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Botanist Salary in Indiana

How much does a Botanist make in Indiana?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Botanist in Indiana is $74,871 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $36.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $108,377
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $61,842 to $92,409
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $49,980

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Botanist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$92,409	$7,701	$1,777	$44
Average	$74,871	$6,239	$1,440	$36
25th Percentile	$61,842	$5,154	$1,189	$30

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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:

Galveston: $72,795
Gas City: $72,636
Grass Creek: $72,711

Galveston, IN $72,795 Gas City, IN $72,636 Grass Creek, IN $72,711 Greentown, IN $72,801 Hemlock, IN $72,939 Jonesboro, IN $72,620 Kewanna, IN $72,795 La Fontaine, IN $72,692

Lagro, IN $72,673 Lake Cicott, IN $72,504 Laketon, IN $72,818 Leiters Ford, IN $73,244 Liberty Mills, IN $72,860 Logansport, IN $72,634 Lucerne, IN $72,625 Macy, IN $72,689

Marion, IN $72,734 Liberty, IN $73,901 Losantville, IN $73,056 Beech Grove, IN $75,885 Matthews, IN $72,596 Mexico, IN $72,836 Miami, IN $72,866 Monterey, IN $73,238

New Waverly, IN $72,731 North Manchester, IN $72,828 Oakford, IN $72,992 Onward, IN $72,834 Ora, IN $73,394 Peru, IN $72,737 Grissom Arb, IN $72,868 Roann, IN $72,794

Rochester, IN $72,954 Rockfield, IN $72,767 Royal Center, IN $72,631 Russiaville, IN $73,087 Servia, IN $72,800 Silver Lake, IN $72,882 Somerset, IN $72,929 Star City, IN $72,832

Swayzee, IN $72,729 Sweetser, IN $72,946 Twelve Mile, IN $72,600 Upland, IN $72,619 Urbana, IN $72,727 Van Buren, IN $72,644 Wabash, IN $72,815 Walton, IN $72,669

West Middleton, IN $73,130 Winamac, IN $73,098 Young America, IN $72,984 Aurora, IN $75,046 West College Corner, IN $74,265 Batesville, IN $74,235 Bath, IN $74,571 Bennington, IN $74,032

Brookville, IN $74,539 Cedar Grove, IN $74,898 Cross Plains, IN $74,217 Dillsboro, IN $74,541 East Enterprise, IN $74,197 Florence, IN $74,197 Friendship, IN $74,368 Guilford, IN $75,064

Holton, IN $73,337 Laurel, IN $73,477 Lawrenceburg, IN $75,333 Metamora, IN $74,200 Milan, IN $74,474 Moores Hill, IN $74,746 Morris, IN $74,341 Napoleon, IN $73,769

New Trenton, IN $75,022 Oldenburg, IN $74,033 Osgood, IN $73,541 Patriot, IN $74,628 Pierceville, IN $74,281 Rising Sun, IN $74,778 Sunman, IN $74,656 Versailles, IN $74,102

Vevay, IN $73,568 West Harrison, IN $75,150 Austin, IN $73,596 Bethlehem, IN $73,625 Borden, IN $74,362 Bradford, IN $74,341 Campbellsburg, IN $73,143 Central, IN $73,997

Charlestown, IN $74,345 Corydon, IN $74,217 Crandall, IN $74,363 Depauw, IN $74,089 Eckerty, IN $72,965 Elizabeth, IN $74,412 English, IN $73,643 Floyds Knobs, IN $74,578

Fredericksburg, IN $73,894 Georgetown, IN $74,508 Grantsburg, IN $73,664 Greenville, IN $74,425 Hardinsburg, IN $73,646 Henryville, IN $74,149 Clarksville, IN $74,589 Jeffersonville, IN $74,586

Laconia, IN $74,151 Lanesville, IN $74,559 Leavenworth, IN $73,643 Lexington, IN $73,671 Marysville, IN $74,114 Mauckport, IN $73,963 Memphis, IN $74,417 Milltown, IN $73,943

