What are the main factors that influence an Agronomy Associate's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Agronomy Associate?

The Biotechnology industry offers the highest average compensation for Agronomy Associate roles, with salaries approximately 25% above the market median.

How does experience change An Agronomy Associate's salary?

An Agronomy Associate's salary grows with experience: starting around $54,480 for beginners, reaching about $88,730 at mid-level, and approach $131,360 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Agronomy Associate?

Agronomy Associate salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Agronomy Associate roles are District of Columbia $110,442, California $110,023, Massachusetts $108,557. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Agronomy Associate roles make?

Salaries for Agronomy Associate level roles vary by specialization: Agronomy Manager: $130,813; Agronomy Intern: $106,975; Agronomy Account Manager: $100,743; Director Of Agronomy: $94,378; Agronomy Sales Rep: $77,004.

Agronomy Associate Salary in South Dakota

How much does an Agronomy Associate make in South Dakota? As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for an Agronomy Associate in South Dakota is $90,652 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $44.

However, an Agronomy Associate's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $108,276
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $81,617 to $99,877
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $73,391

10% $73,391

50% (Median) $90,652

90% $108,276

Agronomy Associate Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$99,877	$8,323	$1,921	$48
Average	$90,652	$7,554	$1,743	$44
25th Percentile	$81,617	$6,801	$1,570	$39

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Key Factors That Influence Agronomy Associate Salaries

An Agronomy Associate's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Agronomy Associate Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Agronomy Associate's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $54,480
Early Career (1-2 years): $69,278
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $88,730
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $117,059
Expert (over 8 years): $131,360

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Sales Representative I	less than 1 year	$54,480
Sales Representative II	1-2 years	$69,278
Agronomy Associate	2-4 years	$88,730
Sales Representative IV	5-8 years	$117,059
Sales Representative V	over 8 years	$131,360

How Do Agronomy Associate Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Agronomy Associates. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $110,442.
California: $110,023.
Massachusetts: $108,557.

District of Columbia $110,442 California $110,023 Massachusetts $108,557 Washington $108,158 New Jersey $108,118 Alaska $107,978 Connecticut $106,602 New York $106,043

Hawaii $104,258 Rhode Island $103,420 Maryland $102,851 Minnesota $102,073 Colorado $101,774 Illinois $101,674 Oregon $101,295 Delaware $101,016

New Hampshire $100,840 Virginia $100,447 Pennsylvania $99,300 Nevada $98,721 North Dakota $98,532 Michigan $98,233 Wisconsin $98,123 Vermont $97,904

Texas $97,295 Maine $97,255 Arizona $97,195 Ohio $97,126 Georgia $96,208 Indiana $95,749 Wyoming $95,659 Utah $95,520

Iowa $95,460 Kansas $94,981 Louisiana $94,841 North Carolina $94,791 Missouri $94,771 Florida $94,382 Montana $94,173 Nebraska $93,973

Kentucky $93,864 South Carolina $93,465 Tennessee $93,215 Idaho $93,116 New Mexico $92,387 Oklahoma $92,228 Alabama $91,639 South Dakota $90,652

Arkansas $90,113 West Virginia $89,824 Mississippi $88,956

Top Paying Cities for Agronomy Associate

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Alcester: $91,596
Aurora: $92,083
Baltic: $91,093

