Best Cities for Agricultural Engineerss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where agricultural engineerss get the most value from their salary after accounting for cost of living. A score above 1.00 means better than national average.

How we calculate this: City Score = (Local Salary ÷ National Median) ÷ (Local Cost ÷ National Avg Cost). A score of 1.20 means 20% better purchasing power than average.

#	Location	Score	Raw Salary	Adjusted Salary	Rent/Income
1	OhioState	1.34	$119,250	$131,914	11%
2	MinnesotaState	1.20	$115,940	$118,306	13%
3	MississippiState	1.10	$91,560	$107,972	12%
4	IowaState	1.09	$96,290	$107,948	12%
5	IndianaState	1.06	$94,730	$104,674	13%
6	TexasState	1.01	$95,220	$99,603	17%
7	OklahomaState	1.00	$86,970	$98,271	13%
8	MichiganState	0.88	$80,490	$87,205	17%
9	ColoradoState	0.85	$88,650	$84,108	25%
10	PennsylvaniaState	0.84	$80,300	$82,784	19%
11	ArkansasState	0.68	$57,740	$66,906	18%

Data Sources: Salary: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS). Cost of Living: BEA Regional Price Parities (2024). Rent: HUD Fair Market Rents (FY2025).