19 Series · SOC 19-4012

Agricultural Technicians

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

Median Salary

$46,790

per year

Median Hourly

$22.49/hr

per hour

Mean Salary

$49,680

average

Employment

14,340

jobs nationwide

Salary Range

Annual Salary Distribution

$32,860$38,480$46,790$59,370$69,010
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

Hourly Rate Distribution

$15.80$18.50$22.49$28.55$33.18
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

10th Percentile

$32,860

25th Percentile

$38,480

Median

$46,790

75th Percentile

$59,370

90th Percentile

$69,010

Salary by State

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# State Median Salary vs National
1 Arizona $63,340 +35% above national
2 Wyoming $60,490 +29% above national
3 California $58,330 +25% above national
4 West Virginia $55,560 +19% above national
5 Minnesota $55,190 +18% above national
6 Colorado $51,380 +10% above national
7 Montana $51,170 +9% above national
8 Tennessee $51,170 +9% above national
9 Florida $49,280 +5% above national
10 Delaware $49,030 +5% above national
11 North Carolina $48,910 +5% above national
12 Mississippi $48,790 +4% above national
13 Kentucky $48,780 +4% above national
14 Maine $48,150 +3% above national
15 Texas $48,120 +3% above national
16 Maryland $47,890 +2% above national
17 Utah $47,840 +2% above national
18 New York $46,890 same as national
19 Washington $46,710 same as national
20 Hawaii $46,670 same as national
21 Missouri $46,450 1% below national
22 Pennsylvania $46,410 1% below national
23 Nevada $46,050 2% below national
24 Georgia $46,040 2% below national
25 Indiana $45,940 2% below national
26 New Jersey $45,810 2% below national
27 Wisconsin $45,380 3% below national
28 North Dakota $44,540 5% below national
29 Ohio $44,310 5% below national
30 Arkansas $43,950 6% below national
31 Kansas $43,780 6% below national
32 Idaho $43,480 7% below national
33 Nebraska $42,420 9% below national
34 Illinois $41,580 11% below national
35 South Carolina $41,360 12% below national
36 New Hampshire $40,730 13% below national
37 Vermont $39,940 15% below national
38 Iowa $39,330 16% below national
39 Oklahoma $39,160 16% below national
40 Oregon $39,150 16% below national
41 South Dakota $38,650 17% below national
42 Virginia $38,100 19% below national
43 Michigan $37,960 19% below national
44 Alabama $32,390 31% below national
45 Louisiana $32,000 32% below national

Salary by Metro Area

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# Metro Area Median Salary vs National
1 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $67,960 +45% above national
2 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ $63,340 +35% above national
3 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $62,340 +33% above national
4 Champaign-Urbana, IL $61,170 +31% above national
5 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA $60,930 +30% above national
6 North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $60,670 +30% above national
7 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA $60,230 +29% above national
8 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN $60,000 +28% above national
9 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $59,750 +28% above national
10 Modesto, CA $59,720 +28% above national
11 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA $59,620 +27% above national
12 Napa, CA $59,130 +26% above national
13 Salinas, CA $56,850 +22% above national
14 Visalia, CA $56,330 +20% above national
15 Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $55,190 +18% above national
16 Iowa City, IA $54,320 +16% above national
17 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO $54,280 +16% above national
18 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $53,200 +14% above national
19 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $52,560 +12% above national
20 Lansing-East Lansing, MI $51,690 +10% above national
21 Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $51,600 +10% above national
22 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $51,570 +10% above national
23 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO $51,380 +10% above national
24 Lexington-Fayette, KY $51,320 +10% above national
25 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $51,170 +9% above national
26 Bakersfield-Delano, CA $51,120 +9% above national
27 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV $49,110 +5% above national
28 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $49,030 +5% above national
29 Fargo, ND-MN $48,970 +5% above national
30 Raleigh-Cary, NC $48,910 +5% above national
31 Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $48,790 +4% above national
32 Madison, WI $48,540 +4% above national
33 Manhattan, KS $48,500 +4% above national
34 Fresno, CA $47,180 +1% above national
35 Kennewick-Richland, WA $47,160 +1% above national
36 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD $46,870 same as national
37 Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area $46,710 same as national
38 Ames, IA $46,630 same as national
39 Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $46,540 1% below national
40 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $46,290 1% below national
41 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR $46,260 1% below national
42 Omaha, NE-IA $45,780 2% below national
43 Boise City, ID $45,600 3% below national
44 Columbus, OH $44,680 5% below national
45 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $44,590 5% below national
46 Valdosta, GA $44,170 6% below national
47 Kansas City, MO-KS $43,790 6% below national
48 Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $43,460 7% below national
49 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN $43,360 7% below national
50 Kansas nonmetropolitan area $42,460 9% below national
51 Stockton-Lodi, CA $41,600 11% below national
52 Knoxville, TN $41,590 11% below national
53 Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $40,730 13% below national
54 South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $40,350 14% below national
55 South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $40,340 14% below national
56 Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $40,340 14% below national
57 West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $40,260 14% below national
58 Twin Falls, ID $39,620 15% below national
59 Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $39,470 16% below national
60 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $39,340 16% below national
61 Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $39,340 16% below national
62 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $39,150 16% below national
63 East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $39,030 17% below national
64 Cedar Rapids, IA $37,060 21% below national
65 Salem, OR $37,060 21% below national
66 Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area $36,690 22% below national
67 Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $36,660 22% below national
68 Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $36,640 22% below national
69 Harrisonburg, VA $36,590 22% below national
70 South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $36,140 23% below national
71 Sioux Falls, SD-MN $35,670 24% below national
72 Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $35,360 24% below national
73 Idaho Falls, ID $33,210 29% below national
74 Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $32,860 30% below national
75 South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $29,120 38% below national

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024. Data reflects cross-industry estimates for all ownership types.