Plant Biology
Data received June 2026 • FT/PT status not provided. Hire dates are most recent hire date.
Full-time employees
51
Median pay
$52,273
Average pay
$81,022
Plant Biology
Employees by pay range
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Employees
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| Position | Gross pay | Date hired | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abrahams, Richard Samuel | Postdoc Res Assoc | $64,259 | July 30, 2024 |
| Ainsworth, Elizabeth | Prof | $345,147 | Oct. 16, 2024 |
| Burgess, Steven James | Assistant Prof | $106,422 | March 16, 2018 |
| Chen, Liqing | Assoc Prof | $138,050 | Nov. 1, 2015 |
| Coleman, Destini | Grad Res Assistant | $32,842 | Aug. 12, 2021 |
| Crawford, Joseph D | Postdoc Res Assoc | $51,768 | May 1, 2022 |
| Dalling, James W | Prof | $169,994 | Aug. 23, 2000 |
| Downie, Stephen R | Prof | $235,248 | Jan. 6, 1992 |
| Fan, Qianqian | Postdoc Res Assoc | $39,849 | May 16, 2025 |
| Fan, Yanfen | Postdoc Res Assoc | $45,000 | March 16, 2025 |
| Fischer, James | Postdoc Res Assoc | $53,141 | June 16, 2025 |
| Gong, Tianyu | Postdoc Res Assoc | $52,273 | Feb. 1, 2025 |
| Guo, Lijia | Grad Res Assistant | $32,842 | Sept. 16, 2023 |
| Hansen, Jeffrey Adam Roeper | Res Greenhouse Spec | $50,317 | Feb. 4, 2020 |
| Heath, Katy Denise | Prof | $205,938 | Dec. 1, 2009 |
| Johnson, Tracy Lynn | Greenhouse Manager | $70,317 | May 23, 2022 |
| Jung, Hyun Jin | Senior Res Scientist | $51,740 | June 30, 2023 |
| Katz-Downie, Deborah S | Sr Res Spec | $25,075 | Aug. 17, 2022 |
| Kwafo, Terence Seldon Kwame | Grad Res Assistant | $42,172 | June 16, 2020 |
| Lara, Mark Jason | Assoc Prof | $133,703 | Aug. 19, 2016 |
| Lash, Heather E | Assistant Dir Greenhouses | $77,238 | July 1, 2006 |
| Lawson, Tracy | Prof | $158,250 | Jan. 16, 2025 |
| Leakey, Andrew | Prof | $325,433 | July 8, 2002 |
| Li, Jingyi | Grad Res Assistant | $33,130 | Aug. 16, 2024 |
| Lin, Yi-Hsuan | Grad Res Assistant | $32,842 | Aug. 16, 2024 |
| Lindsey, Ellen S | Office Administrator | $58,042 | June 1, 1998 |
| Marks, Rose Anna | Assistant Prof | $89,853 | Aug. 16, 2024 |
| Marshall-Colon, Amy | Assoc Prof | $95,093 | Aug. 16, 2014 |
| McGrath, Jesse A | Soyface Res Coord | $76,301 | June 16, 2017 |
| Miller, Tylor Mitchell | Grad Res Assistant | $32,842 | Aug. 16, 2024 |
| Min, Ya | Assistant Prof | $65,325 | March 16, 2025 |
| O'Dwyer, James Patrick | Prof | $161,470 | Aug. 16, 2013 |
| Oldstone-Jackson, Caroline Anne | Postdoc Res Assoc | $57,189 | Nov. 1, 2023 |
| Pagaldevatti, Sumashini Sundararajan | Grad Res Assistant | $32,117 | Aug. 16, 2021 |
| Parth, Kinjalk | Acad Hourly Res | $47,529 | Sept. 21, 2023 |
| Pelech, Elena Andrea | Postdoc Res Assoc | $56,308 | Aug. 11, 2021 |
| Punyasena, Surangi W | Assoc Prof | $113,702 | Oct. 16, 2008 |
| Rana, Harsimran Kaur | Grad Res Assistant | $33,142 | Aug. 16, 2023 |
| Rangarajan, Harini | Postdoc Res Assoc | $56,060 | Dec. 30, 2023 |
| Sani, Daniel Eneji | Grad Res Assistant | $32,842 | Aug. 16, 2022 |
| Singh, Dilkaran | Grad Res Assistant | $33,219 | Sept. 23, 2025 |
| Sparrow Munoz, Ignacio | Grad Res Assistant | $32,842 | Aug. 16, 2022 |
| Tan, Grace Darby | Grad Res Assistant | $32,842 | Aug. 16, 2020 |
| Tran, Alexandria | Grad Res Assistant | $31,510 | Aug. 17, 2020 |
| Vera Barron, Marcela Allanis | Grad Res Assistant | $34,842 | Aug. 16, 2023 |
| Verma, Bhagyashree | Postdoc Res Assoc | $37,402 | Jan. 4, 2024 |
| Walker, Samuel | Grad Res Assistant | $32,842 | July 15, 2024 |
| Wall, Shellie Anne | Postdoc Res Assoc | $64,087 | Jan. 16, 2025 |
| Wang, Yuchen | Grad Res Assistant | $32,842 | Aug. 16, 2023 |
| Yang, Wendy | Prof | $198,302 | Aug. 16, 2013 |
Note: To learn how the Post-Dispatch calculates figures such as the number of full-time employees or median pay, as well as other important explanations and caveats, please see the About page.