Average Salaries and Employment Trends

Average Salaries

  • On average, starting salaries can range from $39,875 – $40,142*.
  • On average, mid-career salaries can range from $42,579 – $46,959*.

*Salaries depend on state, district, contracts, extra days, etc.

Employment Trends

  • 75% of those who are licensed teach agriculture in Schools.
  • As of 2017, there are 135 Agriculture Teacher positions to be filled in the NAAE’s Region 1 (812 positions across the entire US).
  • Out of 13,000 total Agriculture Teachers, 1594 were new hires in 2018.