Colorado was 4.3% below the U.S. median for Soil and Plant Scientists. It ranked 22 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 Colorado was 103.1, or 3.1% above the national price level. Its housing index was 127.4.
National-price-dollar proxy
$73,196
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 08.
Questions, answered
Soil and Plant Scientists pay in Colorado: common questions
What is the median wage for Soil and Plant Scientists in Colorado?
The May 2025 BLS OEWS release published a median of $75,430 per year for Soil and Plant Scientists in Colorado. This describes an occupation-area estimate, not a promised offer or an individual's pay.
Is Soil and Plant Scientists pay higher in Colorado than nationally?
Colorado's published median was 4.3% below the U.S. median for the same occupation and release.
Does the wage estimate adjust for cost of living in Colorado?
No. The BLS wage is nominal. WageScope separately shows BEA's 2024 all-items Regional Price Parity of 103.1 and a transparent national-price-dollar proxy.
How many Soil and Plant Scientists jobs does BLS estimate in Colorado?
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What the Soil and Plant Scientists median says in Colorado
The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Soil and Plant Scientists median in Colorado at $75,430 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 08.
BLS lists 460 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 $107,330 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.
Colorado's Soil and Plant Scientists median is 4.3% below 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 08. SOC 19-1013 names Soil and Plant Scientists. Area 08 names Colorado. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 19-1013/08 row reports 460 wage and salary jobs, 0.16 jobs per 1,000 local jobs, and a 1.57 location quotient. Each value stays under the same two source keys.
For 19-1013/08, the annual median is $75,430 per year, while the matching mean is $107,330 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
BLS area 08 facts behind this Soil and Plant Scientists page
Area 08 reports 2,873,900 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $77,190. Its annual median is $59,800. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.4%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 19-1013 row.
The all-jobs wage ladder in Colorado runs from $36,350 at the 10th percentile to $136,330 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $43,680. The median is $59,800. The 75th percentile is $93,220. 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 08. They do not show related skills or a path into Soil and Plant Scientists.
1. Area 08, SOC 35-3023, Fast Food and Counter Workers: 82,010 jobs, $36,270 annual median, 28.54 jobs per 1,000, and 1.15 location quotient.
2. Area 08, SOC 41-2031, Retail Salespersons: 76,660 jobs, $37,950 annual median, 26.67 jobs per 1,000, and 1.06 location quotient.
3. Area 08, SOC 53-7065, Stockers and Order Fillers: 55,520 jobs, $42,350 annual median, 19.32 jobs per 1,000, and 1.06 location quotient.
Pay range
Read the Colorado wage ladder for Soil and Plant Scientists
The 10th percentile is $52,420 per year. The 25th percentile is $61,930 per year. The median is $75,430 per year. The 75th percentile is $105,410 per year. The 90th percentile is $288,300 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 $61,930 per year to $105,410 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $235,880. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
Colorado has a annual median of $75,430 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 Colorado. Colorado is 4.3% below 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.
Colorado ranks 22 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 22 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.
19. Nebraska has a Soil and Plant Scientists median of $77,500 per year, 640 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 6.18.
20. North Carolina has a Soil and Plant Scientists median of $76,330 per year, 570 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.14.
21. Missouri has a Soil and Plant Scientists median of $76,080 per year, 220 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.74.
23. Montana has a Soil and Plant Scientists median of $73,920 per year, 230 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 4.43.
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. Colorado sits at $75,430 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 $31,710 above Colorado. BLS lists 60 jobs there, compared with 460 in Colorado. The location quotient is 0.79.
2. Florida has a Soil and Plant Scientists median of $103,240 per year, or $27,810 above Colorado. BLS lists 270 jobs there, compared with 460 in Colorado. 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. Colorado has 460. 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 980 jobs from Colorado. Its median is $91,930 per year, or $16,500 above Colorado. Its location quotient is 0.78.
2. Iowa has 960 estimated Soil and Plant Scientists jobs, a gap of 500 jobs from Colorado. Its median is $96,310 per year, or $20,880 above Colorado. Its location quotient is 6.07.
3. Illinois has 820 estimated Soil and Plant Scientists jobs, a gap of 360 jobs from Colorado. Its median is $79,490 per year, or $4,060 above Colorado. 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. Colorado has 1.57. 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 8.75 from Colorado. BLS lists 480 Soil and Plant Scientists jobs and a median of $73,590 per year, or $1,840 below Colorado.
