Agricultural Equipment Operators salary
The median pay for agricultural equipment operators in the United States is $41,730 a year. About 28,500 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $33,500
- 25th percentile
- $36,810
- Median percentile
- $41,730
- 75th percentile
- $48,100
- 90th percentile
- $58,650
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Montana $58,770
- Louisiana $58,520
- Delaware $49,910
- Massachusetts $49,150
- Minnesota $48,520
- North Dakota $48,080
- South Dakota $48,060
- Virginia $47,890
- Iowa $47,220
- Ohio $47,220
- Pennsylvania $47,100
- Wisconsin $47,100
- Nebraska $46,670
- Maine $46,490
- Missouri $46,490
- Indiana $46,280
- Illinois $46,050
- Kansas $45,570
- Oregon $44,150
- Michigan $42,380
- Kentucky $42,000
- New Jersey $41,660
- Maryland $39,580
- North Carolina $39,580
- Idaho $38,920
- California $38,820
- Washington $38,470
- Tennessee $37,750
- Florida $36,660
- Arizona $36,600
- Mississippi $36,460
- New Mexico $35,580
- Georgia $35,410
- Oklahoma $34,900
- South Carolina $34,490
- Texas $34,260
- Alabama $33,910
- Arkansas $32,060
By metro area
- Cincinnati, OH $54,380
- Minneapolis, MN $53,680
- Lafayette, IN $52,100
- Columbus, OH $51,050
- Sioux City, IA $49,990
- Dubuque, IA $49,440
- Madison, WI $49,410
- Philadelphia, PA $49,220
- Fargo, ND $48,710
- Mankato, MN $48,520
- Medford, OR $48,510
- Terre Haute, IN $48,330
- Eau Claire, WI $48,250
- Omaha, NE $48,010
- Grand Forks, ND $47,900
- Napa, CA $47,880
- Ames, IA $47,610
- Kansas City, MO $47,610
- Evansville, IN $47,500
- St. Louis, MO $47,280
- Green Bay, WI $47,220
- Chicago, IL $47,080
- Champaign, IL $47,060
- Sioux Falls, SD $46,970
- Iowa City, IA $46,940
- Indianapolis, IN $46,840
- Albany, OR $46,770
- Des Moines, IA $46,220
- Lincoln, NE $45,980
- Sacramento, CA $45,960
- Wichita, KS $45,860
- Topeka, KS $45,850
- Peoria, IL $45,610
- Fort Wayne, IN $45,470
- Davenport, IA $45,310
- Bloomington, IL $45,280
- Waterloo, IA $44,810
- Cedar Rapids, IA $44,660
- Grand Island, NE $44,310
- Santa Rosa, CA $44,260
- San Luis Obispo, CA $44,230
- Portland, OR $44,150
- Atlanta, GA $44,090
- Lancaster, PA $43,720
- Lansing, MI $41,930
- Santa Maria, CA $41,910
- Boise City, ID $40,620
- Salem, OR $40,120
- Yakima, WA $39,890
- Idaho Falls, ID $38,920
- Salinas, CA $38,740
- Baltimore, MD $38,400
- Modesto, CA $38,320
- Oxnard, CA $38,280
- Twin Falls, ID $38,080
- Vallejo, CA $38,070
- Yuba City, CA $37,890
- Jackson, MS $37,830
- Stockton, CA $37,810
- Merced, CA $37,570
- Hanford, CA $37,420
- Corpus Christi, TX $37,410
- El Centro, CA $37,200
- Bakersfield, CA $36,930
- Charlotte, NC $36,890
- Jackson, TN $36,660
- Fresno, CA $36,650
- Miami, FL $36,610
- Phoenix, AZ $36,600
- Visalia, CA $36,130
- Dothan, AL $36,050
- Lubbock, TX $34,570
- Memphis, TN $34,070
- Albany, GA $33,600
- Columbia, SC $31,820
- Jonesboro, AR $30,760
- McAllen, TX $29,150