What are the main factors that influence a Farm Operations Manager'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 Farm Operations Manager?

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

How does experience change A Farm Operations Manager's salary?

A Farm Operations Manager's salary grows with experience: a Plant Superintendent (0-5 years)earns $121,864, a Farm Operations Manager (5+ years)earns $156,198, a Plant Manager (5+ years)earns $191,393, a Plant General Manager (5+ years)earns $218,794, a Multi Plant General Manager (5+ years)earns $256,568,

What are the highest paying states for a Farm Operations Manager?

Farm Operations Manager salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Farm Operations Manager roles are District of Columbia $177,422, California $176,749, Massachusetts $174,394. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Farm Operations Manager roles make?

Salaries for Farm Operations Manager level roles vary by specialization: Fish Farm Manager: $118,163; Production Manager Trainee Farm: $110,455; Dairy Farm Manager: $105,398; Poultry Farm Manager: $100,567; Agricultural Farm Manager: $99,059.

Farm Operations Manager Salary in Vermont

How much does a Farm Operations Manager make in Vermont?

As of October 01, 2026, the average salary for a Farm Operations Manager in Vermont is $157,279 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $76.

However, a Farm Operations Manager's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $185,376
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $146,227 to $171,986
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $136,164

10% $136,164

50% (Median) $157,279

90% $185,376

Farm Operations Manager Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$171,986	$14,332	$3,307	$83
Average	$157,279	$13,107	$3,025	$76
25th Percentile	$146,227	$12,186	$2,812	$70

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Key Factors That Influence Farm Operations Manager Salaries

A Farm Operations Manager'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 Farm Operations Manager Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Farm Operations Manager'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): $121,864
Early Career (1-2 years): $156,198
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $191,393
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $218,794
Expert (over 8 years): $256,568

Levels	Salary
Plant Sup... Level Farm Operations Manager	$121,864
Farm Oper... Level Farm Operations Manager	$156,198
Plant Man... Level Farm Operations Manager	$191,393
Plant Gen... Level Farm Operations Manager	$218,794
Multi Pla... Level Farm Operations Manager	$256,568

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How Do Farm Operations Manager 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 Farm Operations Managers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $177,422.
California: $176,749.
Massachusetts: $174,394.

District of Columbia $177,422 California $176,749 Massachusetts $174,394 Washington $173,753 New Jersey $173,688 Alaska $173,464 Connecticut $171,253 New York $170,355

Hawaii $167,487 Rhode Island $166,141 Maryland $165,228 Minnesota $163,978 Colorado $163,497 Illinois $163,337 Oregon $162,728 Delaware $162,279

New Hampshire $161,997 Virginia $161,366 Pennsylvania $159,523 Nevada $158,593 North Dakota $158,289 Michigan $157,808 Wisconsin $157,632 Vermont $157,279

Texas $156,302 Maine $156,238 Arizona $156,142 Ohio $156,030 Georgia $154,555 Indiana $153,818 Wyoming $153,674 Utah $153,450

Iowa $153,354 Kansas $152,584 Louisiana $152,360 North Carolina $152,280 Missouri $152,248 Florida $151,623 Montana $151,286 Nebraska $150,966

Kentucky $150,790 South Carolina $150,149 Tennessee $149,748 Idaho $149,588 New Mexico $148,418 Oklahoma $148,162 Alabama $147,216 South Dakota $145,630

Arkansas $144,764 West Virginia $144,300 Mississippi $142,906

Top Paying Cities for Farm Operations Managers

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: $160,989
Barre: $161,231
Cabot: $160,877

Adamant, VT $160,989

Barre, VT $161,231

Cabot, VT $160,877

Calais, VT $161,018

East Barre, VT $160,986

East Calais, VT $160,989

East Montpelier, VT $161,096

Eden, VT $160,883

Eden Mills, VT $160,738

Graniteville, VT $161,221

Hyde Park, VT $161,121

Johnson, VT $161,324

Lake Elmore, VT $160,941

Marshfield, VT $160,904

Moretown, VT $161,335

Morrisville, VT $161,316

Moscow, VT $161,398

Northfield, VT $161,138

Northfield Falls, VT $161,891

North Hyde Park, VT $161,109

North Montpelier, VT $160,947

Plainfield, VT $160,925

Roxbury, VT $160,653

South Barre, VT $161,419

Waterbury, VT $161,382

Stowe, VT $161,404

Waitsfield, VT $161,314

Warren, VT $161,013

Washington, VT $160,699

Waterbury Center, VT $161,377

Websterville, VT $161,196

Williamstown, VT $161,008

Wolcott, VT $160,920

Woodbury, VT $160,762

Worcester, VT $160,922

Rutland, VT $160,917

Belmont, VT $160,420

Benson, VT $160,419

Bomoseen, VT $160,672

Brandon, VT $160,790

Bridport, VT $160,808

Castleton, VT $160,702

Center Rutland, VT $160,813

Chittenden, VT $160,443

Cuttingsville, VT $160,387

Danby, VT $160,661

East Middlebury, VT $160,896

East Poultney, VT $160,678

East Wallingford, VT $160,504

Fair Haven, VT $160,561

Florence, VT $160,505

Forest Dale, VT $160,797

Gaysville, VT $159,776

Granville, VT $160,531

Hancock, VT $160,505

Hydeville, VT $160,691

Killington, VT $160,488

Middlebury, VT $161,145

Middletown Springs, VT $160,592

Mount Holly, VT $160,443

North Clarendon, VT $160,678

Orwell, VT $160,661

Pawlet, VT $160,718

Pittsfield, VT $160,581

Pittsford, VT $160,734

Poultney, VT $160,704

Proctor, VT $160,882

Ripton, VT $160,696

Rochester, VT $160,613

Rupert, VT $160,597

Salisbury, VT $160,853

Shoreham, VT $160,717

Stockbridge, VT $160,431

Wallingford, VT $160,518

Wells, VT $160,725

West Pawlet, VT $160,779

West Rupert, VT $160,741

West Rutland, VT $160,643

Whiting, VT $160,723

Saint Johnsbury, VT $160,896

Albany, VT $160,803

Barnet, VT $160,725

Barton, VT $160,786

Beebe Plain, VT $160,834

Concord, VT $160,573

Coventry, VT $161,021

Craftsbury, VT $160,850

Craftsbury Common, VT $160,858

Danville, VT $160,760

Derby, VT $160,834

Derby Line, VT $160,714

East Burke, VT $160,709

East Charleston, VT $160,725

East Hardwick, VT $160,811

East Haven, VT $160,358

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $160,893

Glover, VT $160,738

Granby, VT $160,161

Greensboro, VT $160,683

Greensboro Bend, VT $160,786

Hardwick, VT $160,963

Irasburg, VT $160,746

Island Pond, VT $160,483

Lowell, VT $160,691

Lower Waterford, VT $160,875

Lyndon, VT $160,847

Lyndon Center, VT $161,028

Lyndonville, VT $160,853

Morgan, VT $160,563

Newport, VT $160,930

Newport Center, VT $160,725

North Concord, VT $160,305

North Troy, VT $160,747

Orleans, VT $160,686

Passumpsic, VT $160,906

Peacham, VT $160,582

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $160,911

Sheffield, VT $160,625

Sutton, VT $160,613

Troy, VT $160,763

West Burke, VT $160,720

West Charleston, VT $160,645

West Danville, VT $160,770

Westfield, VT $160,641

West Glover, VT $160,752

Averill, VT $159,816

Beecher Falls, VT $160,853

Canaan, VT $160,452

Gilman, VT $161,159

Guildhall, VT $160,241

Lunenburg, VT $160,590

Norton, VT $160,137

North Bennington, VT $161,925

North Pownal, VT $162,252

Pownal, VT $162,343

White River Junction, VT $160,875

Ascutney, VT $160,951

Barnard, VT $160,510

Bethel, VT $160,609

Bradford, VT $160,778

Bridgewater, VT $160,675

Bridgewater Corners, VT $160,356

Brookfield, VT $160,766

Brownsville, VT $160,678

Chelsea, VT $160,673

Corinth, VT $160,630

East Corinth, VT $160,697

East Randolph, VT $160,728

East Ryegate, VT $160,589

East Thetford, VT $160,787

Fairlee, VT $160,614

Groton, VT $160,657

Hartford, VT $161,294

Hartland, VT $160,730

Hartland Four Corners, VT $160,723

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $161,137

Newbury, VT $160,638

North Hartland, VT $160,843

North Pomfret, VT $160,568

North Thetford, VT $160,784

Norwich, VT $160,752

Plymouth, VT $160,241

Post Mills, VT $160,749

Quechee, VT $160,915

Randolph, VT $160,887

Randolph Center, VT $160,805

Reading, VT $160,374

Sharon, VT $160,606

South Pomfret, VT $160,452

South Royalton, VT $160,653

