Highest-paying Cities for Other Agricultural Workers

The top 100 highest paying cities for other agricultural workers (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 other agricultural workers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $81,500, El Centro, California is the highest paying city for other agricultural workers. It is followed by Urban Honolulu, Hawaii (average annual salary $63,840). 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 other agricultural workers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

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

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	El Centro, California	$81,500	$49,510	130
2	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$63,840	$36,590	160
3	Modesto, California	$58,870	$26,160	50
4	Chico, California	$55,360	$36,650	50
5	Merced, California	$53,480	$31,140	40
6	Knoxville, Tennessee	$52,700	$41,860	n/a
7	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$51,400	$33,850	60
8	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$49,190	$32,400	100
9	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$47,750	$40,960	150
10	West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$46,250	$20,030	40
11	Valdosta, Georgia	$45,860	$28,480	n/a
12	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$45,690	$41,830	30
13	Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho	$44,580	$23,960	50
14	Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$42,640	$42,640	n/a
15	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$42,020	$25,840	n/a
16	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$41,710	$25,520	n/a
17	Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky	$41,150	$32,840	80
18	Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii	$38,880	$34,150	90
19	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$38,480	$21,080	80
20	East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$38,310	$33,090	40
21	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$38,210	$26,930	40
22	Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa	$38,140	$25,620	100
23	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$37,940	$27,450	n/a
24	Madera-Chowchilla, California	$37,860	$29,120	40
25	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$37,760	$35,530	70
26	East and South Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$37,710	$37,710	40
27	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$37,480	$29,640	40
28	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$37,010	$35,710	160
29	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$37,000	$29,630	40
30	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$36,980	$33,020	n/a
31	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$36,630	$33,460	50
32	Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$36,020	$18,580	70
33	Salisbury, Maryland	$35,900	$26,450	50
34	South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, Arkansas	$35,760	$27,020	n/a
35	Redding, California	$35,740	$27,070	40
36	Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, Louisiana	$35,590	$17,030	40
37	North Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho	$35,500	$28,640	n/a
38	Central Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$35,290	$29,390	n/a
39	Stockton, California	$34,840	$32,140	50
40	Memphis, Tennessee	$34,480	$19,910	80
41	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$34,140	$32,740	40
42	Lakeland-Winter Haven, Florida	$34,110	$22,370	40
43	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$33,980	$25,390	50
44	Alexandria, Louisiana	$33,690	$16,440	30
45	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$33,560	$33,560	100
46	Greeley, Colorado	$33,440	$28,710	30
47	Southcentral Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho	$32,860	$25,280	30
48	Montgomery, Alabama	$32,480	$22,140	40
49	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$32,380	$28,490	120
50	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$32,310	$31,260	150
51	South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, Nebraska	$32,240	$30,070	50
52	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, Washington	$31,840	$25,910	n/a
53	Salinas, California	$31,690	$30,560	100
54	Visalia-Porterville, California	$31,590	$30,980	50
55	Olympia, Washington	$31,270	$28,700	170
56	Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina	$31,120	$20,620	50
57	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$30,340	$25,030	n/a
58	Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi	$30,160	$26,680	n/a
59	North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, West Virginia	$30,120	$29,780	40
60	Lafayette, Louisiana	$30,010	$24,030	40
61	West Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$29,950	$26,360	n/a
62	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$29,930	$25,280	30
63	Fresno, California	$29,640	$27,070	100
64	East Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho	$29,360	$26,260	80
65	South Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia	$29,270	$25,040	50
66	Yakima, Washington	$29,240	$25,200	160
67	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$29,100	$22,630	n/a
68	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$29,000	$20,880	80
69	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	$28,540	$19,920	50
70	North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee	$28,420	$25,110	80
71	Yuma, Arizona	$27,110	$17,610	30
72	Hanford-Corcoran, California	$27,080	$27,070	40
73	Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$26,990	$18,620	150
74	Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$26,900	$19,370	n/a
75	Salem, Oregon	$26,370	$20,940	30
76	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$26,260	$19,100	140
77	Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$25,800	$21,170	n/a
78	Chattanooga, Tennessee	$25,640	$21,280	60
79	Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee	$25,600	$21,380	60
80	North Florida nonmetropolitan area, Florida	$25,190	$18,360	40
81	Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana	$24,790	$21,040	n/a
82	Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, New Jersey	$23,930	$20,950	40
83	Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$23,550	$20,250	n/a
84	North Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$23,520	$20,990	40
85	Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$23,480	$19,640	n/a
86	Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, Florida	$23,390	$21,270	50
87	Yuba City, California	$23,260	$19,130	n/a
88	Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina	$22,460	$20,390	70
89	Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee	$22,290	$17,510	60
90	Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska	$21,770	$19,300	n/a
91	West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$21,690	$18,390	40
92	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$21,480	$21,480	140
93	Ocala, Florida	$21,000	$18,050	n/a
94	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$20,560	$19,050	n/a
95	San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, Puerto Rico	$20,520	$17,810	140
96	Central Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$20,200	$20,200	40
97	Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana	$19,850	$19,720	30
98	Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, Alabama	$19,520	$16,490	30
99	Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama	$19,320	$16,320	40
100	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$19,150	$16,380	30

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for other agricultural workers.