Paycheck Atlas

Highest-paying cities for graders and sorters, agricultural products

Grand Forks, ND leads at $48,700 a year. Pay is not adjusted for local prices; see each page for the cost-of-living view.

PlaceMedian25th–75th
Grand Forks, ND$48,700$44,500–$48,700
San Francisco, CA$46,350$40,230–$46,350
Sacramento, CA$44,510$37,130–$44,510
Fargo, ND$44,370$37,220–$46,460
Omaha, NE$43,430$42,450–$43,430
Baltimore, MD$41,350$33,310–$56,160
Sioux Falls, SD$39,900$39,730–$46,920
Washington, DC$39,170$36,090–$60,470
Dallas, TX$38,890$34,460–$38,890
Los Angeles, CA$38,680$36,050–$40,760
Salem, OR$38,550$32,180–$38,730
New Orleans, LA$37,650$29,500–$51,060
Salinas, CA$37,340$37,000–$37,820
Jonesboro, AR$37,210$31,660–$39,220
Modesto, CA$37,000$36,880–$38,670
Yuba City, CA$36,900$36,520–$39,570
Oxnard, CA$36,880$35,580–$39,780
Twin Falls, ID$36,720$33,750–$36,720
Atlanta, GA$36,450$32,990–$37,550
Merced, CA$36,420$35,830–$42,170
Stockton, CA$36,350$34,320–$37,180
Chico, CA$36,120$35,290–$36,680
Fayetteville, AR$36,000$35,310–$36,110
Kennewick, WA$35,720$34,650–$35,800
Dothan, AL$35,600$30,200–$35,600
Riverside, CA$35,470$34,870–$38,500
Santa Maria, CA$35,420$34,320–$37,140
Bakersfield, CA$35,310$34,320–$36,370
Gainesville, GA$35,080$34,970–$38,210
Wenatchee, WA$35,080$34,820–$35,630
Harrisonburg, VA$35,060$34,860–$35,220
Fresno, CA$35,010$34,320–$36,760
Visalia, CA$34,960$34,320–$35,770
Yakima, WA$34,750$34,650–$34,950
Portland, OR$34,670$34,660–$38,120
Columbia, SC$34,510$34,510–$42,430
Houston, TX$34,320$29,290–$44,490
San Antonio, TX$31,880$28,070–$32,920
Naples, FL$27,950$27,040–$28,700
Lakeland, FL$27,700$27,040–$27,700
Miami, FL$27,170$27,040–$29,640
McAllen, TX$23,650$23,650–$27,770

Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.