45 Series · SOC 45-2091

Agricultural Equipment Operators

National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)

Median Salary

$42,580

per year

Median Hourly

$20.47/hr

per hour

Mean Salary

$43,920

average

Employment

30,940

jobs nationwide

Salary Range

Annual Salary Distribution

10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

Hourly Rate Distribution

10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

10th Percentile

$31,240

25th Percentile

$36,640

Median

$42,580

75th Percentile

$48,690

90th Percentile

$57,790

Salary by State

Highest Paying States

1. Montana $53,900 2. New York $51,100 3. Delaware $50,450 4. Ohio $49,070 5. Indiana $48,930

Lowest Paying States

39. Puerto Rico $20,560 40. Alabama $29,410 41. Texas $29,930 42. Arkansas $30,380 43. Mississippi $30,570

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#	State	Median Salary	Mean Salary	Employment	vs National
1	Montana	$53,900	$52,500	80	+27% above national
2	New York	$51,100	$55,680	130	+20% above national
3	Delaware	$50,450	$50,270	60	+18% above national
4	Ohio	$49,070	$52,850	970	+15% above national
5	Indiana	$48,930	$50,980	830	+15% above national
6	Iowa	$48,690	$49,220	1,710	+14% above national
7	Minnesota	$48,390	$50,290	780	+14% above national
8	North Dakota	$47,640	$52,760	300	+12% above national
9	Wisconsin	$47,520	$48,390	670	+12% above national
10	Maine	$47,500	$49,810	40	+12% above national
11	Illinois	$46,810	$48,100	2,310	+10% above national
12	New Jersey	$46,650	$49,900	N/A	+10% above national
13	Missouri	$46,610	$48,630	1,080	+9% above national
14	South Dakota	$45,890	$46,910	230	+8% above national
15	Virginia	$45,740	$46,600	200	+7% above national
16	Nebraska	$45,690	$47,840	1,070	+7% above national
17	Idaho	$44,700	$45,280	350	+5% above national
18	Kentucky	$44,700	$50,440	230	+5% above national
19	Kansas	$44,510	$42,950	890	+5% above national
20	Colorado	$42,940	$46,470	110	+1% above national
21	Michigan	$42,600	$41,820	670	same as national
22	South Carolina	$42,580	$42,470	190	same as national
23	Utah	$42,060	$43,570	60	1% below national
24	Pennsylvania	$41,660	$43,140	450	2% below national
25	Maryland	$41,440	$43,580	330	3% below national
26	North Carolina	$40,300	$40,880	570	5% below national
27	California	$40,130	$43,400	8,480	6% below national
28	Tennessee	$39,980	$40,550	550	6% below national
29	Washington	$39,980	$43,950	860	6% below national
30	Oregon	$39,730	$41,940	330	7% below national
31	Hawaii	$39,440	$44,100	70	7% below national
32	Massachusetts	$39,310	$44,190	60	8% below national
33	Vermont	$36,610	$42,480	50	14% below national
34	Florida	$35,510	$41,340	920	17% below national
35	New Mexico	$35,460	$35,730	190	17% below national
36	Georgia	$34,770	$36,200	890	18% below national
37	Oklahoma	$34,340	$40,720	210	19% below national
38	Arizona	$34,270	$37,140	1,020	20% below national
39	Mississippi	$30,570	$32,370	400	28% below national
40	Arkansas	$30,380	$34,530	670	29% below national
41	Texas	$29,930	$32,920	1,480	30% below national
42	Alabama	$29,410	$33,850	280	31% below national
43	Puerto Rico	$20,560	$22,500	90	52% below national

Salary by Metro Area

Highest Paying Metros

1. Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $61,580 2. Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN $54,020 3. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $53,510 4. Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $52,870 5. Columbus, OH $52,370

Lowest Paying Metros

132. San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR $21,410 133. Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $25,830 134. Dothan, AL $27,350 135. McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $27,920 136. East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $28,620

