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Botanist Salary in Connecticut

How much does a Botanist make in Connecticut?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Botanist in Connecticut is $83,357 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $40.

However, a Botanist's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $120,661
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $68,852 to $102,883
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $55,645

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Botanist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$102,883	$8,574	$1,979	$49
Average	$83,357	$6,946	$1,603	$40
25th Percentile	$68,852	$5,738	$1,324	$33

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Key Factors That Influence Botanist Salaries

A Botanist's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how geographic location, and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Botanist Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Botanists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $86,360.
California: $86,033.
Massachusetts: $84,886.

District of Columbia $86,360 California $86,033 Massachusetts $84,886 Washington $84,574 New Jersey $84,543 Alaska $84,434 Connecticut $83,357 New York $82,920

Hawaii $81,524 Rhode Island $80,869 Maryland $80,424 Minnesota $79,816 Colorado $79,582 Illinois $79,504 Oregon $79,208 Delaware $78,989

New Hampshire $78,852 Virginia $78,545 Pennsylvania $77,648 Nevada $77,195 North Dakota $77,047 Michigan $76,813 Wisconsin $76,727 Vermont $76,556

Texas $76,080 Maine $76,049 Arizona $76,002 Ohio $75,947 Georgia $75,230 Indiana $74,871 Wyoming $74,801 Utah $74,692

Iowa $74,645 Kansas $74,270 Louisiana $74,161 North Carolina $74,122 Missouri $74,107 Florida $73,802 Montana $73,639 Nebraska $73,483

Kentucky $73,397 South Carolina $73,085 Tennessee $72,890 Idaho $72,812 New Mexico $72,242 Oklahoma $72,118 Alabama $71,657 South Dakota $70,885

Arkansas $70,464 West Virginia $70,238 Mississippi $69,559

Top Paying Cities for Botanists

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Old Mystic: $82,035
Oneco: $81,824
Avon: $82,192

Old Mystic, CT $82,035 Oneco, CT $81,824 Avon, CT $82,192 Bloomfield, CT $82,239 Windsor, CT $82,241 Bristol, CT $82,233 Burlington, CT $82,228 Broad Brook, CT $81,782

Canaan, CT $81,838 Canton, CT $82,152 Canton Center, CT $82,128 Colebrook, CT $81,840 Collinsville, CT $82,146 East Berlin, CT $82,101 East Canaan, CT $81,930 East Glastonbury, CT $82,240

East Granby, CT $81,793 East Hartland, CT $81,584 East Windsor Hill, CT $82,177 Ellington, CT $81,603 Farmington, CT $82,103 Falls Village, CT $82,118 Glastonbury, CT $82,243 Granby, CT $81,625

Berlin, CT $82,095 Lakeville, CT $82,188 Manchester, CT $82,233 Bolton, CT $82,126 New Britain, CT $82,070 New Hartford, CT $82,214 Norfolk, CT $82,042 North Canton, CT $82,066

North Granby, CT $81,385 Pine Meadow, CT $82,140 Plainville, CT $82,101 Barkhamsted, CT $81,976 Poquonock, CT $82,177 Riverton, CT $81,875 Vernon Rockville, CT $82,015 Rocky Hill, CT $82,151

Salisbury, CT $81,636 Sharon, CT $82,810 Simsbury, CT $82,119 Somers, CT $80,931 Somersville, CT $80,916 South Glastonbury, CT $82,221 South Windsor, CT $82,208 North Windham, CT $82,016

Pomfret Center, CT $81,930 Putnam, CT $81,883 Quinebaug, CT $81,908 Rogers, CT $81,880 Scotland, CT $82,020 South Willington, CT $81,814 South Windham, CT $82,038 South Woodstock, CT $81,921

Storrs Mansfield, CT $81,971 Thompson, CT $81,899 Ashford, CT $81,828 Willington, CT $81,803 Windham, CT $82,025 Woodstock, CT $81,898 Woodstock Valley, CT $81,864 New London, CT $82,039

