Highest-paying Cities for Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians

The top 100 highest paying cities for farm equipment mechanics and service 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 farm equipment mechanics and service technicians in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $69,270, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is the highest paying city for farm equipment mechanics and service technicians. It is followed by Bellingham, Washington (average annual salary $63,990). 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 farm equipment mechanics and service technicians in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$69,270	$40,710	60
2	Bellingham, Washington	$63,990	$45,530	100
3	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$63,410	$50,490	50
4	Bismarck, North Dakota	$62,550	$39,180	30
5	Medford, Oregon	$62,420	$47,780	30
6	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$61,860	$38,520	90
7	West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$61,580	$45,340	250
8	Salt Lake City, Utah	$61,520	$45,380	60
9	Modesto, California	$61,420	$37,800	180
10	Albany, Oregon	$61,370	$40,580	80
11	East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$61,280	$41,040	280
12	Eugene-Springfield, Oregon	$61,080	$41,820	50
13	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$60,940	$46,700	70
14	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$60,930	$39,900	30
15	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$60,700	$42,430	210
16	Fargo, North Dakota	$60,390	$38,970	230
17	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington	$60,290	$48,700	40
18	Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada	$60,170	$37,740	60
19	Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$59,760	$37,970	30
20	Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, South Dakota	$59,560	$39,250	370
21	Merced, California	$59,240	$36,640	120
22	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$58,980	$43,720	30
23	El Centro, California	$58,340	$35,720	100
24	Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana	$58,140	$31,200	230
25	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$57,920	$37,440	50
26	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$57,410	$36,760	160
27	Stockton, California	$57,190	$35,170	150
28	Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina	$57,030	$15,540	40
29	Las Cruces, New Mexico	$56,610	$33,260	n/a
30	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$56,590	$38,150	130
31	Great Falls, Montana	$56,510	$42,760	30
32	Topeka, Kansas	$56,220	$37,270	30
33	Billings, Montana	$55,490	$38,040	60
34	Sebring, Florida	$55,060	$34,030	n/a
35	Grand Forks, North Dakota	$55,020	$39,020	80
36	Wichita, Kansas	$54,730	$35,570	130
37	West Central North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$54,690	$32,060	190
38	Mankato-North Mankato, Minnesota	$54,410	$40,680	60
39	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$54,330	$37,060	380
40	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa	$54,210	$38,840	80
41	Far Western North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$53,810	$36,500	130
42	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$53,610	$38,690	130
43	Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska	$53,580	$38,260	160
44	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$53,320	$35,920	230
45	Cedar Rapids, Iowa	$53,110	$37,080	90
46	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, West Virginia	$52,400	$34,640	40
47	Sioux Falls, South Dakota	$52,250	$37,330	210
48	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$52,070	$36,220	180
49	Iowa City, Iowa	$52,000	$36,800	50
50	Yuba City, California	$51,830	$37,700	40
51	Cape Girardeau-Jackson, Missouri	$51,710	$35,550	50
52	Grand Island, Nebraska	$51,470	$38,690	100
53	Jacksonville, Florida	$51,420	$30,460	n/a
54	Greeley, Colorado	$51,360	$40,940	60
55	Rockford, Illinois	$51,350	$31,590	40
56	East and South Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$51,210	$38,050	50
57	Knoxville, Tennessee	$51,170	$28,810	50
58	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$51,140	$31,560	400
59	Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$50,960	$36,910	80
60	Napa, California	$50,890	$41,010	60
61	Chico, California	$50,830	$36,550	50
62	Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa	$50,650	$40,990	150
63	Ames, Iowa	$50,590	$37,170	60
64	Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$50,290	$39,020	490
65	South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$50,260	$37,940	200
66	Dubuque, Iowa	$50,260	$37,120	70
67	Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$50,240	$36,880	390
68	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, Missouri	$50,180	$32,290	110
69	Salem, Oregon	$50,120	$38,170	100
70	Wausau, Wisconsin	$49,980	$39,190	40
71	Madison, Wisconsin	$49,950	$39,070	140
72	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$49,950	$33,050	130
73	South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, Nebraska	$49,920	$35,340	630
74	Western South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, South Dakota	$49,910	$37,830	170
75	Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$49,840	$37,220	530
76	Yakima, Washington	$49,750	$35,170	170
77	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, Florida	$49,690	$37,720	50
78	St Cloud, Minnesota	$49,680	$37,550	150
79	St Louis, Missouri	$49,680	$35,660	260
80	Jonesboro, Arkansas	$49,580	$29,570	110
81	Evansville, Kentucky	$49,540	$43,050	40
82	St Joseph, Missouri	$49,500	$37,610	60
83	Eastern Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$49,470	$30,550	110
84	Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$49,450	$31,270	230
85	Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$49,430	$37,350	260
86	Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$49,300	$31,680	210
87	Kansas City, Missouri	$49,200	$37,160	240
88	Sioux City, South Dakota	$49,200	$38,000	60
89	Victoria, Texas	$49,190	$31,430	30
90	Central Utah nonmetropolitan area, Utah	$49,090	$27,860	30
91	Northeastern Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, Nebraska	$49,070	$35,660	330
92	Far Eastern North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$49,070	$40,320	150
93	Ogden-Clearfield, Utah	$49,060	$21,630	60
94	Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$49,040	$38,260	330
95	Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$49,010	$37,200	290
96	Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$48,960	$32,910	30
97	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$48,960	$29,510	400
98	North Missouri nonmetropolitan area, Missouri	$48,930	$29,890	270
99	East Central North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$48,930	$29,560	150
100	Rapid City, South Dakota	$48,900	$36,110	30

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for farm equipment mechanics and service technicians.