What are the main factors that influence a Grain Handler'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 Grain Handler?

The Pharmaceuticals industry offers the highest average compensation for Grain Handler roles, with salaries approximately 40% above the market median.

How does experience change A Grain Handler's salary?

A Grain Handler's salary grows with experience: starting around $33,550 for beginners, reaching about $46,322 at mid-level, and approach $79,972 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Grain Handler?

Grain Handler salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Grain Handler roles are District of Columbia $48,032, California $47,850, Massachusetts $47,212. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Grain Handler roles make?

Salaries for Grain Handler level roles vary by specialization: Grain Elevator Manager: $128,143; Grain Trader: $85,538; Grain Superintendent: $80,006; Grain Originator: $63,997; Grain Buyer: $55,942.

Grain Handler Salary in Vermont

How much does a Grain Handler make in Vermont? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Grain Handler in Vermont is $42,579 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $20.

However, a Grain Handler's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $50,877
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $39,576 to $46,922
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $36,841

10% $36,841

50% (Median) $42,579

90% $50,877

Grain Handler Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$46,922	$3,910	$902	$23
Average	$42,579	$3,548	$819	$20
25th Percentile	$39,576	$3,298	$761	$19

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Key Factors That Influence Grain Handler Salaries

A Grain Handler'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 Grain Handler Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Grain Handler'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): $33,550
Early Career (1-2 years): $41,674
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $46,322
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $64,339
Expert (over 8 years): $79,972

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Warehouse Worker I	less than 1 year	$33,550
Grain Handler	1-2 years	$41,674
Warehouse Worker III	2-4 years	$46,322
Warehouse Supervisor	5-8 years	$64,339
Warehouse Senior Supervisor	over 8 years	$79,972

How Do Grain Handler 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 Grain Handlers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $48,032.
California: $47,850.
Massachusetts: $47,212.

District of Columbia $48,032 California $47,850 Massachusetts $47,212 Washington $47,038 New Jersey $47,021 Alaska $46,960 Connecticut $46,362 New York $46,119

Hawaii $45,342 Rhode Island $44,978 Maryland $44,731 Minnesota $44,392 Colorado $44,262 Illinois $44,219 Oregon $44,054 Delaware $43,932

New Hampshire $43,856 Virginia $43,685 Pennsylvania $43,186 Nevada $42,935 North Dakota $42,852 Michigan $42,722 Wisconsin $42,674 Vermont $42,579

Texas $42,314 Maine $42,297 Arizona $42,271 Ohio $42,240 Georgia $41,841 Indiana $41,642 Wyoming $41,603 Utah $41,542

Iowa $41,516 Kansas $41,308 Louisiana $41,247 North Carolina $41,225 Missouri $41,217 Florida $41,047 Montana $40,956 Nebraska $40,870

Kentucky $40,822 South Carolina $40,648 Tennessee $40,540 Idaho $40,497 New Mexico $40,180 Oklahoma $40,110 Alabama $39,854 South Dakota $39,425

Arkansas $39,191 West Virginia $39,065 Mississippi $38,688

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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:

