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Botanist Salary in Mississippi

How much does a Botanist make in Mississippi?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Botanist in Mississippi is $69,559 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $33.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $100,688
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $57,455 to $85,853
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $46,434

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Botanist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$85,853	$7,154	$1,651	$41
Average	$69,559	$5,797	$1,338	$33
25th Percentile	$57,455	$4,788	$1,105	$28

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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:

Hillsboro: $68,260
Holly Bluff: $67,674
Kosciusko: $67,656

Hillsboro, MS $68,260 Holly Bluff, MS $67,674 Kosciusko, MS $67,656 Lake, MS $68,034 Lena, MS $68,302 Lexington, MS $67,537 Lorman, MS $67,705 Louise, MS $68,389

Ludlow, MS $68,452 Mc Adams, MS $67,595 Mc Cool, MS $67,520 Madden, MS $67,859 Madison, MS $69,074 Magee, MS $68,344 Mayersville, MS $68,080 Mendenhall, MS $68,587

Midnight, MS $68,391 Mize, MS $68,066 Morton, MS $68,611 Mount Olive, MS $68,070 Natchez, MS $67,880 Newhebron, MS $68,261 Pattison, MS $68,030 Pelahatchie, MS $68,829

Pickens, MS $68,080 Piney Woods, MS $68,942 Pinola, MS $68,545 Port Gibson, MS $68,018 Puckett, MS $68,677 Pulaski, MS $68,284 Raleigh, MS $68,101 Raymond, MS $69,048

Redwood, MS $68,116 Ridgeland, MS $69,251 Rolling Fork, MS $68,128 Sallis, MS $67,711 Sandhill, MS $68,988 Satartia, MS $68,463 Sharon, MS $68,535 Sibley, MS $68,045

Silver City, MS $68,010 Star, MS $69,037 Taylorsville, MS $67,894 Tchula, MS $67,594 Terry, MS $69,070 Thomastown, MS $67,864 Tinsley, MS $68,403 Tougaloo, MS $69,300

Utica, MS $68,667 Vaiden, MS $67,400 Valley Park, MS $67,803 Vaughan, MS $68,216 Vicksburg, MS $68,350 Walnut Grove, MS $67,988 Washington, MS $67,851 Wesson, MS $68,315

West, MS $67,392 Whitfield, MS $69,294 Yazoo City, MS $68,119 Jackson, MS $69,349 Pearl, MS $69,343 Richland, MS $69,349 Flowood, MS $69,329 Byram, MS $69,264

Lula, MS $68,991 Lyon, MS $67,707 Marks, MS $68,165 Michigan City, MS $69,504 Mount Pleasant, MS $71,175 Myrtle, MS $68,247 Nesbit, MS $72,352 New Albany, MS $68,126

Olive Branch, MS $72,246 Oxford, MS $68,360 Pope, MS $67,931 Potts Camp, MS $68,998 Red Banks, MS $71,140 Ripley, MS $68,038 Robinsonville, MS $71,374 Sarah, MS $70,353

Sardis, MS $69,121 Senatobia, MS $70,442 Sherard, MS $67,560 Sledge, MS $68,876 Southaven, MS $72,775 Taylor, MS $68,255 Tiplersville, MS $68,156 Tula, MS $67,874

Tunica, MS $70,540 University, MS $68,843 Victoria, MS $71,051 Walls, MS $72,618 Walnut, MS $68,180 Waterford, MS $69,250 Greenville, MS $69,341 Alligator, MS $67,345

Anguilla, MS $68,619 Arcola, MS $69,341 Avon, MS $69,341 Benoit, MS $68,693 Beulah, MS $68,059 Boyle, MS $68,385 Chatham, MS $69,222 Cleveland, MS $68,137

Doddsville, MS $67,761 Drew, MS $67,399 Parchman, MS $67,471 Dublin, MS $67,225 Duncan, MS $67,308 Glen Allan, MS $69,015 Grace, MS $68,846 Gunnison, MS $67,506

Hollandale, MS $69,341 Holly Ridge, MS $68,739 Indianola, MS $68,784 Inverness, MS $68,650 Isola, MS $68,804 Leland, MS $69,341 Merigold, MS $67,769 Metcalfe, MS $69,341

Moorhead, MS $68,119 Mound Bayou, MS $67,708 Pace, MS $68,107 Panther Burn, MS $69,039 Rena Lara, MS $67,325 Rome, MS $67,338 Rosedale, MS $67,945 Ruleville, MS $67,723

Scott, MS $68,929 Shaw, MS $68,592 Shelby, MS $67,546 Stoneville, MS $69,341 Sunflower, MS $67,991 Wayside, MS $69,341 Winstonville, MS $67,894 Winterville, MS $69,341

Tupelo, MS $68,438 Algoma, MS $68,249 Amory, MS $67,282 Baldwyn, MS $68,081 Becker, MS $67,109 Belden, MS $68,319 Belmont, MS $67,814 Blue Springs, MS $68,126

