California was 16.6% above the U.S. median for Soil and Plant Scientists. It ranked 7 of 47 state areas with a published annual median. 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 California was 110.7, or 10.7% above the national price level. Its housing index was 154.3.
National-price-dollar proxy
$83,029
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.
Soil and Plant Scientists in California: wage guide
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 06.
Questions, answered
Soil and Plant Scientists pay in California: common questions
What is the median wage for Soil and Plant Scientists in California?
The May 2025 BLS OEWS release published a median of $91,930 per year for Soil and Plant Scientists in California. This describes an occupation-area estimate, not a promised offer or an individual's pay.
Is Soil and Plant Scientists pay higher in California than nationally?
California's published median was 16.6% above the U.S. median for the same occupation and release.
Does the wage estimate adjust for cost of living in California?
No. The BLS wage is nominal. WageScope separately shows BEA's 2024 all-items Regional Price Parity of 110.7 and a transparent national-price-dollar proxy.
How many Soil and Plant Scientists jobs does BLS estimate in California?
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What the Soil and Plant Scientists median says in California
The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Soil and Plant Scientists median in California at $91,930 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 19-1013 and BLS area 06.
BLS lists 1,440 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $99,260 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.
California's Soil and Plant Scientists median is 16.6% above the U.S. Soil and Plant Scientists median of $78,850 on the same published median. The comparison uses the same SOC code and source period. It does not add price levels, taxes, benefits, hours, or a person's work history.
This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 19-1013 and area 06. SOC 19-1013 names Soil and Plant Scientists. Area 06 names California. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 19-1013/06 row reports 1,440 wage and salary jobs, 0.08 jobs per 1,000 local jobs, and a 0.78 location quotient. Each value stays under the same two source keys.
For 19-1013/06, the annual median is $91,930 per year, while the matching mean is $99,260 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
BLS area 06 facts behind this Soil and Plant Scientists page
Area 06 reports 18,213,700 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $80,690. Its annual median is $58,240. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.2%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 19-1013 row.
The all-jobs wage ladder in California runs from $35,950 at the 10th percentile to $159,080 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $41,600. The median is $58,240. The 75th percentile is $97,880. 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 06. They do not show related skills or a path into Soil and Plant Scientists.
1. Area 06, SOC 31-1120, Home Health and Personal Care Aides: 970,150 jobs, $34,320 annual median, 53.27 jobs per 1,000, and 1.92 location quotient.
2. Area 06, SOC 35-3023, Fast Food and Counter Workers: 449,840 jobs, $42,280 annual median, 24.7 jobs per 1,000, and 1 location quotient.
3. Area 06, SOC 41-2031, Retail Salespersons: 376,460 jobs, $38,440 annual median, 20.67 jobs per 1,000, and 0.82 location quotient.
Pay range
Read the California wage ladder for Soil and Plant Scientists
The 10th percentile is $49,350 per year. The 25th percentile is $73,270 per year. The median is $91,930 per year. The 75th percentile is $120,310 per year. The 90th percentile is $154,830 per year.
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 $73,270 per year to $120,310 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $105,480. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
California has a annual median of $91,930 per year. 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 California. California is 16.6% above the United States on the same published median. 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.
Where California sits for Soil and Plant Scientists
California ranks 7 of 47 among states and territories with a published annual median for Soil and Plant Scientists. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.
Rank 7 of 47 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.
The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.
4. Iowa has a Soil and Plant Scientists median of $96,310 per year, 960 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 6.07.
5. Idaho has a Soil and Plant Scientists median of $95,150 per year, 540 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 6.19.
6. New Jersey has a Soil and Plant Scientists median of $91,970 per year, 130 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.3.
8. Oregon has a Soil and Plant Scientists median of $85,150 per year, 620 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 3.12.
Pay leaders
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. California sits at $91,930 per year.
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 $15,210 above California. BLS lists 60 jobs there, compared with 1,440 in California. The location quotient is 0.79.
2. Florida has a Soil and Plant Scientists median of $103,240 per year, or $11,310 above California. BLS lists 270 jobs there, compared with 1,440 in California. The location quotient is 0.27.
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. California has 1,440. 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 0 jobs from California. Its median is $91,930 per year, or $0 above California. Its location quotient is 0.78.
