How much do Soil and Plant Scientists make in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH?

Percentile spread

For Soil and Plant Scientists, the published 10th percentile is $67,000 and the 90th percentile is $89,830. The difference is $22,830, which is 32.7% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $67,000 to the 75th at $89,830, covers $22,830.

The mean annual wage is $78,270, which sits above the median of $69,880. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH median is 11.4% lower than the national median of $78,850 for Soil and Plant Scientists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $64,545, which is 18.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the Massachusetts median of $69,880.

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Massachusetts, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is 108.266, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $69,880 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Soil and Plant Scientists at $64,545 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Soil and Plant Scientists. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH ranks 4th of 4 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is 97 miles away, with a median of $72,750 and employment of 60. That median is 4.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $70,806, against $64,545 here.
• New Haven, CT is 126 miles away, with a median of $87,110 and employment of 90. That median is 24.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $83,312, against $64,545 here.
• New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is 189 miles away, with a median of $84,740 and employment of 170. That median is 21.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $75,282, against $64,545 here.