Booneville, MS $68,041 Burnsville, MS $67,987 Corinth, MS $68,244 Dennis, MS $67,736 Derma, MS $68,189 Ecru, MS $68,183 Fulton, MS $68,083 Gattman, MS $67,013

Glen, MS $68,055 Abbeville, MS $68,756 Arkabutla, MS $71,106 Ashland, MS $69,016 Batesville, MS $68,562 Belen, MS $67,956 Blue Mountain, MS $68,194 Byhalia, MS $71,455

Clarksdale, MS $67,510 Coahoma, MS $68,206 Coldwater, MS $71,218 Como, MS $69,512 Courtland, MS $68,205 Crenshaw, MS $69,152 Crowder, MS $67,969 Darling, MS $68,535

Dumas, MS $67,992 Dundee, MS $69,033 Etta, MS $68,174 Falcon, MS $68,700 Falkner, MS $68,498 Farrell, MS $67,708 Friars Point, MS $68,245 Hernando, MS $71,748

Hickory Flat, MS $68,693 Holly Springs, MS $69,803 Horn Lake, MS $72,696 Independence, MS $70,939 Jonestown, MS $68,268 Lake Cormorant, MS $72,313 Lamar, MS $69,839 Stennis Space Center, MS $69,293

Diamondhead, MS $68,710 Biloxi, MS $69,130 Diberville, MS $69,092 Escatawpa, MS $68,755 Gautier, MS $68,743 Hurley, MS $68,938 Kiln, MS $68,779 Lakeshore, MS $69,346

Long Beach, MS $68,625 Mc Henry, MS $68,434 Moss Point, MS $68,811 Ocean Springs, MS $68,846 Vancleave, MS $68,676 Pascagoula, MS $68,810 Pass Christian, MS $68,627 Pearlington, MS $70,243

Perkinston, MS $68,420 Saucier, MS $68,639 Waveland, MS $68,818 Wiggins, MS $68,187 Brookhaven, MS $68,303 Bogue Chitto, MS $67,956 Bude, MS $67,963 Centreville, MS $69,963

Chatawa, MS $68,578 Crosby, MS $68,364 Fernwood, MS $68,256 Gloster, MS $68,830 Jayess, MS $67,729 Kokomo, MS $67,761 Liberty, MS $69,020 Mc Call Creek, MS $67,900

Mccomb, MS $67,981 Magnolia, MS $68,335 Meadville, MS $67,697 Monticello, MS $68,133 Oak Vale, MS $67,789 Osyka, MS $68,809 Roxie, MS $67,658 Ruth, MS $67,833

Silver Creek, MS $68,073 Smithdale, MS $67,857 Sontag, MS $68,157 Summit, MS $67,830 Tylertown, MS $67,816 Union Church, MS $67,966 Woodville, MS $69,092 Columbus, MS $66,506

Aberdeen, MS $66,955 Ackerman, MS $67,549 Artesia, MS $66,604 Bellefontaine, MS $67,652 Brooksville, MS $66,859 Caledonia, MS $66,801 Cedarbluff, MS $66,963 Crawford, MS $66,704

Eupora, MS $67,633 French Camp, MS $67,531 Hamilton, MS $66,674 Kilmichael, MS $67,498 Maben, MS $67,368 Mantee, MS $67,457 Mathiston, MS $67,488 Mayhew, MS $66,511

Montpelier, MS $67,202 Pheba, MS $67,137 Prairie, MS $66,947 Starkville, MS $66,878 Mississippi State, MS $66,823 Steens, MS $66,543 Stewart, MS $67,507 Sturgis, MS $67,330

Walthall, MS $67,765 Weir, MS $67,615 West Point, MS $66,638 Woodland, MS $67,496 Thaxton, MS $68,002 Tishomingo, MS $67,683 Toccopola, MS $68,009 Trebloc, MS $67,274

Tremont, MS $67,928 Van Vleet, MS $67,796 Vardaman, MS $67,877 Verona, MS $68,423 Wheeler, MS $68,048 Grenada, MS $67,531 Banner, MS $67,822 Big Creek, MS $67,644

Bruce, MS $67,865 Calhoun City, MS $67,782 Carrollton, MS $67,212 Cascilla, MS $67,295 Charleston, MS $67,388 Coffeeville, MS $67,571 Coila, MS $67,219 Cruger, MS $67,373

Duck Hill, MS $67,476 Elliott, MS $67,551 Enid, MS $67,581 Glendora, MS $67,186 Gore Springs, MS $67,598 Greenwood, MS $67,193 Holcomb, MS $67,208 Itta Bena, MS $67,688

Mc Carley, MS $67,299 Minter City, MS $67,050 Money, MS $67,140 Morgan City, MS $67,807 North Carrollton, MS $67,575 Oakland, MS $67,504 Paris, MS $67,824 Philipp, MS $66,998

Pittsboro, MS $67,882 Schlater, MS $67,183 Scobey, MS $67,396 Sidon, MS $67,353 Slate Spring, MS $67,739 Sumner, MS $67,385 Swan Lake, MS $67,209 Swiftown, MS $67,986

Tie Plant, MS $67,533 Tillatoba, MS $67,428 Tippo, MS $67,102 Tutwiler, MS $67,350 Vance, MS $67,243 Water Valley, MS $67,754 Webb, MS $67,293 Winona, MS $67,475

Belzoni, MS $68,307 Benton, MS $68,202 Bentonia, MS $68,690 Bolton, MS $68,973 Brandon, MS $68,977 Braxton, MS $68,862 Camden, MS $68,026 Canton, MS $68,731

Carthage, MS $67,896 Cary, MS $68,199 Clinton, MS $69,190 Conehatta, MS $67,895 Crystal Springs, MS $68,833 Delta City, MS $69,034 D Lo, MS $68,719 Durant, MS $67,604

Edwards, MS $68,793 Ethel, MS $67,513 Fayette, MS $67,734 Flora, MS $68,941 Pocahontas, MS $69,278 Florence, MS $69,117 Meridian, MS $67,761 Bailey, MS $67,670

Buckatunna, MS $67,729 Chunky, MS $67,607 Clara, MS $67,680 Collinsville, MS $67,706 Daleville, MS $67,605 Decatur, MS $67,707 De Kalb, MS $67,619 Enterprise, MS $67,606

Hickory, MS $67,619 Lauderdale, MS $67,687 Lawrence, MS $67,851 Little Rock, MS $67,633 Louin, MS $67,747 Louisville, MS $67,616 Macon, MS $67,787 Marion, MS $67,907

Newton, MS $67,722 Noxapater, MS $67,648 Pachuta, MS $67,567 Paulding, MS $67,553 Philadelphia, MS $67,704 Porterville, MS $67,607 Preston, MS $67,627 Quitman, MS $67,655

Rose Hill, MS $67,515 Scooba, MS $67,764 Sebastopol, MS $68,059 Shubuta, MS $67,597 Shuqualak, MS $67,753 State Line, MS $67,855 Stonewall, MS $67,683 Toomsuba, MS $67,702

Union, MS $67,664 Vossburg, MS $67,581 Waynesboro, MS $67,685 Hattiesburg, MS $67,841 Bassfield, MS $67,790 Bay Springs, MS $67,797 Beaumont, MS $67,765 Brooklyn, MS $67,903

Carriere, MS $69,098 Carson, MS $67,821 Collins, MS $67,882 Columbia, MS $67,782 Eastabuchie, MS $67,713 Ellisville, MS $67,737 Heidelberg, MS $67,629 Laurel, MS $67,947

Leakesville, MS $68,288 Lucedale, MS $68,820 Lumberton, MS $68,087 Mc Lain, MS $68,029 Mc Neill, MS $69,013 Moselle, MS $67,714 Moss, MS $67,673 Neely, MS $67,905

New Augusta, MS $67,627 Nicholson, MS $69,440 Ovett, MS $67,623 Petal, MS $67,818 Picayune, MS $69,375 Poplarville, MS $68,563 Prentiss, MS $68,033 Purvis, MS $67,820

Richton, MS $67,613 Sandersville, MS $67,746 Sandy Hook, MS $67,808 Seminary, MS $67,699 Soso, MS $67,687 Stringer, MS $67,726 Sumrall, MS $67,732 Foxworth, MS $67,761

Gulfport, MS $68,584 Bay Saint Louis, MS $69,216 Plantersville, MS $68,047 Pontotoc, MS $68,233 Randolph, MS $67,979 Rienzi, MS $68,048 Saltillo, MS $68,261 Shannon, MS $68,070

Sherman, MS $68,341 Smithville, MS $67,703 Golden, MS $67,820 Greenwood Springs, MS $67,232 Guntown, MS $68,150 Houlka, MS $68,076 Houston, MS $67,709 Iuka, MS $67,742

Mantachie, MS $68,158 Marietta, MS $67,959 Mooreville, MS $68,286 Nettleton, MS $67,801 New Site, MS $67,812 Okolona, MS $67,647 Lambert, MS $67,429 Forest, MS $68,220

Gallman, MS $68,646 Georgetown, MS $68,688 Goodman, MS $67,956 Harperville, MS $68,166 Harriston, MS $67,765 Harrisville, MS $68,800 Hazlehurst, MS $68,378 Hermanville, MS $68,156

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 $69,559. While startup companies pay approximate $69,559.

Botanist Salary by Company Size

Company Size	Employees	Average Salary
Startup	1~50	$69,559
Growth Stage	51~500	$69,559
Established	501~5000	$69,559
Enterprise	5000+	$69,559

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

$57,455

Average $69,559/year

$85,853

$4,788

Average $5,797/month

$7,154

$1,105

Average $1,338/week

$1,651

$28

Average $33/hour

$41

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$85,853	$7,154	$1,651	$41
Average	$69,559	$5,797	$1,338	$33
25th Percentile	$57,455	$4,788	$1,105	$28

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	$60,054	-14%
Biologist II	$59,604	-14%
Geologist II	$61,407	-12%
Geophysicist II	$93,128	34%

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