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Soil and Plant Scientists
SOC 19-1013. Offered wages, prevailing wage levels and sponsoring employers on H-1B labor condition applications, with PERM counts.
Employers filed 829 labor condition applications for Soil and Plant Scientists (SOC 19-1013) in fiscal years 2025–2026, 801 of them certified.
The median offered wage is $67,115 a year (quartiles $59,000–$84,918), below the $122,221 median across all occupations; the median prevailing wage cited is $59,280. Level I is the most common prevailing wage level (36% of filings).
PERM applications for the occupation number 49 with a median offered wage of $72,000.
H-1B labor condition applications
Employer-specific case information was provided to OFLC by employers who submitted foreign labor certification applications. These are not employer responses to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' survey. Wage levels I–IV are as stated on the application. Data through 30 Jun 2026.
Applications by fiscal year
Prevailing wage levels
Level I 36%Level II 23%Level III 17%Level IV 10%Not stated 13%
| Measure | SOC 19-1013 | All occupations |
|---|---|---|
| Median offered wage | $67,115 | $122,221 |
| 25th–75th percentile | $59,000–$84,918 | — |
| Share at Level I or II | 59% | 56% |
| Share certified | 97% | 98% |
Wages annualised from the rate and unit on the application; medians use up to 4,000 sampled applications per occupation (829 here).
Offered wages by employer
The list names employers that have a page on this site (organisations above the size floor); the totals above count every record in the files.
All employers, A to Z
All employers for Soil and Plant Scientists: 90 records. The A to Z list names every employer with a page that has this occupation among its most-filed H-1B occupations.
Worksite states
California 131 · Texas 75 · Missouri 50 · North Carolina 35 · Indiana 32 · Michigan 31 · Minnesota 25 · Wisconsin 25 · Iowa 25 · New York 25
PERM labor certification
PERM applications as disclosed by OFLC; FY2024 covers the new Form 9089 only. Status is as recorded at the data date. Data through 30 Jun 2026.
Median offered wage on PERM applications: $72,000.
| Employer | City | PERM applications |
|---|---|---|
| A & B Environmental Services, Inc. | Houston | 4 |
| Bayer Research and Development Services LLC | St. Louis | 2 |
| BASF Corporation | Florham Park | 2 |
| Texas A&M AgriLife Research | College Station | 2 |
| Redwood Trading, LLC | Mission | 1 |
| Oishii Farm Corporation | Jersey City | 1 |
| McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. | Des Peres | 1 |
| United Genetics Seeds Company | Hollister | 1 |
| Inari Agriculture, Inc. | Cambridge | 1 |
| Cargill, Incorporated | Wayzata | 1 |
| University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture | Little Rock | 1 |
| T.N.M. Partners LLC | Waller | 1 |
| University of Florida | Gainesville | 1 |
| Plenty Unlimited, Inc. | South San Francisco | 1 |
| New Mexico State University | Las Cruces | 1 |
The list names employers that have a page on this site (organisations above the size floor); the totals above count every record in the files.
Questions and answers
What is the H-1B salary for Soil and Plant Scientists?
The median offered wage on labor condition applications for SOC 19-1013 is $67,115 a year, with the middle half between $59,000 and $84,918; the median prevailing wage cited is $59,280.
Which employers file the most H-1B applications for Soil and Plant Scientists?
University of California, Davis (40), Texas A&M AgriLife Research (30), Michigan State University (28), Bayer Research and Development Services LLC (26), Purdue University (24)
Which wage level is most common for Soil and Plant Scientists?
Level I: Level I 36%, Level II 23%, Level III 17%, Level IV 10% of filings.
How many PERM applications name Soil and Plant Scientists?
49 in fiscal years 2024–2026, median offered wage $72,000.
Source: OFLC LCA and PERM disclosure files, fiscal years 2025–2026, through 30 Jun 2026. Occupation pages are built for SOC codes with at least 50 applications. How H-1B wage levels work.