Agricultural Equipment Operators Salary

Average salary, salary range, and compensation data for Agricultural Equipment Operators positions across the United States.

Median Annual Salary

$42,580

National average

Salary Range

$31,240 – $57,790

10th–90th percentile

Data Year

2024

Source: BLS

Agricultural Equipment Operators Salary by City

LocationMedian SalaryMinMax
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area$61,580$39,740$75,490
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$54,020$45,860$82,200
Montana$53,900$35,820$65,170
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$53,510$46,130$63,790
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$52,870$39,880$63,100
Columbus, OH$52,370$41,190$64,020
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$51,200$42,230$60,150
New York$51,100$43,680$78,990
Rochester, NY$50,960$43,680$63,190
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$50,460$41,440$64,570
Delaware$50,450$32,540$61,620
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$50,170$41,980$59,710
Dubuque, IA$50,010$38,930$81,200
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area$49,680$31,550$49,680
Madison, WI$49,430$37,820$60,930
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area$49,370$43,820$81,690
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$49,160$40,440$57,850
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$49,110$36,910$66,560
Ohio$49,070$36,910$60,640
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$48,940$36,910$58,790
Indiana$48,930$38,590$69,680
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$48,880$40,390$57,400
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area$48,830$37,810$56,190
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area$48,830$38,000$58,700
Napa, CA$48,710$39,530$62,660
Iowa$48,690$38,400$57,560
Medford, OR$48,630$38,060$48,630
Cedar Rapids, IA$48,560$39,460$58,070
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)$48,530$36,910$59,990
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$48,440$42,670$60,950
Terre Haute, IN$48,440$40,920$60,140
Minnesota$48,390$39,880$60,310
Mankato, MN$48,230$36,430$48,450
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$48,040$38,810$60,550
Kansas City, MO-KS$47,930$39,440$67,620
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$47,860$38,260$58,770
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area$47,850$32,130$60,750
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area$47,830$38,200$60,750
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area$47,800$38,000$54,990
Omaha, NE-IA$47,780$41,930$58,080
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$47,730$41,840$59,450
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area$47,690$37,910$54,850
North Dakota$47,640$38,890$81,690
Fort Wayne, IN$47,640$40,190$61,360
Wisconsin$47,520$37,700$59,380
Maine$47,500$43,940$57,760
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area$47,500$43,940$57,760
Champaign-Urbana, IL$47,440$38,780$55,540
St. Louis, MO-IL$47,230$38,590$68,800
Bloomington, IL$47,120$38,500$59,270
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area$47,080$38,890$61,360
Decatur, IL$47,030$37,810$57,490
Illinois$46,810$38,420$57,330
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$46,780$38,260$57,070
New Jersey$46,650$40,420$62,790
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area$46,630$38,430$52,650
Missouri$46,610$36,260$63,190
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$46,550$35,200$56,240
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area$46,540$38,380$56,150
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area$46,300$38,990$62,430
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area$46,250$37,800$56,850
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area$46,240$38,890$71,640
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area$46,200$36,020$60,930
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$46,070$39,880$59,920
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area$46,010$33,740$55,850
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$45,930$38,240$65,460
South Dakota$45,890$39,160$53,560
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area$45,890$39,160$53,560
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area$45,850$38,940$62,400
Virginia$45,740$37,070$57,650
Nebraska$45,690$39,630$57,000
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$45,670$39,630$56,400
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$45,660$27,820$55,390
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$45,560$40,660$71,570
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$45,030$39,620$52,780
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area$44,970$30,570$65,990
Wichita, KS$44,910$37,530$48,340
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$44,910$39,470$55,470
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area$44,840$37,890$46,290
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$44,790$35,630$87,880
Boise City, ID$44,770$22,810$75,530
Lincoln, NE$44,740$31,880$52,210
Idaho$44,700$27,040$71,950
Kentucky$44,700$36,860$87,990
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$44,700$38,840$87,990
Kansas$44,510$36,310$49,380
Kansas nonmetropolitan area$44,390$36,270$47,320
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$44,320$34,840$61,640
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$44,300$36,720$62,120
