Agricultural Equipment Technician: metro pay ranking

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Skilled Trades Headhunters compares published medians for SOC 49-3041 Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians, not estimated offers for this particular title.

Which metros publish the highest and lowest medians?

This ranking uses the May 2025 annual median for Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians. It is not adjusted for living costs. A metro is a BLS statistical area, not just the city limits. Top-coded or suppressed medians are not ranked.

Highest and lowest published metro medians
Metro	Median	Employment	Location quotient	Trade median / all-occupations median
Vallejo, CA	$78,830	40	1.22	1.34
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$75,900	140	0.27	1.05
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$74,210	140	0.24	1.00
Bellingham, WA	$72,440	70	3.35	1.25
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$68,690	240	0.16	1.23
Yuba City, CA	$66,150	80	6.5	1.32
Bozeman, MT	$65,530	40	2.54	1.20
Great Falls, MT	$64,490	40	5.04	1.39
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$64,320	130	0.35	1.10
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$63,900	360	0.32	1.17
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$63,760	340	0.59	1.24
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$63,750	240	2.41	1.23
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$63,750	80	6.51	1.28
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$63,750	50	4.13	1.07
Ames, IA	$63,490	80	6.23	1.26
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$63,180	120	2.41	1.11
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$63,000	250	5.74	1.31
Billings, MT	$62,890	60	2.71	1.28
Minot, ND	$62,840	90	10.66	1.28
Cedar Rapids, IA	$62,690	60	1.9	1.27
Yakima, WA	$62,550	130	5.71	1.31
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$62,380	270	0.57	1.05
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$62,350	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	0.94
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$62,210	240	0.9	1.26
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$62,200	290	0.99	1.02
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$62,180	50	1.83	1.27
Rochester, MN	$62,090	30	1.09	1.02
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$62,090	50	1.56	1.33
Oklahoma City, OK	$62,070	110	0.66	1.31
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$62,000	80	3.9	1.31
Modesto, CA	$61,670	270	5.71	1.22
St. Louis, MO-IL	$61,640	190	0.57	1.23
Dubuque, IA	$61,500	80	5.77	1.26
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$61,460	160	4.97	1.07
Merced, CA	$61,360	200	10.29	1.30
Madison, WI	$61,000	180	1.84	1.05
Iowa City, IA	$60,950	80	3.7	1.22
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$60,920	210	0.09	0.99
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$60,880	240	0.58	1.26
St. Joseph, MO-KS	$60,840	30	2.64	1.28
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$60,810	100	0.5	1.19
Boise City, ID	$60,000	200	2.11	1.22
Tuscaloosa, AL	$59,980	30	1.26	1.33
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$59,960	70	2.72	1.18
Evansville, IN	$59,770	40	1.34	1.28
Columbia, MO	$59,690	40	1.71	1.26
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$59,690	100	3.27	1.18
Peoria, IL	$59,680	100	2.38	1.20
Wausau, WI	$59,630	50	3.14	1.22
Syracuse, NY	$59,590	70	0.92	1.12
Idaho Falls, ID	$59,520	30	1.69	1.27
Eau Claire, WI	$59,490	40	1.78	1.24
Jonesboro, AR	$59,390	130	8.56	1.41
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$59,300	50	1.72	0.99
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$59,290	360	0.36	1.15
Rapid City, SD	$59,280	60	3.29	1.28
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$59,230	110	1.4	1.13
Green Bay, WI	$59,000	60	1.31	1.18
Salem, OR	$58,990	60	1.4	1.07
Appleton, WI	$58,970	200	6.73	1.18
Portland-South Portland, ME	$58,880	40	0.5	1.03
Twin Falls, ID	$58,880	140	11.51	1.30
commercial-vehicle manufacturers-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$58,870	100	0.21	1.13
Springfield, MO	$58,670	30	0.63	1.28
Lincoln, NE	$58,600	50	1.05	1.18
Fort Wayne, IN	$58,560	70	1.27	1.23
Fargo, ND-MN	$58,460	240	6.55	1.15
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$58,430	50	2.64	1.24
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$58,280	30	0.55	1.27