2. North Dakota has a location quotient of 9.5, a gap of 7.93 from Colorado. BLS lists 410 Soil and Plant Scientists jobs and a median of $65,320 per year, or $10,110 below Colorado.
3. Idaho has a location quotient of 6.19, a gap of 4.62 from Colorado. BLS lists 540 Soil and Plant Scientists jobs and a median of $95,150 per year, or $19,720 above Colorado.
Job scale and share
How common Soil and Plant Scientists is in Colorado
BLS lists 460 Soil and Plant Scientists jobs in Colorado. It also lists 0.16 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 1.57. 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 higher 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 Colorado
The all-occupations median in Colorado is $59,800 per year. The Soil and Plant Scientists median is $75,430 per year. Soil and Plant Scientists is 26.1% 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 Colorado. 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. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers, SOC 43-1011, has a Colorado median of $76,600 per year. BLS lists 26,100 jobs and a location quotient of 0.98.
2. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products, SOC 41-4012, has a Colorado median of $79,250 per year. BLS lists 27,530 jobs and a location quotient of 1.2.
Area job mix
The largest detailed roles in Colorado
Fast Food and Counter Workers is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Colorado table, at 82,010 jobs. Soil and Plant Scientists has 460 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 2,873,900. 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 82,010 jobs in Colorado, a gap of 81,550 from Soil and Plant Scientists. Its median is $36,270 per year, or $39,160 below Soil and Plant Scientists. Its location quotient is 1.15.
2. Retail Salespersons has 76,660 jobs in Colorado, a gap of 76,200 from Soil and Plant Scientists. Its median is $37,950 per year, or $37,480 below Soil and Plant Scientists. Its location quotient is 1.06.
Area pay mix
Published role medians around Colorado
Software Developers has the highest published median in the bounded Colorado role table, at $138,390 per year. Soil and Plant Scientists has $75,430 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.
The local all-occupations median is $59,800 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 $138,390 per year in Colorado, or $62,960 above Soil and Plant Scientists. BLS lists 43,320 jobs, compared with 460 for Soil and Plant Scientists. Its location quotient is 1.39.
2. General and Operations Managers has a median of $131,840 per year in Colorado, or $56,410 above Soil and Plant Scientists. BLS lists 41,870 jobs, compared with 460 for Soil and Plant Scientists. Its location quotient is 0.65.
3. Project Management Specialists has a median of $110,050 per year in Colorado, or $34,620 above Soil and Plant Scientists. BLS lists 32,390 jobs, compared with 460 for Soil and Plant Scientists. Its location quotient is 1.64.
Area role shares
Roles with the largest local share in Colorado
Business Operations Specialists, All Other has the highest location quotient in the bounded Colorado role table, at 2.27. Soil and Plant Scientists has 1.57. 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. Business Operations Specialists, All Other has a location quotient of 2.27 in Colorado, a gap of 0.70 from Soil and Plant Scientists. BLS lists 45,670 jobs and a median of $92,520 per year, or $17,090 above Soil and Plant Scientists.
2. Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists has a location quotient of 1.68 in Colorado, a gap of 0.11 from Soil and Plant Scientists. BLS lists 27,880 jobs and a median of $93,050 per year, or $17,620 above Soil and Plant Scientists.
Price-level view
What $75,430 may mean after the Colorado price level
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Colorado is 103.1. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 3.1% above that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.
WageScope divides the $75,430 Soil and Plant Scientists median by 103.1 divided by 100. The result is $73,196 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 127.4. Goods are 98.7. Utilities are 85.0. Other services are 99.6. 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 14.5%. The mean-wage RSE is 20%. 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 460 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $107,330 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 Colorado 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 $75,430 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 Colorado 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 460 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 1.57 is not a growth score. Rank 22 of 47 is not a place score. The 103.1 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 08. 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 460 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 08, SOC 29-1141, Registered Nurses: 54,490 jobs, $100,260 annual median, 18.96 jobs per 1,000, and 0.87 location quotient.
