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What aquaculture techs make
Typical
$49,630
Entry technician
$35,980
Hatchery or farm manager
$76,480
The federal wage survey does not count aquaculture technicians separately. It folds them into agricultural technicians, where the median is $49,630 a year and the bottom tenth are near $35,980. Salmon operations in Maine and Washington pay above that. Small oyster farms often pay below it.