Rochester, NY	$58,040	90	0.74	1.13
Chico, CA	$57,890	40	2.34	1.20
Albany, OR	$57,760	40	3.73	1.16
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$57,720	130	0.47	1.15
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$57,610	80	0.11	0.81
Logan, UT-ID	$57,590	60	3.92	1.24
Amarillo, TX	$57,400	60	1.84	1.29
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$57,290	180	1.1	1.18
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	$57,030	40	3.18	1.16
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$57,000	90	0.26	1.14
Columbus, OH	$56,900	130	0.48	1.11
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$56,870	70	0.86	1.24
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$56,850	250	0.31	1.15
Bend, OR	$56,720	40	1.64	1.04
St. Cloud, MN	$56,680	160	6.33	1.11
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$56,600	30	0.81	1.14
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$56,490	50	2.64	1.17
Omaha, NE-IA	$56,220	170	1.36	1.13
Tulsa, OK	$56,170	30	0.28	1.20
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$55,940	160	0.61	0.94
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$55,790	40	0.2	1.01
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$55,660	90	0.33	1.18
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$55,150	40	0.6	1.13
Mankato, MN	$54,230	50	3.46	1.09
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$54,120	60	1.25	1.11
Huntsville, AL	$53,860	90	1.35	1.04
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$53,430	30	0.34	1.07
Owensboro, KY	$53,300	60	5.27	1.19
Lancaster, PA	$53,290	250	4.05	1.11
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$53,070	250	0.35	0.98
Birmingham, AL	$52,880	130	1.05	1.11
Corpus Christi, TX	$52,620	50	1.13	1.16
Lebanon, PA	$52,520	40	2.92	1.13
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$52,450	50	0.44	0.90
Jackson, MS	$52,360	80	1.28	1.22
Lubbock, TX	$51,980	90	2.15	1.23
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$51,750	250	3.57	1.06
Richmond, VA	$51,060	90	0.59	0.99
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$50,960	30	0.33	1.04
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$50,800	50	0.95	0.96
Lawrence, KS	$50,650	50	3.78	1.07
Fond du Lac, WI	$50,460	50	4.36	1.00
Clarksville, TN-KY	$50,380	70	2.59	1.12
Kansas City, MO-KS	$50,290	400	1.49	0.99
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$50,180	120	0.83	1.05
Toledo, OH	$50,070	50	0.68	1.04
Valdosta, GA	$50,000	50	3.85	1.28
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$49,490	230	0.87	0.98
Topeka, KS	$49,270	50	1.63	0.99
Cleveland, OH	$49,230	80	0.31	0.98
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$49,130	310	0.45	1.01
Pittsburgh, PA	$49,120	80	0.29	0.99
Grand Island, NE	$49,110	120	12.36	0.99
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$49,030	50	0.62	0.99
Abilene, TX	$48,900	30	1.91	1.10
El Centro, CA	$48,880	100	6.14	1.08
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$48,780	60	0.33	0.94
Fresno, CA	$48,760	530	4.57	1.04
Chambersburg, PA	$48,740	70	4.95	1.03
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$48,620	170	1.12	1.04
Harrisonburg, VA	$48,510	70	4.28	1.05
Lafayette, LA	$48,470	40	0.96	1.16
Wichita, KS	$48,430	220	2.96	1.02
Monroe, LA	$48,410	60	2.59	1.27
Bowling Green, KY	$48,380	40	1.85	1.07
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	$48,200	80	6.55	0.99
Napa, CA	$48,010	160	8.21	0.87
Dothan, AL	$47,490	40	2.95	1.24
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$47,490	60	0.16	1.02
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$47,480	40	0.35	1.02
Albuquerque, NM	$47,460	30	0.35	0.99
Salinas, CA	$47,400	410	8.93	1.00
Lynchburg, VA	$47,320	40	1.51	1.02
Visalia, CA	$47,320	440	10.58	1.05
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$47,210	400	4.82	0.99
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$46,970	170	3.55	0.91
Knoxville, TN	$46,880	100	0.93	1.00
Saginaw, MI	$46,800	30	1.57	1.01
Manhattan, KS	$45,930	50	3.7	1.00
Jackson, TN	$45,480	60	2.78	1.02
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$40,210	50	0.76	1.12
Yuma, AZ	$35,470	240	14.55	0.80

The wage ratio is simple arithmetic: this occupation's median divided by the all-occupations median in the same area and unit. It is not a cost-of-living measure. Location quotient describes the concentration of employment, not relative pay. Neither predicts what a particular candidate will accept.

