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Highest-paying Cities for Agricultural Engineers

The top 25 highest paying cities for agricultural engineers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of agricultural engineers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $105,180, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia is the highest paying city for agricultural engineers. It is followed by Columbus, Ohio (average annual salary $99,330). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of agricultural engineers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 25 Highest-paying cities/areas for Agricultural Engineers

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$105,180	$67,900	120
2	Columbus, Ohio	$99,330	$61,180	30
3	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$95,220	$75,730	60
4	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$93,040	$63,520	250
5	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$91,710	$45,010	n/a
6	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$91,640	$63,710	250
7	Fresno, California	$87,590	$56,880	30
8	Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa	$85,600	$49,160	120
9	Cedar Rapids, Iowa	$83,240	$65,500	30
10	Ames, Iowa	$82,150	$58,920	40

11	Madison, Wisconsin	$79,540	$57,240	30
12	Gainesville, Florida	$79,430	$57,090	30
13	Modesto, California	$75,830	$58,640	30
14	Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana	$73,870	$56,410	n/a
15	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$70,590	$63,260	n/a
16	Kansas nonmetropolitan area, Kansas	$67,660	$51,840	50
17	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$66,520	$52,730	70
18	South Florida nonmetropolitan area, Florida	$63,750	$45,910	30
19	Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$63,130	$46,310	30
20	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$62,180	$45,430	n/a
21	Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky	$58,540	$40,930	50
22	Athens-Clarke County, Georgia	$57,210	$46,050	70
23	Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, South Dakota	$52,740	$37,460	30
24	College Station-Bryan, Texas	$49,200	$41,490	30
25	San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, Puerto Rico	$32,440	$24,960	30