How much do Soil and Plant Scientists make in Lincoln, NE?

Percentile spread

For Soil and Plant Scientists, the published 10th percentile is $47,650 and the 90th percentile is $115,220. The difference is $67,570, which is 106.0% 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 $52,860 to the 75th at $91,790, covers $38,930.

The mean annual wage is $75,180, which sits above the median of $63,760. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Lincoln, NE median is 19.1% lower than the national median of $78,850 for Soil and Plant Scientists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $69,621, which is 11.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 17.7% lower than the Nebraska median of $77,500.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lincoln, NE is 91.581, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $63,760 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Soil and Plant Scientists at $69,621 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Soil and Plant Scientists. Lincoln, NE ranks 7th of 7 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).).

• Omaha, NE-IA is 56 miles away, with a median of $81,300 and employment of 120. That median is 27.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $88,455, against $69,621 here.
• Manhattan, KS is 108 miles away, with a median of $66,100 and employment of 60. That median is 3.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $73,312, against $69,621 here.
• Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA is 170 miles away, with a median of $132,290 and employment of 430. That median is 107.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $144,262, against $69,621 here.

Employment share

Soil and Plant Scientists accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Lincoln, NE (100 of 182,620). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (15,730 of 155,495,730). The local share is 5.41 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.