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Highest-paying Cities for Agricultural Technicians

The top 100 highest paying cities for agricultural technicians (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 technicians in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $62,400, Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota is the highest paying city for agricultural technicians. It is followed by Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana (average annual salary $61,820). 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 technicians in a specific city, use the links in the table.

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

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$62,400	$37,530	30
2	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$61,820	$33,990	200
3	Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area, Missouri	$59,180	$30,750	30
4	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$58,240	$49,990	n/a
5	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$58,150	$41,400	140
6	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$56,780	$33,330	40
7	South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, Nebraska	$56,600	$32,540	180
8	Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa	$54,240	$36,220	490
9	Athens-Clarke County, Georgia	$51,450	$30,570	370
10	Iowa City, Iowa	$51,320	$42,010	120

11	Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana	$50,200	$36,140	110
12	Northeastern Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, Nebraska	$50,170	$37,340	50
13	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$49,980	$39,380	50
14	Ames, Iowa	$49,950	$39,880	180
15	Corvallis, Oregon	$49,910	$39,390	120
16	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$49,610	$31,000	40
17	Champaign-Urbana, Illinois	$49,570	$30,590	100
18	South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky	$49,210	$38,580	30
19	Salisbury, Maryland	$48,870	$38,620	50
20	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$48,670	$36,270	240
21	West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky	$48,570	$38,390	50
22	Modesto, California	$48,430	$36,940	50
23	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$48,360	$39,470	110
24	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$48,290	$39,600	110
25	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$48,200	$30,440	n/a
26	Lancaster, Pennsylvania	$48,030	$31,170	30
27	Sioux Falls, South Dakota	$47,850	$30,370	110
28	Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$47,830	$29,120	80
29	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa	$47,750	$28,510	n/a
30	Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$47,310	$29,010	60
31	Ithaca, New York	$47,130	$29,460	n/a
32	Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$47,050	$29,950	n/a
33	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$46,800	$29,120	120
34	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$45,850	$19,660	30
35	Kansas City, Missouri	$45,570	$26,950	100
36	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$45,330	$38,100	150
37	Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$45,330	$27,810	50
38	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$44,690	$26,080	70
39	Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$44,610	$27,810	40
40	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$44,420	$29,900	60
41	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$43,990	$31,510	80
42	Memphis, Tennessee	$43,430	$32,980	30
43	Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$43,250	$28,530	130
44	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$43,140	$31,270	310
45	Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho	$42,950	$31,100	30
46	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$42,060	$32,440	110
47	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$41,600	$29,580	100
48	Boise City-Nampa, Idaho	$41,420	$28,090	110
49	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$41,190	$29,850	70
50	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$40,930	$30,510	180
51	St Louis, Missouri	$40,690	$27,300	50
52	Columbus, Ohio	$40,320	$30,090	140
53	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$40,310	$37,860	40
54	Albany, Oregon	$40,270	$30,350	30
55	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$40,210	$33,280	50
56	Stockton, California	$40,010	$37,320	40
57	Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho	$39,450	$30,510	40
58	Merced, California	$39,420	$35,710	30
59	Knoxville, Tennessee	$39,300	$32,140	30
60	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas	$39,280	$31,610	130
61	Manhattan, Kansas	$39,110	$19,140	100
62	Fargo, North Dakota	$39,080	$32,630	140
63	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, Missouri	$38,730	$32,700	80
64	Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky	$38,590	$32,180	80
65	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$38,500	$30,400	100
66	Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina	$38,400	$24,960	50
67	Fort Wayne, Indiana	$38,340	$30,370	60
68	South Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia	$38,120	$29,070	90
69	West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$38,050	$31,390	50
70	West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, Arkansas	$38,020	$33,800	60
71	Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska	$37,680	$30,680	150
72	Madison, Wisconsin	$37,510	$31,860	200
73	Salem, Oregon	$37,450	$30,230	40
74	Kansas nonmetropolitan area, Kansas	$37,330	$20,800	70
75	Evansville, Kentucky	$37,330	$37,150	40
76	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$37,240	$31,060	n/a
77	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$36,950	$30,110	30
78	Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, South Dakota	$36,800	$29,710	260
79	South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$36,760	$29,810	50
80	Visalia-Porterville, California	$36,750	$29,300	40
81	Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$36,560	$29,450	30
82	Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina	$36,550	$31,460	40
83	Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina	$36,550	$21,200	30
84	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$36,550	$32,970	30
85	Lincoln, Nebraska	$36,390	$29,090	140
86	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$36,300	$31,200	50
87	Fresno, California	$35,840	$32,400	80
88	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$35,080	$34,900	n/a
89	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$34,680	$29,190	40
90	Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan	$34,060	$29,900	30
91	Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$32,500	$28,080	30
92	Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi	$31,060	$29,290	40
93	Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana	$30,280	$25,490	50
94	Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area, Missouri	$29,760	$24,610	40
95	Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area, Missouri	$28,830	$24,740	50
96	Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana	$28,490	$25,430	40