Soil and Plant Scientists Salary — Champaign, Illinois

The average Soil and Plant Scientists in Champaign, Illinois earns $77,140 a year.

$77,140 / year, mean
↓ 11.3% below national average 50th percentile in Illinois

Champaign sits roughly in the middle of the pack for this role within Illinois — neither a standout nor a laggard. That's noticeably below the national average for soil and plant scientists, worth factoring into any relocation math. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a reasonably reliable estimate, though the underlying sample is moderate in size.

Percentile within Illinois

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
90
Estimate confidence
RSE 5.3%
Cost of living 93 #132 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 1770 #92 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $237,290 #139 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $64,558 #141 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Champaign ranks #132 for cost of living and #139 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

San Francisco $124,130 San Jose $122,130 Salinas $111,560 Lafayette $106,960 Kennewick $104,800 Sacramento $104,560 Oxnard $102,940 Fresno $99,990 Indianapolis $99,250 Napa $98,710 Riverside $97,280 Orlando $95,470 Miami $95,000 Portland $94,490 Seattle $94,160 New York $93,580 Santa Rosa $91,990 San Diego $91,680 Modesto $91,570 Salem $88,540 San Luis Obispo $88,490 Corvallis $87,860 Chicago $87,380 Los Angeles $86,370 Detroit $84,050 Richmond $77,150 Champaign $77,140 Lexington $73,150 Philadelphia $71,560 Lansing $68,590 Baltimore $66,750 Grand Rapids $65,150
CityMean salaryvs. Champaign
Baltimore, Maryland$66,750-13.5%
Chicago, Illinois$87,380+13.3%
Corvallis, Oregon$87,860+13.9%
Detroit, Michigan$84,050+9.0%
Fresno, California$99,990+29.6%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$65,150-15.5%
Indianapolis, Indiana$99,250+28.7%
Kennewick, Washington$104,800+35.9%
Lafayette, Indiana$106,960+38.7%
Lansing, Michigan$68,590-11.1%
Lexington, Kentucky$73,150-5.2%
Los Angeles, California$86,370+12.0%
Miami, Florida$95,000+23.2%
Modesto, California$91,570+18.7%
Napa, California$98,710+28.0%
New York, New York$93,580+21.3%
Orlando, Florida$95,470+23.8%
Oxnard, California$102,940+33.4%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$71,560-7.2%
Portland, Oregon$94,490+22.5%
Richmond, Virginia$77,150+0.0%
Riverside, California$97,280+26.1%
Sacramento, California$104,560+35.5%
Salem, Oregon$88,540+14.8%
Salinas, California$111,560+44.6%
San Diego, California$91,680+18.8%
San Francisco, California$124,130+60.9%
San Jose, California$122,130+58.3%
San Luis Obispo, California$88,490+14.7%
Santa Rosa, California$91,990+19.3%
Seattle, Washington$94,160+22.1%
Gross salary
77,140/yr
Estimated take-home
59,421/yr
Est. total withheld
23.0%

Single filer, federal + Illinois state tax + FICA, 2025 rates. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 19-1013 SOC code
Official area Champaign-Urbana, IL BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 16580 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: il_idor_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
Urbana
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Highlighted: Illinois

Population (metro area)
236,196