How much does an Extension Agent make in the United States?
As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Extension Agent in the United States is $81,262 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $39.
However, an Extension Agent's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $93,366
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $73,923 to $87,597
Key Factors That Influence Extension Agent Salaries
An Extension Agent's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors.
Below, we'll explore how geographic location, education
and company size
can directly affect your earning potential.
How Do Extension Agent 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 Extension Agents. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
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:
San Jose: $102,495
San Francisco: $101,373
Oakland: $99,237
San Jose, CA$102,495
San Francisco, CA$101,373
Oakland, CA$99,237
New York, NY$93,564
Paramus, NJ$92,426
Queens Village, NY$92,422
Passaic, NJ$92,345
Bergenfield, NJ$92,338
Stamford, CT$92,159
Huntington, NY$92,125
Newark, NJ$91,525
Bridgeport, CT$91,353
Vallejo, CA$91,192
New Brunswick, NJ$91,159
Petaluma, CA$91,111
Middlesex, NJ$90,956
Somerset, NJ$90,899
Santa Cruz, CA$90,794
Boston, MA$90,298
Monterey, CA$90,013
Seattle, WA$89,827
Santa Rosa, CA$89,810
Los Angeles, CA$89,786
Juneau, AK$89,575
Washington, DC$89,485
Orange, CA$89,196
Santa Ana, CA$88,981
Long Beach, CA$88,900
Anaheim, CA$88,884
Anchorage, AK$88,843
Santa Maria, CA$88,600
Everett, WA$88,583
Danbury, CT$88,297
Bremerton, WA$88,185
Tacoma, WA$87,893
New Suffolk, NY$87,891
Sacramento, CA$87,868
Santa Barbara, CA$87,779
Trenton, NJ$87,689
San Diego, CA$87,689
Brockton, MA$87,600
Fairbanks, AK$87,401
Lompoc, CA$87,194
Lowell, MA$87,128
Ventura, CA$87,112
Nashua, NH$87,096
Stockton, CA$87,088
Modesto, CA$86,495
Poughkeepsie, NY$86,316
Olympia, WA$86,162
Kennewick, WA$86,162
New Haven, CT$86,129
Lawrence, MA$85,837
Hartford, CT$85,755
Riverside, CA$85,739
New Bedford, MA$85,658
Richland, WA$85,658
Bakersfield, CA$85,544
San Bernardino, CA$85,512
New Britain, CT$85,503
Atlantic City, NJ$85,503
New London, CT$85,471
Norwich, CT$85,447
Portsmouth, NH$85,430
Boulder, CO$85,258
Portland, OR$85,146
Worcester, MA$85,138
Minneapolis, MN$84,886
Philadelphia, PA$84,772
Honolulu, HI$84,504
Saint Paul, MN$84,465
Vineland, NJ$84,447
Providence, RI$84,211
Chicago, IL$83,976
Bellingham, WA$83,878
Springfield, MA$83,813
Baltimore, MD$83,789
Chico, CA$83,586
Pittsfield, MA$83,366
Manchester, NH$83,212
Spokane, WA$82,854
Denver, CO$82,846
Albany, NY$82,464
Troy, NY$82,432
Nassau, NY$82,345
Schenectady, NY$82,261
Wilmington, DE$82,196
Burlington, VT$82,082
Salem, OR$82,050
Portland, ME$81,798
Yakima, WA$81,717
Rochester, MN$81,465
Reno, NV$81,424
Fresno, CA$81,424
Milwaukee, WI$81,351
Detroit, MI$81,270
Ann Arbor, MI$81,256
Allentown, PA$81,245
Colorado Springs, CO$81,107
Syracuse, NY$81,067
Carson City, NV$81,067
Houston, TX$80,953
Eugene, OR$80,912
Gary, IN$80,815
Springfield, OR$80,750
Bismarck, ND$80,733
Galveston, TX$80,677
Medford, OR$80,555
Fort Collins, CO$80,522
Concord, NH$80,481
Austin, TX$80,457
Mesa, AZ$80,286
Reading, PA$80,278
Phoenix, AZ$80,270
Dallas, TX$80,246
Saint Cloud, MN$80,168
Madison, WI$80,059
Utica, NY$79,840
Rochester, NY$79,710
Des Moines, IA$79,701
Raleigh, NC$79,693
Atlanta, GA$79,571
Battle Creek, MI$79,547
Salt Lake City, UT$79,523
Lancaster, PA$79,401
Harrisburg, PA$79,287
Kansas City, MO$79,206
Champaign, IL$79,189
Kansas City, KS$79,189
Fort Worth, TX$79,181
Columbus, OH$79,167
Boca Raton, FL$79,149
Pittsburgh, PA$79,116
Richmond, VA$79,084
Indianapolis, IN$79,068
Cleveland, OH$79,059
Las Vegas, NV$78,962
Cincinnati, OH$78,962
Petersburg, VA$78,840
Huntsville, AL$78,718
Lansing, MI$78,664
Lebanon, PA$78,653
Pueblo, CO$78,645
Appleton, WI$78,621
Buffalo, NY$78,588
Dayton, OH$78,564
Racine, WI$78,547
Charlotte, NC$78,539
Saint Louis, MO$78,515
York, PA$78,466
Elkhart, IN$78,466
Gastonia, NC$78,451