5. Area 08, SOC 41-2011, Cashiers: 51,670 jobs, $36,870 annual median, 17.98 jobs per 1,000, and 0.9 location quotient.
6. Area 08, SOC 13-1199, Business Operations Specialists, All Other: 45,670 jobs, $92,520 annual median, 15.89 jobs per 1,000, and 2.27 location quotient.
3. Alaska has a Soil and Plant Scientists median of $100,320 per year, or $24,890 above Colorado. BLS lists 30 jobs there, compared with 460 in Colorado. The location quotient is 0.92.
4. Iowa has a Soil and Plant Scientists median of $96,310 per year, or $20,880 above Colorado. BLS lists 960 jobs there, compared with 460 in Colorado. The location quotient is 6.07.
5. Idaho has a Soil and Plant Scientists median of $95,150 per year, or $19,720 above Colorado. BLS lists 540 jobs there, compared with 460 in Colorado. The location quotient is 6.19.
6. New Jersey has a Soil and Plant Scientists median of $91,970 per year, or $16,540 above Colorado. BLS lists 130 jobs there, compared with 460 in Colorado. The location quotient is 0.3.
7. California has a Soil and Plant Scientists median of $91,930 per year, or $16,500 above Colorado. BLS lists 1,440 jobs there, compared with 460 in Colorado. The location quotient is 0.78.
8. Oregon has a Soil and Plant Scientists median of $85,150 per year, or $9,720 above Colorado. BLS lists 620 jobs there, compared with 460 in Colorado. The location quotient is 3.12.
4. Minnesota has 750 estimated Soil and Plant Scientists jobs, a gap of 290 jobs from Colorado. Its median is $79,610 per year, or $4,180 above Colorado. Its location quotient is 2.5.
5. Wisconsin has 680 estimated Soil and Plant Scientists jobs, a gap of 220 jobs from Colorado. Its median is $66,200 per year, or $9,230 below Colorado. Its location quotient is 2.27.
6. Nebraska has 640 estimated Soil and Plant Scientists jobs, a gap of 180 jobs from Colorado. Its median is $77,500 per year, or $2,070 above Colorado. Its location quotient is 6.18.
7. Oregon has 620 estimated Soil and Plant Scientists jobs, a gap of 160 jobs from Colorado. Its median is $85,150 per year, or $9,720 above Colorado. Its location quotient is 3.12.
8. Michigan has 570 estimated Soil and Plant Scientists jobs, a gap of 110 jobs from Colorado. Its median is $65,390 per year, or $10,040 below Colorado. Its location quotient is 1.28.
4. Nebraska has a location quotient of 6.18, a gap of 4.61 from Colorado. BLS lists 640 Soil and Plant Scientists jobs and a median of $77,500 per year, or $2,070 above Colorado.
5. Iowa has a location quotient of 6.07, a gap of 4.50 from Colorado. BLS lists 960 Soil and Plant Scientists jobs and a median of $96,310 per year, or $20,880 above Colorado.
6. Montana has a location quotient of 4.43, a gap of 2.86 from Colorado. BLS lists 230 Soil and Plant Scientists jobs and a median of $73,920 per year, or $1,510 below Colorado.
7. Oregon has a location quotient of 3.12, a gap of 1.55 from Colorado. BLS lists 620 Soil and Plant Scientists jobs and a median of $85,150 per year, or $9,720 above Colorado.
8. Kansas has a location quotient of 2.64, a gap of 1.07 from Colorado. BLS lists 380 Soil and Plant Scientists jobs and a median of $65,670 per year, or $9,760 below Colorado.
3. Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel, SOC 41-3091, has a Colorado median of $79,810 per year. BLS lists 37,810 jobs and a location quotient of 1.63.
4. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education, SOC 25-2021, has a Colorado median of $63,410 per year. BLS lists 24,860 jobs and a location quotient of 0.97.
5. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, SOC 53-3032, has a Colorado median of $61,500 per year. BLS lists 25,350 jobs and a location quotient of 0.67.
6. Business Operations Specialists, All Other, SOC 13-1199, has a Colorado median of $92,520 per year. BLS lists 45,670 jobs and a location quotient of 2.27.
7. First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers, SOC 41-1011, has a Colorado median of $58,200 per year. BLS lists 26,390 jobs and a location quotient of 1.27.
8. Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists, SOC 13-1161, has a Colorado median of $93,050 per year. BLS lists 27,880 jobs and a location quotient of 1.68.
