Highest-paying Cities for Agricultural Inspectors

The top 100 highest paying cities for agricultural inspectors (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 inspectors in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $85,440, Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California is the highest paying city for agricultural inspectors. It is followed by Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut (average annual salary $79,210). 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 inspectors in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Agricultural Inspectors

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$85,440	$57,770	40
2	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$79,210	$62,730	30
3	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$78,080	$41,700	300
4	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$75,130	$49,400	140
5	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$74,170	$47,970	40
6	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$72,260	$49,210	50
7	Enid, Oklahoma	$69,960	$35,170	n/a
8	Stockton, California	$65,940	$44,370	30
9	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$65,190	$43,260	80
10	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$64,820	$36,840	140
11	Columbus, Ohio	$64,520	$52,210	30
12	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$63,670	$42,430	30
13	Cedar Rapids, Iowa	$63,140	$48,940	n/a
14	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$62,380	$35,480	90
15	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$62,370	$39,300	120
16	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$62,260	$40,810	80
17	Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania	$62,090	$45,820	30
18	West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$61,980	$52,210	30
19	Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$61,020	$48,230	40
20	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan	$60,440	$42,250	30
21	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$59,430	$32,700	100
22	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$58,010	$46,100	80
23	Syracuse, New York	$57,830	$42,780	40
24	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$57,700	$43,270	60
25	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$57,430	$38,200	40
26	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$56,880	$36,310	50
27	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$56,640	$39,460	130
28	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$56,530	$43,280	110
29	Lancaster, Pennsylvania	$56,430	$25,750	40
30	Salinas, California	$56,200	$42,280	60
31	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$55,290	$38,350	40
32	Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia	$55,160	$37,320	30
33	Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa	$54,870	$38,620	40
34	Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$54,720	$44,510	90
35	Akron, Ohio	$54,560	$23,120	n/a
36	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$54,420	$33,300	50
37	Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas	$54,310	$42,780	50
38	Hanford-Corcoran, California	$54,230	$36,110	30
39	Northeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$54,220	$28,670	70
40	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$54,200	$48,710	50
41	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	$54,120	$41,540	30
42	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$53,740	$40,040	70
43	Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky	$53,720	$38,640	30
44	Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$52,960	$40,680	40
45	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$52,830	$40,210	60
46	Honolulu, Hawaii	$52,730	$37,760	50
47	Chattanooga, Tennessee	$52,420	$40,910	40
48	West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky	$52,190	$34,170	60
49	Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky	$52,190	$39,660	30
50	Other Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$51,990	$22,910	40
51	Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi	$51,900	$29,490	80
52	Bismarck, North Dakota	$51,610	$37,760	70
53	El Centro, California	$51,440	$32,630	40
54	Longview, Washington	$51,420	$48,660	30
55	West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$51,270	$44,720	30
56	St Louis, Missouri	$51,270	$38,460	40
57	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$51,250	$37,300	750
58	Montgomery, Alabama	$51,170	$36,110	50
59	Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$51,010	$42,730	50
60	St Cloud, Minnesota	$50,950	$39,580	40
61	Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$50,790	$43,660	50
62	Modesto, California	$50,690	$36,110	30
63	Amarillo, Texas	$50,690	$37,770	40
64	Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area, Alabama	$50,560	$36,090	30
65	Madison, Wisconsin	$50,460	$43,240	40
66	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$49,660	$34,700	30
67	North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$49,630	$22,290	40
68	Warner Robins, Georgia	$49,630	$34,910	30
69	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$49,350	$25,210	490
70	Fresno, California	$49,210	$36,110	260
71	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$49,120	$34,420	60
72	Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, South Dakota	$49,010	$34,910	40
73	Fargo, North Dakota	$48,900	$37,110	40
74	Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$48,800	$31,940	30
75	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$48,630	$30,240	50
76	Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia	$48,290	$31,950	40
77	Grand Island, Nebraska	$48,050	$35,260	40
78	West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$48,040	$47,130	30
79	Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, Alabama	$48,040	$32,320	30
80	Greeley, Colorado	$47,970	$36,900	70
81	Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$47,720	$37,120	70
82	Kansas nonmetropolitan area, Kansas	$47,720	$36,110	200
83	Southwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$47,320	$36,110	30
84	Athens-Clarke County, Georgia	$47,220	$33,000	40
85	Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$47,130	$34,750	40
86	Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area, Missouri	$46,870	$41,350	50
87	South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, Arkansas	$46,870	$41,360	50
88	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$46,780	$34,340	40
89	South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, Nebraska	$46,740	$36,490	50
90	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa	$46,740	$35,260	30
91	East and South Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$46,550	$36,110	80
92	Corpus Christi, Texas	$46,470	$36,300	40
93	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$46,460	$36,780	n/a
94	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$46,450	$32,610	100
95	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$46,450	$32,700	250
96	Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$46,220	$36,110	110
97	Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$46,220	$36,110	70
98	Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina	$46,220	$36,110	80
99	Northeastern Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, Nebraska	$46,220	$30,370	40
100	Toledo, Ohio	$46,160	$29,700	40

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for agricultural inspectors.