2. Iowa has 960 estimated Soil and Plant Scientists jobs, a gap of 480 jobs from California. Its median is $96,310 per year, or $4,380 above California. Its location quotient is 6.07.
3. Illinois has 820 estimated Soil and Plant Scientists jobs, a gap of 620 jobs from California. Its median is $79,490 per year, or $12,440 below California. 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. California has 0.78. 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 9.54 from California. BLS lists 480 Soil and Plant Scientists jobs and a median of $73,590 per year, or $18,340 below California.
2. North Dakota has a location quotient of 9.5, a gap of 8.72 from California. BLS lists 410 Soil and Plant Scientists jobs and a median of $65,320 per year, or $26,610 below California.
3. Idaho has a location quotient of 6.19, a gap of 5.41 from California. BLS lists 540 Soil and Plant Scientists jobs and a median of $95,150 per year, or $3,220 above California.
Job scale and share
How common Soil and Plant Scientists is in California
BLS lists 1,440 Soil and Plant Scientists jobs in California. It also lists 0.08 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 0.78. 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 California
The all-occupations median in California is $58,240 per year. The Soil and Plant Scientists median is $91,930 per year. Soil and Plant Scientists is 57.8% above the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.
The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for California. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.
Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Soil and Plant Scientists. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.
1. Business Operations Specialists, All Other, SOC 13-1199, has a California median of $87,570 per year. BLS lists 155,000 jobs and a location quotient of 1.22.
2. Accountants and Auditors, SOC 13-2011, has a California median of $97,050 per year. BLS lists 175,360 jobs and a location quotient of 1.03.
3. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education, SOC 25-2021, has a California median of $99,650 per year. BLS lists 155,160 jobs and a location quotient of 0.95.
Area job mix
The largest detailed roles in California
Home Health and Personal Care Aides is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded California table, at 970,150 jobs. Soil and Plant Scientists has 1,440 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 18,213,700. 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. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has 970,150 jobs in California, a gap of 968,710 from Soil and Plant Scientists. Its median is $34,320 per year, or $57,610 below Soil and Plant Scientists. Its location quotient is 1.92.
2. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 449,840 jobs in California, a gap of 448,400 from Soil and Plant Scientists. Its median is $42,280 per year, or $49,650 below Soil and Plant Scientists. Its location quotient is 1.
Area pay mix
Published role medians around California
Software Developers has the highest published median in the bounded California role table, at $174,410 per year. Soil and Plant Scientists has $91,930 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.
The local all-occupations median is $58,240 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. Software Developers has a median of $174,410 per year in California, or $82,480 above Soil and Plant Scientists. BLS lists 284,390 jobs, compared with 1,440 for Soil and Plant Scientists. Its location quotient is 1.44.
2. Registered Nurses has a median of $140,270 per year in California, or $48,340 above Soil and Plant Scientists. BLS lists 338,940 jobs, compared with 1,440 for Soil and Plant Scientists. Its location quotient is 0.86.
3. General and Operations Managers has a median of $124,390 per year in California, or $32,460 above Soil and Plant Scientists. BLS lists 300,840 jobs, compared with 1,440 for Soil and Plant Scientists. Its location quotient is 0.73.
Area role shares
Roles with the largest local share in California
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse has the highest location quotient in the bounded California role table, at 5.54. Soil and Plant Scientists has 0.78. 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. Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse has a location quotient of 5.54 in California, a gap of 4.76 from Soil and Plant Scientists. BLS lists 172,260 jobs and a median of $35,580 per year, or $56,350 below Soil and Plant Scientists.
2. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has a location quotient of 1.92 in California, a gap of 1.14 from Soil and Plant Scientists. BLS lists 970,150 jobs and a median of $34,320 per year, or $57,610 below Soil and Plant Scientists.
Price-level view
What $91,930 may mean after the California price level
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for California is 110.7. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 10.7% above that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.
WageScope divides the $91,930 Soil and Plant Scientists median by 110.7 divided by 100. The result is $83,029 in national-price dollars per year. This proxy keeps the math clear. It is not take-home pay and does not set a move target.
Housing is 154.3. Goods are 106.1. Utilities are 158.9. Other services are 102.6. The parts do not move as one. WageScope uses BEA's all-items index for the proxy and does not make its own basket.
