Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $63K, rent takes 29.6% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,236/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new graders and sorters, agricultural products typically earn — is $46K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $2,746/month.

Local pay is 76% above the national median — $63K here vs. $36K nationally.

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area pays $63K median vs. the U.S. average of $36K — that’s +76%.

The median is $62,930 a year, that works out to about $30 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $45,760, and experienced graders and sorters, agricultural products can clear $62,930. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $4,171/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,236/month, which eats 29.6% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area has a Regional Price Parity of 100 (100 is the national average). That's right at the national average. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median graders and sorters, agricultural products salary is worth about $62,930 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.