Where does this trade pay most relative to local wages?

Occupation median divided by the same area's all-occupations median
Area	Wage ratio	Median	Location quotient
Jonesboro, AR	1.41	$59,390	8.56
Great Falls, MT	1.39	$64,490	5.04
Vallejo, CA	1.34	$78,830	1.22
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	1.33	$62,090	1.56
Tuscaloosa, AL	1.33	$59,980	1.26
Yuba City, CA	1.32	$66,150	6.5
Oklahoma City, OK	1.31	$62,070	0.66
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	1.31	$63,000	5.74
Yakima, WA	1.31	$62,550	5.71
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	1.31	$62,000	3.9
Merced, CA	1.30	$61,360	10.29
Twin Falls, ID	1.30	$58,880	11.51
Amarillo, TX	1.29	$57,400	1.84
St. Joseph, MO-KS	1.28	$60,840	2.64
Evansville, IN	1.28	$59,770	1.34
Minot, ND	1.28	$62,840	10.66
Billings, MT	1.28	$62,890	2.71
Springfield, MO	1.28	$58,670	0.63
Rapid City, SD	1.28	$59,280	3.29
Grand Forks, ND-MN	1.28	$63,750	6.51
Valdosta, GA	1.28	$50,000	3.85
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	1.27	$62,180	1.83
Idaho Falls, ID	1.27	$59,520	1.69
Cedar Rapids, IA	1.27	$62,690	1.9
Monroe, LA	1.27	$48,410	2.59
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	1.27	$58,280	0.55
Ames, IA	1.26	$63,490	6.23
Columbia, MO	1.26	$59,690	1.71
Dubuque, IA	1.26	$61,500	5.77
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	1.26	$62,210	0.9
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	1.26	$60,880	0.58
Bellingham, WA	1.25	$72,440	3.35
Dothan, AL	1.24	$47,490	2.95
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	1.24	$58,430	2.64
Logan, UT-ID	1.24	$57,590	3.92
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	1.24	$56,870	0.86
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	1.24	$63,760	0.59
Eau Claire, WI	1.24	$59,490	1.78
Lubbock, TX	1.23	$51,980	2.15
St. Louis, MO-IL	1.23	$61,640	0.57
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	1.23	$63,750	2.41
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	1.23	$68,690	0.16
Fort Wayne, IN	1.23	$58,560	1.27
Wausau, WI	1.22	$59,630	3.14
Boise City, ID	1.22	$60,000	2.11
Jackson, MS	1.22	$52,360	1.28
Modesto, CA	1.22	$61,670	5.71
Iowa City, IA	1.22	$60,950	3.7
Chico, CA	1.20	$57,890	2.34
Tulsa, OK	1.20	$56,170	0.28
Peoria, IL	1.20	$59,680	2.38
Bozeman, MT	1.20	$65,530	2.54
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	1.19	$60,810	0.5
Owensboro, KY	1.19	$53,300	5.27
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	1.18	$57,290	1.1
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	1.18	$55,660	0.33
Champaign-Urbana, IL	1.18	$59,960	2.72
Appleton, WI	1.18	$58,970	6.73
Green Bay, WI	1.18	$59,000	1.31
Lincoln, NE	1.18	$58,600	1.05
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	1.18	$59,690	3.27
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	1.17	$56,490	2.64
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	1.17	$63,900	0.32
Albany, OR	1.16	$57,760	3.73
Corpus Christi, TX	1.16	$52,620	1.13
Lafayette, LA	1.16	$48,470	0.96
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	1.16	$57,030	3.18
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	1.15	$59,290	0.36
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	1.15	$56,850	0.31
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	1.15	$57,720	0.47
Fargo, ND-MN	1.15	$58,460	6.55
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	1.14	$57,000	0.26
Eugene-Springfield, OR	1.14	$56,600	0.81
Lexington-Fayette, KY	1.13	$55,150	0.6
Rochester, NY	1.13	$58,040	0.74
Omaha, NE-IA	1.13	$56,220	1.36
commercial-vehicle manufacturers-Warren-Dearborn, MI	1.13	$58,870	0.21
Lebanon, PA	1.13	$52,520	2.92
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	1.13	$59,230	1.4
Syracuse, NY	1.12	$59,590	0.92
Clarksville, TN-KY	1.12	$50,380	2.59
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	1.12	$40,210	0.76
