Soil and Plant Scientists
SOC code 19-1013 · 1,311 certified H-1B positions, FY2023–FY2026.
1,311
certified positions
$65,000
Median pay
$56,000
25th pct
$82,600
75th pct
$103,114
90th pct
$50,066
10th pct
Estimates from public U.S. Department of Labor records — wages are
employer-attested offered wages, not verified salaries paid; counts are filings, not
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Data: DOL filings FY2023–FY2026 (through June 2026) · Page updated October 2026
$56,484
Median prevailing wage
$50,066$65,000 median$103,114
Quarterly median pay 2022-Q4 → 2026-Q2 · ▲ 42.9%
Wage-level mix DOL prevailing-wage levels on these filings
Level I · Entry — 453 (40%), med $55,000Level II · Qualified — 320 (28%), med $62,650Level III · Experienced — 207 (18%), med $84,000Level IV · Fully competent — 148 (13%), med $102,000
Top employers hiring
| Employer | Positions | Median |
|---|---|---|
| University of California, Davis | 61 | $74,425 |
| Texas A&M AgriLife Research | 52 | $53,498 |
| Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska | 51 | $55,016 |
| Bayer Research and Development Services LLC | 49 | $110,844 |
| North Carolina State University | 45 | $58,656 |
| MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY | 40 | $61,922 |
| NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY | 36 | $55,500 |
| Oregon State University | 35 | $61,008 |
| DONALD DANFORTH PLANT SCIENCE CENTER | 35 | $60,000 |
| Purdue University | 32 | $57,499 |
| UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA | 32 | $69,212 |
| University of Georgia | 29 | $57,000 |
| The Curators of the University of Missouri | 28 | $51,782 |
| Corteva Agriscience LLC | 26 | $96,392 |
| Colorado State University | 25 | $72,000 |
Top states
| State | Positions |
|---|---|
| California | 206 |
| Texas | 104 |
| Missouri | 101 |
| North Carolina | 64 |
| Nebraska | 54 |
| Indiana | 52 |
| Michigan | 46 |
| Georgia | 40 |
| Oregon | 38 |
| New York | 38 |
| Florida | 38 |
| Iowa | 37 |
| North Dakota | 36 |
| Illinois | 31 |
| Wisconsin | 30 |