State wages ยท Cost of living
Soil and Plant Scientists pay by state
The highest published median is in District of Columbia, at $100,820. Arkansas leads after cost of living, at $97,210. Arkansas has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($71,410).
National median
$71,410
Highest state median
$100,820
District of Columbia
Best adjusted pay
$97,210
Arkansas
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $47,740Higher: $97,210Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| Arkansas | $84,510 | +18.3% | 86.937 | $97,210 | 1 |
| Idaho | $90,400 | +26.6% | 95.494 | $94,670 | 2 |
| Mississippi | $79,790 | +11.7% | 86.953 | $91,760 | 3 |
| District of Columbia | $100,820 | +41.2% | 109.901 | $91,740 | 4 |
| Maine | $88,300 | +23.7% | 97.05 | $90,980 | 5 |
| Indiana | $79,820 | +11.8% | 93.329 | $85,530 | 6 |
| Ohio | $79,220 | +10.9% | 92.774 | $85,390 | 7 |
| Connecticut | $88,040 | +23.3% | 103.61 | $84,970 | 8 |
| Louisiana | $74,620 | +4.5% | 88.207 | $84,600 | 9 |
| Wyoming | $77,500 | +8.5% | 92.691 | $83,610 | 10 |
| Iowa | $72,440 | +1.4% | 87.762 | $82,540 | 11 |
| Montana | $74,330 | +4.1% | 94.645 | $78,540 | 12 |
| Georgia | $75,250 | +5.4% | 96.293 | $78,150 | 13 |
| New Jersey | $85,020 | +19.1% | 108.805 | $78,140 | 14 |
| Alabama | $69,200 | -3.1% | 88.823 | $77,910 | 15 |
| Missouri | $70,450 | -1.3% | 90.817 | $77,570 | 16 |
| Nevada | $76,940 | +7.7% | 99.979 | $76,960 | 17 |
| Washington | $82,360 | +15.3% | 107.013 | $76,960 | 17 |
| Oregon | $79,460 | +11.3% | 103.361 | $76,880 | 19 |
| Florida | $77,970 | +9.2% | 103.414 | $75,400 | 20 |
| Nebraska | $67,150 | -6.0% | 90.103 | $74,530 | 21 |
| Utah | $72,550 | +1.6% | 98.864 | $73,380 | 22 |
| California | $80,960 | +13.4% | 110.72 | $73,120 | 23 |
| North Carolina | $68,240 | -4.4% | 94.326 | $72,340 | 24 |
| Maryland | $74,820 | +4.8% | 104.959 | $71,280 | 25 |
| New Mexico | $65,730 | -8.0% | 92.212 | $71,280 | 25 |
| Kentucky | $63,700 | -10.8% | 90.159 | $70,650 | 27 |
| Virginia | $71,030 | -0.5% | 101.104 | $70,250 | 28 |
| South Dakota | $61,970 | -13.2% | 88.586 | $69,950 | 29 |
| Oklahoma | $61,380 | -14.0% | 87.843 | $69,870 | 30 |
| North Dakota | $61,790 | -13.5% | 88.959 | $69,460 | 31 |
| Kansas | $62,530 | -12.4% | 90.068 | $69,430 | 32 |
| Minnesota | $68,260 | -4.4% | 98.621 | $69,210 | 33 |
| Tennessee | $63,420 | -11.2% | 91.87 | $69,030 | 34 |
| Wisconsin | $63,770 | -10.7% | 94.095 | $67,770 | 35 |
| Colorado | $68,420 | -4.2% | 103.052 | $66,390 | 36 |
| Pennsylvania | $64,650 | -9.5% | 97.572 | $66,260 | 37 |
| New York | $70,120 | -1.8% | 107.921 | $64,970 | 38 |
| Delaware | $64,300 | -10.0% | 99.808 | $64,420 | 39 |
| Michigan | $61,710 | -13.6% | 96.217 | $64,140 | 40 |
| Vermont | $62,300 | -12.8% | 97.958 | $63,600 | 41 |
| Illinois | $60,970 | -14.6% | 99.958 | $61,000 | 42 |
| Massachusetts | $64,490 | -9.7% | 105.757 | $60,980 | 43 |
| South Carolina | $51,550 | -27.8% | 93.749 | $54,990 | 44 |
| Arizona | $52,830 | -26.0% | 100.677 | $52,470 | 45 |
| West Virginia | $42,730 | -40.2% | 89.497 | $47,740 | 46 |
| Alaska | Not available | Not available | 102.359 | Not available | Not available |
| Hawaii | Not available | Not available | 109.951 | Not available | Not available |
| New Hampshire | Not available | Not available | 104.165 | Not available | Not available |
| Rhode Island | Not available | Not available | 102.28 | Not available | Not available |
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Ranks are supplied source ranks for published wage observations. Cost of living comparisons exclude Puerto Rico. Some nominal source ranks exceed 52; they are retained without correction.