The employment RSE for this Soil and Plant Scientists row is 8.8%. The mean-wage RSE is 4.1%. 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 1,440 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $99,260 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 California 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. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the $91,930 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 California 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 1,440 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 0.78 is not a growth score. Rank 7 of 47 is not a place score. The 110.7 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 06. 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 1,440 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 06, SOC 53-7062, Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand: 355,500 jobs, $44,710 annual median, 19.52 jobs per 1,000, and 1.03 location quotient.
5. Area 06, SOC 29-1141, Registered Nurses: 338,940 jobs, $140,270 annual median, 18.61 jobs per 1,000, and 0.86 location quotient.
6. Area 06, SOC 41-2011, Cashiers: 336,110 jobs, $37,100 annual median, 18.45 jobs per 1,000, and 0.93 location quotient.
3. Alaska has a Soil and Plant Scientists median of $100,320 per year, or $8,390 above California. BLS lists 30 jobs there, compared with 1,440 in California. The location quotient is 0.92.
4. Iowa has a Soil and Plant Scientists median of $96,310 per year, or $4,380 above California. BLS lists 960 jobs there, compared with 1,440 in California. The location quotient is 6.07.
5. Idaho has a Soil and Plant Scientists median of $95,150 per year, or $3,220 above California. BLS lists 540 jobs there, compared with 1,440 in California. The location quotient is 6.19.
6. New Jersey has a Soil and Plant Scientists median of $91,970 per year, or $40 above California. BLS lists 130 jobs there, compared with 1,440 in California. The location quotient is 0.3.
7. California has a Soil and Plant Scientists median of $91,930 per year, or $0 above California. BLS lists 1,440 jobs there, compared with 1,440 in California. The location quotient is 0.78.
8. Oregon has a Soil and Plant Scientists median of $85,150 per year, or $6,780 below California. BLS lists 620 jobs there, compared with 1,440 in California. The location quotient is 3.12.
4. Minnesota has 750 estimated Soil and Plant Scientists jobs, a gap of 690 jobs from California. Its median is $79,610 per year, or $12,320 below California. Its location quotient is 2.5.
5. Wisconsin has 680 estimated Soil and Plant Scientists jobs, a gap of 760 jobs from California. Its median is $66,200 per year, or $25,730 below California. Its location quotient is 2.27.
6. Nebraska has 640 estimated Soil and Plant Scientists jobs, a gap of 800 jobs from California. Its median is $77,500 per year, or $14,430 below California. Its location quotient is 6.18.
7. Oregon has 620 estimated Soil and Plant Scientists jobs, a gap of 820 jobs from California. Its median is $85,150 per year, or $6,780 below California. Its location quotient is 3.12.
8. Michigan has 570 estimated Soil and Plant Scientists jobs, a gap of 870 jobs from California. Its median is $65,390 per year, or $26,540 below California. Its location quotient is 1.28.
4. Nebraska has a location quotient of 6.18, a gap of 5.40 from California. BLS lists 640 Soil and Plant Scientists jobs and a median of $77,500 per year, or $14,430 below California.
5. Iowa has a location quotient of 6.07, a gap of 5.29 from California. BLS lists 960 Soil and Plant Scientists jobs and a median of $96,310 per year, or $4,380 above California.
6. Montana has a location quotient of 4.43, a gap of 3.65 from California. BLS lists 230 Soil and Plant Scientists jobs and a median of $73,920 per year, or $18,010 below California.
7. Oregon has a location quotient of 3.12, a gap of 2.34 from California. BLS lists 620 Soil and Plant Scientists jobs and a median of $85,150 per year, or $6,780 below California.
8. Kansas has a location quotient of 2.64, a gap of 1.86 from California. BLS lists 380 Soil and Plant Scientists jobs and a median of $65,670 per year, or $26,260 below California.
4. Management Analysts, SOC 13-1111, has a California median of $101,460 per year. BLS lists 137,280 jobs and a location quotient of 1.3.
5. Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel, SOC 41-3091, has a California median of $80,850 per year. BLS lists 156,110 jobs and a location quotient of 1.06.
6. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers, SOC 43-1011, has a California median of $77,590 per year. BLS lists 149,230 jobs and a location quotient of 0.89.
7. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products, SOC 41-4012, has a California median of $76,490 per year. BLS lists 134,800 jobs and a location quotient of 0.93.
8. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, SOC 53-3032, has a California median of $60,230 per year. BLS lists 205,090 jobs and a location quotient of 0.85.
3. Retail Salespersons has 376,460 jobs in California, a gap of 375,020 from Soil and Plant Scientists. Its median is $38,440 per year, or $53,490 below Soil and Plant Scientists. Its location quotient is 0.82.
4. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has 355,500 jobs in California, a gap of 354,060 from Soil and Plant Scientists. Its median is $44,710 per year, or $47,220 below Soil and Plant Scientists. Its location quotient is 1.03.
5. Registered Nurses has 338,940 jobs in California, a gap of 337,500 from Soil and Plant Scientists. Its median is $140,270 per year, or $48,340 above Soil and Plant Scientists. Its location quotient is 0.86.
6. Cashiers has 336,110 jobs in California, a gap of 334,670 from Soil and Plant Scientists. Its median is $37,100 per year, or $54,830 below Soil and Plant Scientists. Its location quotient is 0.93.
7. Office Clerks, General has 311,490 jobs in California, a gap of 310,050 from Soil and Plant Scientists. Its median is $48,460 per year, or $43,470 below Soil and Plant Scientists. Its location quotient is 1.08.
8. Stockers and Order Fillers has 310,870 jobs in California, a gap of 309,430 from Soil and Plant Scientists. Its median is $42,870 per year, or $49,060 below Soil and Plant Scientists. Its location quotient is 0.94.
4. Management Analysts has a median of $101,460 per year in California, or $9,530 above Soil and Plant Scientists. BLS lists 137,280 jobs, compared with 1,440 for Soil and Plant Scientists. Its location quotient is 1.3.
5. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $99,650 per year in California, or $7,720 above Soil and Plant Scientists. BLS lists 155,160 jobs, compared with 1,440 for Soil and Plant Scientists. Its location quotient is 0.95.
6. Accountants and Auditors has a median of $97,050 per year in California, or $5,120 above Soil and Plant Scientists. BLS lists 175,360 jobs, compared with 1,440 for Soil and Plant Scientists. Its location quotient is 1.03.
7. Business Operations Specialists, All Other has a median of $87,570 per year in California, or $4,360 below Soil and Plant Scientists. BLS lists 155,000 jobs, compared with 1,440 for Soil and Plant Scientists. Its location quotient is 1.22.
8. Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel has a median of $80,850 per year in California, or $11,080 below Soil and Plant Scientists. BLS lists 156,110 jobs, compared with 1,440 for Soil and Plant Scientists. Its location quotient is 1.06.
3. Cooks, Fast Food has a location quotient of 1.66 in California, a gap of 0.88 from Soil and Plant Scientists. BLS lists 124,440 jobs and a median of $42,050 per year, or $49,880 below Soil and Plant Scientists.
4. Software Developers has a location quotient of 1.44 in California, a gap of 0.66 from Soil and Plant Scientists. BLS lists 284,390 jobs and a median of $174,410 per year, or $82,480 above Soil and Plant Scientists.
5. Security Guards has a location quotient of 1.33 in California, a gap of 0.55 from Soil and Plant Scientists. BLS lists 199,480 jobs and a median of $43,240 per year, or $48,690 below Soil and Plant Scientists.
6. Management Analysts has a location quotient of 1.3 in California, a gap of 0.52 from Soil and Plant Scientists. BLS lists 137,280 jobs and a median of $101,460 per year, or $9,530 above Soil and Plant Scientists.
7. Business Operations Specialists, All Other has a location quotient of 1.22 in California, a gap of 0.44 from Soil and Plant Scientists. BLS lists 155,000 jobs and a median of $87,570 per year, or $4,360 below Soil and Plant Scientists.
8. Office Clerks, General has a location quotient of 1.08 in California, a gap of 0.30 from Soil and Plant Scientists. BLS lists 311,490 jobs and a median of $48,460 per year, or $43,470 below Soil and Plant Scientists.
Soil and Plant Scientists pay in California | BLS 2025
Current jobs
Precise employer-title matches for Soil and Plant Scientists in California
Filtered through MeritLog's approved California place record and a strict employer-title rule. Listings are not classified by BLS and remain separate from BLS and BEA estimates.
