The annual salary statistics of soil and plant scientists in Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin is shown in Table 1. The wage data of soil and plant scientists in Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington 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 | $41,800 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $50,370 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $65,180 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $75,130 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $88,550 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for soil and plant scientists in Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $88,550. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $65,180. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $41,800.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of soil and plant scientists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $65,180 | 1.43% | 22.43% |
| 2021 | $64,250 | 9.01% | - |
| 2020 | $58,460 | -17.23% | - |
| 2019 | $68,530 | 0.69% | - |
| 2018 | $68,060 | 7.21% | - |
| 2017 | $63,150 | 13.54% | - |
| 2016 | $54,600 | -2.97% | - |
| 2015 | $56,220 | -31.50% | - |
| 2014 | $73,930 | 17.94% | - |
| 2013 | $60,670 | 16.66% | - |
| 2012 | $50,560 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $65,180, Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington is the second highest paying city for soil and plant scientists in state of Wisconsin, following the highest paying city Duluth (median annual salary of $67,400). Compared with Duluth, the median annual salary of soil and plant scientists in Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington is 3.3 percent (3.3%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Duluth | |
| Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington | |
| Madison | |
| Appleton | |
| West Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis | |
| South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area |