Minnesota · 2025 pay · 8 people
How much does a soil scientist make in Minnesota?
$87,430typical pay for a soil scientist in 2025
$82,828 – $91,025what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 11.9% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Minnesota Management and Budget · Matches the agency's latest release · mn.gov ↗
Where soil scientists work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Highest-paid soil scientists, 2025
- 1Dawn Michelle BernauSoil Scientist 2 · Agriculture Dept$91,379
- 2Ryan H PerishSoil Scientist 2 · Agriculture Dept$91,025
- 3Ryan LemicksonSoil Scientist 2 · Agriculture Dept$91,025
- 4Russell J. DericksonSoil Scientist 2 · Agriculture Dept$91,010
- 5Michael James CruseSoil Scientist 2 · Agriculture Dept$83,850
Common questions
How much does a soil scientist make in Minnesota?
The typical soil scientist was paid $87,430 in 2025; most earned between $82,828 and $91,025. This counts all 8 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for soil scientists in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Soil Scientist, at any level (for example "Soil Scientist"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this