St. Cloud, MN	1.11	$56,680	6.33
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	1.11	$54,120	1.25
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	1.11	$63,180	2.41
Columbus, OH	1.11	$56,900	0.48
Birmingham, AL	1.11	$52,880	1.05
Lancaster, PA	1.11	$53,290	4.05
Abilene, TX	1.10	$48,900	1.91
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	1.10	$64,320	0.35
Mankato, MN	1.09	$54,230	3.46
El Centro, CA	1.08	$48,880	6.14
Bowling Green, KY	1.07	$48,380	1.85
Kennewick-Richland, WA	1.07	$61,460	4.97
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	1.07	$63,750	4.13
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	1.07	$53,430	0.34
Lawrence, KS	1.07	$50,650	3.78
Salem, OR	1.07	$58,990	1.4
Stockton-Lodi, CA	1.06	$51,750	3.57
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	1.05	$50,180	0.83
Harrisonburg, VA	1.05	$48,510	4.28
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	1.05	$62,380	0.57
Madison, WI	1.05	$61,000	1.84
Visalia, CA	1.05	$47,320	10.58
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	1.05	$75,900	0.27
Huntsville, AL	1.04	$53,860	1.35
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	1.04	$50,960	0.33
Fresno, CA	1.04	$48,760	4.57
Bend, OR	1.04	$56,720	1.64
Toledo, OH	1.04	$50,070	0.68
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	1.04	$48,620	1.12
Portland-South Portland, ME	1.03	$58,880	0.5
Chambersburg, PA	1.03	$48,740	4.95
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	1.02	$62,200	0.99
Lynchburg, VA	1.02	$47,320	1.51
Rochester, MN	1.02	$62,090	1.09
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	1.02	$47,480	0.35
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	1.02	$47,490	0.16
Wichita, KS	1.02	$48,430	2.96
Jackson, TN	1.02	$45,480	2.78
Saginaw, MI	1.01	$46,800	1.57
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	1.01	$49,130	0.45
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	1.01	$55,790	0.2
Fond du Lac, WI	1.00	$50,460	4.36
Manhattan, KS	1.00	$45,930	3.7
Salinas, CA	1.00	$47,400	8.93
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	1.00	$74,210	0.24
Knoxville, TN	1.00	$46,880	0.93
Topeka, KS	0.99	$49,270	1.63
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	0.99	$47,210	4.82
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	0.99	$48,200	6.55
Grand Island, NE	0.99	$49,110	12.36
Richmond, VA	0.99	$51,060	0.59
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	0.99	$60,920	0.09
Kansas City, MO-KS	0.99	$50,290	1.49
Pittsburgh, PA	0.99	$49,120	0.29
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	0.99	$49,030	0.62
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	0.99	$59,300	1.72
Albuquerque, NM	0.99	$47,460	0.35
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	0.98	$49,490	0.87
Cleveland, OH	0.98	$49,230	0.31
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	0.98	$53,070	0.35
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	0.96	$50,800	0.95
Raleigh-Cary, NC	0.94	$48,780	0.33
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	0.94	$55,940	0.61
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	0.94	$62,350	Not published by BLS
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	0.91	$46,970	3.55
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	0.90	$52,450	0.44
Napa, CA	0.87	$48,010	8.21
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	0.81	$57,610	0.11
Yuma, AZ	0.80	$35,470	14.55

Broader occupation Our title "Agricultural Equipment Technician" is reported by BLS as SOC 49-3041 Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians. BLS groups Agricultural Equipment Technician within Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians; it does not publish this niche title or credential level separately.

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