Alcester, SD $91,596

Aurora, SD $92,083

Baltic, SD $91,093

Beresford, SD $91,362

Brandon, SD $90,906

Brookings, SD $92,253

Burbank, SD $91,270

Canistota, SD $91,406

Canton, SD $91,147

Centerville, SD $91,368

Chancellor, SD $91,136

Chester, SD $91,361

Colman, SD $91,659

Colton, SD $91,278

Crooks, SD $91,043

Davis, SD $91,256

Dell Rapids, SD $91,260

Egan, SD $91,505

Elk Point, SD $90,982

Elkton, SD $92,140

Fairview, SD $91,280

Flandreau, SD $91,802

Freeman, SD $91,702

Garretson, SD $91,110

Gayville, SD $91,856

Harrisburg, SD $90,964

Hartford, SD $91,104

Hudson, SD $91,353

Humboldt, SD $91,233

Hurley, SD $91,371

Irene, SD $91,627

Jefferson, SD $90,642

Lennox, SD $91,137

Lesterville, SD $91,788

Lyons, SD $91,128

Madison, SD $91,840

Marion, SD $91,433

Menno, SD $91,740

Mission Hill, SD $91,809

Monroe, SD $91,334

Belle Fourche, SD $91,687

Black Hawk, SD $88,882

Box Elder, SD $88,997

Buffalo, SD $91,521

Buffalo Gap, SD $90,800

Camp Crook, SD $91,608

Caputa, SD $89,427

Custer, SD $90,606

Deadwood, SD $90,047

Edgemont, SD $91,475

Enning, SD $90,761

Fairburn, SD $89,768

Fort Meade, SD $89,759

Hermosa, SD $89,409

Hill City, SD $90,014

Hot Springs, SD $91,405

Howes, SD $90,962

Interior, SD $91,108

Keystone, SD $89,320

Kyle, SD $91,302

Lead, SD $90,872

Ludlow, SD $91,881

Manderson, SD $91,450

Mud Butte, SD $91,018

Nemo, SD $89,446

Newell, SD $91,194

New Underwood, SD $89,431

Nisland, SD $91,396

Oelrichs, SD $91,216

Oglala, SD $91,375

Oral, SD $91,133

Owanka, SD $89,871

Piedmont, SD $88,948

Pine Ridge, SD $91,546

Porcupine, SD $91,270

Pringle, SD $90,887

Quinn, SD $90,976

Redig, SD $90,868

Saint Onge, SD $91,127

Scenic, SD $90,480

Smithwick, SD $91,247

Spearfish, SD $91,538

Sturgis, SD $89,474

Union Center, SD $90,821

Vale, SD $90,535

Wall, SD $90,844

Wasta, SD $90,384

White Owl, SD $91,004

Whitewood, SD $90,743

Wounded Knee, SD $91,455

Leola, SD $91,996

Long Lake, SD $92,137

Mansfield, SD $91,943

Mellette, SD $92,028

Northville, SD $91,930

Onaka, SD $91,572

Orient, SD $91,711

Pierpont, SD $92,022

Redfield, SD $92,171

Rockham, SD $91,820

Roscoe, SD $91,657

Selby, SD $91,499

Seneca, SD $91,515

Stratford, SD $92,033

Tolstoy, SD $91,521

Tulare, SD $92,043

Turton, SD $92,048

Warner, SD $92,140

Westport, SD $92,013

Pierre, SD $84,038

Agar, SD $86,225

Belvidere, SD $90,974

Blunt, SD $84,038

Burke, SD $91,686

Colome, SD $91,574

Dallas, SD $91,547

Draper, SD $88,721

Fort Pierre, SD $84,285

Gregory, SD $91,644

Hamill, SD $91,417

Harrold, SD $84,529

Hayes, SD $90,037

Herrick, SD $91,634

Holabird, SD $86,435

Ideal, SD $91,393

Kadoka, SD $91,079

Kennebec, SD $90,058

Long Valley, SD $91,075

Lower Brule, SD $89,940

Martin, SD $91,294

Midland, SD $90,779

Milesville, SD $90,838

Mission, SD $91,490

Murdo, SD $90,218

Norris, SD $91,216

Okaton, SD $90,986

Okreek, SD $91,438

Onida, SD $84,863

Parmelee, SD $91,380

Philip, SD $90,971

Presho, SD $89,385

Reliance, SD $91,469

Rosebud, SD $91,589

Saint Charles, SD $91,734

Saint Francis, SD $91,414

Tuthill, SD $91,184

Vivian, SD $88,997

Wanblee, SD $91,245

White River, SD $91,204

Winner, SD $91,490

Witten, SD $91,326

Wood, SD $91,193

Mobridge, SD $91,518

Bison, SD $91,289

Bullhead, SD $91,988

Cherry Creek, SD $91,053

Dupree, SD $91,073

Eagle Butte, SD $91,168

Faith, SD $91,045

Glencross, SD $91,123

Glenham, SD $91,551

Herreid, SD $91,901

Isabel, SD $91,105

Keldron, SD $91,545

Lantry, SD $91,210

Lemmon, SD $91,887

Little Eagle, SD $91,974

Lodgepole, SD $91,639

Mc Intosh, SD $91,682

Mc Laughlin, SD $91,601

Meadow, SD $91,080

Morristown, SD $91,776

Mound City, SD $91,736

Pollock, SD $92,081

Prairie City, SD $91,408

Ralph, SD $91,706

Reva, SD $91,413

Ridgeview, SD $91,212

Timber Lake, SD $91,258

Trail City, SD $91,229

Wakpala, SD $91,603

Walker, SD $91,749

Watauga, SD $91,542

Whitehorse, SD $91,309

Rapid City, SD $88,866

Ellsworth Afb, SD $88,866

Allen, SD $91,293

Batesland, SD $91,331

Montrose, SD $91,407

North Sioux City, SD $90,499

Nunda, SD $91,795

Oldham, SD $91,997

Olivet, SD $91,782

Parker, SD $91,284

Ramona, SD $91,835

Renner, SD $90,986

Rowena, SD $90,924

Rutland, SD $91,714

Salem, SD $91,720

Scotland, SD $91,926

Sinai, SD $92,289

Springfield, SD $92,035

Tabor, SD $91,974

Tea, SD $91,036

Trent, SD $91,382

Tyndall, SD $91,949

Utica, SD $91,789

Valley Springs, SD $90,979

Vermillion, SD $91,810

Viborg, SD $91,603

Volga, SD $92,073

Volin, SD $91,705

