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Highest-paying Cities for Agricultural and Food Science Technicians

The top 100 highest paying cities for agricultural and food science technicians (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of agricultural and food science technicians in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $61,640, Cedar Rapids, Iowa is the highest paying city for agricultural and food science technicians. It is followed by Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia (average annual salary $56,470). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of agricultural and food science technicians in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Agricultural and Food Science Technicians

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Cedar Rapids, Iowa	$61,640	$34,650	50
2	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$56,470	$34,490	180
3	Athens-Clarke County, Georgia	$53,750	$38,190	300
4	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$53,330	$30,080	370
5	Merced, California	$53,300	$32,140	150
6	South Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia	$53,260	$28,450	150
7	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$53,040	$35,100	300
8	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$52,720	$27,940	90
9	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$52,270	$33,480	360
10	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$51,800	$33,680	480

11	Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$51,010	$33,920	140
12	Kansas City, Missouri	$50,930	$28,030	190
13	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$50,690	$34,630	240
14	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$50,670	$35,250	490
15	Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana	$50,330	$34,360	140
16	Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho	$50,190	$37,690	70
17	St Louis, Missouri	$49,740	$32,930	190
18	Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$49,590	$37,460	30
19	Evansville, Kentucky	$49,390	$35,170	100
20	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$48,760	$35,390	110
21	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$48,740	$30,050	60
22	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$48,730	$31,490	60
23	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia	$48,390	$41,530	n/a
24	Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$48,220	$35,620	50
25	Springfield, Massachusetts	$47,740	$39,600	n/a
26	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$47,600	$32,930	380
27	Dayton, Ohio	$46,960	$27,690	n/a
28	Napa, California	$46,790	$36,010	170
29	South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, Arkansas	$46,770	$34,150	n/a
30	Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$46,650	$32,500	150
31	North Missouri nonmetropolitan area, Missouri	$46,390	$22,250	40
32	Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$46,380	$30,460	30
33	Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$46,220	$40,170	40
34	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$46,170	$34,470	40
35	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$46,160	$33,910	120
36	South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$46,140	$33,710	230
37	Wichita, Kansas	$46,070	$25,770	60
38	Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, New Jersey	$45,680	$34,960	40
39	Greeley, Colorado	$45,660	$34,840	110
40	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$45,590	$31,150	180
41	Champaign-Urbana, Illinois	$45,560	$24,680	110
42	Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa	$45,550	$29,290	100
43	North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$45,430	$31,040	70
44	Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky	$45,380	$34,310	70
45	Other Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$45,100	$33,800	80
46	Green Bay, Wisconsin	$45,090	$32,510	90
47	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$45,090	$32,300	160
48	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$45,070	$34,920	50
49	Eau Claire, Wisconsin	$44,970	$30,230	40
50	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$44,950	$32,280	70
51	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$44,920	$34,240	50
52	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa	$44,910	$32,630	n/a
53	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$44,780	$30,450	n/a
54	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$44,710	$29,930	50
55	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$44,700	$27,800	280
56	Fargo, North Dakota	$44,050	$34,200	100
57	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$43,870	$27,100	60
58	Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$43,720	$29,270	190
59	St Cloud, Minnesota	$43,220	$34,400	40
60	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$43,160	$30,280	n/a
61	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$43,150	$32,410	650
62	Ames, Iowa	$43,140	$32,750	210
63	Stockton, California	$43,030	$32,860	210
64	Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$42,990	$30,520	100
65	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$42,910	$29,070	170
66	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$42,850	$30,830	80
67	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$42,840	$32,590	500
68	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$42,660	$27,330	470
69	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$42,180	$31,740	40
70	Logan, Utah	$41,970	$24,990	40
71	West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky	$41,880	$32,600	50
72	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas	$41,830	$32,730	120
73	Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$41,790	$31,300	40
74	Mankato-North Mankato, Minnesota	$41,590	$33,460	40
75	Yuma, Arizona	$41,360	$24,630	40
76	Eugene-Springfield, Oregon	$41,260	$32,240	50
77	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$41,180	$33,700	40
78	Rochester, New York	$41,080	$29,700	30
79	South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, Nebraska	$41,040	$32,190	n/a
80	Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina	$41,030	$32,790	70
81	Memphis, Tennessee	$41,000	$30,020	40
82	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$40,980	$25,850	n/a
83	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$40,930	$33,650	270
84	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$40,800	$30,160	50
85	Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$40,750	$33,360	100
86	Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$40,740	$24,450	120
87	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$40,650	$27,490	280
88	Sioux City, South Dakota	$40,610	$33,980	40
89	Salisbury, Maryland	$40,430	$32,000	80
90	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$40,410	$32,880	160
91	Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania	$40,330	$32,550	50
92	La Crosse, Wisconsin	$40,290	$25,520	50
93	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$40,220	$32,510	50
94	Lancaster, Pennsylvania	$40,130	$26,660	100
95	Salem, Oregon	$39,920	$29,670	70
96	Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$39,830	$33,000	50
97	Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi	$39,560	$26,490	80
98	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$39,520	$28,470	90
99	Kansas nonmetropolitan area, Kansas	$39,430	$23,130	130
100	Columbus, Ohio	$39,370	$29,100	120