The annual salary statistics of soil and plant scientists in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of soil and plant scientists in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville 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 | $32,380 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $62,110 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $82,090 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $111,110 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $122,910 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for soil and plant scientists in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $122,910. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $82,090. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,380.
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 | $82,090 | -10.49% | 14.96% |
| 2020 | $90,700 | 18.95% | - |
| 2019 | $73,510 | 1.10% | - |
| 2018 | $72,700 | 0.84% | - |
| 2017 | $72,090 | 6.99% | - |
| 2016 | $67,050 | 0.45% | - |
| 2015 | $66,750 | 5.21% | - |
| 2014 | $63,270 | -11.10% | - |
| 2013 | $70,290 | 0.68% | - |
| 2012 | $69,810 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $82,090 in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville 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 Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville is 25.3 percent (25.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos and 52.3 percent (52.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles.