What are the main factors that influence an Assistant Plant Breeder's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change An Assistant Plant Breeder's salary?

An Assistant Plant Breeder's salary grows with experience: an Assistant Plant Breeder (0-0 years)earns $57,565, an Asst. Professor - Psychology (0-0 years)earns $70,459, an Assoc. Professor - Psychology (0-0 years)earns $83,593, a Professor - Psychology (0-0 years)earns $111,015,

What are the highest paying states for an Assistant Plant Breeder?

Assistant Plant Breeder salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Assistant Plant Breeder roles are District of Columbia $63,094, California $62,854, Massachusetts $62,017. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Assistant Plant Breeder roles make?

Salaries for Assistant Plant Breeder level roles vary by specialization: Assistant Plant Manager: $139,130; Assistant Plant Supervisor: $122,987; Assistant Plant Controller: $121,578; Plant Operations Assistant: $118,553; Assistant PLant Engineer: $76,515.

How do different companies affect an Assistant Plant Breeder's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Assistant Plant Breeder roles. Large, established industry leaders like New York Police Department ($97,099) and State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($95,962) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $75,106.

Assistant Plant Breeder Salary in the United States

How much does an Assistant Plant Breeder make in the United States?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for an Assistant Plant Breeder in the United States is $56,985 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $27.

However, an Assistant Plant Breeder's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $70,923
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $48,634 to $64,281
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $41,030

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Assistant Plant Breeder Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$64,281	$5,357	$1,236	$31
Average	$56,985	$4,749	$1,096	$27
25th Percentile	$48,634	$4,053	$935	$23

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Key Factors That Influence Assistant Plant Breeder Salaries

An Assistant Plant Breeder's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Assistant Plant Breeder 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 Assistant Plant Breeders. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $63,094.
California: $62,854.
Massachusetts: $62,017.

District of Columbia $63,094

California $62,854

Massachusetts $62,017

Washington $61,789

New Jersey $61,766

Alaska $61,686

Connecticut $60,900

New York $60,581

Hawaii $59,561

Rhode Island $59,082

Maryland $58,757

Minnesota $58,313

Colorado $58,142

Illinois $58,085

Oregon $57,868

Delaware $57,709

New Hampshire $57,608

Virginia $57,384

Pennsylvania $56,728

Nevada $56,398

North Dakota $56,290

Michigan $56,119

Wisconsin $56,056

Vermont $55,931

Texas $55,583

Maine $55,560

Arizona $55,526

Ohio $55,486

Georgia $54,962

Indiana $54,700

Wyoming $54,649

Utah $54,569

Iowa $54,535

Kansas $54,261

Louisiana $54,181

North Carolina $54,153

Missouri $54,141

Florida $53,919

Montana $53,799

Nebraska $53,685

Kentucky $53,623

South Carolina $53,395

Tennessee $53,252

Idaho $53,195

New Mexico $52,779

Oklahoma $52,688

Alabama $52,352

South Dakota $51,788

Arkansas $51,480

West Virginia $51,315

Mississippi $50,819

Top Paying Cities for Assistant Plant Breeders

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:

San Jose: $71,875
San Francisco: $71,088
Oakland: $69,590

San Jose, CA $71,875

San Francisco, CA $71,088

Oakland, CA $69,590

New York, NY $65,612

Paramus, NJ $64,814

Queens Village, NY $64,811

Passaic, NJ $64,757

Bergenfield, NJ $64,752

Stamford, CT $64,627

Huntington, NY $64,603

Newark, NJ $64,182

Bridgeport, CT $64,062

Vallejo, CA $63,948

New Brunswick, NJ $63,926

Petaluma, CA $63,891

Middlesex, NJ $63,783

Somerset, NJ $63,743

Santa Cruz, CA $63,669

Boston, MA $63,322

Monterey, CA $63,122

Seattle, WA $62,991

Santa Rosa, CA $62,980

Los Angeles, CA $62,963

Juneau, AK $62,814

Washington, DC $62,752

Orange, CA $62,549

Santa Ana, CA $62,398

Long Beach, CA $62,341

Anaheim, CA $62,330

Anchorage, AK $62,302

Santa Maria, CA $62,131

Everett, WA $62,119

Danbury, CT $61,919

Bremerton, WA $61,840

Tacoma, WA $61,635

New Suffolk, NY $61,634

Sacramento, CA $61,618

Santa Barbara, CA $61,555

Trenton, NJ $61,492

San Diego, CA $61,492

Brockton, MA $61,430

Fairbanks, AK $61,290

Lompoc, CA $61,145

Lowell, MA $61,099

Ventura, CA $61,088

Nashua, NH $61,076

Stockton, CA $61,071

Modesto, CA $60,655

Poughkeepsie, NY $60,529

Olympia, WA $60,421

Kennewick, WA $60,421

New Haven, CT $60,398

Lawrence, MA $60,193

Hartford, CT $60,136

Riverside, CA $60,125

New Bedford, MA $60,068

Richland, WA $60,068

Bakersfield, CA $59,988

San Bernardino, CA $59,965

New Britain, CT $59,960

Atlantic City, NJ $59,960

New London, CT $59,937

Norwich, CT $59,920

Portsmouth, NH $59,908

Boulder, CO $59,787

Portland, OR $59,709

Worcester, MA $59,703

Minneapolis, MN $59,526

Philadelphia, PA $59,447

Honolulu, HI $59,259

Saint Paul, MN $59,231

Vineland, NJ $59,219

Providence, RI $59,053

Chicago, IL $58,888

Bellingham, WA $58,820

Springfield, MA $58,774

Baltimore, MD $58,757

Chico, CA $58,615

Pittsfield, MA $58,461

Manchester, NH $58,353

Spokane, WA $58,102

Denver, CO $58,096

Albany, NY $57,828

Troy, NY $57,805

Nassau, NY $57,745

Schenectady, NY $57,686

Wilmington, DE $57,640

Burlington, VT $57,560

Salem, OR $57,538

Portland, ME $57,361

Yakima, WA $57,304

Rochester, MN $57,127

Reno, NV $57,099

Fresno, CA $57,099

Milwaukee, WI $57,048

Detroit, MI $56,991

Ann Arbor, MI $56,981

Allentown, PA $56,974

Colorado Springs, CO $56,877

Syracuse, NY $56,848

Carson City, NV $56,848

Houston, TX $56,768

Eugene, OR $56,740

Gary, IN $56,671

Springfield, OR $56,626

Bismarck, ND $56,614

Galveston, TX $56,575

Medford, OR $56,489

Fort Collins, CO $56,466

Concord, NH $56,438

Austin, TX $56,421

Mesa, AZ $56,301

Reading, PA $56,295

Phoenix, AZ $56,290

Dallas, TX $56,273

Saint Cloud, MN $56,218

Madison, WI $56,142

Utica, NY $55,988

Rochester, NY $55,896

Des Moines, IA $55,891

Raleigh, NC $55,885

Atlanta, GA $55,800

Battle Creek, MI $55,783

Salt Lake City, UT $55,765

Lancaster, PA $55,680

Harrisburg, PA $55,600

Kansas City, MO $55,543

Champaign, IL $55,532

Kansas City, KS $55,532

Fort Worth, TX $55,526

Columbus, OH $55,516

Boca Raton, FL $55,503

Pittsburgh, PA $55,480

Richmond, VA $55,458

Indianapolis, IN $55,446

Cleveland, OH $55,441

Las Vegas, NV $55,372

Cincinnati, OH $55,372

Petersburg, VA $55,287

Huntsville, AL $55,201

Lansing, MI $55,163

Lebanon, PA $55,156

Pueblo, CO $55,150

Appleton, WI $55,133

Buffalo, NY $55,110

Dayton, OH $55,093

Racine, WI $55,082

Charlotte, NC $55,076

Saint Louis, MO $55,059

York, PA $55,025

Elkhart, IN $55,025

Gastonia, NC $55,014

Billings, MT $55,000

Beaumont, TX $54,985

Lorain, OH $54,973

Benton Harbor, MI $54,962

Toledo, OH $54,951

Binghamton, NY $54,922

Rock Hill, SC $54,916

Rockford, IL $54,888

Springfield, IL $54,865

Elyria, OH $54,859

Fargo, ND $54,859

Flagstaff, AZ $54,819

Fort Lauderdale, FL $54,785

Duluth, MN $54,751

Miami, FL $54,751

Cheyenne, WY $54,711

Grand Forks, ND $54,711

Bangor, ME $54,586

Cedar Rapids, IA $54,523

Durham, NC $54,499

Louisville, KY $54,495

Grand Rapids, MI $54,483

Hialeah, FL $54,478

Casper, WY $54,398

Scranton, PA $54,329

New Orleans, LA $54,312

Virginia Beach, VA $54,307

Akron, OH $54,278

Peoria, IL $54,204

Sarasota, FL $54,193

Nashville, TN $54,153

Omaha, NE $54,153

Green Bay, WI $54,153

Baton Rouge, LA $54,124

Charleston, SC $54,113

Jamestown, NY $54,084

Davenport, IA $54,084

Tucson, AZ $54,056

Saint Petersburg, FL $54,022

Tampa, FL $54,010

Evansville, IN $53,976

Port Arthur, TX $53,976

Bradenton, FL $53,953

Santa Fe, NM $53,851

Orlando, FL $53,748

Clearwater, FL $53,731

Canton, OH $53,611

La Crosse, WI $53,611

Albuquerque, NM $53,577

Newport News, VA $53,572

High Point, NC $53,554

Ogden, UT $53,532

Corpus Christi, TX $53,486

Norfolk, VA $53,452

Laramie, WY $53,452

Rock Island, IL $53,418

Saginaw, MI $53,406

Jacksonville, FL $53,401

Salisbury, NC $53,389

Boise, ID $53,378

Moline, IL $53,349

Fort Myers, FL $53,332

Memphis, TN $53,321

Tulsa, OK $53,292

Waterloo, IA $53,258

Spartanburg, SC $53,201

Lincoln, NE $53,173

Fort Wayne, IN $53,161

Provo, UT $53,156

Cedar Falls, IA $53,087

San Antonio, TX $53,064

Greensboro, NC $53,042

South Bend, IN $53,036

Savannah, GA $52,973

Muskegon, MI $52,950

Birmingham, AL $52,945

Winston Salem, NC $52,917

Lake Charles, LA $52,779

Anderson, IN $52,768

Lexington, KY $52,751

Augusta, GA $52,734

Greenville, SC $52,734

Lima, OH $52,688

Wichita, KS $52,683

Tuscaloosa, AL $52,683

Columbia, SC $52,631

Springfield, OH $52,620

Asheville, NC $52,529

Bloomington, IN $52,489

Knoxville, TN $52,284

Shreveport, LA $52,278

Wilmington, NC $52,204

Roanoke, VA $52,204

Topeka, KS $52,101

Frankfort, KY $52,095

Oklahoma City, OK $52,056

Chillicothe, OH $52,033

Longview, TX $52,027

Melbourne, FL $52,022

Sioux Falls, SD $51,930

Mobile, AL $51,925

Terre Haute, IN $51,902

Altoona, PA $51,868

Amarillo, TX $51,828

Killeen, TX $51,811

Fayetteville, AR $51,765

Chattanooga, TN $51,748

Sioux City, IA $51,697

Idaho Falls, ID $51,685

Lynchburg, VA $51,640

Gainesville, FL $51,566

Portsmouth, OH $51,537

Little Rock, AR $51,526

Lafayette, LA $51,503

Youngstown, OH $51,503

Daytona Beach, FL $51,469

Clarksville, TN $51,463

Pensacola, FL $51,457

Temple, TX $51,453

Hopkinsville, KY $51,286

Erie, PA $51,275

Florence, SC $51,252

Charleston, WV $51,161

Great Falls, MT $51,133

Macon, GA $51,053

Tallahassee, FL $51,047

Fayetteville, NC $51,036

Waco, TX $51,024

Helena, MT $50,984

Pine Bluff, AR $50,963

Vincennes, IN $50,893

Lubbock, TX $50,870

Alamogordo, NM $50,836

Twin Falls, ID $50,785

Rapid City, SD $50,768

Jackson, MS $50,665

Huntington, WV $50,661

Greenville, MS $50,660

Parkersburg, WV $50,601

Montgomery, AL $50,591

Wichita Falls, TX $50,534

Springfield, MO $50,534

Biloxi, MS $50,506

Monroe, LA $50,449

Johnstown, PA $50,409

Sumter, SC $50,386

Columbus, GA $50,380

Pascagoula, MS $50,272

Abilene, TX $50,272

Kingsport, TN $50,124

Albany, GA $50,124

Gulfport, MS $50,107

Alexandria, LA $49,919

Fort Smith, AR $49,776

El Paso, TX $49,622

Las Cruces, NM $49,366

Harlingen, TX $49,221

Pocatello, ID $49,212

Florence, AL $49,138

Brownsville, TX $49,127

Mcallen, TX $49,007

Dothan, AL $48,927

Columbus, MS $48,589

Altus, OK $48,323

Lawton, OK $48,215

Pierre, SD $48,010

What Skills Can Increase an Assistant Plant Breeder's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Commitment (Mentioned in 12.83% Job Postings): An agreement or pledge to do something in the future a commitment to improve conditions at the prison especially : an engagement to assume a financial obligation at a future date.
Spring (Mentioned in 1.96% Job Postings): Spring is the season during which the natural world revives and reinvigorates after the colder winter months. During spring, dormant plants begin to grow again, new seedlings sprout out of the ground and hibernating animals awake.
Safety Standards (Mentioned in 1.43% Job Postings): Safety standards are designed to ensure the safety of products, activities and processes, etc. They may be advisory or compulsory and are normally laid down by an advisory or regulatory body that may be either voluntary or statutory.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Commitment	12.83%
Spring	1.96%
Safety Standards	1.43%

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Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on an Assistant Plant Breeder's salary.

First Aid: Can increase your salary by up to 20%.
Patient Care: Can increase your salary by up to 14%.
CPR: Can increase your salary by up to 14%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
First Aid	$68,382	20%
Patient Care	$64,963	14%
CPR	$64,963	14%
Facilitation	$64,393	13%
Pediatric	$63,823	12%
Coordination	$63,823	12%

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How Education impacts an Assistant Plant Breeder's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Assistant Plant Breeders enter the field with a Bachelor's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for an Assistant Plant Breeder with a Bachelor's Degree is between $50,635 and $59,037).

Assistant Plant Breeder Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Assistant Plant Breeder

No Diploma 12.5%

High School 71.9%

Associates 12.5%

Bachelors 12.5%

Masters 71.9%

Doctorate 12.5%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	12.5%
High School	71.9%
Associates	12.5%
Bachelors	12.5%
Masters	71.9%
Doctorate	12.5%

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Assistant Plant Breeder Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Assistant Plant Breeder'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

$48,634

Average $56,985/year

$64,281

$4,053

Average $4,749/month

$5,357

$935

Average $1,096/week

$1,236

$23

Average $27/hour

$31

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$64,281	$5,357	$1,236	$31
Average	$56,985	$4,749	$1,096	$27
25th Percentile	$48,634	$4,053	$935	$23

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Salary Trends for Assistant Plant Breeder

Salaries for an Assistant Plant Breeder can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $56,347 in 2023 to around $54,426 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Assistant Plant Breeder salary trends, .

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