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Soil and Plant Scientist Salary in El Centro, California

The annual salary statistics of soil and plant scientists in El Centro, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of soil and plant scientists in El Centro is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Soil and Plant Scientists in El Centro, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$51,130
25th Percentile Wage
$62,770
50th Percentile Wage
$68,970
75th Percentile Wage
$75,160
90th Percentile Wage
$84,030

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for soil and plant scientists in El Centro, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $84,030. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $68,970. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $51,130.

Table 2. Compare Soil and Plant Scientist Salary in El Centro with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $68,970 in El Centro is in the middle of salary range for soil and plant scientists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of soil and plant scientists in El Centro is 37.2 percent (37.2%) lower than that in the highest paying San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos and 43.2 percent (43.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$109,870
Salinas
$96,050
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$89,660
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$87,710
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$83,400
Fresno
$82,570
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$82,090
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$81,200
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$79,790
Stockton
$79,000
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$77,940
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$74,340
Bakersfield-Delano
$73,920
Napa
$73,790
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$71,990
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$70,890
El Centro
$68,970
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$67,530
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$64,090
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$60,300
Visalia-Porterville
$59,490
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$59,240
Merced
$58,710
Chico
$55,480
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$39,170

See also: Top paying jobs in El Centro, California.