (mean $87,720) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #229 of 825.
How much does a soil and plant scientists earn in the US?
A soil and plant scientists in the United States earns a median of $78,850 a year (mean $87,720), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 55% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 15,730 people work in this occupation (SOC 19-1013), ranked #229 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$78,850
per year
Mean
$87,720
per year
Employment
15,730
US workers
National rank
#229
of 825 by median
What a soil and plant scientists earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a soil and plant scientists (SOC 19-1013) earns a median annual wage of $78,850 and a mean (average) of $87,720. The median is the midpoint — half of soil and plant scientists earn more and half earn less — and is 55% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a soil and plant scientists in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for soil and plant scientists is $78,850, and the mean (average) is $87,720. The median is the midpoint — half of soil and plant scientists earn more and half earn less.
- How does soil and plant scientists pay compare to the US average?
- At $78,850, a soil and plant scientists earns 55% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many soil and plant scientists are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 15,730 soil and plant scientists employed nationally (SOC 19-1013), across all industries.
- Where does this soil and plant scientists salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 19-1013. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 19-1013 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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