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Average Agricultural Inspectors Salary in Pennsylvania

Agricultural Inspectors in Pennsylvania earn a median annual salary of $51,920, which is +1.8% compared to the national median. There are 690 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Pennsylvania (state).

$51,920
Pennsylvania median annual wage
$25/hour median
+1.8%
Difference vs national median
National median is $50,990
690
Local employment
0.1 jobs per 1,000 workers
1.47
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$48,720
25th
$48,730
Median
$51,920
75th
$61,940
90th
$75,130

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Pennsylvania, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
97.6%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$53,212
Goods: 99.4%
Services: 109.3%
Rents: 85.1%

Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

StateMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
Michigan$72,300Compare240
New York$71,710Compare290
Minnesota$68,330Compare220
Ohio$65,750Compare230
Delaware$64,730Compare60
Washington$62,560Compare620

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Pennsylvania

OccupationMedian annual wageLQ
Chief Executives$220,5101.71
Pediatricians, General$217,8101.20
Nurse Anesthetists$217,6701.36
Dentists, All Other Specialists$212,4700.32
Physicists$208,4700.65
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$208,0600.67
Airline Pilots, Copilots, And Flight Engineers$172,7101.04
Dentists, General$168,7400.72

Pennsylvania has salary data for 795 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Chief Executives.

Historical series

Trend for Agricultural Inspectors in Pennsylvania

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Agricultural Inspectors are projected to change by +1.5% from 2024 to 2034, with 2,200 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.