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Agricultural Inspectors pay in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY and San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA
The May 2025 BLS OEWS median for Agricultural Inspectors is $82,640 per year in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY. It is $93,840 per year in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA. Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY is 11.9% below San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA on the published median.
Both rows use SOC 45-2011 and the same annual wage metric. Median means the middle of each area's published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. The larger median is not proof that one place gives a better job or a better result. It is one wage fact from one source period.
BLS lists 40 wage and salary jobs in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY and 30 in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA. Those are survey job counts, not open posts. Read pay, job scale, local share, and price level as separate facts before you make a choice.
Evidence: bls-oews-may-2025 · Rule: same-soc-same-metric-pair · nominal-median-gap · employment-not-openings