3. Stockers and Order Fillers has 55,520 jobs in Colorado, a gap of 55,060 from Soil and Plant Scientists. Its median is $42,350 per year, or $33,080 below Soil and Plant Scientists. Its location quotient is 1.06.
4. Registered Nurses has 54,490 jobs in Colorado, a gap of 54,030 from Soil and Plant Scientists. Its median is $100,260 per year, or $24,830 above Soil and Plant Scientists. Its location quotient is 0.87.
5. Cashiers has 51,670 jobs in Colorado, a gap of 51,210 from Soil and Plant Scientists. Its median is $36,870 per year, or $38,560 below Soil and Plant Scientists. Its location quotient is 0.9.
6. Business Operations Specialists, All Other has 45,670 jobs in Colorado, a gap of 45,210 from Soil and Plant Scientists. Its median is $92,520 per year, or $17,090 above Soil and Plant Scientists. Its location quotient is 2.27.
7. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has 44,650 jobs in Colorado, a gap of 44,190 from Soil and Plant Scientists. Its median is $38,540 per year, or $36,890 below Soil and Plant Scientists. Its location quotient is 0.56.
8. Software Developers has 43,320 jobs in Colorado, a gap of 42,860 from Soil and Plant Scientists. Its median is $138,390 per year, or $62,960 above Soil and Plant Scientists. Its location quotient is 1.39.
4. Registered Nurses has a median of $100,260 per year in Colorado, or $24,830 above Soil and Plant Scientists. BLS lists 54,490 jobs, compared with 460 for Soil and Plant Scientists. Its location quotient is 0.87.
5. Accountants and Auditors has a median of $97,030 per year in Colorado, or $21,600 above Soil and Plant Scientists. BLS lists 35,410 jobs, compared with 460 for Soil and Plant Scientists. Its location quotient is 1.32.
6. Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists has a median of $93,050 per year in Colorado, or $17,620 above Soil and Plant Scientists. BLS lists 27,880 jobs, compared with 460 for Soil and Plant Scientists. Its location quotient is 1.68.
7. Business Operations Specialists, All Other has a median of $92,520 per year in Colorado, or $17,090 above Soil and Plant Scientists. BLS lists 45,670 jobs, compared with 460 for Soil and Plant Scientists. Its location quotient is 2.27.
8. Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel has a median of $79,810 per year in Colorado, or $4,380 above Soil and Plant Scientists. BLS lists 37,810 jobs, compared with 460 for Soil and Plant Scientists. Its location quotient is 1.63.
3. Project Management Specialists has a location quotient of 1.64 in Colorado, a gap of 0.07 from Soil and Plant Scientists. BLS lists 32,390 jobs and a median of $110,050 per year, or $34,620 above Soil and Plant Scientists.
4. Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel has a location quotient of 1.63 in Colorado, a gap of 0.06 from Soil and Plant Scientists. BLS lists 37,810 jobs and a median of $79,810 per year, or $4,380 above Soil and Plant Scientists.
5. Software Developers has a location quotient of 1.39 in Colorado, a gap of 0.18 from Soil and Plant Scientists. BLS lists 43,320 jobs and a median of $138,390 per year, or $62,960 above Soil and Plant Scientists.
6. Accountants and Auditors has a location quotient of 1.32 in Colorado, a gap of 0.25 from Soil and Plant Scientists. BLS lists 35,410 jobs and a median of $97,030 per year, or $21,600 above Soil and Plant Scientists.
7. First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers has a location quotient of 1.27 in Colorado, a gap of 0.30 from Soil and Plant Scientists. BLS lists 26,390 jobs and a median of $58,200 per year, or $17,230 below Soil and Plant Scientists.
8. Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers has a location quotient of 1.25 in Colorado, a gap of 0.32 from Soil and Plant Scientists. BLS lists 21,990 jobs and a median of $45,760 per year, or $29,670 below Soil and Plant Scientists.
Soil and Plant Scientists pay in Colorado | BLS 2025
Current jobs
Precise employer-title matches for Soil and Plant Scientists in Colorado
Filtered through MeritLog's approved Colorado place record and a strict employer-title rule. Listings are not classified by BLS and remain separate from BLS and BEA estimates.