Mount Saint Francis, IN $74,542 Nabb, IN $73,865 New Albany, IN $74,589 New Middletown, IN $74,354 New Salisbury, IN $74,295 New Washington, IN $73,830 Otisco, IN $74,187 Palmyra, IN $74,167

Pekin, IN $74,133 Marengo, IN $73,633 Ramsey, IN $74,188 Pleasant Lake, IN $73,003 Granger, IN $73,488 Grovertown, IN $73,615 Hamlet, IN $73,863 Knox, IN $73,816

Lakeville, IN $72,980 Lapaz, IN $73,178 Leesburg, IN $73,544 Mentone, IN $72,978 Middlebury, IN $74,610 Milford, IN $73,890 Millersburg, IN $74,199 Mishawaka, IN $73,417

Nappanee, IN $74,012 New Carlisle, IN $72,990 New Paris, IN $74,358 North Liberty, IN $72,926 North Webster, IN $73,301 Notre Dame, IN $72,601 Osceola, IN $74,678 Pierceton, IN $73,044

Plymouth, IN $73,394 Shipshewana, IN $74,219 Syracuse, IN $73,832 Tippecanoe, IN $73,206 Topeka, IN $73,846 Tyner, IN $73,323 Wakarusa, IN $74,109 Walkerton, IN $73,291

Warsaw, IN $73,124 Winona Lake, IN $73,090 Wyatt, IN $73,318 South Bend, IN $72,593 Albion, IN $73,015 Andrews, IN $72,685 Angola, IN $73,138 Arcola, IN $72,769

Ashley, IN $72,854 Auburn, IN $72,755 Avilla, IN $72,820 Berne, IN $72,536 Bippus, IN $72,759 Salem, IN $73,638 Scottsburg, IN $73,682 Sellersburg, IN $74,578

Sulphur, IN $73,628 Taswell, IN $73,029 Underwood, IN $74,072 Columbus, IN $72,681 Brownstown, IN $72,812 Butlerville, IN $73,104 Canaan, IN $73,703 Clarksburg, IN $73,477

Clifford, IN $73,529 Commiskey, IN $73,137 Cortland, IN $72,716 Crothersville, IN $73,245 Deputy, IN $73,589 Dupont, IN $73,183 Elizabethtown, IN $73,238 Flat Rock, IN $73,866

Freetown, IN $72,162 Grammer, IN $73,346 Greensburg, IN $73,306 Hanover, IN $73,666 Hartsville, IN $73,164 Hayden, IN $73,139 Hope, IN $73,607 Jonesville, IN $73,055

Kurtz, IN $72,007 Madison, IN $73,261 Medora, IN $72,675 Millhousen, IN $73,501 New Point, IN $73,752 Norman, IN $72,026 North Vernon, IN $73,043 Paris Crossing, IN $73,401

Saint Paul, IN $73,788 Scipio, IN $73,220 Seymour, IN $72,898 Taylorsville, IN $73,476 Vallonia, IN $73,015 Vernon, IN $73,271 Westport, IN $73,091 Muncie, IN $72,639

Albany, IN $72,746 Bentonville, IN $73,308 Boston, IN $73,852 Brownsville, IN $73,199 Bryant, IN $72,600 Cambridge City, IN $73,086 Centerville, IN $73,231 Connersville, IN $73,251

Daleville, IN $72,363 Dublin, IN $73,326 Dunkirk, IN $72,663 Dunreith, IN $73,319 Eaton, IN $72,613 Economy, IN $72,968 Farmland, IN $72,814 Fountain City, IN $73,256

Gaston, IN $72,539 Greensboro, IN $73,118 Greens Fork, IN $73,004 Hagerstown, IN $73,081 Hartford City, IN $72,642 Kennard, IN $72,944 Lewisville, IN $73,284 Roachdale, IN $73,876

Bluffton, IN $72,608 Butler, IN $72,855 Churubusco, IN $72,775 Columbia City, IN $72,791 Corunna, IN $72,869 Craigville, IN $72,656 Cromwell, IN $73,352 Decatur, IN $72,653

Fremont, IN $73,117 Garrett, IN $72,763 Geneva, IN $72,605 Grabill, IN $72,735 Hamilton, IN $72,931 Harlan, IN $72,712 Hoagland, IN $72,731 Howe, IN $73,544

Hudson, IN $73,079 Huntertown, IN $72,753 Huntington, IN $72,711 Kendallville, IN $72,966 Keystone, IN $72,507 Kimmell, IN $73,168 Lagrange, IN $73,478 Laotto, IN $72,777

Larwill, IN $72,994 Leo, IN $72,745 Liberty Center, IN $72,583 Ligonier, IN $73,586 Linn Grove, IN $72,480 Markle, IN $72,661 Mongo, IN $73,384 Monroe, IN $72,574

Monroeville, IN $72,692 New Haven, IN $72,753 Orland, IN $73,096 Ossian, IN $72,711 Petroleum, IN $72,508 Boggstown, IN $75,082 Brooklyn, IN $74,978 Brownsburg, IN $75,636

Camby, IN $75,712 Carthage, IN $73,782 Charlottesville, IN $73,508 Clayton, IN $74,894 Cloverdale, IN $73,043 Coatesville, IN $74,263 Danville, IN $75,007 Avon, IN $75,670

Edinburgh, IN $73,846 Eminence, IN $73,733 Fairland, IN $75,200 Falmouth, IN $73,053 Fillmore, IN $73,829 Finly, IN $74,490 Fountaintown, IN $75,121 Franklin, IN $74,766

Glenwood, IN $73,203 Greencastle, IN $72,907 Greenfield, IN $74,500 Greenwood, IN $75,833 Gwynneville, IN $74,214 Homer, IN $73,950 Jamestown, IN $74,539 Knightstown, IN $73,409

Lizton, IN $74,916 Manilla, IN $74,022 Martinsville, IN $73,950 Maxwell, IN $73,993 Mays, IN $73,457 Milroy, IN $73,687 Monrovia, IN $74,430 Mooresville, IN $75,222

Morgantown, IN $73,007 Morristown, IN $74,437 Needham, IN $75,180 New Palestine, IN $75,529 Nineveh, IN $72,977 North Salem, IN $74,572 Paragon, IN $73,334 Pittsboro, IN $75,323

Plainfield, IN $75,611 Putnamville, IN $72,856 Reelsville, IN $72,316 Rushville, IN $73,711 Talbot, IN $72,898 Templeton, IN $72,610 Veedersburg, IN $72,725 Wallace, IN $73,080

Waveland, IN $72,829 Waynetown, IN $72,981 West Lebanon, IN $73,094 Westpoint, IN $72,958 Williamsport, IN $72,986 Wingate, IN $72,926 Wolcott, IN $72,851 Yeoman, IN $72,900

Holland, IN $72,780 Huntingburg, IN $72,816 Ireland, IN $72,661 Jasper, IN $72,698 Lamar, IN $72,928 Leopold, IN $73,054 Lincoln City, IN $72,945 Loogootee, IN $72,310

Mariah Hill, IN $72,907 Monroe City, IN $70,267 Montgomery, IN $71,372 Oaktown, IN $70,315 Odon, IN $72,132 Otwell, IN $71,586 Petersburg, IN $71,047 Plainville, IN $71,182

Ragsdale, IN $70,198 Rome, IN $72,889 Saint Anthony, IN $72,781 Saint Croix, IN $73,036 Saint Meinrad, IN $72,866 Sandborn, IN $71,012 Santa Claus, IN $73,085 Schnellville, IN $72,789

Shoals, IN $72,421 Spurgeon, IN $72,745 Stendal, IN $72,565 Tell City, IN $73,031 Troy, IN $72,918 Velpen, IN $72,548 Vincennes, IN $69,661 Westphalia, IN $70,805

Wheatland, IN $70,252 Winslow, IN $71,882 Boonville, IN $73,432 Chandler, IN $73,680 Chrisney, IN $73,117 Cynthiana, IN $73,379 Elberfeld, IN $73,518 Folsomville, IN $73,059

Grandview, IN $73,015 Griffin, IN $72,947 Russellville, IN $72,972 Shelbyville, IN $74,513 Stilesville, IN $74,243 Trafalgar, IN $73,610 Waldron, IN $74,015 West Newton, IN $75,836