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#	Metro Area	Median Salary	Employment	vs National
1	Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$61,580	50	+45% above national
2	Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$54,020	140	+27% above national
3	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$53,510	100	+26% above national
4	Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$52,870	100	+24% above national
5	Columbus, OH	$52,370	100	+23% above national
6	Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$51,200	40	+20% above national
7	Rochester, NY	$50,960	30	+20% above national
8	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$50,460	40	+19% above national
9	Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$50,170	140	+18% above national
10	Dubuque, IA	$50,010	40	+17% above national
11	Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$49,680	60	+17% above national
12	Madison, WI	$49,430	120	+16% above national
13	East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$49,370	170	+16% above national
14	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$49,160	470	+15% above national
15	West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$49,110	230	+15% above national
16	Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$48,940	50	+15% above national
17	Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$48,880	50	+15% above national
18	Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$48,830	240	+15% above national
19	Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$48,830	470	+15% above national
20	Napa, CA	$48,710	420	+14% above national
21	Medford, OR	$48,630	40	+14% above national
22	Cedar Rapids, IA	$48,560	40	+14% above national
23	North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	$48,530	210	+14% above national
24	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$48,440	280	+14% above national
25	Terre Haute, IN	$48,440	30	+14% above national
26	Mankato, MN	$48,230	60	+13% above national
27	Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$48,040	140	+13% above national
28	Kansas City, MO-KS	$47,930	190	+13% above national
29	Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$47,860	100	+12% above national
30	Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$47,850	160	+12% above national
31	Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$47,830	100	+12% above national
32	Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$47,800	240	+12% above national
33	Omaha, NE-IA	$47,780	120	+12% above national
34	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$47,730	50	+12% above national
35	Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$47,690	330	+12% above national
36	Fort Wayne, IN	$47,640	40	+12% above national
37	Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	$47,500	30	+12% above national
38	Champaign-Urbana, IL	$47,440	110	+11% above national
39	St. Louis, MO-IL	$47,230	190	+11% above national
40	Bloomington, IL	$47,120	60	+11% above national
41	West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$47,080	50	+11% above national
42	Decatur, IL	$47,030	40	+10% above national
43	South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$46,780	90	+10% above national
44	South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$46,630	150	+10% above national
45	Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$46,550	110	+9% above national
46	West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$46,540	370	+9% above national
47	North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$46,300	270	+9% above national
48	Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$46,250	240	+9% above national
49	East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$46,240	280	+9% above national
50	Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$46,200	90	+9% above national
51	Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$46,070	210	+8% above national
52	Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$46,010	80	+8% above national
53	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$45,930	90	+8% above national
54	East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$45,890	160	+8% above national
55	Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$45,850	80	+8% above national
56	South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$45,670	570	+7% above national
57	Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$45,660	60	+7% above national
58	Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$45,560	60	+7% above national
59	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$45,030	330	+6% above national
60	Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	$44,970	100	+6% above national
61	Wichita, KS	$44,910	40	+5% above national
62	Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$44,910	140	+5% above national
63	West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$44,840	40	+5% above national
64	West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$44,790	50	+5% above national
65	Boise City, ID	$44,770	80	+5% above national
66	Lincoln, NE	$44,740	40	+5% above national
67	South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$44,700	50	+5% above national
68	Kansas nonmetropolitan area	$44,390	680	+4% above national
69	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$44,320	170	+4% above national
70	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$44,300	N/A	+4% above national
71	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$44,280	120	+4% above national
72	Lancaster, PA	$44,220	70	+4% above national
73	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	$43,570	70	+2% above national
74	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$43,430	90	+2% above national
75	Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$42,390	140	same as national
76	Maryland nonmetropolitan area	$42,260	70	1% below national
77	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$42,170	130	1% below national
78	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$41,840	160	2% below national
79	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$41,820	280	2% below national
80	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$41,510	480	3% below national
81	Vallejo, CA	$41,140	50	3% below national
82	Bay City, MI	$40,730	50	4% below national
83	Salinas, CA	$40,600	730	5% below national
84	Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$40,300	220	5% below national
85	Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$40,300	50	5% below national
86	South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$40,000	50	6% below national
87	North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$39,980	50	6% below national
88	Yakima, WA	$39,910	200	6% below national
89	West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$39,910	150	6% below national
90	Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$39,890	40	6% below national
91	Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	$39,720	80	7% below national
92	Yuba City, CA	$39,630	80	7% below national
93	Stockton-Lodi, CA	$39,620	290	7% below national
94	Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$39,540	290	7% below national
95	Modesto, CA	$39,490	280	7% below national
96	Merced, CA	$39,190	290	8% below national
97	Columbia, SC	$39,160	40	8% below national
98	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$38,970	250	8% below national
99	Salisbury, MD	$38,690	40	9% below national
100	Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$38,650	200	9% below national
101	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$38,520	N/A	10% below national
102	El Centro, CA	$38,180	210	10% below national
103	Fresno, CA	$37,760	760	11% below national
104	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$37,740	320	11% below national
105	Visalia, CA	$37,700	650	11% below national
106	Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$37,600	600	12% below national
107	Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$37,400	120	12% below national
108	Twin Falls, ID	$37,240	40	13% below national
109	South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$37,160	100	13% below national
110	Arizona nonmetropolitan area	$37,120	250	13% below national
111	Hanford-Corcoran, CA	$36,970	220	13% below national
112	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$36,840	240	13% below national
113	Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$36,830	60	14% below national
114	Salem, OR	$36,800	40	14% below national
115	Jackson, TN	$36,610	90	14% below national
116	Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$36,070	40	15% below national
117	Albany, OR	$35,810	30	16% below national
118	Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$35,100	40	18% below national
119	Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	$34,690	60	19% below national
120	South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$34,490	390	19% below national
121	Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$34,340	60	19% below national
122	Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$34,320	50	19% below national
123	East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$34,230	80	20% below national
124	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$34,220	900	20% below national
125	Jackson, MS	$33,550	50	21% below national
126	Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$31,640	30	26% below national
127	North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$30,510	60	28% below national
128	Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$30,440	400	29% below national
129	North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$30,220	70	29% below national
130	Corpus Christi, TX	$30,030	30	29% below national
131	Lubbock, TX	$29,320	160	31% below national
132	East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	$28,620	310	33% below national
133	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$27,920	140	34% below national
134	Dothan, AL	$27,350	40	36% below national
135	Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$25,830	100	39% below national
136	San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$21,410	30	50% below national

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