Adamant: $43,583
Barre: $43,649
Cabot: $43,553

Adamant, VT $43,583

Barre, VT $43,649

Cabot, VT $43,553

Calais, VT $43,591

East Barre, VT $43,582

East Calais, VT $43,583

East Montpelier, VT $43,612

Eden, VT $43,554

Eden Mills, VT $43,515

Graniteville, VT $43,646

Hyde Park, VT $43,619

Johnson, VT $43,674

Lake Elmore, VT $43,570

Marshfield, VT $43,560

Moretown, VT $43,677

Morrisville, VT $43,672

Moscow, VT $43,694

Northfield, VT $43,623

Northfield Falls, VT $43,827

North Hyde Park, VT $43,616

North Montpelier, VT $43,572

Plainfield, VT $43,566

Roxbury, VT $43,492

South Barre, VT $43,699

Waterbury, VT $43,689

Stowe, VT $43,695

Waitsfield, VT $43,671

Warren, VT $43,590

Washington, VT $43,505

Waterbury Center, VT $43,688

Websterville, VT $43,639

Williamstown, VT $43,588

Wolcott, VT $43,564

Woodbury, VT $43,522

Worcester, VT $43,565

Rutland, VT $43,564

Belmont, VT $43,429

Benson, VT $43,429

Bomoseen, VT $43,497

Brandon, VT $43,529

Bridport, VT $43,534

Castleton, VT $43,505

Center Rutland, VT $43,535

Chittenden, VT $43,435

Cuttingsville, VT $43,420

Danby, VT $43,494

East Middlebury, VT $43,558

East Poultney, VT $43,499

East Wallingford, VT $43,452

Fair Haven, VT $43,467

Florence, VT $43,452

Forest Dale, VT $43,531

Gaysville, VT $43,255

Granville, VT $43,459

Hancock, VT $43,452

Hydeville, VT $43,502

Killington, VT $43,447

Middlebury, VT $43,625

Middletown Springs, VT $43,476

Mount Holly, VT $43,435

North Clarendon, VT $43,499

Orwell, VT $43,494

Pawlet, VT $43,510

Pittsfield, VT $43,473

Pittsford, VT $43,514

Poultney, VT $43,506

Proctor, VT $43,554

Ripton, VT $43,504

Rochester, VT $43,481

Rupert, VT $43,477

Salisbury, VT $43,546

Shoreham, VT $43,509

Stockbridge, VT $43,432

Wallingford, VT $43,456

Wells, VT $43,512

West Pawlet, VT $43,526

West Rupert, VT $43,516

West Rutland, VT $43,489

Whiting, VT $43,511

Saint Johnsbury, VT $43,558

Albany, VT $43,533

Barnet, VT $43,512

Barton, VT $43,528

Beebe Plain, VT $43,541

Concord, VT $43,470

Coventry, VT $43,592

Craftsbury, VT $43,545

Craftsbury Common, VT $43,548

Danville, VT $43,521

Derby, VT $43,541

Derby Line, VT $43,509

East Burke, VT $43,507

East Charleston, VT $43,512

East Hardwick, VT $43,535

East Haven, VT $43,412

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $43,557

Glover, VT $43,515

Granby, VT $43,359

Greensboro, VT $43,500

Greensboro Bend, VT $43,528

Hardwick, VT $43,576

Irasburg, VT $43,517

Island Pond, VT $43,446

Lowell, VT $43,502

Lower Waterford, VT $43,552

Lyndon, VT $43,545

Lyndon Center, VT $43,594

Lyndonville, VT $43,546

Morgan, VT $43,468

Newport, VT $43,567

Newport Center, VT $43,512

North Concord, VT $43,398

North Troy, VT $43,518

Orleans, VT $43,501

Passumpsic, VT $43,561

Peacham, VT $43,473

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $43,562

Sheffield, VT $43,485

Sutton, VT $43,481

Troy, VT $43,522

West Burke, VT $43,510

West Charleston, VT $43,490

West Danville, VT $43,524

Westfield, VT $43,489

West Glover, VT $43,519

Averill, VT $43,266

Beecher Falls, VT $43,546

Canaan, VT $43,438

Gilman, VT $43,629

Guildhall, VT $43,381

Lunenburg, VT $43,475

Norton, VT $43,352

North Bennington, VT $43,836

North Pownal, VT $43,925

Pownal, VT $43,950

White River Junction, VT $43,552

Ascutney, VT $43,573

Barnard, VT $43,453

Bethel, VT $43,480

Bradford, VT $43,526

Bridgewater, VT $43,498

Bridgewater Corners, VT $43,412

Brookfield, VT $43,523

Brownsville, VT $43,499

Chelsea, VT $43,498

Corinth, VT $43,486

East Corinth, VT $43,504

East Randolph, VT $43,512

East Ryegate, VT $43,475

East Thetford, VT $43,528

Fairlee, VT $43,482

Groton, VT $43,493

Hartford, VT $43,666

Hartland, VT $43,513

Hartland Four Corners, VT $43,511

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $43,623

Newbury, VT $43,488

North Hartland, VT $43,544

North Pomfret, VT $43,469

North Thetford, VT $43,528

Norwich, VT $43,519

Plymouth, VT $43,381

Post Mills, VT $43,518

Quechee, VT $43,563

Randolph, VT $43,555

Randolph Center, VT $43,533

