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Highest-paying States for Farm Products Buyers and Purchasing Agents

The highest-paying states for farm products buyers and purchasing agents (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 farm products buyers and purchasing agents in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $83,850, Arizona is the highest paying state for farm products buyers and purchasing agents. It is followed by District of Columbia (average annual salary $70,040). 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 farm products buyers and purchasing agents in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Farm Products Buyers and Purchasing Agents (2022 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Arizona	$83,850	$40,200	40
2	District of Columbia	$70,040	$45,220	30
3	Idaho	$67,700	$35,730	110
4	New Jersey	$65,620	$40,680	90
5	Nebraska	$65,090	$31,410	550
6	Kansas	$64,710	$44,200	290
7	California	$64,280	$32,360	1,350
8	South Dakota	$62,960	$51,620	300
9	Wisconsin	$62,850	$35,880	310
10	Massachusetts	$62,720	$37,090	310
11	Minnesota	$62,290	$40,940	370
12	Connecticut	$62,020	$35,610	40
13	Iowa	$61,840	$36,930	340
14	Pennsylvania	$61,480	$30,750	260
15	Nevada	$61,120	$39,330	70
16	Illinois	$60,530	$40,930	470
17	Alabama	$59,590	$34,310	250
18	Ohio	$59,020	$38,780	310
19	Florida	$58,890	$36,720	290
20	Colorado	$58,660	$38,190	90
21	Indiana	$57,340	$35,010	240
22	New York	$57,110	$32,400	300
23	Oregon	$56,710	$34,800	200
24	North Dakota	$56,520	$37,080	120
25	Georgia	$56,060	$26,610	490
26	North Carolina	$54,750	$30,520	240
27	Kentucky	$54,590	$32,380	120
28	Tennessee	$53,320	$24,100	130
29	Washington	$53,260	$36,300	190
30	Missouri	$52,820	$38,690	350
31	West Virginia	$52,060	$30,010	30
32	Virginia	$51,100	$29,310	90
33	Michigan	$50,250	$33,260	440
34	South Carolina	$50,000	$35,060	140
35	Maryland	$48,480	$29,920	170
36	Oklahoma	$47,110	$26,430	200
37	New Mexico	$47,080	$30,310	60
38	Louisiana	$46,650	$26,420	230
39	Texas	$46,500	$26,710	770
40	Utah	$45,590	$33,420	110
41	Mississippi	$44,430	$28,540	60
42	Puerto Rico	$44,020	$19,040	60
43	Maine	$43,150	$34,050	0
44	Hawaii	$41,530	$18,800	90
45	Arkansas	$39,970	$33,050	90
46	Vermont	$38,180	$23,310	100
47	Montana	$34,040	$18,310	60
48	Rhode Island	$32,900	$26,690	50

Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of farm products buyers and purchasing agents in those states is not available at this time.