How much do Agricultural Equipment Operators make in Madison, WI?

Percentile spread

For Agricultural Equipment Operators, the published 10th percentile is $38,600 and the 90th percentile is $61,000. The difference is $22,400, which is 45.3% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $44,190 to the 75th at $50,540, covers $6,350.

The mean annual wage is $48,980, which sits below the median of $49,410. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Madison, WI median is 18.4% higher than the national median of $41,730 for Agricultural Equipment Operators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $50,788, which is 21.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.9% higher than the Wisconsin median of $47,100.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Madison, WI is 97.287, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $49,410 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Agricultural Equipment Operators at $50,788 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Agricultural Equipment Operators. Madison, WI ranks 2nd of 11 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Dubuque, IA is 78 miles away, with a median of $49,440 and employment of 40. That median is 0.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,614, against $50,788 here.
• Cedar Rapids, IA is 124 miles away, with a median of $44,660 and employment of 40. That median is 9.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,201, against $50,788 here.
• Green Bay, WI is 125 miles away, with a median of $47,220 and employment of 50. That median is 4.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,727, against $50,788 here.

Employment share

Agricultural Equipment Operators accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Madison, WI (110 of 408,070). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (28,500 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.47 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.