The highest-paying states for agricultural and food science 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 and food science technicians in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $54,120, New Jersey is the highest paying state for agricultural and food science technicians. It is followed by Massachusetts (average annual salary $53,200). 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 and food science technicians in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Jersey | $54,120 |
$32,400 | 400 |
| 2 | Massachusetts | $53,200 |
$35,230 | 280 |
| 3 | New York | $48,400 |
$28,530 | 1,040 |
| 4 | North Dakota | $47,030 |
$34,140 | 140 |
| 5 | Wyoming | $46,750 |
$30,650 | 40 |
| 6 | Iowa | $46,750 |
$31,110 | 2,090 |
| 7 | West Virginia | $44,890 |
$30,800 | 40 |
| 8 | Vermont | $44,520 |
$25,650 | 100 |
| 9 | Colorado | $43,910 |
$32,520 | 170 |
| 10 | Hawaii | $43,310 |
$32,920 | 60 |
| 11 | California | $42,840 |
$27,830 | 3,880 |
| 12 | New Hampshire | $42,760 |
$24,130 | 0 |
| 13 | Texas | $42,740 |
$25,990 | 1,070 |
| 14 | Indiana | $41,180 |
$29,520 | 540 |
| 15 | Montana | $41,130 |
$29,310 | 50 |
| 16 | Oregon | $40,980 |
$31,870 | 530 |
| 17 | Minnesota | $40,970 |
$29,720 | 820 |
| 18 | Kentucky | $40,680 |
$28,240 | 180 |
| 19 | New Mexico | $40,630 |
$28,310 | 70 |
| 20 | Georgia | $40,490 |
$25,410 | 830 |
| 21 | Kansas | $39,990 |
$24,820 | 400 |
| 22 | Ohio | $39,560 |
$31,040 | 460 |
| 23 | Pennsylvania | $39,310 |
$27,570 | 640 |
| 24 | Missouri | $38,770 |
$26,500 | 630 |
| 25 | Arkansas | $38,550 |
$25,900 | 650 |
| 26 | Florida | $38,530 |
$26,810 | 340 |
| 27 | Illinois | $38,510 |
$23,170 | 690 |
| 28 | Maryland | $38,150 |
$26,250 | 260 |
| 29 | Tennessee | $38,010 |
$27,230 | 220 |
| 30 | Washington | $37,880 |
$26,810 | 270 |
| 31 | Alaska | $37,770 |
$31,750 | 0 |
| 32 | Nebraska | $37,300 |
$27,870 | 410 |
| 33 | North Carolina | $37,280 |
$27,520 | 410 |
| 34 | Wisconsin | $37,210 |
$24,600 | 1,050 |
| 35 | South Carolina | $37,120 |
$27,890 | 140 |
| 36 | Alabama | $37,120 |
$19,100 | 100 |
| 37 | Virginia | $37,030 |
$25,870 | 410 |
| 38 | Idaho | $36,880 |
$27,900 | 350 |
| 39 | Maine | $35,620 |
$26,980 | 50 |
| 40 | Louisiana | $35,490 |
$21,920 | 380 |
| 41 | Arizona | $35,370 |
$23,860 | 270 |
| 42 | Mississippi | $34,990 |
$26,060 | 210 |
| 43 | Michigan | $34,780 |
$25,020 | 170 |
| 44 | Utah | $34,460 |
$23,720 | 100 |
| 45 | Delaware | $34,120 |
$26,340 | 40 |
| 46 | Virgin Islands | $31,290 |
$22,590 | 30 |
| 47 | Oklahoma | $30,500 |
$21,230 | 170 |
| 48 | Puerto Rico | $29,800 |
$18,870 | 110 |
| 49 | South Dakota | $29,660 |
$19,690 | 210 |
| 50 | Connecticut | $25,210 |
$21,010 | 0 |