South Ryegate, VT $160,685

South Strafford, VT $160,645

South Woodstock, VT $160,414

Strafford, VT $160,505

Taftsville, VT $160,928

Thetford, VT $160,787

Thetford Center, VT $160,619

Topsham, VT $160,571

Tunbridge, VT $160,601

Vershire, VT $160,526

Wells River, VT $160,696

West Fairlee, VT $160,991

West Hartford, VT $160,571

West Newbury, VT $160,633

West Topsham, VT $160,699

Wilder, VT $161,302

Windsor, VT $160,795

Woodstock, VT $160,598

Bellows Falls, VT $161,185

Cambridgeport, VT $161,000

Cavendish, VT $160,465

Chester, VT $160,625

Chester Depot, VT $160,568

Grafton, VT $160,504

Londonderry, VT $160,792

Ludlow, VT $160,548

North Springfield, VT $161,109

Perkinsville, VT $160,672

Peru, VT $160,624

Proctorsville, VT $160,492

Saxtons River, VT $161,151

South Londonderry, VT $160,891

Springfield, VT $161,031

Westminster, VT $161,183

Westminster Station, VT $161,194

Weston, VT $160,459

Shaftsbury, VT $161,733

Brattleboro, VT $161,513

Bondville, VT $160,845

East Dover, VT $161,172

Jacksonville, VT $161,577

Jamaica, VT $160,848

Marlboro, VT $162,313

Newfane, VT $161,066

Putney, VT $161,032

Readsboro, VT $162,332

South Newfane, VT $161,122

Stamford, VT $162,215

Townshend, VT $160,920

Vernon, VT $162,007

Wardsboro, VT $161,037

West Dover, VT $161,302

West Dummerston, VT $161,106

West Halifax, VT $161,354

West Townshend, VT $160,704

West Wardsboro, VT $160,707

Whitingham, VT $161,520

Williamsville, VT $161,106

Wilmington, VT $161,422

Burlington, VT $161,862

South Burlington, VT $161,853

Winooski, VT $161,862

Colchester, VT $161,862

Alburgh, VT $161,055

Bakersfield, VT $161,294

Belvidere Center, VT $160,709

Bristol, VT $161,327

Cambridge, VT $161,520

Charlotte, VT $161,643

East Berkshire, VT $161,138

East Fairfield, VT $161,379

Enosburg Falls, VT $160,933

Essex, VT $161,739

Essex Junction, VT $161,750

Fairfax, VT $161,531

Fairfield, VT $161,375

Ferrisburgh, VT $161,463

Franklin, VT $160,943

Grand Isle, VT $161,547

Highgate Center, VT $161,079

Highgate Springs, VT $161,161

Hinesburg, VT $161,640

Huntington, VT $161,518

Isle La Motte, VT $161,255

Jeffersonville, VT $161,411

Jericho, VT $161,604

Jonesville, VT $161,638

Milton, VT $161,681

Monkton, VT $161,510

Montgomery, VT $160,933

Montgomery Center, VT $160,738

New Haven, VT $161,308

North Ferrisburgh, VT $161,536

North Hero, VT $161,375

Richford, VT $160,906

Richmond, VT $161,622

Saint Albans, VT $161,447

Saint Albans Bay, VT $161,427

Shelburne, VT $161,790

Sheldon, VT $161,255

Sheldon Springs, VT $161,651

South Hero, VT $161,693

Starksboro, VT $161,422

Swanton, VT $161,226

Underhill, VT $161,568

Underhill Center, VT $161,572

Vergennes, VT $161,258

Waterville, VT $161,313

Westford, VT $161,648

Williston, VT $161,770

Montpelier, VT $161,205

Bennington, VT $162,044

Arlington, VT $161,473

Dorset, VT $160,845

East Arlington, VT $160,784

East Dorset, VT $160,848

Manchester, VT $161,282

Manchester Center, VT $161,177

Farm Operations Manager Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Farm Operations Manager roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 55% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Biotechnology and Aerospace & Defense sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 25% above the average. In contrast, Farm Operations Manager positions in Transportation or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Farm Operations Manager as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Farm Operations Manager

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Biotechnology	$196,599	$95.0	25%
Aerospace & Defense	$180,871	$87.0	15%
Energy & Utilities	$180,871	$87.0	15%
Software & Networking	$176,153	$85.0	12%
Chemicals	$173,007	$83.0	10%

Farm Operations Manager Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Farm Operations Manager'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.

$146,227

Average $157,279/year

$171,986

$12,186

Average $13,107/month

$14,332

$2,812

Average $3,025/week

$3,307

$70

Average $76/hour

$83

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$171,986	$14,332	$3,307	$83
Average	$157,279	$13,107	$3,025	$76
25th Percentile	$146,227	$12,186	$2,812	$70

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