Agricultural Equipment Operators Salary in the US
A agricultural equipment operators earns a national median of $41,730 a year (mean $43,710) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #707 of 825.
How much does a agricultural equipment operators earn in the US?
A agricultural equipment operators in the United States earns a median of $41,730 a year (mean $43,710), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 18% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 28,500 people work in this occupation (SOC 45-2091), ranked #707 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$41,730
per year
Mean
$43,710
per year
Employment
28,500
US workers
National rank
#707
of 825 by median
What a agricultural equipment operators earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a agricultural equipment operators (SOC 45-2091) earns a median annual wage of $41,730 and a mean (average) of $43,710. The median is the midpoint — half of agricultural equipment operators earn more and half earn less — and is 18% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a agricultural equipment operators in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for agricultural equipment operators is $41,730, and the mean (average) is $43,710. The median is the midpoint — half of agricultural equipment operators earn more and half earn less.
- How does agricultural equipment operators pay compare to the US average?
- At $41,730, a agricultural equipment operators earns 18% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many agricultural equipment operators are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 28,500 agricultural equipment operators employed nationally (SOC 45-2091), across all industries.
- Where does this agricultural equipment operators salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 45-2091. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 45-2091 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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