Billings, MT$78,431
Beaumont, TX$78,409
Lorain, OH$78,393
Benton Harbor, MI$78,377
Toledo, OH$78,361
Binghamton, NY$78,320
Rock Hill, SC$78,312
Rockford, IL$78,271
Springfield, IL$78,239
Elyria, OH$78,231
Fargo, ND$78,231
Flagstaff, AZ$78,174
Fort Lauderdale, FL$78,125
Duluth, MN$78,076
Miami, FL$78,076
Cheyenne, WY$78,019
Grand Forks, ND$78,019
Bangor, ME$77,840
Cedar Rapids, IA$77,751
Durham, NC$77,717
Louisville, KY$77,710
Grand Rapids, MI$77,694
Hialeah, FL$77,686
Casper, WY$77,572
Scranton, PA$77,475
New Orleans, LA$77,450
Virginia Beach, VA$77,442
Akron, OH$77,402
Peoria, IL$77,296
Sarasota, FL$77,280
Nashville, TN$77,223
Omaha, NE$77,223
Green Bay, WI$77,223
Baton Rouge, LA$77,182
Charleston, SC$77,166
Jamestown, NY$77,125
Davenport, IA$77,125
Tucson, AZ$77,085
Saint Petersburg, FL$77,036
Tampa, FL$77,020
Evansville, IN$76,971
Port Arthur, TX$76,971
Bradenton, FL$76,938
Santa Fe, NM$76,792
Orlando, FL$76,646
Clearwater, FL$76,622
Canton, OH$76,451
La Crosse, WI$76,451
Albuquerque, NM$76,402
Newport News, VA$76,394
High Point, NC$76,370
Ogden, UT$76,337
Corpus Christi, TX$76,272
Norfolk, VA$76,223
Laramie, WY$76,223
Rock Island, IL$76,175
Saginaw, MI$76,158
Jacksonville, FL$76,150
Salisbury, NC$76,134
Boise, ID$76,118
Moline, IL$76,077
Fort Myers, FL$76,053
Memphis, TN$76,036
Tulsa, OK$75,996
Waterloo, IA$75,947
Spartanburg, SC$75,866
Lincoln, NE$75,825
Fort Wayne, IN$75,809
Provo, UT$75,801
Cedar Falls, IA$75,703
San Antonio, TX$75,671
Greensboro, NC$75,638
South Bend, IN$75,630
Savannah, GA$75,541
Muskegon, MI$75,508
Birmingham, AL$75,500
Winston Salem, NC$75,460
Lake Charles, LA$75,264
Anderson, IN$75,248
Lexington, KY$75,224
Augusta, GA$75,199
Greenville, SC$75,199
Lima, OH$75,134
Wichita, KS$75,126
Tuscaloosa, AL$75,126
Columbia, SC$75,053
Springfield, OH$75,037
Asheville, NC$74,907
Bloomington, IN$74,850
Knoxville, TN$74,558
Shreveport, LA$74,549
Wilmington, NC$74,444
Roanoke, VA$74,444
Topeka, KS$74,297
Frankfort, KY$74,289
Oklahoma City, OK$74,232
Chillicothe, OH$74,200
Longview, TX$74,192
Melbourne, FL$74,184
Sioux Falls, SD$74,054
Mobile, AL$74,046
Terre Haute, IN$74,013
Altoona, PA$73,964
Amarillo, TX$73,907
Killeen, TX$73,883
Fayetteville, AR$73,818
Chattanooga, TN$73,794
Sioux City, IA$73,721
Idaho Falls, ID$73,704
Lynchburg, VA$73,639
Gainesville, FL$73,534
Portsmouth, OH$73,493
Little Rock, AR$73,477
Lafayette, LA$73,444
Youngstown, OH$73,444
Daytona Beach, FL$73,395
Clarksville, TN$73,387
Pensacola, FL$73,379
Temple, TX$73,374
Hopkinsville, KY$73,135
Erie, PA$73,119
Florence, SC$73,087
Charleston, WV$72,957
Great Falls, MT$72,916
Macon, GA$72,802
Tallahassee, FL$72,794
Fayetteville, NC$72,778
Waco, TX$72,762
Helena, MT$72,705
Pine Bluff, AR$72,674
Vincennes, IN$72,575
Lubbock, TX$72,542
Alamogordo, NM$72,493
Twin Falls, ID$72,420
Rapid City, SD$72,396
Jackson, MS$72,250
Huntington, WV$72,244
Greenville, MS$72,242
Parkersburg, WV$72,159
Montgomery, AL$72,144
Wichita Falls, TX$72,063
Springfield, MO$72,063
Biloxi, MS$72,022
Monroe, LA$71,941
Johnstown, PA$71,884
Sumter, SC$71,852
Columbus, GA$71,843
Pascagoula, MS$71,689
Abilene, TX$71,689
Kingsport, TN$71,478
Albany, GA$71,478
Gulfport, MS$71,453
Alexandria, LA$71,185
Fort Smith, AR$70,982
El Paso, TX$70,763
Las Cruces, NM$70,397
Harlingen, TX$70,191
Pocatello, ID$70,178
Florence, AL$70,072
Brownsville, TX$70,056
Mcallen, TX$69,885
Dothan, AL$69,771
Columbus, MS$69,289
Altus, OK$68,910
Lawton, OK$68,755
Pierre, SD$68,463
What Skills Can Increase an Extension Agent's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Analysis (Mentioned in 20.21% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Project Scheduling (Mentioned in 2.2% Job Postings): In project management, a schedule is a listing of a project's milestones, activities, and deliverables, usually with intended start and finish dates. Those items are often estimated by other information included in the project schedule of resource allocation, budget, task duration, and linkages of dependencies and scheduled events. A schedule is commonly used in the project planning and project portfolio management parts of project management. Elements on a schedule may be closely related to the work breakdown structure (WBS) terminal elements, the Statement of work, or a Contract Data Requirements List.
