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Highest Paying Industries for Agricultural Engineers

The top 27 highest paying industries for agricultural engineers (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 in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $85,250, management of companies and enterprises is the highest paying industry for agricultural engineers. It is followed by federal government, including usps industry (average annual salary $81,080). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of agricultural engineers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 27 Highest Paying Industries for Agricultural Engineers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$85,250	$58,800	110
2	Federal government, including USPS	$81,080	$59,920	350
3	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$81,080	$59,920	350
4	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$77,070	$58,310	420
5	Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing	$76,960	$53,280	40
6	Engineering Services	$76,440	$58,010	390
7	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$76,410	$52,490	840
8	Scientific Research and Development Services	$75,210	$48,660	90
9	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$74,710	$48,470	90
10	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$74,270	$46,820	190
11	Food Manufacturing	$73,180	$47,930	290
12	Grain and Oilseed Milling	$73,010	$49,420	110
13	Manufacturing	$71,900	$50,150	630
14	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$70,930	$39,320	620
15	Federal, State, and Local Government	$70,930	$39,320	620
16	Animal Slaughtering and Processing	$69,390	$45,160	50
17	Machinery Manufacturing	$68,880	$50,570	270
18	Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing	$68,000	$50,630	220
19	Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing	$67,700	$44,220	50
20	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$65,740	$52,740	n/a
21	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$65,740	$52,740	n/a
22	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$63,790	$39,340	850
23	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$51,930	$39,470	230
24	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$51,930	$39,470	230
25	Educational Services - State government owned	$51,930	$39,470	230
26	Educational Services	$51,930	$39,470	230
27	State government, including schools and hospitals	$50,990	$36,010	410