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area$44,280$38,150$60,850
Lancaster, PA$44,220$34,190$55,840
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$43,570$35,970$59,610
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$43,430$38,310$46,480
Colorado$42,940$31,470$62,040
Michigan$42,600$28,700$50,320
South Carolina$42,580$28,100$52,780
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area$42,390$33,870$49,370
Maryland nonmetropolitan area$42,260$36,470$57,960
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area$42,170$37,970$58,400
Utah$42,060$28,040$71,330
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$41,840$32,190$52,570
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$41,820$36,910$63,700
Pennsylvania$41,660$31,310$59,940
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$41,510$35,260$54,540
Maryland$41,440$38,500$54,800
Vallejo, CA$41,140$37,890$55,050
Bay City, MI$40,730$32,540$50,320
Salinas, CA$40,600$36,880$52,170
North Carolina$40,300$26,260$49,960
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$40,300$26,190$46,240
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$40,300$27,740$49,070
California$40,130$34,240$56,950
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$40,000$36,510$47,090
Tennessee$39,980$35,760$47,090
Washington$39,980$37,140$56,500
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$39,980$37,420$56,500
Yakima, WA$39,910$37,520$50,370
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$39,910$35,760$45,450
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area$39,890$36,540$51,280
Oregon$39,730$35,050$51,080
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area$39,720$36,680$50,610
Yuba City, CA$39,630$37,380$44,990
Stockton-Lodi, CA$39,620$36,190$54,310
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area$39,540$26,130$60,750
Modesto, CA$39,490$37,260$53,180
Hawaii$39,440$39,440$64,670
Massachusetts$39,310$36,380$58,490
Merced, CA$39,190$34,970$46,050
Columbia, SC$39,160$28,990$48,100
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$38,970$36,460$59,160
Salisbury, MD$38,690$38,170$51,480
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$38,650$33,610$56,990
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$38,520$38,500$54,800
El Centro, CA$38,180$35,190$53,830
Fresno, CA$37,760$34,820$47,880
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area$37,740$37,020$49,850
Visalia, CA$37,700$33,560$44,390
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$37,600$34,880$44,490
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$37,400$27,610$44,980
Twin Falls, ID$37,240$31,200$71,950
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$37,160$27,130$45,120
Arizona nonmetropolitan area$37,120$29,910$37,120
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$36,970$34,570$45,090
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$36,840$26,920$72,390
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area$36,830$31,090$49,660
Salem, OR$36,800$30,960$56,990
Vermont$36,610$35,150$52,190
Jackson, TN$36,610$35,910$45,260
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$36,070$24,280$54,770
Albany, OR$35,810$35,810$49,220
Florida$35,510$28,710$49,680
New Mexico$35,460$27,750$39,740
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area$35,100$28,190$36,920
Georgia$34,770$28,810$47,110
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$34,690$33,240$37,440
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area$34,490$28,900$39,720
Oklahoma$34,340$27,040$62,100
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$34,340$31,880$46,780
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area$34,320$23,920$46,800
Arizona$34,270$31,760$46,370
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area$34,230$24,500$47,650
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$34,220$34,220$46,650
Jackson, MS$33,550$21,740$47,000
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$31,640$24,100$50,390
Mississippi$30,570$20,600$45,760
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$30,510$15,880$62,930
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$30,440$21,320$41,950
Arkansas$30,380$28,170$45,110
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$30,220$28,970$45,110
Corpus Christi, TX$30,030$24,010$66,350
Texas$29,930$21,230$43,630
Alabama$29,410$27,330$45,800
Lubbock, TX$29,320$27,860$42,180
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$28,620$28,170$44,890
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$27,920$22,190$29,290
Dothan, AL$27,350$26,700$45,190
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$25,830$15,880$34,740
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$21,410$19,760$32,740
Puerto Rico$20,560$20,560$29,280

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a Agricultural Equipment Operators make?▾

The median annual salary for a Agricultural Equipment Operators is $42,580, with a typical range of $31,240 – $57,790 depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the starting salary for a Agricultural Equipment Operators?▾

Entry-level Agricultural Equipment Operators positions typically start around $31,240 per year. Salaries increase significantly with experience and specialization.

Where do Agricultural Equipment Operatorss earn the most?▾

Agricultural Equipment Operatorss tend to earn the highest salaries in major metropolitan areas. Use the salary by city table above to compare compensation across different locations.