Word Processing (Mentioned in 1.72% Job Postings): word processing, operation in which a text-editing software program called a word processor is used to create a document on a computer. A word-processing system can produce a wide variety of documents, including letters, memoranda, and manuals, rapidly and at relatively low cost.
Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay.
Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on an Extension Agent's salary.
Land Development: Can increase your salary by up to 55%.
Pricing: Can increase your salary by up to 26%.
Property Management: Can increase your salary by up to 26%.
How Education impacts an Extension Agent's Salary?
Your level of education can impact your salary potential.
While many Extension Agents enter the field with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate degree,
higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.
According to our 100% employer-reported salary data,
the median salary for an Extension Agent with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between
$71,538
and $77,340).
Extension Agent Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how an Extension Agent'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.
Salaries for an Extension Agent can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $94,459 in 2023
to around $88,679 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Extension Agent salary trends,
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Most common benefits for Extension Agent
Social Security
401 (k)
Disability
Healthcare
Pension
Time Off (days)
Common company salaries for Extension Agent
Here are companies hiring for Extension Agent and their salaries, click below for more details.
C$126,909/per year
Consolidated Edison Company of New York IncEnergy & Utilitiesthe United States
G$121,776/per year
GE Renewable EnergyEnergy & Utilitiesthe United States
C$117,881/per year
Chint Electric International Co LtdEnergy & Utilitiesthe United States
C$112,827/per year
Constellation Energy CorpEnergy & Utilitiesthe United States
P$110,892/per year
Plains GP Holdings LPEnergy & Utilitiesthe United States
W$109,070/per year
Weatherford International PLCEnergy & Utilitiesthe United States
E$108,905/per year
Enterprise Products Partners LPEnergy & Utilitiesthe United States
C$108,399/per year
Constellation Technology VenturesEnergy & Utilitiesthe United States
P$105,977/per year
Plains All American Pipeline LPEnergy & Utilitiesthe United States
A$104,755/per year
Areva SAEnergy & Utilitiesthe United States
H$103,814/per year
Hf Sinclair CorpEnergy & Utilitiesthe United States
F$103,342/per year
Florida Power & Light CoEnergy & Utilitiesthe United States
G$102,127/per year
GreymartEnergy & Utilitiesthe United States
G$98,523/per year
Golden Alpha IncEnergy & Utilitiesthe United States
A$97,825/per year
Alaska Chadux CorpEnergy & Utilitiesthe United States
M$92,856/per year
Major EnergyEnergy & Utilitiesthe United States
W$91,703/per year
Waste Recovery SystemsEnergy & Utilitiesthe United States
A$91,604/per year
ADS-TEC Energy PLCEnergy & Utilitiesthe United States
G$88,905/per year
Great American Disposal CoEnergy & Utilitiesthe United States
W$86,937/per year
Wieland DiversifiedEnergy & Utilitiesthe United States
M$86,069/per year
Moser Energy SystemsEnergy & Utilitiesthe United States
L$85,884/per year
Longevity PartnersEnergy & Utilitiesthe United States
P$82,126/per year
PricingUtilities.comEnergy & Utilitiesthe United States
B$78,189/per year
Blue Water ResourcesEnergy & Utilitiesthe United States
C$76,117/per year
Carbon Rivers LLCEnergy & Utilitiesthe United States
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