A same-metric difference from the U.S. median is unavailable for this row. The row could not be ranked because the matching median was unavailable. Neither comparison adjusts for cost of living, benefits, experience, employer mix, or hours.
Price-level context
What the local median may buy
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Arkansas was 86.9, or 13.1% below the national price level. Its housing index was 58.2.
National-price-dollar proxy
Not available
WageScope divides the published Soil and Plant Scientists median by the BEA all-items index. This is a price-level comparison, not take-home pay, a personal budget, or a quality-of-life score.
Use the local pay range, same-source bench marks, job scale, price level, and survey care marks as separate facts. This guide stays tied to SOC 19-1013 and BLS area 05.
Questions, answered
Soil and Plant Scientists pay in Arkansas: common questions
What is the median wage for Soil and Plant Scientists in Arkansas?
BLS did not publish a median for Soil and Plant Scientists in Arkansas in the May 2025 OEWS release. WageScope does not substitute or infer the missing wage.
Is Soil and Plant Scientists pay higher in Arkansas than nationally?
BLS did not publish the same median metric needed to compare Arkansas with the United States.
Does the wage estimate adjust for cost of living in Arkansas?
No wage price proxy is available because BLS did not publish an exact local median. A top-coded bound is not an exact wage input. A BEA price index, when available, describes prices separately and cannot fill that wage gap.
How many Soil and Plant Scientists jobs does BLS estimate in Arkansas?
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What the Soil and Plant Scientists median says in Arkansas
BLS did not publish an exact median for Soil and Plant Scientists in Arkansas in the May 2025 OEWS release. The source display is Not published. WageScope does not borrow the U.S. wage, use a nearby place, or turn this gap into zero. The row stays tied to SOC 19-1013 and BLS area 05.
BLS lists 110 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate, not a count of open posts. The mean display is Not published. A mean and a median are separate fields; one does not fill a gap in the other.
A local-to-national median gap cannot be computed from this row. The national source belongs to the United States and does not become Arkansas's wage. Any published percentile or job-count field below keeps its own scope, period, and source key.
This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 19-1013 and area 05. SOC 19-1013 names Soil and Plant Scientists. Area 05 names Arkansas. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 19-1013/05 row reports 110 wage and salary jobs, 0.09 jobs per 1,000 local jobs, and a 0.85 location quotient. Each value stays under the same two source keys.
For 19-1013/05, the annual median is Not published, while the matching mean is Not published. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
19-1013/05 10th percentile: Not published.
19-1013/05 25th percentile: Not published.
19-1013/05 median: Not published.
19-1013/05 75th percentile: Not published.
19-1013/05 90th percentile: Not published.
19-1013/05 employment RSE: 24.6%. Mean-wage RSE: Not published.
19-1013/05 suppression marks: annualMean: not available, annualMedian: not available, annualP10: not available, annualP25: not available, annualP75: not available, annualP90: not available, hourlyMean: not available, hourlyMedian: not available, hourlyP10: not available, hourlyP25: not available, hourlyP75: not available, hourlyP90: not available, meanRse: not available.
BLS area 05 facts behind this Soil and Plant Scientists page
Area 05 reports 1,303,630 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $54,890. Its annual median is $43,630. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.3%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 19-1013 row.
The all-jobs wage ladder in Arkansas runs from $27,020 at the 10th percentile to $94,740 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $31,880. The median is $43,630. The 75th percentile is $61,850. This is a place check, not a pay range for Soil and Plant Scientists.
The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 05. They do not show related skills or a path into Soil and Plant Scientists.
1. Area 05, SOC 35-3023, Fast Food and Counter Workers: 35,660 jobs, $26,250 annual median, 27.36 jobs per 1,000, and 1.1 location quotient.
2. Area 05, SOC 41-2031, Retail Salespersons: 35,510 jobs, $29,270 annual median, 27.24 jobs per 1,000, and 1.09 location quotient.
3. Area 05, SOC 11-1021, General and Operations Managers: 34,570 jobs, $74,050 annual median, 26.52 jobs per 1,000, and 1.18 location quotient.
Pay range
Read the Arkansas wage ladder for Soil and Plant Scientists
The 10th percentile is Not published. The 25th percentile is Not published. The median is Not published. The 75th percentile is Not published. The 90th percentile is Not published.
A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.
The middle half runs from Not published to Not published. The 10th-to-90th span is not available. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
Arkansas has a annual median of Not published. No exact state row is linked for this area. The U.S. row has $78,850 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.
A state comparison is not available for Arkansas. Arkansas cannot be compared with the United States on the same published median. WageScope leaves that gap open. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.
The state and U.S. rows are bench marks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.
Arkansas has no exact published median that can enter this Soil and Plant Scientists pay rank. WageScope leaves the rank open. It does not treat a missing or top-coded value as an exact amount, and it does not place this row at the bottom of a list.
Other states and territories may have exact medians in the same release. Those rows can be read on their own pages. They cannot establish a wage or a nearest wage neighbor for Arkansas without the missing local field.
Employment and local share remain separate source fields for SOC 19-1013. Neither field is a substitute for median pay. A job count does not say where a wage would rank, and a share measure does not set a pay floor or ceiling.
Where Soil and Plant Scientists medians lead among states and territories
The rows below use the same SOC 19-1013, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same state map type. District of Columbia has the highest published median in this set, at $107,140 per year. Arkansas sits at Not published.
A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Soil and Plant Scientists is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.
Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey care marks, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.
1. District of Columbia has a Soil and Plant Scientists median of $107,140 per year, or not available. BLS lists 60 jobs there, compared with 110 in Arkansas. The location quotient is 0.79.
2. Florida has a Soil and Plant Scientists median of $103,240 per year, or not available. BLS lists 270 jobs there, compared with 110 in Arkansas. The location quotient is 0.27.
3. Alaska has a Soil and Plant Scientists median of $100,320 per year, or not available. BLS lists 30 jobs there, compared with 110 in Arkansas. The location quotient is 0.92.
Job-base leaders
Where BLS counts the most Soil and Plant Scientists jobs
California has the largest published state job estimate for Soil and Plant Scientists in this same-source set, at 1,440 jobs. Arkansas has 110. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.
A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.
Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.
1. California has 1,440 estimated Soil and Plant Scientists jobs, a gap of 1,330 jobs from Arkansas. Its median is $91,930 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 0.78.
2. Iowa has 960 estimated Soil and Plant Scientists jobs, a gap of 850 jobs from Arkansas. Its median is $96,310 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 6.07.
3. Illinois has 820 estimated Soil and Plant Scientists jobs, a gap of 710 jobs from Arkansas. Its median is $79,490 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 1.33.
Local-share leaders
Where Soil and Plant Scientists takes the largest share of local jobs
South Dakota has the highest published location quotient in this state set, at 10.32. Arkansas has 0.85. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.
A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.
Use this list to ask where Soil and Plant Scientists is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.
1. South Dakota has a location quotient of 10.32, a gap of 9.47 from Arkansas. BLS lists 480 Soil and Plant Scientists jobs and a median of $73,590 per year, or not available.
2. North Dakota has a location quotient of 9.5, a gap of 8.65 from Arkansas. BLS lists 410 Soil and Plant Scientists jobs and a median of $65,320 per year, or not available.
3. Idaho has a location quotient of 6.19, a gap of 5.34 from Arkansas. BLS lists 540 Soil and Plant Scientists jobs and a median of $95,150 per year, or not available.
Job scale and share
How common Soil and Plant Scientists is in Arkansas
BLS lists 110 Soil and Plant Scientists jobs in Arkansas. It also lists 0.09 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.
The location quotient is 0.85. A value of 1 means Soil and Plant Scientists has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is lower than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.
Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.
Soil and Plant Scientists beside other roles in Arkansas
The all-occupations median in Arkansas is $43,630 per year. It covers the full local job mix and does not replace the missing exact Soil and Plant Scientists median. WageScope cannot calculate a same-unit wage gap from the role to that broader row.
No nearest-pay role list is shown for this row. Such a list needs an exact local median in the same wage unit. A title, employment count, or national wage cannot supply that missing input.
Other roles in Arkansas still have their own source pages. Use those pages for their own official estimates, with each SOC code and period intact. Do not infer common tasks, skills, career paths, or pay for Soil and Plant Scientists from another role's number.
Fast Food and Counter Workers is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Arkansas table, at 35,660 jobs. Soil and Plant Scientists has 110 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.
The all-occupations job count is 1,303,630. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.
A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Soil and Plant Scientists's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.
1. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 35,660 jobs in Arkansas, a gap of 35,550 from Soil and Plant Scientists. Its median is $26,250 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 1.1.
2. Retail Salespersons has 35,510 jobs in Arkansas, a gap of 35,400 from Soil and Plant Scientists. Its median is $29,270 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 1.09.
3. General and Operations Managers has 34,570 jobs in Arkansas, a gap of 34,460 from Soil and Plant Scientists. Its median is $74,050 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 1.18.
Area pay mix
Published role medians around Arkansas
Registered Nurses has the highest published median in the bounded Arkansas role table, at $78,940 per year. Soil and Plant Scientists has Not published. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.
