The annual salary statistics of soil and plant scientists in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of soil and plant scientists in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $60,230 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $64,630 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $77,940 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $106,040 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $128,160 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for soil and plant scientists in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $128,160. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $77,940. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $60,230.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of soil and plant scientists from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $77,940 | 13.84% | 11.71% |
| 2020 | $67,150 | -5.70% | - |
| 2019 | $70,980 | 12.92% | - |
| 2018 | $61,810 | 1.94% | - |
| 2017 | $60,610 | 8.45% | - |
| 2016 | $55,490 | -21.64% | - |
| 2014 | $67,500 | -0.24% | - |
| 2013 | $67,660 | -1.70% | - |
| 2012 | $68,810 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $77,940 in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario is 29.1 percent (29.1%) lower than that in the highest paying San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos and 49.7 percent (49.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles.