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Botanist Salary in Illinois

How much does a Botanist make in Illinois?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Botanist in Illinois is $79,504 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $38.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $115,083
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $65,669 to $98,127
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $53,073

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Botanist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$98,127	$8,177	$1,887	$47
Average	$79,504	$6,625	$1,529	$38
25th Percentile	$65,669	$5,472	$1,263	$32

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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:

Effingham: $73,287
Saint Peter: $73,186
Salem: $73,465

Effingham, IL $73,287 Saint Peter, IL $73,186 Salem, IL $73,465 Sandoval, IL $73,697 Scheller, IL $73,376 Sesser, IL $73,384 Shobonier, IL $73,423 Harwood Heights, IL $80,519

Elmwood Park, IL $80,550 Lincolnwood, IL $80,533 Niles, IL $80,447 Alsip, IL $79,799 Cicero, IL $80,569 Evergreen Park, IL $80,280 Riverdale, IL $79,055 Kankakee, IL $75,227

Aroma Park, IL $75,182 Ashkum, IL $73,834 Beaverville, IL $74,765 Bone Gap, IL $72,497 Bonnie, IL $73,244 Broughton, IL $73,231 Browns, IL $72,713 Buckner, IL $73,370

Burnt Prairie, IL $73,028 Carmi, IL $73,537 Christopher, IL $73,547 Cisne, IL $73,158 Clay City, IL $72,906 Coello, IL $73,426 Crossville, IL $73,221 Dahlgren, IL $73,218

Dale, IL $73,378 Dix, IL $73,430 Du Bois, IL $73,554 Du Quoin, IL $73,529 Ellery, IL $72,887 Emma, IL $73,571 Enfield, IL $73,274 Ewing, IL $73,227

Fairfield, IL $73,152 Farina, IL $73,121 Flora, IL $73,271 Frankfort Heights, IL $73,420 Freeman Spur, IL $73,476 Geff, IL $73,081 Golden Gate, IL $72,898 Grayville, IL $73,028

Ina, IL $73,355 Irvington, IL $73,816 Iuka, IL $73,163 Johnsonville, IL $73,139 Keenes, IL $73,132 Keensburg, IL $72,594 Kell, IL $73,338 Kinmundy, IL $73,145

Lancaster, IL $71,569 Logan, IL $73,426 Loogootee, IL $73,145 Louisville, IL $73,136 Mc Leansboro, IL $73,313 Macedonia, IL $73,196 Maunie, IL $73,596 Mill Shoals, IL $73,153

Mount Carmel, IL $72,205 Mount Vernon, IL $73,401 Mulkeytown, IL $73,269 Nason, IL $73,262 New Haven, IL $73,557 Noble, IL $72,647 Norris City, IL $73,426 Odin, IL $73,575

Omaha, IL $73,359 Opdyke, IL $73,274 Orient, IL $73,415 Patoka, IL $73,560 Radom, IL $73,687 Richview, IL $73,629 Rinard, IL $73,107 Sailor Springs, IL $73,179

Allendale, IL $70,768 Altamont, IL $73,197 Annapolis, IL $72,138 Beecher City, IL $73,134 Bridgeport, IL $70,509 Brownstown, IL $73,235 Calhoun, IL $71,652 Casey, IL $72,583

Claremont, IL $71,384 Cowden, IL $73,264 Dennison, IL $71,129 Dieterich, IL $73,145 Dundas, IL $72,216 Edgewood, IL $73,144 Flat Rock, IL $70,586 Greenup, IL $72,841

Herrick, IL $73,361 Hidalgo, IL $72,771 Hutsonville, IL $71,668 Ingraham, IL $72,861 Janesville, IL $73,099 Jewett, IL $72,979 Lakewood, IL $73,320 Lawrenceville, IL $70,051

Lerna, IL $73,169 Marshall, IL $71,470 Martinsville, IL $71,973 Alden, IL $75,136 Antioch, IL $75,590 Arlington Heights, IL $78,793 Elk Grove Village, IL $79,309 Rolling Meadows, IL $78,857

Barrington, IL $77,318 Crystal Lake, IL $75,639 Cary, IL $76,320 Deerfield, IL $78,686 Des Plaines, IL $79,862 Fox Lake, IL $75,580 Fox River Grove, IL $76,631 Glencoe, IL $79,616

Glenview, IL $80,070 Mansfield, IL $75,327 Milmine, IL $74,786 Monticello, IL $75,167 Muncie, IL $74,870 Oakwood, IL $74,545 Ogden, IL $75,309 Penfield, IL $75,121

Pesotum, IL $75,346 Philo, IL $75,568 Potomac, IL $74,785 Rantoul, IL $75,409 Ridge Farm, IL $73,348 Royal, IL $75,377 Sadorus, IL $75,410 Saint Joseph, IL $75,582

Savoy, IL $75,932 Seymour, IL $75,686 Sidell, IL $74,174 Sidney, IL $75,473 Thomasboro, IL $75,614 Tolono, IL $75,655 Weldon, IL $74,622 Westville, IL $73,926

White Heath, IL $75,481 Arcola, IL $74,142 Arthur, IL $74,557 Ashmore, IL $73,253 Atwood, IL $74,960 Bethany, IL $73,746 Brocton, IL $73,299 Camargo, IL $74,603

Charleston, IL $73,451 Chrisman, IL $72,640 Dalton City, IL $73,761 Gays, IL $73,366 Hammond, IL $74,632 Hindsboro, IL $73,913 Humboldt, IL $73,764 Hume, IL $73,718

Kansas, IL $72,485 La Place, IL $74,194 Lovington, IL $74,064 Mattoon, IL $73,525 Metcalf, IL $73,437 Murdock, IL $74,578 Newman, IL $74,405 Oakland, IL $73,614

Paris, IL $71,739 Redmon, IL $72,793 Oquawka, IL $73,327 Homer, IL $75,200 Indianola, IL $73,852 Ivesdale, IL $75,415 Longview, IL $75,102 Sullivan, IL $73,853

Tuscola, IL $74,830 Vermilion, IL $71,313 Villa Grove, IL $75,022 Windsor, IL $73,353 Alhambra, IL $74,548 Alton, IL $74,795 Batchtown, IL $74,016 Benld, IL $74,239

Bethalto, IL $74,808 Bingham, IL $73,341 Brighton, IL $74,566 Brussels, IL $74,478 Bunker Hill, IL $74,477 Butler, IL $73,699 Carrollton, IL $73,846 Coffeen, IL $73,708

Cottage Hills, IL $74,834 Donnellson, IL $73,783 Dorsey, IL $74,623 Dow, IL $74,616 Eagarville, IL $74,176 East Alton, IL $74,904 Edwardsville, IL $74,866 Eldred, IL $73,757

Elsah, IL $74,685 Fidelity, IL $74,312 Fieldon, IL $74,271 Fillmore, IL $73,498 Gillespie, IL $74,155 Glen Carbon, IL $75,027 Godfrey, IL $74,745 Golden Eagle, IL $74,509

Grafton, IL $74,511 Granite City, IL $75,244 Greenfield, IL $73,710 Hamburg, IL $73,678 Hamel, IL $74,656 Hardin, IL $74,037 Hartford, IL $75,157 Hillsboro, IL $73,830

Hillview, IL $73,391 Irving, IL $73,654 Jerseyville, IL $74,386 Kampsville, IL $73,606 Kane, IL $74,000 Litchfield, IL $73,944 Livingston, IL $74,433 Dover, IL $73,749

Eldena, IL $74,105 Grand Ridge, IL $73,586 Granville, IL $73,607 Hennepin, IL $73,586 Kasbeer, IL $73,523 Ladd, IL $73,763 La Moille, IL $73,546 Lee Center, IL $74,359

Leonore, IL $73,767 Long Point, IL $73,686 Lostant, IL $73,561 Mc Nabb, IL $73,594 Magnolia, IL $73,572 Malden, IL $73,553 Manlius, IL $73,518 Mark, IL $73,806

Marseilles, IL $74,146 Mendota, IL $73,831 Mineral, IL $73,381 Neponset, IL $73,393 New Bedford, IL $73,604 Oglesby, IL $73,681 Depue, IL $73,738 Ohio, IL $73,472

Ottawa, IL $73,706 Paw Paw, IL $74,409 Peru, IL $73,724 Princeton, IL $73,537 Rutland, IL $73,645 Seatonville, IL $73,743 Seneca, IL $74,456 Sheffield, IL $73,401

Spring Valley, IL $73,712 Standard, IL $73,774 Streator, IL $73,832 Sublette, IL $73,716 Tiskilwa, IL $73,487 Toluca, IL $73,758 Tonica, IL $73,591 Triumph, IL $73,917

Troy Grove, IL $73,735 Utica, IL $73,530 Van Orin, IL $73,552 Varna, IL $73,773 Walnut, IL $73,475 Wenona, IL $73,653 West Brooklyn, IL $74,049 Wyanet, IL $73,462

Galesburg, IL $73,529 Abingdon, IL $73,430 Adair, IL $73,253 Alexis, IL $73,309 Alpha, IL $73,307 Altona, IL $73,348 Avon, IL $73,350 Bardolph, IL $73,499

Berwick, IL $73,209 Biggsville, IL $73,211 Bishop Hill, IL $73,341 Blandinsville, IL $73,125 Bradford, IL $73,444 Bushnell, IL $73,399 Cameron, IL $73,278 Camp Grove, IL $73,685

Carman, IL $73,153 Castleton, IL $73,582 Cuba, IL $73,728 Dahinda, IL $73,487 East Galesburg, IL $73,593 Ellisville, IL $73,429 Fairview, IL $73,633 Fiatt, IL $73,765

Galva, IL $73,367 Gerlaw, IL $73,305 Gilson, IL $73,380 Gladstone, IL $73,212 Good Hope, IL $73,216 Henderson, IL $73,327 Industry, IL $73,191 Ipava, IL $73,448

Keithsburg, IL $73,288 Kewanee, IL $73,370 Kirkwood, IL $73,278 Knoxville, IL $73,470 La Fayette, IL $73,426 La Harpe, IL $73,160 Laura, IL $73,690 Littleton, IL $73,066

Little York, IL $73,277 Lomax, IL $73,175 Macomb, IL $73,356 Maquon, IL $73,544 Marietta, IL $73,355 Media, IL $73,166 Monmouth, IL $73,398 New Windsor, IL $73,304

North Henderson, IL $73,312 Oneida, IL $73,341 Ophiem, IL $73,292 Bloomington, IL $74,209 Anchor, IL $74,063 Armington, IL $73,948 Arrowsmith, IL $74,504 Atlanta, IL $73,914

Bellflower, IL $75,012 Carlock, IL $73,904 Chenoa, IL $73,670 Clinton, IL $73,942 Colfax, IL $73,838 Congerville, IL $73,919 Cooksville, IL $73,703 Cropsey, IL $73,976

Danvers, IL $73,955 Deer Creek, IL $74,024 Delavan, IL $73,955 Dewitt, IL $74,394 Downs, IL $73,869 Ellsworth, IL $73,845 El Paso, IL $73,754 Fairbury, IL $73,809

Flanagan, IL $73,678 Forrest, IL $73,909 Goodfield, IL $73,966 Graymont, IL $73,660 Gridley, IL $73,737 Heyworth, IL $73,814 Hopedale, IL $73,957 Hudson, IL $73,864

Kenney, IL $73,872 Lane, IL $74,384 Lawndale, IL $73,891 Le Roy, IL $74,085 Lexington, IL $73,746 Mc Lean, IL $73,911 Mackinaw, IL $73,986 Maroa, IL $73,859

Merna, IL $73,791 Minier, IL $73,931 Minonk, IL $73,721 Normal, IL $74,134 Pontiac, IL $73,762 Saunemin, IL $73,513 Saybrook, IL $74,703 Secor, IL $73,861

Shirley, IL $73,788 Sibley, IL $74,218 Stanford, IL $73,939 Strawn, IL $74,018 Towanda, IL $73,799 Wapella, IL $73,764 Waynesville, IL $73,718 Urbana, IL $76,010

Allerton, IL $74,621 Alvin, IL $74,025 Armstrong, IL $75,223 Bement, IL $74,991 Bismarck, IL $73,969 Bondville, IL $75,817 Broadlands, IL $75,018 Catlin, IL $74,150

Cerro Gordo, IL $74,557 Champaign, IL $76,010 Cisco, IL $74,723 Collison, IL $74,878 Danville, IL $74,242 Tilton, IL $74,272 De Land, IL $75,017 Dewey, IL $75,477

Fairmount, IL $74,632 Farmer City, IL $74,821 Fisher, IL $75,351 Fithian, IL $74,979 Foosland, IL $75,149 Georgetown, IL $73,601 Gifford, IL $75,220 Henning, IL $74,376

Prairie City, IL $73,348 Raritan, IL $73,532 Rio, IL $73,316 Roseville, IL $73,209 Saint Augustine, IL $73,313 Sciota, IL $73,088 Seaton, IL $73,295 Smithfield, IL $73,449

Smithshire, IL $73,178 Speer, IL $73,816 Stronghurst, IL $73,199 Table Grove, IL $73,350 Toulon, IL $73,526 Vermont, IL $73,317 Victoria, IL $73,429 Viola, IL $73,313

Wataga, IL $73,331 Williamsfield, IL $73,585 Woodhull, IL $73,317 Wyoming, IL $73,686 Astoria, IL $73,407 Benson, IL $73,813 Brimfield, IL $73,960 Bryant, IL $73,795

Canton, IL $73,875 Chillicothe, IL $73,971 Dunfermline, IL $73,848 Dunlap, IL $74,054 Edelstein, IL $73,955 Edwards, IL $74,114 Elmwood, IL $73,885 Eureka, IL $73,966

Farmington, IL $73,791 Forest City, IL $73,911 Glasford, IL $74,031 Green Valley, IL $73,978 Groveland, IL $74,128 Hanna City, IL $74,102 Henry, IL $73,643 Kingston Mines, IL $74,067

Lacon, IL $73,847 La Rose, IL $73,809 Lewistown, IL $73,674 Liverpool, IL $73,855 London Mills, IL $73,519 Lowpoint, IL $73,964 Manito, IL $73,959 Mapleton, IL $74,102

Metamora, IL $74,047 Morton, IL $74,102 Mossville, IL $74,105 Norris, IL $73,831 Pekin, IL $74,108 Princeville, IL $73,888 Putnam, IL $73,551 Roanoke, IL $73,892

Rome, IL $74,024 Saint David, IL $73,838 South Pekin, IL $74,054 Sparland, IL $73,767 Topeka, IL $73,878 Tremont, IL $74,047 Trivoli, IL $73,972 Washburn, IL $73,911

Washington, IL $74,110 Yates City, IL $73,731 Peoria, IL $74,192 Creve Coeur, IL $74,193 East Peoria, IL $74,192 Peoria Heights, IL $74,192 Sims, IL $73,158 Andalusia, IL $73,410

Springerton, IL $73,169 Tamaroa, IL $73,530 Texico, IL $73,196 Thompsonville, IL $73,246 Valier, IL $73,518 Vernon, IL $73,460 Walnut Hill, IL $73,522 Waltonville, IL $73,351

Wayne City, IL $73,192 West Frankfort, IL $73,406 Whittington, IL $73,256 Woodlawn, IL $73,508 Xenia, IL $73,140 Carbondale, IL $73,502 Alto Pass, IL $73,149 Anna, IL $73,341

Ava, IL $73,422 Belknap, IL $73,075 Boles, IL $73,201 Brookport, IL $72,862 Buncombe, IL $73,212 Cairo, IL $73,198 Cambria, IL $73,557 Campbell Hill, IL $73,625

Carrier Mills, IL $73,319 Carterville, IL $73,422 Cave In Rock, IL $73,042 Cobden, IL $73,260 Colp, IL $73,487 Ridott, IL $74,887 Rochelle, IL $74,869 Rock City, IL $74,890

Rock Falls, IL $73,719 Rockton, IL $75,095 Roscoe, IL $75,095 Savanna, IL $73,518 Scales Mound, IL $73,541 Seward, IL $75,020 Shannon, IL $74,195 Shirland, IL $75,050

South Beloit, IL $75,018 Sterling, IL $73,760 Stillman Valley, IL $75,000 Stockton, IL $73,821 Warren, IL $74,040 Winnebago, IL $75,133 Winslow, IL $74,228 Woosung, IL $73,971

Rockford, IL $75,128 Loves Park, IL $75,144 Machesney Park, IL $75,145 Rock Island, IL $73,116 Albany, IL $73,351 Aledo, IL $73,322 Dana, IL $73,605 Chandlerville, IL $73,994

Bluford, IL $73,213 Mahomet, IL $75,521 Andover, IL $73,290 Chapin, IL $73,701 Chatham, IL $74,869 Chesterfield, IL $73,841 Concord, IL $73,764 Easton, IL $73,848

Elkhart, IL $74,517 Emden, IL $73,923 Franklin, IL $74,280 Frederick, IL $73,360 Girard, IL $74,276 Greenview, IL $74,376 Hartsburg, IL $73,914 Havana, IL $73,719

Hettick, IL $73,774 Jacksonville, IL $74,113 Kilbourne, IL $73,901 Lincoln, IL $74,115 Lincolns New Salem, IL $74,433 Literberry, IL $74,146 Loami, IL $74,734 Lowder, IL $74,492

Manchester, IL $73,954 Mason City, IL $73,953 Meredosia, IL $73,529 Middletown, IL $74,401 Modesto, IL $74,231 Murrayville, IL $73,861 New Berlin, IL $74,706 New Holland, IL $74,095

Nilwood, IL $74,213 Oakford, IL $74,118 Palmyra, IL $73,962 Petersburg, IL $74,447 Pleasant Plains, IL $74,734 Rushville, IL $73,316 San Jose, IL $73,939 Scottville, IL $73,922

Sherman, IL $74,902 Shipman, IL $74,290 Tallula, IL $74,533 Thayer, IL $74,523 Virden, IL $74,461 Virginia, IL $73,849 Waverly, IL $74,451 Williamsville, IL $74,723

Winchester, IL $73,556 Woodson, IL $74,185 Springfield, IL $75,097 Bonfield, IL $74,999 Creal Springs, IL $73,272 Annawan, IL $73,363 Atkinson, IL $73,338 Barstow, IL $73,223

Buffalo Prairie, IL $73,371 Cambridge, IL $73,314 Carbon Cliff, IL $73,167 Coal Valley, IL $73,160 Colona, IL $73,235 Cordova, IL $73,359 Deer Grove, IL $73,453 East Moline, IL $73,200

Erie, IL $73,346 Fenton, IL $73,384 Fulton, IL $73,394 Geneseo, IL $73,310 Hampton, IL $73,277 Hillsdale, IL $73,322 Hooppole, IL $73,370 Illinois City, IL $73,383

Joy, IL $73,327 Lyndon, IL $73,448 Lynn Center, IL $73,288 Matherville, IL $73,309 Milan, IL $73,281 Moline, IL $73,022 Morrison, IL $73,498 New Boston, IL $73,341

Orion, IL $73,239 Osco, IL $73,272 Port Byron, IL $73,327 Preemption, IL $73,298 Prophetstown, IL $73,402 Rapids City, IL $73,304 Reynolds, IL $73,346 Sherrard, IL $73,288

Silvis, IL $73,136 Tampico, IL $73,447 Taylor Ridge, IL $73,387 Thomson, IL $73,510 La Salle, IL $73,674 Amboy, IL $73,852 Ancona, IL $73,616 Arlington, IL $73,423

Blackstone, IL $73,553 Buda, IL $73,394 Bureau, IL $73,701 Cedar Point, IL $73,752 Cherry, IL $73,713 Compton, IL $74,168 Cornell, IL $73,710 Dalzell, IL $73,805

Cypress, IL $73,200 De Soto, IL $73,306 Dongola, IL $73,217 Dowell, IL $73,528 Eddyville, IL $73,140 Eldorado, IL $73,440 Elizabethtown, IL $73,062 Elkville, IL $73,282

Energy, IL $73,462 Equality, IL $73,292 Galatia, IL $73,284 Golconda, IL $73,035 Goreville, IL $73,302 Gorham, IL $73,150 Grand Chain, IL $73,090 Grand Tower, IL $73,118

Grantsburg, IL $73,185 Harrisburg, IL $73,373 Herod, IL $73,072 Herrin, IL $73,490 Hurst, IL $73,460 Jacob, IL $73,146 Johnston City, IL $73,398 Jonesboro, IL $73,188

Joppa, IL $73,324 Junction, IL $73,270 Karbers Ridge, IL $73,150 Karnak, IL $73,146 Mc Clure, IL $73,055 Makanda, IL $73,267 Marion, IL $73,392 Metropolis, IL $73,175

Millcreek, IL $73,352 Miller City, IL $72,789 Mound City, IL $73,237 Mounds, IL $73,180 Muddy, IL $73,440 Murphysboro, IL $73,345 New Burnside, IL $73,254 Olive Branch, IL $73,146

Olmsted, IL $73,101 Oraville, IL $73,445 Ozark, IL $73,216 Perks, IL $73,168 Pittsburg, IL $73,303 Pomona, IL $73,113 Pulaski, IL $73,175 Raleigh, IL $73,334

Ridgway, IL $73,446 Rosiclare, IL $73,154 Royalton, IL $73,309 Shawneetown, IL $73,358 Simpson, IL $73,158 Stonefort, IL $73,175 Tamms, IL $73,152 Thebes, IL $73,107

Ullin, IL $73,196 Unity, IL $73,160 Vergennes, IL $73,365 Vienna, IL $73,272 Villa Ridge, IL $73,103 Willisville, IL $74,013 Wolf Lake, IL $73,015 Zeigler, IL $73,501

Centralia, IL $73,779 Hoyleton, IL $73,796 Akin, IL $73,202 Albion, IL $72,887 Alma, IL $73,320 Ashley, IL $73,589 Barnhill, IL $73,143 Belle Rive, IL $73,195

Bellmont, IL $72,865 Benton, IL $73,366 Bourbonnais, IL $75,636 Bradley, IL $75,626 Buckingham, IL $74,199 Buckley, IL $74,275 Cabery, IL $73,847 Campus, IL $74,051

Chatsworth, IL $74,011 Chebanse, IL $74,570 Cissna Park, IL $74,261 Claytonville, IL $74,136 Clifton, IL $74,116 Crescent City, IL $73,944 Cullom, IL $73,635 Danforth, IL $73,754

Donovan, IL $74,344 East Lynn, IL $74,476 Elliott, IL $74,925 Emington, IL $73,468 Essex, IL $74,982 Gibson City, IL $74,881 Gilman, IL $73,967 Goodwine, IL $74,165

Grant Park, IL $76,474 Herscher, IL $74,398 Hoopeston, IL $74,111 Hopkins Park, IL $75,272 Iroquois, IL $74,185 Kempton, IL $73,500 Loda, IL $74,649 Ludlow, IL $75,144

Manteno, IL $76,154 Martinton, IL $74,359 Melvin, IL $74,584 Milford, IL $73,844 Momence, IL $76,047 Onarga, IL $74,046 Papineau, IL $74,925 Paxton, IL $74,958

Pembroke Township, IL $75,267 Piper City, IL $73,926 Rankin, IL $74,667 Reddick, IL $74,481 Roberts, IL $74,245 Rossville, IL $74,060 Saint Anne, IL $74,971 Sheldon, IL $73,707

Stockland, IL $73,600 Thawville, IL $74,066 Union Hill, IL $74,818 Watseka, IL $73,866 Wellington, IL $73,931 Woodland, IL $73,951 Apple River, IL $73,765 Ashton, IL $74,454

Baileyville, IL $74,703 Belvidere, IL $75,058 Byron, IL $74,973 Caledonia, IL $75,070 Capron, IL $75,088 Cedarville, IL $74,728 Chadwick, IL $73,508 Chana, IL $74,727

Cherry Valley, IL $75,066 Dakota, IL $74,820 Davis, IL $74,934 Davis Junction, IL $75,027 Dixon, IL $74,056 Durand, IL $75,020 East Dubuque, IL $73,463 Eleroy, IL $74,568

Elizabeth, IL $73,485 Forreston, IL $74,423 Franklin Grove, IL $74,215 Freeport, IL $74,707 Galena, IL $73,512 Galt, IL $73,832 Garden Prairie, IL $75,095 German Valley, IL $74,850

Hanover, IL $73,419 Harmon, IL $73,514 Holcomb, IL $74,957 Kent, IL $73,977 Lanark, IL $73,864 Leaf River, IL $74,883 Lena, IL $74,231 Lindenwood, IL $74,943

Mc Connell, IL $74,645 Milledgeville, IL $73,728 Monroe Center, IL $75,013 Mount Carroll, IL $73,579 Mount Morris, IL $74,663 Nachusa, IL $74,033 Nora, IL $74,153 Orangeville, IL $74,790

Oregon, IL $74,662 Pearl City, IL $74,021 Pecatonica, IL $75,050 Polo, IL $74,083 Poplar Grove, IL $75,064 Midlothian, IL $79,157 Mason, IL $73,129 Romeoville, IL $78,330

Minooka, IL $76,645 Mokena, IL $78,201 Monee, IL $77,175 Morris, IL $75,278 New Lenox, IL $77,865 Oak Forest, IL $78,933 Oak Lawn, IL $80,265 Bridgeview, IL $80,368

Hometown, IL $80,346 Hickory Hills, IL $80,159 Justice, IL $80,393 Burbank, IL $80,396 Odell, IL $73,451 Olympia Fields, IL $77,751 Orland Park, IL $79,137 Palos Heights, IL $79,614

Palos Park, IL $79,515 Palos Hills, IL $79,954 Park Forest, IL $77,408 Peotone, IL $76,660 Posen, IL $79,014 Ransom, IL $73,606 Richton Park, IL $77,538 Robbins, IL $79,308

South Holland, IL $78,024 South Wilmington, IL $74,911 Steger, IL $77,299 Thornton, IL $77,737 Tinley Park, IL $78,557 Country Club Hills, IL $78,241 Verona, IL $74,245 Willow Springs, IL $79,905

Wilmington, IL $75,740 Worth, IL $79,913 University Park, IL $77,227 Homer Glen, IL $78,627 Bedford Park, IL $80,434 Summit Argo, IL $80,456 Aurora, IL $77,845 Batavia, IL $77,528

Big Rock, IL $75,570 Bristol, IL $76,486 Brookfield, IL $80,485 Clarendon Hills, IL $79,862 Downers Grove, IL $79,505 Woodridge, IL $79,187 Earlville, IL $74,153 Eola, IL $77,947

Hinckley, IL $74,937 Hinsdale, IL $80,095 Oak Brook, IL $80,043 La Grange, IL $80,417 La Grange Park, IL $80,451 Willowbrook, IL $79,828 Lee, IL $74,860 Leland, IL $74,298

Lisle, IL $79,047 Lyons, IL $80,498 Millbrook, IL $75,562 Millington, IL $75,299 Montgomery, IL $77,205 Mooseheart, IL $77,335 Naperville, IL $78,574 Newark, IL $75,261

North Aurora, IL $77,237 Oswego, IL $77,141 Plainfield, IL $77,699 Plano, IL $75,717 Riverside, IL $80,521 Sandwich, IL $75,124 Serena, IL $74,277 Shabbona, IL $74,730

Sheridan, IL $74,614 Somonauk, IL $74,792 Steward, IL $74,820 Sugar Grove, IL $76,442 Warrenville, IL $78,404 Waterman, IL $74,777 Wedron, IL $74,146 Western Springs, IL $80,275

Westmont, IL $79,834 Yorkville, IL $76,330 Darien, IL $79,559 Mode, IL $73,074 Montrose, IL $73,052 Mount Erie, IL $72,817 Neoga, IL $73,196 Newton, IL $72,714

Oblong, IL $72,200 Olney, IL $72,359 Palestine, IL $71,086 Parkersburg, IL $72,217 Robinson, IL $71,462 Saint Elmo, IL $73,177 Sainte Marie, IL $72,406 Saint Francisville, IL $70,452

Shumway, IL $73,106 Sigel, IL $73,119 Stewardson, IL $73,133 Stoy, IL $72,097 Strasburg, IL $73,171 Sumner, IL $70,945 Teutopolis, IL $73,196 Toledo, IL $73,082

Trilla, IL $73,123 Vandalia, IL $73,589 Watson, IL $73,204 Westfield, IL $73,039 West Liberty, IL $72,127 West Salem, IL $72,427 West Union, IL $71,464 West York, IL $71,647

Wheeler, IL $73,022 Willow Hill, IL $72,297 Yale, IL $72,483 Argenta, IL $74,121 Assumption, IL $73,822 Beason, IL $73,795 Blue Mound, IL $74,304 Boody, IL $74,219

Buffalo, IL $74,632 Bulpitt, IL $74,554 Chestnut, IL $74,146 Cornland, IL $74,607 Dawson, IL $74,825 Decatur, IL $74,128 Divernon, IL $74,617 Edinburg, IL $74,604

Elwin, IL $74,098 Farmersville, IL $74,355 Findlay, IL $73,502 Forsyth, IL $74,207 Glenarm, IL $74,778 Harristown, IL $74,194 Harvel, IL $74,128 Illiopolis, IL $74,434

Kincaid, IL $74,521 Lake Fork, IL $74,520 Latham, IL $74,196 Macon, IL $73,940 Mechanicsburg, IL $74,687 Morrisonville, IL $74,246 Mount Auburn, IL $74,465 Mount Pulaski, IL $74,369

Mt Zion, IL $74,082 Moweaqua, IL $73,898 Niantic, IL $74,288 Oconee, IL $73,511 Oreana, IL $74,081 Owaneco, IL $73,914 Palmer, IL $74,274 Pana, IL $73,821

Pawnee, IL $74,649 Raymond, IL $73,909 Riverton, IL $74,874 Rochester, IL $74,847 Shelbyville, IL $73,463 Stonington, IL $74,309 Taylorville, IL $74,306 Tovey, IL $74,544

Tower Hill, IL $73,547 West Point, IL $73,074 Fox Valley, IL $78,059 Golf, IL $80,315 Lovejoy, IL $75,362 Waggoner, IL $74,161 Warrensburg, IL $74,044 Alexander, IL $74,451

Alsey, IL $73,603 Arenzville, IL $73,632 Ashland, IL $74,335 Athens, IL $74,733 Auburn, IL $74,643 Bath, IL $73,579 Beardstown, IL $73,671 Bluffs, IL $73,522

Bluff Springs, IL $73,668 Browning, IL $73,398 Cantrall, IL $74,928 Carlinville, IL $73,889 Kingston, IL $75,035 Kirkland, IL $74,975 Lafox, IL $76,624 Lombard, IL $79,584

Malta, IL $74,963 Maple Park, IL $75,192 Marengo, IL $75,212 Maywood, IL $80,520 Westchester, IL $80,458 Broadview, IL $80,500 Lake In The Hills, IL $75,984 Medinah, IL $79,116

Schaumburg, IL $78,695 Melrose Park, IL $80,506 Hillside, IL $80,442 Berkeley, IL $80,401 Stone Park, IL $80,485 Hoffman Estates, IL $78,308 Plato Center, IL $76,080 River Grove, IL $80,524

Roselle, IL $78,850 Saint Charles, IL $77,378 Schiller Park, IL $80,470 South Elgin, IL $77,130 Sycamore, IL $75,267 Union, IL $75,309 Villa Park, IL $79,940 Wasco, IL $76,486

Wayne, IL $77,692 West Chicago, IL $78,090 Wheaton, IL $78,883 Winfield, IL $78,551 Wood Dale, IL $79,710 Evanston, IL $80,467 Chicago, IL $80,604 Oak Park, IL $80,561

River Forest, IL $80,545 Beecher, IL $76,879 Berwyn, IL $80,544 Crest Hill, IL $77,857 Shorewood, IL $77,150 Blue Island, IL $79,410 Braceville, IL $75,179 Braidwood, IL $75,600

Calumet City, IL $77,801 Channahon, IL $76,706 Chicago Heights, IL $77,393 Chicago Ridge, IL $80,117 Grayslake, IL $76,032 Gurnee, IL $75,934 Harvard, IL $75,172 Hebron, IL $74,766

Highland Park, IL $78,877 Fort Sheridan, IL $78,538 Palatine, IL $78,431 Highwood, IL $78,578 Ingleside, IL $75,638 Island Lake, IL $76,098 Kenilworth, IL $80,226 Lake Bluff, IL $77,212

Lake Forest, IL $77,905 Lake Villa, IL $75,709 Lake Zurich, IL $77,517 Libertyville, IL $76,822 Mchenry, IL $75,390 Morton Grove, IL $80,438 Mount Prospect, IL $79,466 Mundelein, IL $76,784

Vernon Hills, IL $77,570 Northbrook, IL $79,435 North Chicago, IL $76,590 Park Ridge, IL $80,385 Lincolnshire, IL $78,199 Prospect Heights, IL $79,177 Richmond, IL $75,295 Ringwood, IL $75,256

Round Lake, IL $75,750 Russell, IL $75,523 Skokie, IL $80,494 Waukegan, IL $76,060 Spring Grove, IL $75,471 Techny, IL $79,777 Wadsworth, IL $75,695 Wauconda, IL $76,404

Kaneville, IL $75,972 Pocahontas, IL $74,317 Great Lakes, IL $76,913 Coal City, IL $75,530 Crete, IL $77,156 Crestwood, IL $79,403 Dolton, IL $78,397 Dwight, IL $74,023

Elwood, IL $76,962 Flossmoor, IL $77,898 Frankfort, IL $77,664 Gardner, IL $74,574 Glenwood, IL $77,570 Harvey, IL $78,564 Markham, IL $78,622 Hazel Crest, IL $78,268

Homewood, IL $77,990 Joliet, IL $77,252 Kinsman, IL $73,793 Lansing, IL $77,514 Lemont, IL $79,145 Bolingbrook, IL $78,824 Lockport, IL $78,262 Manhattan, IL $77,007

Matteson, IL $77,783 Mazon, IL $74,738 Prairie Du Rocher, IL $74,301 Red Bud, IL $74,503 Renault, IL $74,379 Rockwood, IL $73,409 Saint Jacob, IL $74,766 Saint Libory, IL $74,482

Smithboro, IL $73,781 Smithton, IL $74,883 Sparta, IL $74,054 Steeleville, IL $73,874 Summerfield, IL $74,735 Tilden, IL $74,318 Trenton, IL $74,643 Troy, IL $74,914

Valmeyer, IL $74,628 Walsh, IL $73,923 Waterloo, IL $74,773 Quincy, IL $73,481 Augusta, IL $73,111 Barry, IL $73,114 Basco, IL $73,086 Baylis, IL $73,049

Bowen, IL $73,115 Camden, IL $73,008 Camp Point, IL $73,161 Carthage, IL $73,161 Chambersburg, IL $73,190 Clayton, IL $73,097 Coatsburg, IL $73,148 Colchester, IL $73,167

Colusa, IL $73,143 Dallas City, IL $73,146 Elvaston, IL $73,313 Ferris, IL $73,399 Fowler, IL $73,198 Golden, IL $73,167 Griggsville, IL $73,201 Hamilton, IL $73,239

Hull, IL $73,015 Huntsville, IL $72,973 Kinderhook, IL $73,051 La Prairie, IL $73,008 Liberty, IL $73,134 Lima, IL $73,214 Loraine, IL $73,112 Mendon, IL $73,160

Milton, IL $73,461 Mount Sterling, IL $73,156 Nauvoo, IL $73,175 Nebo, IL $73,352 New Canton, IL $73,007 New Salem, IL $73,070 Niota, IL $73,125 Paloma, IL $73,200

Payson, IL $73,161 Pearl, IL $73,305 Perry, IL $73,245 Pittsfield, IL $73,212 Plainville, IL $73,129 Pleasant Hill, IL $73,224 Plymouth, IL $73,071 Rockport, IL $72,975

Sutter, IL $73,011 Tennessee, IL $73,099 Timewell, IL $73,042 Ursa, IL $73,111 Versailles, IL $73,277 Warsaw, IL $73,102 Buffalo Grove, IL $78,335 Wheeling, IL $79,057

Wilmette, IL $80,324 Winnetka, IL $79,981 Winthrop Harbor, IL $75,557 Wonder Lake, IL $75,027 Woodstock, IL $75,188 Zion, IL $75,631 Addison, IL $79,601 Algonquin, IL $76,268

Bartlett, IL $77,997 Bellwood, IL $80,488 Bensenville, IL $80,107 Streamwood, IL $78,001 Bloomingdale, IL $78,925 Burlington, IL $75,381 Carpentersville, IL $76,670 Clare, IL $75,004

Cortland, IL $75,231 Creston, IL $74,912 Dekalb, IL $75,122 Carol Stream, IL $78,731 Dundee, IL $76,624 Elburn, IL $76,271 Elgin, IL $77,466 Elmhurst, IL $80,182

Esmond, IL $74,926 Forest Park, IL $80,540 Franklin Park, IL $80,476 Hanover Park, IL $78,439 Geneva, IL $77,118 Genoa, IL $75,133 Gilberts, IL $76,095 Glen Ellyn, IL $79,253

Glendale Heights, IL $79,117 Hampshire, IL $75,424 Hines, IL $80,519 Huntley, IL $75,386 Itasca, IL $79,384 Madison, IL $75,349 Marine, IL $74,699 Maryville, IL $75,047

Medora, IL $74,206 Michael, IL $73,737 Moro, IL $74,745 Mount Olive, IL $74,155 Mozier, IL $73,583 National Stock Yards, IL $75,362 New Douglas, IL $74,358 Nokomis, IL $73,790

Ohlman, IL $73,866 Panama, IL $74,035 Patterson, IL $73,628 Piasa, IL $74,416 Ramsey, IL $73,323 Rockbridge, IL $73,864 Roodhouse, IL $73,703 Rosamond, IL $73,693

Roxana, IL $74,976 Sawyerville, IL $74,270 Sorento, IL $74,027 South Roxana, IL $75,031 Staunton, IL $74,392 Taylor Springs, IL $73,931 Venice, IL $75,362 Walshville, IL $73,902

White Hall, IL $73,656 Wilsonville, IL $74,341 Witt, IL $73,725 Wood River, IL $74,938 Worden, IL $74,602 Wrights, IL $73,672 East Saint Louis, IL $75,362 Fairview Heights, IL $75,160

Addieville, IL $74,350 Albers, IL $74,450 Aviston, IL $74,486 Baldwin, IL $74,334 Bartelso, IL $74,118 Beckemeyer, IL $74,358 Belleville, IL $75,020 Mascoutah, IL $74,740

Scott Air Force Base, IL $74,880 Breese, IL $74,365 Carlyle, IL $73,935 Caseyville, IL $75,171 Chester, IL $73,887 Collinsville, IL $75,112 Columbia, IL $75,040 Coulterville, IL $73,961

Cutler, IL $73,697 Dupo, IL $75,245 East Carondelet, IL $75,199 Ellis Grove, IL $73,926 Evansville, IL $74,261 Freeburg, IL $74,798 Fults, IL $74,502 Germantown, IL $74,419

Greenville, IL $74,015 Hagarstown, IL $73,636 Hecker, IL $74,706 Highland, IL $74,554 Hoffman, IL $74,092 Huey, IL $73,885 Keyesport, IL $73,818 Lebanon, IL $74,859

Lenzburg, IL $74,511 Maeystown, IL $74,564 Marissa, IL $74,404 Menard, IL $73,901 Millstadt, IL $75,085 Modoc, IL $73,824 Mulberry Grove, IL $73,676 Nashville, IL $73,911

New Athens, IL $74,644 New Baden, IL $74,579 New Memphis, IL $74,527 Oakdale, IL $73,958 O Fallon, IL $75,013 Okawville, IL $74,278 Percy, IL $73,786 Pierron, IL $74,397

Pinckneyville, IL $73,727

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 $79,504. While startup companies pay approximate $79,504.

Botanist Salary by Company Size

Company Size	Employees	Average Salary
Startup	1~50	$79,504
Growth Stage	51~500	$79,504
Established	501~5000	$79,504
Enterprise	5000+	$79,504

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

$65,669

Average $79,504/year

$98,127

$5,472

Average $6,625/month

$8,177

$1,263

Average $1,529/week

$1,887

$32

Average $38/hour

$47

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$98,127	$8,177	$1,887	$47
Average	$79,504	$6,625	$1,529	$38
25th Percentile	$65,669	$5,472	$1,263	$32

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	$68,640	-14%
Biologist II	$68,126	-14%
Geologist II	$70,186	-12%
Geophysicist II	$106,442	34%

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