Baltic, CT $82,020 Canterbury, CT $81,985 Central Village, CT $81,921 East Lyme, CT $82,066 Bozrah, CT $82,029 Gales Ferry, CT $82,034 Gilman, CT $82,045 Mashantucket, CT $82,025

Ledyard, CT $82,032 Groton, CT $82,038 Hanover, CT $82,019 Jewett City, CT $82,015 Montville, CT $82,037 Moosup, CT $81,881 Mystic, CT $82,034 Niantic, CT $82,061

North Stonington, CT $81,995 Norwich, CT $82,016 Preston, CT $82,016 Oakdale, CT $82,059 Old Lyme, CT $82,218 Stafford, CT $81,467 Stafford Springs, CT $81,508 Staffordville, CT $81,390

Suffield, CT $80,854 Taconic, CT $81,935 Tariffville, CT $81,974 Enfield, CT $80,837 Tolland, CT $81,772 Unionville, CT $82,172 East Windsor, CT $81,676 Weatogue, CT $82,196

West Granby, CT $81,800 West Hartland, CT $81,613 West Simsbury, CT $82,109 West Suffield, CT $80,868 Winchester Center, CT $82,118 Windsor Locks, CT $81,678 Winsted, CT $82,110 Hartford, CT $82,312

West Hartford, CT $82,242 East Hartford, CT $82,306 Wethersfield, CT $82,238 Newington, CT $82,087 Plainfield, CT $81,956 Quaker Hill, CT $82,039 South Lyme, CT $82,116 Sterling, CT $81,803

Stonington, CT $82,018 Pawcatuck, CT $81,974 Taftville, CT $82,016 Uncasville, CT $82,034 Versailles, CT $82,011 Voluntown, CT $81,952 Waterford, CT $82,041 Wauregan, CT $81,914

West Mystic, CT $82,036 Yantic, CT $82,021 Ansonia, CT $83,675 Beacon Falls, CT $83,452 Botsford, CT $84,990 Branford, CT $82,889 Cheshire, CT $82,736 Centerbrook, CT $82,473

Chester, CT $82,473 Clinton, CT $82,832 Cobalt, CT $82,248 Colchester, CT $82,169 Cromwell, CT $82,147 Deep River, CT $82,521 Derby, CT $84,057 Killingworth, CT $82,728

Salem, CT $82,107 Durham, CT $82,525 East Haddam, CT $82,289 East Hampton, CT $82,274 Essex, CT $82,400 Guilford, CT $82,963 Haddam, CT $82,446 Hadlyme, CT $82,332

Hawleyville, CT $84,776 Higganum, CT $82,467 Ivoryton, CT $82,489 Madison, CT $82,863 Marion, CT $82,509 Marlborough, CT $82,222 Meriden, CT $82,289 Middlefield, CT $82,350

Middle Haddam, CT $82,305 Middletown, CT $82,254 Milford, CT $85,233 Milldale, CT $82,376 Monroe, CT $86,084 Moodus, CT $82,311 Newtown, CT $84,941 North Branford, CT $82,865

Northford, CT $82,852 North Haven, CT $82,789 North Westchester, CT $82,161 Old Saybrook, CT $82,433 Orange, CT $83,172 Oxford, CT $84,110 Plantsville, CT $82,371 Portland, CT $82,212

Rockfall, CT $82,258 Sandy Hook, CT $84,867 Seymour, CT $83,719 Shelton, CT $85,816 South Britain, CT $84,419 Southbury, CT $84,390 Southington, CT $82,158 Stevenson, CT $86,267

Wallingford, CT $82,709 Stratford, CT $87,458 Westbrook, CT $82,639 New Haven, CT $82,671 East Haven, CT $82,710 Hamden, CT $82,782 West Haven, CT $82,743 Bethany, CT $83,095

Woodbridge, CT $82,917 Willimantic, CT $82,038 Abington, CT $81,919 Amston, CT $82,124 Andover, CT $82,088 Ballouville, CT $81,848 Brooklyn, CT $81,918 Chaplin, CT $81,988

