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Highest-paying States for Other Agricultural Workers

The highest-paying states for other agricultural workers (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 other agricultural workers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $52,390, North Carolina is the highest paying state for other agricultural workers. It is followed by Louisiana (average annual salary $49,380). 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 other agricultural workers in a specific state, use the links in the table.

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

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	North Carolina	$52,390	$29,130	40
2	Louisiana	$49,380	$21,450	40
3	Arizona	$48,560	$36,420	70
4	Utah	$43,610	$35,360	30
5	Nevada	$43,410	$29,770	60
6	Oregon	$42,640	$33,470	30
7	California	$41,380	$31,630	1,460
8	Kentucky	$41,150	$32,840	110
9	Washington	$40,960	$33,560	210
10	Idaho	$39,730	$20,160	190
11	Hawaii	$38,880	$34,150	120
12	Massachusetts	$38,530	$23,960	80
13	Montana	$37,650	$32,500	80
14	Illinois	$37,480	$31,700	80
15	Michigan	$37,390	$37,390	290
16	North Dakota	$36,800	$21,190	60
17	Missouri	$36,720	$33,530	300
18	Wisconsin	$35,360	$17,840	60
19	Maryland	$34,540	$28,240	110
20	Ohio	$34,420	$20,060	210
21	Nebraska	$34,200	$31,660	80
22	New Mexico	$34,190	$24,100	40
23	Colorado	$33,440	$28,710	100
24	Oklahoma	$33,420	$32,980	170
25	New Hampshire	$33,020	$26,210	40
26	South Carolina	$32,420	$27,130	30
27	Minnesota	$32,330	$22,870	40
28	Virginia	$31,980	$29,290	80
29	Kansas	$31,080	$31,080	30
30	West Virginia	$30,140	$29,090	130
31	Mississippi	$30,070	$26,280	140
32	Georgia	$29,270	$25,040	330
33	Florida	$29,000	$21,480	430
34	Iowa	$26,890	$21,400	240
35	Indiana	$26,830	$17,320	70
36	Tennessee	$26,340	$19,100	820
37	Arkansas	$22,500	$20,810	70
38	Texas	$22,190	$20,140	200
39	New Jersey	$20,600	$19,050	100
40	Puerto Rico	$20,520	$17,810	140
41	Alabama	$19,750	$19,580	40
42	Pennsylvania	$15,820	$15,180	130

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