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Agricultural Equipment Operators Salary in Wisconsin

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for Agricultural Equipment Operators in Wisconsin is $47,100. BLS estimates approximately 830 people work in this occupation in Wisconsin. Wisconsin is 12.9% above the national median ($41,730).

Median salary
$47,100
Average salary
$47,940
Median hourly
$22.65
Employment
830

Salary Distribution

Not everyone earns the median. Percentile wages show the range of pay within this occupation.

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$36,430$17.52
25th percentile$40,800$19.62
Median (50th)$47,100$22.65
75th percentile$53,110$25.53
90th percentile$61,010$29.33

Data Reliability

BLS OEWS is a survey, not a full census — every estimate carries a margin of error. The relative standard error (RSE) below is BLS’s own measure of how much an estimate could vary; lower is more precise.

Wage estimate
RSE 2.3% — Very reliable
Employment estimate
RSE 10.8% — Reliable

Where Does Your Salary Fall?

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
0.281
Location quotient
1.53

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

Wisconsin’s regional price level is below the national average (index 94.095, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $50,056 at the national price level.

This is a Career Atlas USA calculation based on BLS wage data and BEA Regional Price Parities. It is not a separate BLS wage estimate. Wage data: May 2025. Cost-of-living data: 2024.

Opportunity Score

73.5/ 100

A Career Atlas USA score combining cost-adjusted salary, job density, concentration and employment availability, ranked against every other state for this career. How we calculate this score →

Sources

Wage data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)May 2025 (release 25).

Figures shown as “Not available” reflect wages the source does not publish (e.g. suppressed for reliability), not zero.

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