Highest-paying Cities for Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products

The top 100 highest paying cities for graders and sorters, agricultural products (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 graders and sorters, agricultural products in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $44,570, East Central North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota is the highest paying city for graders and sorters, agricultural products. It is followed by Baltimore-Towson, Maryland (average annual salary $40,690). 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 graders and sorters, agricultural products in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	East Central North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$44,570	$32,880	110
2	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$40,690	$28,660	250
3	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$40,420	$28,720	40
4	Kansas nonmetropolitan area, Kansas	$38,480	$32,930	120
5	Sioux City, South Dakota	$38,310	$32,670	40
6	Fargo, North Dakota	$38,140	$29,470	30
7	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$37,650	$33,610	110
8	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$37,280	$24,110	320
9	Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska	$37,210	$37,210	90
10	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia	$36,690	$23,540	n/a
11	Appleton, Wisconsin	$36,410	$28,650	50
12	West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$36,360	$31,820	40
13	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$36,250	$27,040	210
14	Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, South Dakota	$36,130	$30,170	130
15	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$36,110	$29,200	80
16	Toledo, Ohio	$36,110	$27,320	30
17	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$35,650	$32,140	260
18	Grand Forks, North Dakota	$35,640	$30,390	60
19	Tyler, Texas	$35,540	$20,310	60
20	Fort Smith, Oklahoma	$35,530	$30,700	220
21	Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina	$35,420	$30,280	160
22	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, Missouri	$35,420	$24,320	350
23	Western South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, South Dakota	$35,200	$30,440	170
24	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$35,110	$31,850	60
25	North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$34,950	$31,730	230
26	Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$34,820	$30,280	50
27	Far Eastern North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$34,800	$22,660	50
28	Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina	$34,780	$27,040	90
29	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$34,770	$30,190	320
30	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$34,730	$30,470	350
31	Salisbury, Maryland	$34,630	$32,100	320
32	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, Washington	$34,460	$30,240	580
33	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$34,340	$20,170	80
34	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$34,240	$16,730	90
35	Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky	$34,150	$28,490	70
36	Yakima, Washington	$34,130	$30,140	980
37	Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area, Missouri	$34,080	$26,900	70
38	Salinas, California	$34,020	$31,970	630
39	South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, Arkansas	$33,990	$31,760	230
40	Jonesboro, Arkansas	$33,740	$29,590	70
41	Chico, California	$33,420	$31,980	60
42	Southcentral Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho	$33,320	$16,610	150
43	Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$33,260	$32,060	160
44	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$33,260	$30,360	110
45	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$33,220	$17,790	30
46	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$33,180	$31,200	210
47	Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area, Alabama	$33,180	$30,400	180
48	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$33,130	$21,370	100
49	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$33,020	$25,660	220
50	Harrisonburg, Virginia	$32,990	$29,540	90
51	East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$32,810	$31,260	90
52	North Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia	$32,760	$28,290	130
53	West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, Arkansas	$32,580	$31,910	300
54	Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia	$32,560	$32,560	60
55	Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$32,550	$20,240	390
56	Memphis, Tennessee	$32,550	$32,550	150
57	Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana	$32,550	$26,070	50
58	Lubbock, Texas	$32,550	$32,550	220
59	West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky	$32,350	$22,120	70
60	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$32,350	$29,360	70
61	Gainesville, Georgia	$32,320	$25,500	180
62	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$32,270	$30,240	90
63	Yuba City, California	$32,250	$31,600	50
64	Modesto, California	$32,220	$31,460	490
65	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$32,020	$28,070	370
66	Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa	$31,980	$27,090	30
67	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$31,750	$29,860	260
68	Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$31,540	$20,240	40
69	Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area, Missouri	$31,320	$31,320	n/a
70	Fresno, California	$31,290	$29,560	790
71	Madera-Chowchilla, California	$31,260	$30,870	100
72	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$31,180	$29,960	400
73	Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$31,170	$18,720	30
74	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$31,140	$25,350	340
75	Visalia-Porterville, California	$30,880	$29,940	600
76	Gettysburg, Pennsylvania	$30,760	$26,550	n/a
77	Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin	$30,690	$17,660	n/a
78	Stockton, California	$30,580	$29,590	490
79	Richmond, Virginia	$30,530	$30,530	40
80	Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi	$30,420	$29,710	360
81	Kansas nonmetropolitan area, Kansas	$30,170	$21,680	190
82	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$30,120	$18,740	60
83	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$29,930	$21,910	90
84	South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$29,850	$22,690	60
85	Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$29,780	$21,480	50
86	Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina	$29,710	$18,760	140
87	Madison, Wisconsin	$29,680	$29,670	40
88	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$29,680	$23,400	480
89	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$29,670	$27,400	390
90	Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine	$29,660	$25,640	40
91	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan	$29,630	$22,350	30
92	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$29,630	$29,630	240
93	West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$29,590	$22,880	40
94	South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, Nebraska	$29,480	$22,020	50
95	Maryland nonmetropolitan area, Maryland	$29,440	$26,100	30
96	Columbus, Georgia	$29,270	$26,850	70
97	Evansville, Kentucky	$29,270	$23,280	40
98	Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$29,240	$25,850	140
99	Rochester, Minnesota	$29,200	$21,040	n/a
100	Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi	$29,100	$23,640	50

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