Salary, Wages, Pay: Agricultural Engineers

Median annual earnings of agricultural engineers were $50,700 in 2002. The middle 50 percent earned between $40,320 and $70,100. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $35,590, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $87,220.

According to a 2003 salary survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers, bachelor’s degree candidates in agricultural engineering received starting offers averaging $42,987 a year, and master’s degree candidates, on average, were offered $54,000.