Whiteland, IN $75,417 Wilkinson, IN $73,052 Indianapolis, IN $75,893 Lynn, IN $73,059 Hatfield, IN $73,462 Inglefield, IN $73,800 Lynnville, IN $73,177 Mount Vernon, IN $73,543

Newburgh, IN $73,754 New Harmony, IN $73,350 Poseyville, IN $73,378 Richland, IN $73,440 Rockport, IN $73,261 Tennyson, IN $73,054 Wadesville, IN $73,643 Haubstadt, IN $73,473

Hazleton, IN $70,561 Buckskin, IN $73,191 Fort Branch, IN $73,090 Francisco, IN $72,002 Mackey, IN $72,909 Oakland City, IN $72,497 Owensville, IN $72,791 Patoka, IN $71,303

Princeton, IN $72,133 Somerville, IN $72,700 Evansville, IN $73,880 Oxford, IN $72,389 Perrysville, IN $72,909 Pine Village, IN $72,469 Remington, IN $73,003 Rensselaer, IN $73,953

Reynolds, IN $72,686 Romney, IN $73,146 State Line, IN $73,477 Stockwell, IN $73,698 Terre Haute, IN $71,041 Bellmore, IN $72,451 Blanford, IN $71,469 Bloomingdale, IN $72,529

Bowling Green, IN $72,139 Brazil, IN $71,527 Bridgeton, IN $71,637 Carbon, IN $71,790 Carlisle, IN $70,875 Centerpoint, IN $71,747 Clay City, IN $71,673 Clinton, IN $71,454

Coalmont, IN $71,558 Cory, IN $71,317 Dana, IN $72,247 Dugger, IN $71,434 Fairbanks, IN $71,291 Farmersburg, IN $71,228 Fontanet, IN $71,239 Graysville, IN $71,273

Harmony, IN $71,765 Hillsdale, IN $72,117 Hymera, IN $71,478 Judson, IN $72,376 Knightsville, IN $71,662 Lewis, IN $71,448 Marshall, IN $72,650 Mecca, IN $71,693

Merom, IN $71,301 Montezuma, IN $71,966 New Goshen, IN $71,102 Sullivan, IN $71,273 Paxton, IN $71,193 Pimento, IN $71,271 Poland, IN $72,431 Prairie Creek, IN $71,198

Prairieton, IN $71,054 Riley, IN $71,084 Rockville, IN $72,033 Rosedale, IN $71,340 Saint Bernice, IN $71,711 Saint Mary Of The Woods, IN $71,045 Seelyville, IN $71,102 Shelburn, IN $71,264

Shepardsville, IN $71,149 Staunton, IN $71,271 Universal, IN $71,235 West Terre Haute, IN $71,047 Lafayette, IN $73,430 Beverly Shores, IN $76,234 Boone Grove, IN $76,377 Cedar Lake, IN $76,865

Chesterton, IN $76,759 Crown Point, IN $76,946 Demotte, IN $75,679 Dyer, IN $77,174 East Chicago, IN $77,539 Griffith, IN $77,409 Hammond, IN $77,489 Munster, IN $77,364

Highland, IN $77,415 Hanna, IN $74,359 Hebron, IN $76,361 Hobart, IN $77,354 Kingsbury, IN $74,095 Kingsford Heights, IN $74,079 Kouts, IN $75,633 La Crosse, IN $74,851

Lake Village, IN $75,646 La Porte, IN $74,201 Leroy, IN $76,698 Lowell, IN $76,411 Michigan City, IN $75,302 Mill Creek, IN $73,238 North Judson, IN $73,625 Portage, IN $77,296

Rolling Prairie, IN $73,471 Roselawn, IN $75,544 Saint John, IN $77,085 San Pierre, IN $74,681 Middletown, IN $72,471 Milton, IN $72,924 Modoc, IN $72,856 Montpelier, IN $72,625

Mooreland, IN $73,019 Mount Summit, IN $72,770 New Castle, IN $73,026 New Lisbon, IN $73,199 Oakville, IN $72,638 Parker City, IN $72,831 Pennville, IN $72,640 Pershing, IN $73,312

Portland, IN $72,682 Redkey, IN $72,691 Richmond, IN $73,658 Ridgeville, IN $72,653 Salamonia, IN $72,806 Saratoga, IN $73,061 Selma, IN $72,781 Shirley, IN $72,880

Spiceland, IN $73,259 Springport, IN $72,683 Straughn, IN $73,223 Sulphur Springs, IN $72,670 Union City, IN $72,938 Webster, IN $73,314 Williamsburg, IN $73,056 Winchester, IN $72,838

Yorktown, IN $72,390 Bloomington, IN $71,845 Avoca, IN $72,261 Bedford, IN $72,367 Schererville, IN $77,268 Bloomfield, IN $72,102 West Lafayette, IN $73,008 Idaville, IN $72,522

Kentland, IN $73,316 Kingman, IN $72,718 Ladoga, IN $73,912 Linden, IN $73,344 Medaryville, IN $73,749 Mellott, IN $73,055 Monon, IN $73,101 Monticello, IN $72,742

Montmorenci, IN $72,983 Morocco, IN $74,156 Mount Ayr, IN $74,310 New Market, IN $73,424 Newport, IN $72,536 New Richmond, IN $73,050 New Ross, IN $74,066 Newtown, IN $73,067

Otterbein, IN $72,624 Clear Creek, IN $71,878 Coal City, IN $72,024 Ellettsville, IN $72,391 Fort Ritner, IN $72,844 Freedom, IN $72,227 French Lick, IN $72,818 Gosport, IN $72,851

Harrodsburg, IN $72,026 Helmsburg, IN $72,061 Heltonville, IN $72,016 Huron, IN $72,352 Jasonville, IN $71,701 Koleen, IN $72,127 Linton, IN $72,047 Lyons, IN $71,989

Midland, IN $71,718 Mitchell, IN $72,848 Nashville, IN $71,916 Newberry, IN $72,054 Oolitic, IN $72,319 Orleans, IN $72,941 Owensburg, IN $72,248 Paoli, IN $73,243

Patricksburg, IN $72,218 Quincy, IN $73,225 Scotland, IN $72,019 Smithville, IN $71,916 Solsberry, IN $72,182 Spencer, IN $72,512 Springville, IN $72,192 Stanford, IN $72,000

Stinesville, IN $72,561 Switz City, IN $72,090 Tunnelton, IN $72,792 Unionville, IN $72,121 West Baden Springs, IN $72,714 Williams, IN $72,451 Worthington, IN $72,077 Washington, IN $70,732

Bicknell, IN $70,293 Birdseye, IN $72,837 Branchville, IN $73,256 Bristow, IN $72,871 Bruceville, IN $69,987 Cannelburg, IN $72,178 Cannelton, IN $72,881 Celestine, IN $72,760

Crane, IN $72,247 Dale, IN $72,848 Decker, IN $70,640 Derby, IN $73,023 Dubois, IN $72,661 Edwardsport, IN $70,669 Elnora, IN $71,376 Evanston, IN $72,906

Ferdinand, IN $72,828 Freelandville, IN $70,525 Fulda, IN $72,920 Alamo, IN $73,208 Ambia, IN $72,969 Attica, IN $72,736 Battle Ground, IN $72,940 Boswell, IN $72,783

Brook, IN $73,718 Brookston, IN $72,593 Buck Creek, IN $73,261 Buffalo, IN $73,185 Burnettsville, IN $72,447 Cayuga, IN $72,859 Chalmers, IN $72,444 Clarks Hill, IN $73,489

Covington, IN $72,948 Crawfordsville, IN $73,364 Darlington, IN $74,019 Dayton, IN $73,533 Earl Park, IN $72,748 Fair Oaks, IN $75,344 Fowler, IN $72,488 Francesville, IN $73,340

Goodland, IN $73,142 Hillsboro, IN $72,845 Schneider, IN $76,018 Shelby, IN $75,890 Sumava Resorts, IN $75,886 Tefft, IN $74,882 Thayer, IN $75,784 Union Mills, IN $74,344

Valparaiso, IN $76,230 Wanatah, IN $75,263 Westville, IN $75,821 Wheatfield, IN $75,256 Wheeler, IN $77,118 Whiting, IN $78,213 Gary, IN $77,570 Lake Station, IN $77,580

Merrillville, IN $77,311 Argos, IN $73,224 Atwood, IN $73,293 Bourbon, IN $73,372 Bremen, IN $73,393 Bristol, IN $75,004 Burket, IN $73,192 Claypool, IN $72,953

Culver, IN $73,473 Donaldson, IN $73,487 Elkhart, IN $75,316 Etna Green, IN $73,405 Goshen, IN $74,859 Little York, IN $73,598 Gentryville, IN $73,019 Alexandria, IN $72,354

Anderson, IN $72,227 Arcadia, IN $73,160 Atlanta, IN $73,033 Carmel, IN $75,538 Cicero, IN $73,446 Colfax, IN $73,923 Elwood, IN $72,544 Fishers, IN $74,303

Forest, IN $73,383 Fortville, IN $73,592 Frankfort, IN $73,725 Frankton, IN $72,328 Goldsmith, IN $73,312 Hobbs, IN $72,782 Ingalls, IN $73,040 Kempton, IN $73,490

Kirklin, IN $74,092 Lapel, IN $72,391 Lebanon, IN $74,829 Mc Cordsville, IN $74,873 Markleville, IN $72,527 Michigantown, IN $73,547 Mulberry, IN $73,417 Noblesville, IN $72,983

Orestes, IN $72,392 Pendleton, IN $72,505 Rossville, IN $73,305 Sedalia, IN $73,263 Sharpsville, IN $73,099 Sheridan, IN $74,316 Summitville, IN $72,522 Thorntown, IN $74,308

Tipton, IN $73,143 Westfield, IN $74,987 Whitestown, IN $75,138 Windfall, IN $72,831 Zionsville, IN $75,412 Advance, IN $74,486 Amo, IN $74,571 Arlington, IN $74,132

Bainbridge, IN $73,669 Bargersville, IN $75,087 Pleasant Mills, IN $72,636 Poneto, IN $72,519 Preble, IN $72,666 Roanoke, IN $72,743 Rome City, IN $73,183 Saint Joe, IN $72,738

South Milford, IN $73,143 South Whitley, IN $72,826 Spencerville, IN $72,730 Stroh, IN $73,120 Uniondale, IN $72,687 Warren, IN $72,667 Waterloo, IN $72,795 Wawaka, IN $73,232

Wolcottville, IN $73,217 Wolflake, IN $73,064 Woodburn, IN $72,692 Yoder, IN $72,754 Zanesville, IN $72,739 Fort Wayne, IN $72,765 Kokomo, IN $72,959 Akron, IN $72,812

Amboy, IN $72,699 Athens, IN $72,793 Bringhurst, IN $73,021 Bunker Hill, IN $72,792 Burlington, IN $73,132 Burrows, IN $72,710 Camden, IN $72,772 Converse, IN $72,737

Cutler, IN $73,095 Deedsville, IN $72,663 Delong, IN $73,269 Delphi, IN $72,884 Denver, IN $72,724 Fairmount, IN $72,613 Flora, IN $72,954 Fowlerton, IN $72,604

Fulton, IN $73,009

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 $74,871. While startup companies pay approximate $74,871.

Botanist Salary by Company Size

Company Size	Employees	Average Salary
Startup	1~50	$74,871
Growth Stage	51~500	$74,871
Established	501~5000	$74,871
Enterprise	5000+	$74,871

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

$61,842

Average $74,871/year

$92,409

$5,154

Average $6,239/month

$7,701

$1,189

Average $1,440/week

$1,777

$30

Average $36/hour

$44

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$92,409	$7,701	$1,777	$44
Average	$74,871	$6,239	$1,440	$36
25th Percentile	$61,842	$5,154	$1,189	$30

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	$64,640	-14%
Biologist II	$64,156	-14%
Geologist II	$66,096	-12%
Geophysicist II	$100,239	34%

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