Agricultural Equipment Operators · SOC 45-2091
Agricultural Equipment Operators Salary in the Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
Agricultural Equipment Operators in the Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $46,820 per year ($22.51 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $37,780 at the 10th percentile to $61,960 at the 90th. BLS estimates 190 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Agricultural Equipment Operators in the Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area earn more than $46,820 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $43,850 and $57,280.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $37,780 | $43,850 | $46,820 | $57,280 | $61,960 |
| Hourly | $18.17 | $21.08 | $22.51 | $27.54 | $29.79 |
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
- Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area$46,820 median for Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $43,850 to $57,280
- Iowastate$47,220 median for Iowa; middle half earns $43,010 to $57,960
- 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 −1% vs Iowa overall and +12% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Other metro areas in Iowa
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for agricultural equipment operators, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan areathis page$46,820 median for Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $43,850 to $57,280
- $49,990 median for Sioux City metro area; middle half earns $42,620 to $60,480
- $49,440 median for Dubuque metro area; middle half earns $39,610 to $63,380
- $47,610 median for Ames metro area; middle half earns $42,790 to $58,510
- $46,940 median for Iowa City metro area; middle half earns $35,690 to $58,000
- $46,220 median for Des Moines metro area; middle half earns $40,440 to $51,770
- $45,310 median for Davenport metro area; middle half earns $38,990 to $48,050
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:
Highest-paying metro areas for agricultural equipment operatorss · Highest-paying occupations in Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
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.