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Highest-paying States for Agricultural Equipment Operators

The highest-paying states for agricultural equipment operators (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 equipment operators in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $50,570, South Dakota is the highest paying state for agricultural equipment operators. It is followed by New Jersey (average annual salary $47,810). 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 equipment operators in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Agricultural Equipment Operators (2022 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	South Dakota	$50,570	$36,180	70
2	New Jersey	$47,810	$37,720	40
3	Maryland	$47,360	$30,670	110
4	Connecticut	$46,420	$33,730	0
5	North Dakota	$45,460	$36,140	460
6	Iowa	$44,420	$35,110	2,370
7	Ohio	$43,680	$36,200	640
8	Kentucky	$43,630	$27,320	270
9	Illinois	$43,400	$34,530	1,930
10	Indiana	$43,130	$30,900	850
11	Minnesota	$42,660	$33,550	850
12	Delaware	$42,070	$36,880	40
13	Michigan	$41,890	$31,500	410
14	Montana	$41,780	$23,980	160
15	Nebraska	$39,890	$33,850	1,260
16	Hawaii	$39,850	$27,880	140
17	Virginia	$39,830	$31,150	330
18	Wisconsin	$39,500	$26,570	460
19	Missouri	$39,060	$32,030	940
20	Colorado	$38,240	$29,390	80
21	North Carolina	$37,840	$23,450	520
22	Washington	$37,830	$31,970	660
23	Massachusetts	$37,720	$29,920	60
24	Kansas	$37,480	$29,400	700
25	New York	$37,280	$31,320	60
26	Tennessee	$37,220	$25,820	290
27	Wyoming	$37,140	$31,920	50
28	California	$37,030	$32,770	6,970
29	Vermont	$36,820	$30,160	70
30	Oregon	$36,210	$27,870	390
31	Pennsylvania	$35,890	$27,810	400
32	Idaho	$35,430	$31,630	510
33	Florida	$34,270	$26,240	1,740
34	Oklahoma	$33,610	$25,580	350
35	Utah	$33,280	$24,780	100
36	Georgia	$32,900	$22,250	750
37	South Carolina	$32,740	$25,160	210
38	New Mexico	$31,930	$23,920	150
39	Alabama	$30,850	$22,240	320
40	Louisiana	$30,760	$25,620	190
41	Arizona	$30,650	$26,620	580
42	Texas	$29,930	$21,660	1,710
43	Arkansas	$27,320	$26,020	420
44	Nevada	$26,350	$19,300	0
45	Mississippi	$26,190	$20,890	380
46	Puerto Rico	$19,760	$18,300	230

Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of agricultural equipment operators in those states is not available at this time.