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Agricultural Equipment Operators Salary in IL

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Agricultural Equipment Operators in IL have a median annual salary of $46,050, with 1,910 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $37,660 at the 10th percentile to $58,300 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$46,050

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$22.14

Employment

1,910

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$37,660
10th
$39,310
25th
$46,050
Median
$48,600
75th
$58,300
90th

Local compared with national

IL

$46,050

Median annual · 2025

United States

$41,730

Median annual · 2025

The IL median is 10.4% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $4,320).

Top skills

  1. 1.Operation and ControlImportance 3.9
  2. 2.Operations MonitoringImportance 3.8
  3. 3.TroubleshootingImportance 3.1
  4. 4.Active ListeningImportance 3.0
  5. 5.Equipment MaintenanceImportance 3.0
  6. 6.RepairingImportance 3.0
  7. 7.Quality Control AnalysisImportance 3.0
  8. 8.Critical ThinkingImportance 2.9
  9. 9.Social PerceptivenessImportance 2.9
  10. 10.SpeakingImportance 2.8
  11. 11.MonitoringImportance 2.8
  12. 12.CoordinationImportance 2.8

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
Less than a High School Diploma
Experience
None
Job zone
2

Technology used

  • Farm Management Software Hay and Crop Manager
  • Martens Farms Farm Site Mate
  • Martens Farms Farm Trac
  • Microsoft Access
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft PowerPoint

Common tasks

  • Load and unload crops or containers of materials, manually or using conveyors, handtrucks, forklifts, or transfer augers.
  • Mix specified materials or chemicals, and dump solutions, powders, or seeds into planter or sprayer machinery.
  • Spray fertilizer or pesticide solutions to control insects, fungus and weed growth, and diseases, using hand sprayers.
  • Observe and listen to machinery operation to detect equipment malfunctions.
  • Manipulate controls to set, activate, and adjust mechanisms on machinery.
  • Operate or tend equipment used in agricultural production, such as tractors, combines, and irrigation equipment.
  • Adjust, repair, and service farm machinery and notify supervisors when machinery malfunctions.
  • Attach farm implements such as plows, discs, sprayers, or harvesters to tractors, using bolts and hand tools.
  • Load hoppers, containers, or conveyors to feed machines with products, using forklifts, transfer augers, suction gates, shovels, or pitchforks.
  • Direct and monitor the activities of work crews engaged in planting, weeding, or harvesting activities.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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