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Agricultural Engineers: H-1B salaries

Standard Occupational Classification 17-2021. 305 labor condition applications; median offered base salary $80,000, middle half $62,839–$99,653.

Applications (LCAs)305

Median offered salary$80,000

Middle half of salaries$62,839–$99,653

10th–90th percentile$57,000–$124,000

By wage level

Wage level	LCAs	Median salary
Level I (entry)	107	$61,214
Level II (qualified)	68	$83,350
Level III (experienced)	53	$93,995
Level IV (fully competent)	38	$119,408

The Department of Labor sets four prevailing wage levels for each occupation and area, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent). The employer picks the level that matches the job's requirements.

Employers

Employer	LCAs	Median salary
Pinebloom Packing, LLC	11	$77,688
Sortpack Inc.	10	$59,478
Texas A&M AgriLife Research	10	$61,214
Qcworldfruit Limited Liability Company	9	—
North Carolina State University	8	$60,000
Kansas State University	6	$56,805
University of California, Davis	5	$72,800
Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska	5	$78,000
Dayka and Hackett LLC	5	$76,000
University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources	5	$92,650
Iowa State University of Science and Technology	5	$68,000
North Dakota State University	5	$61,750
University of Florida	4	$68,547
University of Georgia	4	$61,214
Paramount Export Company	4	$95,919
Cornell University	4	$72,444
The Curators of the University of Missouri	4	$53,102
The Ohio State University	4	$76,500
Sunrise Olive Ranch LLC	4	$85,041
George Cairo Engineering, Inc.	4	$93,995
University of Minnesota	4	$61,420
Kornonville LLC	4	$102,000
Jac. Vandenberg Inc.	3	$67,000
Anthony Vineyards, Inc	3	$220,000
Apollo Freight, LLC	3	$85,000
Washington State University	3	$55,037
FarmBoxFoods , LLC	3	$57,000
PGF Operating LLC	3	$65,000
Macari Properties Inc	3	$85,000
CNH Industrial America LLC	3	$106,702
Naturipe Farms Imports, Inc	3	$85,000
Battelle Memorial Institute	3	$137,000
Family Tree Farms, Inc.	3	$58,739
University of Arkansas	3	$75,000
Georgia Institute of Technology	3	$74,838
Koidra Inc	3	$85,405
Giddings Cerasus USA, LLC	3	$114,000
Heliponix, LLC	3	$76,024
Syngenta Crop Protection LLC	2	$113,408
Silver Canyon Nurseries Inc.	2	$58,000
FMC Corporation	2	$81,567
La Mision Associates	2	$80,736
Awe Sum Organics	2	$106,636
Wm. G. Roe & Sons, Inc.	2	$72,301
California Strawberry Commission	2	$85,956
Prairie View A&M University	2	$57,900
Utah State University	2	$73,236
The University of Arizona	2	$80,049
UbiQD, Inc.	2	$85,696
Pacific Trellis Fruit LLC	2	$66,000

Job titles

By fiscal year

Fiscal year	LCAs	Median salary
FY2023	67	$75,899
FY2024	81	$74,838
FY2025	84	$83,000
FY2026	73	$85,000

Salaries are the lower end of the wage offered on each application, converted to a yearly amount; statistics use certified full-time applications only. An LCA is not a visa approval and one LCA can cover several positions. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, fiscal years 2023–2026 (latest decision Jun 30, 2026).