The highest-paying states for agricultural 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 technicians in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $58,240, Massachusetts is the highest paying state for agricultural technicians. It is followed by Pennsylvania (average annual salary $52,240). 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 technicians in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts | $58,240 |
$38,430 | 50 |
| 2 | Pennsylvania | $52,240 |
$31,240 | 170 |
| 3 | Georgia | $51,450 |
$29,070 | 670 |
| 4 | Maryland | $51,070 |
$39,590 | 200 |
| 5 | Iowa | $50,570 |
$33,130 | 1,250 |
| 6 | Alabama | $48,670 |
$27,950 | 40 |
| 7 | Tennessee | $48,360 |
$33,710 | 260 |
| 8 | Arizona | $48,290 |
$30,980 | 130 |
| 9 | Nebraska | $47,690 |
$30,680 | 420 |
| 10 | Alaska | $47,570 |
$23,470 | 40 |
| 11 | Virginia | $47,380 |
$24,960 | 150 |
| 12 | Vermont | $47,050 |
$30,420 | 60 |
| 13 | New York | $46,980 |
$30,930 | 300 |
| 14 | Mississippi | $46,500 |
$29,290 | 210 |
| 15 | Maine | $44,730 |
$36,620 | 0 |
| 16 | Oregon | $44,160 |
$30,510 | 460 |
| 17 | California | $43,140 |
$31,700 | 1,580 |
| 18 | Montana | $42,450 |
$33,280 | 0 |
| 19 | New Mexico | $42,110 |
$29,310 | 40 |
| 20 | Kansas | $41,310 |
$20,800 | 290 |
| 21 | Washington | $40,970 |
$36,200 | 390 |
| 22 | South Carolina | $40,130 |
$31,000 | 130 |
| 23 | Indiana | $40,010 |
$27,670 | 610 |
| 24 | Florida | $39,420 |
$30,050 | 270 |
| 25 | North Dakota | $39,080 |
$32,630 | 220 |
| 26 | Oklahoma | $39,050 |
$24,560 | 130 |
| 27 | Arkansas | $38,730 |
$31,610 | 300 |
| 28 | Idaho | $38,700 |
$28,090 | 420 |
| 29 | Colorado | $38,700 |
$31,000 | 170 |
| 30 | Kentucky | $38,590 |
$26,980 | 300 |
| 31 | Illinois | $38,520 |
$28,130 | 620 |
| 32 | Delaware | $38,500 |
$30,630 | 40 |
| 33 | Ohio | $38,250 |
$28,530 | 380 |
| 34 | Minnesota | $38,110 |
$27,770 | 300 |
| 35 | South Dakota | $37,830 |
$29,710 | 450 |
| 36 | Texas | $37,510 |
$27,180 | 240 |
| 37 | Wisconsin | $37,510 |
$30,010 | 430 |
| 38 | North Carolina | $37,110 |
$23,650 | 350 |
| 39 | Michigan | $36,780 |
$29,810 | 200 |
| 40 | Hawaii | $36,450 |
$30,980 | 50 |
| 41 | New Jersey | $35,080 |
$34,900 | 40 |
| 42 | Missouri | $30,640 |
$24,610 | 270 |
Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of agricultural technicians in those states is not available at this time.
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