Columbia, CT $82,096 Coventry, CT $82,045 Danielson, CT $81,821 Dayville, CT $81,825 Eastford, CT $81,882 East Killingly, CT $81,743 East Woodstock, CT $81,912 Fabyan, CT $81,913

Grosvenor Dale, CT $81,913 Hampton, CT $81,961 Hebron, CT $82,139 Lebanon, CT $82,066 Mansfield Center, CT $81,995 Mansfield Depot, CT $81,998 North Franklin, CT $82,029 North Grosvenordale, CT $81,919

Pomfret, CT $81,924 Bridgeport, CT $87,685 Trumbull, CT $87,214 Easton, CT $87,165 Waterbury, CT $83,005 Prospect, CT $82,984 Wolcott, CT $82,523 Bantam, CT $83,302

Bethlehem, CT $83,485 Cornwall, CT $82,905 Cornwall Bridge, CT $83,386 Gaylordsville, CT $84,142 Goshen, CT $82,695 Kent, CT $83,554 Lakeside, CT $83,394 Litchfield, CT $83,003

Middlebury, CT $83,584 Morris, CT $83,258 Naugatuck, CT $83,376 New Milford, CT $84,395 New Preston Marble Dale, CT $83,703 Northfield, CT $82,725 Oakville, CT $83,063 Pequabuck, CT $82,427

Plymouth, CT $82,697 Roxbury, CT $84,333 Sherman, CT $84,494 South Kent, CT $83,746 Terryville, CT $82,489 Thomaston, CT $82,824 Torrington, CT $82,462 Harwinton, CT $82,484

Washington, CT $83,881 Washington Depot, CT $83,936 Watertown, CT $83,179 West Cornwall, CT $82,652 Woodbury, CT $83,830 Bethel, CT $84,874 Brookfield, CT $84,739 Cos Cob, CT $88,437

Danbury, CT $84,752 New Fairfield, CT $84,753 Darien, CT $88,412 Fairfield, CT $87,633 Georgetown, CT $86,933 Greenwich, CT $88,371 Greens Farms, CT $87,582 New Canaan, CT $88,042

Norwalk, CT $88,099 Old Greenwich, CT $88,438 Redding Center, CT $86,105 Redding Ridge, CT $86,105 Ridgefield, CT $85,348 Riverside, CT $88,433 Westport, CT $87,583 Weston, CT $87,224

Southport, CT $87,613 Redding, CT $85,912 Wilton, CT $87,312 Stamford, CT $88,458 Bridgewater, CT $84,621

Botanist Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise

Botanist salary potential scales significantly with company size. Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $83,357. While startup companies pay approximate $83,357.

Botanist Salary by Company Size

Company Size	Employees	Average Salary
Startup	1~50	$83,357
Growth Stage	51~500	$83,357
Established	501~5000	$83,357
Enterprise	5000+	$83,357

Botanist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Botanist's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on July 01, 2026

$68,852

Average $83,357/year

$102,883

$5,738

Average $6,946/month

$8,574

$1,324

Average $1,603/week

$1,979

$33

Average $40/hour

$49

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$102,883	$8,574	$1,979	$49
Average	$83,357	$6,946	$1,603	$40
25th Percentile	$68,852	$5,738	$1,324	$33

Botanist Salary Growth & Career Path

Botanist

Agronomist

Biologist II

Geologist II

Geophysicist II

Biologist III

Geologist III

Geophysicist III

Promotions are the fastest way to increase your earnings. As a Botanist, you have the following paths for advancement. The table below compares the salary raises for common next-step roles. By comparing these figures, you can choose the career path that best meets your financial goals.

Botanist Salary Growth and Career Path
Next Step Role	Estimate Salary	Projected Raise
Agronomist	$71,966	-14%
Biologist II	$71,428	-14%
Geologist II	$73,587	-12%
Geophysicist II	$111,601	34%

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