Agricultural engineer earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level agricultural engineer earnings begin at:

$51.36 per hour

$106,830 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level agricultural engineer earnings begin at:

$46.48 per hour

$96,670 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level agricultural engineer earnings begin at:

$30.90 per hour

$64,280 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level agricultural engineer earnings begin at:

$25.77 per hour

$53,610 per year

10th percentile

Starting level agricultural engineer earnings begin at:

$17.66 per hour

$36,740 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Agricultural engineer salary by state

State Name Average Salary
Georgia $99,280
Ohio $98,590
Illinois $97,970
North Dakota $97,110
Nebraska $95,010
California $90,400
Maryland $88,830
Texas $87,820
Indiana $85,950
Florida $84,760
Pennsylvania $77,060
Iowa $76,280
Kansas $75,740
Washington $72,140
Colorado $70,870
Arkansas $64,280
Kentucky $62,320
South Dakota $62,060
Alabama $61,620
Utah $53,460
Wisconsin $100,800

How do agricultural engineer salaries compare to similar careers?

Agricultural engineers earn about the same as related careers in Arkansas. On average, they make less than systems engineers but more than photonics engineers.

Career Median Salary
Systems engineer salary $75K
Software quality assurance engineer salary $75K
Engineer salary $71K
Mechanical engineer salary $67K
Product safety engineer salary $68K
Agricultural engineer salary $64K
Computer hardware engineer salary $69K
Biochemical engineer salary $61K
Nanotechnology engineer salary $61K
Photonics engineer salary $61K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)