The local all-occupations median is $43,630 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.
The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.
1. Registered Nurses has a median of $78,940 per year in Arkansas, or not available. BLS lists 29,400 jobs, compared with 110 for Soil and Plant Scientists. Its location quotient is 1.04.
2. General and Operations Managers has a median of $74,050 per year in Arkansas, or not available. BLS lists 34,570 jobs, compared with 110 for Soil and Plant Scientists. Its location quotient is 1.18.
3. First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers has a median of $63,090 per year in Arkansas, or not available. BLS lists 11,000 jobs, compared with 110 for Soil and Plant Scientists. Its location quotient is 1.95.
Area role shares
Roles with the largest local share in Arkansas
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers has the highest location quotient in the bounded Arkansas role table, at 1.95. Soil and Plant Scientists has 0.85. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.
A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.
The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Soil and Plant Scientists with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.
1. First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers has a location quotient of 1.95 in Arkansas, a gap of 1.10 from Soil and Plant Scientists. BLS lists 11,000 jobs and a median of $63,090 per year, or not available.
2. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has a location quotient of 1.86 in Arkansas, a gap of 1.01 from Soil and Plant Scientists. BLS lists 32,220 jobs and a median of $51,550 per year, or not available.
Price-level view
Why a wage price proxy is unavailable in Arkansas
No national-price-dollar wage proxy is available for Soil and Plant Scientists in Arkansas because BLS did not publish the exact median needed for that math. A missing or top-coded median is not zero and is not an exact wage input.
BEA separately published a 2024 all-items price index of 86.9 for Arkansas. The U.S. level is 100. This source can describe broad local prices, but it cannot supply the missing BLS wage for SOC 19-1013.
A price-level wage calculation needs a published wage in the correct unit and an exact reviewed price-area match. Until both inputs exist, WageScope leaves that answer open. Published employment, source dates, and wage-status fields remain useful on their own without an inferred spending-power claim.
The employment RSE for this Soil and Plant Scientists row is 24.6%. The mean-wage RSE is Not published. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.
The employment RSE belongs to the 110 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the Not published mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.
A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.
The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Soil and Plant Scientists. It uses a Arkansas place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.
Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Job cards can change without changing this guide. They do not count toward the 1,500-word content floor. A listing range does not replace the Not published BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.
Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.
What the Soil and Plant Scientists row for Arkansas does not claim
The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.
The 110 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 0.85 is not a growth score. The unranked row is not a place score. The 86.9 price index is not a personal budget.
Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 19-1013 in BLS area 05. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.
BLS published an employment estimate of 110 wage and salary jobs for this exact row. It is a survey estimate, not a current opening count or forecast.
Are the current job listings included in the BLS wage calculation?
No. MeritLog shows eligible live public-catalog listings separately, with their own source and observation date. Posted pay never changes the official BLS distribution.
4. Area 05, SOC 53-3032, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers: 32,220 jobs, $51,550 annual median, 24.72 jobs per 1,000, and 1.86 location quotient.
5. Area 05, SOC 43-9061, Office Clerks, General: 29,940 jobs, $37,050 annual median, 22.96 jobs per 1,000, and 1.45 location quotient.
6. Area 05, SOC 29-1141, Registered Nurses: 29,400 jobs, $78,940 annual median, 22.55 jobs per 1,000, and 1.04 location quotient.
4. Iowa has a Soil and Plant Scientists median of $96,310 per year, or not available. BLS lists 960 jobs there, compared with 110 in Arkansas. The location quotient is 6.07.
5. Idaho has a Soil and Plant Scientists median of $95,150 per year, or not available. BLS lists 540 jobs there, compared with 110 in Arkansas. The location quotient is 6.19.
6. New Jersey has a Soil and Plant Scientists median of $91,970 per year, or not available. BLS lists 130 jobs there, compared with 110 in Arkansas. The location quotient is 0.3.
7. California has a Soil and Plant Scientists median of $91,930 per year, or not available. BLS lists 1,440 jobs there, compared with 110 in Arkansas. The location quotient is 0.78.
8. Oregon has a Soil and Plant Scientists median of $85,150 per year, or not available. BLS lists 620 jobs there, compared with 110 in Arkansas. The location quotient is 3.12.
4. Minnesota has 750 estimated Soil and Plant Scientists jobs, a gap of 640 jobs from Arkansas. Its median is $79,610 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 2.5.
5. Wisconsin has 680 estimated Soil and Plant Scientists jobs, a gap of 570 jobs from Arkansas. Its median is $66,200 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 2.27.
