How much do Soil and Plant Scientists make in Green Bay, WI?

Percentile spread

For Soil and Plant Scientists, the published 10th percentile is $36,400 and the 90th percentile is $73,950. The difference is $37,550, which is 66.1% 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 $45,390 to the 75th at $64,140, covers $18,750.

The mean annual wage is $55,360, which sits below the median of $56,770. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Green Bay, WI median is 28% lower than the national median of $78,850 for Soil and Plant Scientists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $60,987, which is 22.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 14.2% lower than the Wisconsin median of $66,200.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Green Bay, WI is 93.086, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $56,770 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Soil and Plant Scientists at $60,987 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Soil and Plant Scientists. Green Bay, WI ranks 6th of 6 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).).

• Appleton, WI is 22 miles away, with a median of $65,290 and employment of 30. That median is 15% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $70,646, against $60,987 here.
• Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI is 108 miles away, with a median of $66,200 and employment of 130. That median is 16.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $68,292, against $60,987 here.
• Madison, WI is 125 miles away, with a median of $73,510 and employment of 220. That median is 29.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $75,560, against $60,987 here.

Employment share

Soil and Plant Scientists accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Green Bay, WI (30 of 174,550). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (15,730 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.70 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.