Wakonda, SD $91,611

Wentworth, SD $91,681

Winfred, SD $91,726

Worthing, SD $91,123

Yankton, SD $92,161

Sioux Falls, SD $90,901

Vienna, SD $92,239

Wallace, SD $92,183

Waubay, SD $92,140

Webster, SD $92,162

White, SD $92,305

Willow Lake, SD $92,343

Wilmot, SD $92,230

Mitchell, SD $92,245

Alexandria, SD $91,906

Alpena, SD $92,061

Armour, SD $91,872

Artesian, SD $92,047

Avon, SD $91,897

Bonesteel, SD $91,718

Bridgewater, SD $91,659

Canova, SD $91,783

Carpenter, SD $92,275

Carthage, SD $92,068

Cavour, SD $92,190

Chamberlain, SD $91,774

Corsica, SD $91,889

Dante, SD $91,843

Delmont, SD $91,847

Dimock, SD $91,949

Emery, SD $91,811

Ethan, SD $91,997

Fairfax, SD $91,734

Fedora, SD $91,967

Fort Thompson, SD $90,697

Fulton, SD $91,979

Gann Valley, SD $91,584

Geddes, SD $91,756

Harrison, SD $91,825

Highmore, SD $90,058

Stephan, SD $90,457

Hitchcock, SD $92,116

Howard, SD $92,013

Huron, SD $92,430

Iroquois, SD $92,211

Kaylor, SD $92,048

Kimball, SD $91,770

Lake Andes, SD $91,904

Lane, SD $92,254

Letcher, SD $92,005

Marty, SD $92,198

Miller, SD $91,856

Mount Vernon, SD $91,946

New Holland, SD $92,082

Oacoma, SD $91,692

Parkston, SD $91,985

Pickstown, SD $92,044

Plankinton, SD $91,931

Platte, SD $91,774

Pukwana, SD $91,709

Ree Heights, SD $91,251

Saint Lawrence, SD $91,860

Spencer, SD $91,771

Stickney, SD $91,871

Tripp, SD $91,897

Virgil, SD $91,983

Wagner, SD $91,915

Wessington, SD $91,915

Wessington Springs, SD $91,901

White Lake, SD $91,810

Wolsey, SD $92,096

Woonsocket, SD $92,054

Yale, SD $92,265

Aberdeen, SD $92,274

Akaska, SD $91,450

Amherst, SD $92,132

Andover, SD $91,999

Ashton, SD $91,982

Barnard, SD $92,109

Bath, SD $92,080

Bowdle, SD $91,622

Brentford, SD $92,149

Britton, SD $92,391

Claremont, SD $92,054

Columbia, SD $91,944

Conde, SD $92,042

Cresbard, SD $91,815

Doland, SD $92,239

Eureka, SD $91,947

Faulkton, SD $91,807

Ferney, SD $92,377

Frankfort, SD $92,233

Frederick, SD $92,133

Gettysburg, SD $90,945

Groton, SD $92,090

Hecla, SD $92,265

Hosmer, SD $91,800

Houghton, SD $91,875

Hoven, SD $91,549

Ipswich, SD $91,895

Java, SD $91,492

Langford, SD $92,008

Lebanon, SD $91,098

Watertown, SD $92,430

Arlington, SD $92,185

Astoria, SD $92,332

Badger, SD $92,347

Big Stone City, SD $92,480

Bradley, SD $92,154

Brandt, SD $92,270

Bristol, SD $92,080

Bruce, SD $92,169

Bryant, SD $92,302

Castlewood, SD $92,245

Claire City, SD $92,384

Clark, SD $92,313

Clear Lake, SD $92,278

Corona, SD $92,386

De Smet, SD $92,265

Eden, SD $92,101

Erwin, SD $92,207

Estelline, SD $92,230

Florence, SD $92,200

Garden City, SD $92,216

Gary, SD $92,337

Goodwin, SD $92,161

Grenville, SD $92,077

Hayti, SD $92,280

Hazel, SD $92,238

Henry, SD $92,240

Kranzburg, SD $92,583

Labolt, SD $92,170

Lake City, SD $92,255

Lake Norden, SD $92,324

Lake Preston, SD $92,235

Marvin, SD $92,071

Milbank, SD $92,465

New Effington, SD $92,581

Ortley, SD $92,091

Peever, SD $92,215

Raymond, SD $92,261

Revillo, SD $92,226

Rosholt, SD $92,559

Roslyn, SD $92,059

Sisseton, SD $92,271

South Shore, SD $92,099

Stockholm, SD $92,100

Strandburg, SD $92,090

Summit, SD $92,096

Toronto, SD $92,234

Twin Brooks, SD $92,065

Veblen, SD $92,430

Agronomy Associate Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Agronomy Associate roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 45% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Biotechnology and Energy & Utilities sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 25% above the average. In contrast, Agronomy Associate positions in Transportation or Retail & Wholesale typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Agronomy Associate as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Agronomy Associate

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Biotechnology	$113,315	$54.0	25%
Energy & Utilities	$108,782	$52.0	20%
Pharmaceuticals	$108,782	$52.0	20%
Healthcare	$104,250	$50.0	15%
Aerospace & Defense	$99,717	$48.0	10%

Agronomy Associate Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Agronomy Associate's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$81,617

Average $90,652/year

$99,877

$6,801

Average $7,554/month

$8,323

$1,570

Average $1,743/week

$1,921

$39

Average $44/hour

$48

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$99,877	$8,323	$1,921	$48
Average	$90,652	$7,554	$1,743	$44
25th Percentile	$81,617	$6,801	$1,570	$39

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