How much do Agricultural Equipment Operators make in Mankato, MN?

Percentile spread

For Agricultural Equipment Operators, the published 10th percentile is $36,050 and the 90th percentile is $55,400. The difference is $19,350, which is 39.9% 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 $45,880 to the 75th at $49,650, covers $3,770.

The mean annual wage is $47,090, which sits below the median of $48,520. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Mankato, MN median is 16.3% higher than the national median of $41,730 for Agricultural Equipment Operators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $53,345, which is 27.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the Minnesota median of $48,520.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Mankato, MN is 90.955, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $48,520 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Agricultural Equipment Operators at $53,345 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

8 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Agricultural Equipment Operators. Mankato, MN ranks 3rd of 9 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).).

• Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI is 78 miles away, with a median of $53,680 and employment of 180. That median is 10.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,211, against $53,345 here.
• Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA is 140 miles away, with a median of $44,810 and employment of 60. That median is 7.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,472, against $53,345 here.
• Sioux Falls, SD-MN is 143 miles away, with a median of $46,970 and employment of 40. That median is 3.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,826, against $53,345 here.

Employment share

Agricultural Equipment Operators accounts for 0.12% of wage-and-salary employment in Mankato, MN (70 of 56,180). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (28,500 of 155,495,730). The local share is 6.80 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.