Agricultural engineer earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level agricultural engineer earnings begin at:

$47.90 per hour

$99,630 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level agricultural engineer earnings begin at:

$47.90 per hour

$99,630 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level agricultural engineer earnings begin at:

$46.69 per hour

$97,110 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level agricultural engineer earnings begin at:

$46.54 per hour

$96,800 per year

10th percentile

Starting level agricultural engineer earnings begin at:

$34.68 per hour

$72,130 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Agricultural engineer salary by state

State Name Average Salary
Georgia $99,280
Illinois $97,970
North Dakota $97,110
Iowa $96,290
Texas $95,220
Nebraska $95,010
Indiana $94,730
Mississippi $91,560
California $90,400
Maryland $88,830
Colorado $88,650
Oklahoma $86,970
Florida $84,760
Michigan $80,490
Pennsylvania $80,300
Kansas $75,740
Washington $72,140
Kentucky $62,320
South Dakota $62,060
Alabama $61,620
Arkansas $57,740
Utah $53,460
Ohio $119,250
Minnesota $115,940
Wisconsin $100,800

How do agricultural engineer salaries compare to similar careers?

Agricultural engineers earn about the same as related careers in North Dakota. On average, they make less than photonics engineers but more than operations research analysts.

Career Median Salary
Photonics engineer salary $97K
Robotics engineer salary $97K
Nanosystems engineer salary $97K
Mechatronics engineer salary $97K
Engineer salary $90K
Agricultural engineer salary $97K
Industrial engineer salary $80K
Mechanical engineer salary $80K
Civil engineer salary $78K
Operations research analyst salary $80K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)