Agricultural Technicians · SOC 19-4012
Agricultural Technicians Salary in the Des Moines Metro Area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area
Figures describe the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Des Moines city limits.
Agricultural Technicians in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area earned a median of $65,300 per year ($31.39 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $31,210 at the 10th percentile to $100,920 at the 90th.
Pay distribution
Half of Agricultural Technicians in the Des Moines metro area earn more than $65,300 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $46,750 and $80,560.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $31,210 | $46,750 | $65,300 | $80,560 | $100,920 |
| Hourly | $15.01 | $22.48 | $31.39 | $38.73 | $48.52 |
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
- Des Moines metro areathis metro area$65,300 median for Des Moines metro area; middle half earns $46,750 to $80,560
- Iowastate (IA)$64,070 median for Iowa; middle half earns $41,600 to $75,990
- United Statesnational$49,630 median for United States; middle half earns $40,950 to $63,630
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is +2% vs Iowa overall and +32% 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 Des Moines metro area has the 2nd-highest published median for this occupation among the 49 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 Iowa
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for agricultural technicians, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Des Moines metro areathis page$65,300 median for Des Moines metro area; middle half earns $46,750 to $80,560
- $59,820 median for Iowa City metro area; middle half earns $35,820 to $68,660
- $48,430 median for Ames metro area; middle half earns $37,440 to $61,180
- $43,960 median for Davenport metro area; middle half earns $37,890 to $61,630
- $40,110 median for Cedar Rapids metro area; middle half earns $39,260 to $66,560
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 technicianss · Highest-paying occupations in Des Moines Metro
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.