How much do Agricultural Workers, All Other make in Salinas, CA?

Percentile spread

For Agricultural Workers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $36,290 and the 90th percentile is $64,530. The difference is $28,240, which is 73.4% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $38,450 to the 75th at $46,870, covers $8,420.

The mean annual wage is $45,740, which sits above the median of $38,450. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Salinas, CA median is 3.5% lower than the national median of $39,850 for Agricultural Workers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $35,262, which is 11.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 27.6% lower than the California median of $53,090.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Salinas, CA is 109.042, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $38,450 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Agricultural Workers, All Other at $35,262 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Agricultural Workers, All Other. Salinas, CA ranks 5th of 7 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Fresno, CA is 102 miles away, with a median of $49,680 and employment of 110. That median is 29.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,631, against $35,262 here.
• Stockton-Lodi, CA is 117 miles away, with a median of $62,510. That median is 62.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $59,483, against $35,262 here.
• San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is 118 miles away, with a median of $50,670 and employment of 60. That median is 31.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,827, against $35,262 here.

Employment share

Agricultural Workers, All Other accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Salinas, CA (40 of 186,430). Nationally the occupation is 0.00% of employment (3,620 of 155,495,730). The local share is 9.22 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.