6. Nebraska has 640 estimated Soil and Plant Scientists jobs, a gap of 530 jobs from Arkansas. Its median is $77,500 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 6.18.
7. Oregon has 620 estimated Soil and Plant Scientists jobs, a gap of 510 jobs from Arkansas. Its median is $85,150 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 3.12.
8. Michigan has 570 estimated Soil and Plant Scientists jobs, a gap of 460 jobs from Arkansas. Its median is $65,390 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 1.28.
4. Nebraska has a location quotient of 6.18, a gap of 5.33 from Arkansas. BLS lists 640 Soil and Plant Scientists jobs and a median of $77,500 per year, or not available.
5. Iowa has a location quotient of 6.07, a gap of 5.22 from Arkansas. BLS lists 960 Soil and Plant Scientists jobs and a median of $96,310 per year, or not available.
6. Montana has a location quotient of 4.43, a gap of 3.58 from Arkansas. BLS lists 230 Soil and Plant Scientists jobs and a median of $73,920 per year, or not available.
7. Oregon has a location quotient of 3.12, a gap of 2.27 from Arkansas. BLS lists 620 Soil and Plant Scientists jobs and a median of $85,150 per year, or not available.
8. Kansas has a location quotient of 2.64, a gap of 1.79 from Arkansas. BLS lists 380 Soil and Plant Scientists jobs and a median of $65,670 per year, or not available.
4. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has 32,220 jobs in Arkansas, a gap of 32,110 from Soil and Plant Scientists. Its median is $51,550 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 1.86.
5. Office Clerks, General has 29,940 jobs in Arkansas, a gap of 29,830 from Soil and Plant Scientists. Its median is $37,050 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 1.45.
6. Registered Nurses has 29,400 jobs in Arkansas, a gap of 29,290 from Soil and Plant Scientists. Its median is $78,940 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 1.04.
7. Stockers and Order Fillers has 28,350 jobs in Arkansas, a gap of 28,240 from Soil and Plant Scientists. Its median is $34,700 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 1.19.
8. Cashiers has 28,270 jobs in Arkansas, a gap of 28,160 from Soil and Plant Scientists. Its median is $27,670 per year, or not available. Its location quotient is 1.09.
4. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a median of $59,660 per year in Arkansas, or not available. BLS lists 12,890 jobs, compared with 110 for Soil and Plant Scientists. Its location quotient is 1.44.
5. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a median of $58,100 per year in Arkansas, or not available. BLS lists 13,630 jobs, compared with 110 for Soil and Plant Scientists. Its location quotient is 1.13.
6. Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses has a median of $56,620 per year in Arkansas, or not available. BLS lists 10,010 jobs, compared with 110 for Soil and Plant Scientists. Its location quotient is 1.84.
7. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products has a median of $55,120 per year in Arkansas, or not available. BLS lists 12,740 jobs, compared with 110 for Soil and Plant Scientists. Its location quotient is 1.23.
8. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $52,700 per year in Arkansas, or not available. BLS lists 12,590 jobs, compared with 110 for Soil and Plant Scientists. Its location quotient is 1.08.
3. Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses has a location quotient of 1.84 in Arkansas, a gap of 0.99 from Soil and Plant Scientists. BLS lists 10,010 jobs and a median of $56,620 per year, or not available.
4. Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators has a location quotient of 1.67 in Arkansas, a gap of 0.82 from Soil and Plant Scientists. BLS lists 10,850 jobs and a median of $43,780 per year, or not available.
5. Office Clerks, General has a location quotient of 1.45 in Arkansas, a gap of 0.60 from Soil and Plant Scientists. BLS lists 29,940 jobs and a median of $37,050 per year, or not available.
6. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a location quotient of 1.44 in Arkansas, a gap of 0.59 from Soil and Plant Scientists. BLS lists 12,890 jobs and a median of $59,660 per year, or not available.
7. Nursing Assistants has a location quotient of 1.42 in Arkansas, a gap of 0.57 from Soil and Plant Scientists. BLS lists 17,260 jobs and a median of $34,430 per year, or not available.
8. Receptionists and Information Clerks has a location quotient of 1.42 in Arkansas, a gap of 0.57 from Soil and Plant Scientists. BLS lists 10,870 jobs and a median of $34,840 per year, or not available.
Soil and Plant Scientists pay in Arkansas | BLS 2025
Current jobs
Precise employer-title matches for Soil and Plant Scientists in Arkansas
Filtered through MeritLog's approved Arkansas place record and a strict employer-title rule. Listings are not classified by BLS and remain separate from BLS and BEA estimates.
