Agricultural Equipment Operators · SOC 45-2091
Agricultural Equipment Operators Salary in the Grand Island Metro Area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Grand Island, NE metro area
Figures describe the Grand Island, NE metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Grand Island city limits.
Agricultural Equipment Operators in the Grand Island, NE metro area earned a median of $44,310 per year ($21.31 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $37,130 at the 10th percentile to $61,300 at the 90th. BLS estimates 60 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Agricultural Equipment Operators in the Grand Island metro area earn more than $44,310 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $37,130 and $49,040.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $37,130 | $37,130 | $44,310 | $49,040 | $61,300 |
| Hourly | $17.85 | $17.85 | $21.31 | $23.58 | $29.47 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Grand Island metro areathis metro area$44,310 median for Grand Island metro area; middle half earns $37,130 to $49,040
- Nebraskastate (NE)$46,670 median for Nebraska; middle half earns $41,000 to $57,760
- United Statesnational$41,730 median for United States; middle half earns $36,810 to $48,100
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −5% vs Nebraska overall and +6% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Where this metro sits nationally
Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.
The Grand Island metro area has the 39th-highest published median for this occupation among the 77 metro areas where BLS publishes it. Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.
Other metro areas in Nebraska
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for agricultural equipment operators, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Grand Island metro areathis page$44,310 median for Grand Island metro area; middle half earns $37,130 to $49,040
- $48,010 median for Omaha metro area; middle half earns $38,660 to $52,730
- $45,980 median for Lincoln metro area; middle half earns $34,670 to $58,560
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
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About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.