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
Washington $88,140
Illinois $87,030
Iowa $85,320
Nebraska $81,160
Ohio $79,240
Pennsylvania $77,060
Colorado $77,020
Indiana $76,970
Kansas $75,740
California $75,520
Florida $74,470
Texas $64,780
Arkansas $64,280
Kentucky $62,320
South Dakota $62,060
Georgia $59,320
Utah $53,460

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 computer systems engineers but more than robotics engineers.

Career Median Salary
Computer 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
Photonics engineer salary $61K
Robotics engineer salary $61K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)