Soil and Plant Scientists Salary in Champaign, IL

Soil and Plant Scientists pay range in Champaign

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $55,000 a year or less, while the top 10% make $115,210 or more. The middle half of soil and plant scientists in Champaign earn between $55,000 and $82,370.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Soil and Plant Scientists salary after taxes in Champaign

On the average salary of $77,140, a single filer in Champaign takes home about $59,421 a year, or $4,952 a month and $2,285 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).

Is Champaign a good place for soil and plant scientists? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Champaign area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.7), so the average $77,140 buys what about $83,211 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Champaign ($50,700). A typical home costs $237,290, or 3.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Soil and Plant Scientists salary in other Illinois cities

Champaign ranks 2nd of 2 Illinois metro areas for this job; Chicago pays the most ($87,380).

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Highest-paying cities for soil and plant scientists

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($124,130).

Soil and Plant Scientists salary by city

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