Reading, VT $43,417

Sharon, VT $43,479

South Pomfret, VT $43,438

South Royalton, VT $43,492

South Ryegate, VT $43,501

South Strafford, VT $43,490

South Woodstock, VT $43,427

Strafford, VT $43,452

Taftsville, VT $43,567

Thetford, VT $43,528

Thetford Center, VT $43,483

Topsham, VT $43,470

Tunbridge, VT $43,478

Vershire, VT $43,458

Wells River, VT $43,504

West Fairlee, VT $43,584

West Hartford, VT $43,470

West Newbury, VT $43,487

West Topsham, VT $43,505

Wilder, VT $43,668

Windsor, VT $43,531

Woodstock, VT $43,477

Bellows Falls, VT $43,636

Cambridgeport, VT $43,586

Cavendish, VT $43,441

Chester, VT $43,485

Chester Depot, VT $43,469

Grafton, VT $43,452

Londonderry, VT $43,530

Ludlow, VT $43,464

North Springfield, VT $43,616

Perkinsville, VT $43,497

Peru, VT $43,484

Proctorsville, VT $43,449

Saxtons River, VT $43,627

South Londonderry, VT $43,557

Springfield, VT $43,594

Westminster, VT $43,636

Westminster Station, VT $43,639

Weston, VT $43,440

Shaftsbury, VT $43,784

Brattleboro, VT $43,725

Bondville, VT $43,544

East Dover, VT $43,633

Jacksonville, VT $43,742

Jamaica, VT $43,545

Marlboro, VT $43,941

Newfane, VT $43,604

Putney, VT $43,595

Readsboro, VT $43,947

South Newfane, VT $43,619

Stamford, VT $43,915

Townshend, VT $43,564

Vernon, VT $43,859

Wardsboro, VT $43,596

West Dover, VT $43,668

West Dummerston, VT $43,615

West Halifax, VT $43,682

West Townshend, VT $43,506

West Wardsboro, VT $43,507

Whitingham, VT $43,727

Williamsville, VT $43,615

Wilmington, VT $43,700

Burlington, VT $43,820

South Burlington, VT $43,817

Winooski, VT $43,820

Colchester, VT $43,820

Alburgh, VT $43,601

Bakersfield, VT $43,666

Belvidere Center, VT $43,507

Bristol, VT $43,675

Cambridge, VT $43,727

Charlotte, VT $43,760

East Berkshire, VT $43,623

East Fairfield, VT $43,689

Enosburg Falls, VT $43,568

Essex, VT $43,786

Essex Junction, VT $43,789

Fairfax, VT $43,730

Fairfield, VT $43,688

Ferrisburgh, VT $43,712

Franklin, VT $43,571

Grand Isle, VT $43,734

Highgate Center, VT $43,607

Highgate Springs, VT $43,630

Hinesburg, VT $43,759

Huntington, VT $43,726

Isle La Motte, VT $43,655

Jeffersonville, VT $43,697

Jericho, VT $43,750

Jonesville, VT $43,759

Milton, VT $43,771

Monkton, VT $43,724

Montgomery, VT $43,568

Montgomery Center, VT $43,515

New Haven, VT $43,669

North Ferrisburgh, VT $43,731

North Hero, VT $43,688

Richford, VT $43,561

Richmond, VT $43,754

Saint Albans, VT $43,707

Saint Albans Bay, VT $43,702

Shelburne, VT $43,800

Sheldon, VT $43,655

Sheldon Springs, VT $43,762

South Hero, VT $43,774

Starksboro, VT $43,700

Swanton, VT $43,647

Underhill, VT $43,740

Underhill Center, VT $43,741

Vergennes, VT $43,656

Waterville, VT $43,671

Westford, VT $43,761

Williston, VT $43,794

Montpelier, VT $43,642

Bennington, VT $43,869

Arlington, VT $43,714

Dorset, VT $43,544

East Arlington, VT $43,528

East Dorset, VT $43,545

Manchester, VT $43,663

Manchester Center, VT $43,634

Grain Handler Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Grain Handler roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 70% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 40% above the average. In contrast, Grain Handler positions in Hospitality & Leisure or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Grain Handler as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Grain Handler

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Pharmaceuticals	$59,610	$29.0	40%
Biotechnology	$55,352	$27.0	30%
Software & Networking	$53,224	$26.0	25%
Financial Services	$51,095	$25.0	20%
Internet	$48,966	$24.0	15%

Grain Handler Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Grain Handler'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.

$39,576

Average $42,579/year

$46,922

$3,298

Average $3,548/month

$3,910

$761

Average $819/week

$902

$19

Average $20/hour

$23

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$46,922	$3,910	$902	$23
Average	$42,579	$3,548	$819	$20
25th Percentile	$39,576	$3,298	$761	$19

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