Agricultural Equipment Operator Salary in Amarillo, Texas

The annual salary statistics of agricultural equipment operators in Amarillo, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of agricultural equipment operators in Amarillo is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Agricultural Equipment Operators in Amarillo, Texas

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$23,600
25th Percentile Wage
$26,940
50th Percentile Wage
$29,520
75th Percentile Wage
$32,100
90th Percentile Wage
$39,150

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for agricultural equipment operators in Amarillo, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $39,150. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,520. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,600.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of agricultural equipment operators from 2012 to 2018.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$29,520
6.20% 33.13%
2017
$27,690
1.30% -
2016
$27,330
8.01% -
2015
$25,140
16.31% -
2014
$21,040
6.08% -
2013
$19,760
0.10% -
2012
$19,740
- -

Table 2. Compare Agricultural Equipment Operator Salary in Amarillo with Other Texas Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,520 in Amarillo is in the middle of salary range for agricultural equipment operators in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of agricultural equipment operators in Amarillo is 18.8 percent (18.8%) lower than that in the highest paying San Antonio-New Braunfels and 38.6 percent (38.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Brownsville-Harlingen.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$36,360
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$30,790
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$29,740
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$29,590
Amarillo
$29,520
Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area
$29,030
Lubbock
$28,620
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$27,250
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
$27,160
Abilene
$25,520
Corpus Christi
$24,980
Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$23,040
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$20,210
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$19,880
College Station-Bryan
$18,560
Brownsville-Harlingen
$18,120

See also: Top paying jobs in Amarillo, Texas.