Poultry farmers raise chickens, ducks, geese and turkeys for meat and eggs. Farmers typically slaughter the hens for the meat once their egg-laying productivity begins to decline, generally after 1 year. Egg farm managers are often employees who receive a salary from the egg farm.
National Salaries
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) provides salary data for full-time agricultural managers as of 2008, including egg farm managers. Their average weekly salary was $775, with the middle half of agricultural managers earning a weekly salary between $570 and $1,269. The top 10 percent of agricultural managers earned more than $1,735 each week and the bottom 10 percent earned less than $358 each week.
State Profile
America's Career InfoNet provides specific information for agricultural managers by state as of 2009. Agricultural managers in New York earned an average of $61,900 per year. Those in Florida made $69,800 per year on average. The average annual income of agricultural managers in California was $68,200 per year. Agricultural managers in Texas earned salaries averaging $51,100 per year. Agricultural managers in Iowa had annual salaries averaging $52,600 per year.
City Profile
SalaryExpert has specific salary figures for poultry farm managers by city as of 2011. Poultry farm managers in Houston, Texas had salaries averaging $67,762 per year. Those in Chicago, Illinois had an average income of $63,242 per year. Atlanta, Georgia had poultry farm managers earning an average annual salary of $64,618 per year. Poultry farm managers in Dallas, Texas had annual salaries averaging $66,448. The average annual income for poultry farm managers in Phoenix, Arizona was $50,693.
Employment Outlook
The United States had 248,100 agricultural managers such as egg farm managers in 2008, according to the BLS. This number should increase to 262,700 by 2018, resulting in a 6 percent increase. This employment growth for agricultural managers is less than the average increase predicted for all occupations during this time period; the employment growth of agricultural managers will be constrained by the continuing consolidation of farms.
