How much do Agricultural Technicians make in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV?

Percentile spread

For Agricultural Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $38,520 and the 90th percentile is $77,650. The difference is $39,130, which is 66.6% 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 $49,670 to the 75th at $67,930, covers $18,260.

The mean annual wage is $57,940, which sits below the median of $58,730. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV median is 18.3% higher than the national median of $49,630 for Agricultural Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $53,938, which is 8.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV covers more than one state. The state comparison uses District of Columbia, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV is 108.884, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $58,730 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Agricultural Technicians at $53,938 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Agricultural Technicians. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ranks 1st of 3 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).).

• Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is 60 miles away, with a median of $48,980. That median is 16.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,877, against $53,938 here.
• Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is 138 miles away, with a median of $52,510 and employment of 100. That median is 10.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,202, against $53,938 here.

Employment share

Agricultural Technicians accounts for 0.00% of wage-and-salary employment in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (140 of 3,136,190). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (15,130 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.46 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.