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Highest-paying States for Agricultural Inspectors

The highest-paying states for agricultural inspectors (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 inspectors in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $77,750, New York is the highest paying state for agricultural inspectors. It is followed by Connecticut (average annual salary $76,950). 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 inspectors in a specific state, use the links in the table.

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

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	New York	$77,750	$40,010	360
2	Connecticut	$76,950	$52,610	30
3	Ohio	$62,130	$46,680	190
4	Michigan	$60,220	$45,840	290
5	Vermont	$60,200	$43,450	50
6	Illinois	$58,300	$42,990	210
7	Minnesota	$58,160	$36,110	260
8	Pennsylvania	$57,510	$36,850	390
9	Hawaii	$57,320	$48,820	70
10	New Jersey	$54,560	$39,460	260
11	Louisiana	$53,680	$38,060	250
12	Maine	$53,040	$38,770	40
13	North Dakota	$51,500	$38,080	160
14	Massachusetts	$51,360	$35,170	60
15	Wisconsin	$51,060	$42,840	280
16	Texas	$50,690	$36,110	620
17	Iowa	$49,210	$36,110	370
18	South Dakota	$49,210	$40,320	50
19	Maryland	$49,080	$36,220	120
20	Kentucky	$49,080	$32,200	190
21	Colorado	$48,400	$38,960	180
22	Delaware	$47,470	$36,980	80
23	California	$46,900	$33,470	2,320
24	Oregon	$46,610	$37,300	140
25	Indiana	$44,720	$29,990	190
26	Kansas	$44,720	$36,110	280
27	Tennessee	$44,720	$36,110	240
28	South Carolina	$44,720	$35,360	90
29	North Carolina	$44,720	$35,780	310
30	Nebraska	$42,960	$32,750	630
31	Utah	$42,930	$31,470	160
32	New Mexico	$42,310	$29,420	140
33	Oklahoma	$41,720	$30,920	540
34	Missouri	$40,870	$35,940	300
35	Florida	$40,350	$27,040	1,000
36	Arkansas	$39,980	$34,000	170
37	Montana	$39,830	$32,430	60
38	Idaho	$38,960	$28,180	340
39	Arizona	$38,480	$31,200	90
40	Virginia	$38,250	$27,000	350
41	Georgia	$36,460	$30,000	760
42	Washington	$36,300	$35,070	910
43	Mississippi	$36,160	$28,260	100
44	West Virginia	$35,100	$26,980	30
45	Alabama	$32,090	$27,660	340
46	Nevada	$30,180	$23,430	30
47	Wyoming	$29,810	$24,750	110
48	Puerto Rico	$17,820	$17,780	480

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