How much do Agricultural Equipment Operators make in Stockton-Lodi, CA?

Percentile spread

For Agricultural Equipment Operators, the published 10th percentile is $36,470 and the 90th percentile is $46,440. The difference is $9,970, which is 26.4% 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 $37,440 to the 75th at $40,110, covers $2,670.

The mean annual wage is $40,250, which sits above the median of $37,810. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Stockton-Lodi, CA median is 9.4% lower than the national median of $41,730 for Agricultural Equipment Operators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $35,979, which is 13.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.6% lower than the California median of $38,820.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Stockton-Lodi, CA is 105.089, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $37,810 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Agricultural Equipment Operators at $35,979 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

12 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Agricultural Equipment Operators. Stockton-Lodi, CA ranks 9th of 13 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).).

• Modesto, CA is 30 miles away, with a median of $38,320 and employment of 320. That median is 1.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,808, against $35,979 here.
• Vallejo, CA is 43 miles away, with a median of $38,070 and employment of 40. That median is 0.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $35,094, against $35,979 here.
• Merced, CA is 59 miles away, with a median of $37,570 and employment of 200. That median is 0.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,229, against $35,979 here.

Employment share

Agricultural Equipment Operators accounts for 0.13% of wage-and-salary employment in Stockton-Lodi, CA (390 of 289,660). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (28,500 of 155,495,730). The local share is 7.35 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.