SOC 45-2092 · Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations

Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse wages by metro

National median annual wage

$35,660

10th percentile: $32,900
25th percentile: $34,320
Median: $35,660
75th percentile: $38,840
90th percentile: $45,690
Mean: $37,630

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

National employment in May 2025: 265,500.

That median is 30.1% lower than the all-occupations national median of $50,980.

The metro and state figures below are the same May 2025 release. A blank wage means BLS did not publish it. See when a wage is not published.

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Highest published medians

Metros with the highest published annual medians for Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Champaign-Urbana, IL	130	$31,200	$48,390	$55,010
Portland-South Portland, ME	60	$36,400	$48,210	$73,590
Bloomington, IL	40	$31,930	$47,210	$49,940
Helena, MT	60	$32,840	$46,610	$61,500
Lincoln, NE	60	$33,970	$45,280	$62,040
Bozeman, MT	150	$31,060	$45,150	$61,500
Napa, CA	3,520	$37,920	$44,370	$48,960
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	60	$35,920	$44,150	$47,410
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	2,230	$37,180	$43,970	$50,060
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	850	$39,450	$43,690	$52,900
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	1,950	$37,460	$43,200	$50,450
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	1,220	$39,320	$43,140	$57,800
Boulder, CO	150	$37,250	$43,020	$61,500
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	1,120	$38,060	$42,800	$49,920
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	110	$31,200	$42,630	$51,390
Kennewick-Richland, WA	2,470	$35,460	$42,340	$44,270
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	2,000	$33,090	$42,290	$42,290
Corvallis, OR	50	$31,200	$42,170	$43,440
Bangor, ME	30	$35,120	$42,040	$56,040
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	40	$35,730	$41,730	$70,340

Where employment is largest

Metros with the most Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse jobs in the May 2025 tables.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	32,500	$34,320	$34,620	$36,330
Fresno, CA	28,570	$34,320	$34,610	$38,360
Salinas, CA	26,830	$35,140	$36,700	$47,450
Visalia, CA	21,420	$34,320	$34,800	$38,240
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	11,020	$34,320	$36,230	$41,860
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	5,310	$34,320	$35,240	$43,610
Yakima, WA	4,550	$35,080	$39,070	$42,470
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	4,510	$34,600	$35,810	$45,500
Yuma, AZ	4,420	$30,760	$34,610	$35,790
Modesto, CA	4,120	$35,300	$37,850	$53,680
Stockton-Lodi, CA	3,990	$34,550	$35,640	$41,630
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	3,940	$34,320	$35,890	$36,460
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	3,890	$28,030	$30,540	$46,320
Merced, CA	3,820	$34,350	$36,350	$51,920
Napa, CA	3,520	$37,920	$44,370	$48,960
El Centro, CA	3,350	$34,320	$35,140	$41,020
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	3,120	$35,660	$37,930	$50,290
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	3,100	$35,370	$36,570	$42,460
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	2,590	$35,260	$36,520	$46,100
Salem, OR	2,550	$31,200	$33,450	$36,270

States and territories

State estimates for Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse, May 2025.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Wyoming	50	$43,430	$55,180	$58,570
South Dakota	190	$30,180	$42,260	$50,080
Montana	720	$28,080	$41,390	$50,440
Illinois	2,850	$31,700	$41,050	$51,010
New York	2,760	$33,950	$40,930	$48,570
Nebraska	440	$28,950	$39,530	$60,700
Washington	13,490	$35,080	$39,170	$44,720
Maine	280	$34,220	$39,060	$58,410
Michigan	5,410	$30,550	$38,680	$44,080
Maryland	1,380	$33,280	$38,420	$49,030
Massachusetts	1,340	$34,950	$38,220	$50,430
Colorado	2,450	$33,210	$38,170	$53,360
Minnesota	1,200	$29,760	$38,080	$50,380
New Jersey	2,430	$33,520	$37,710	$49,330
Iowa	930	$29,120	$37,590	$46,700
Rhode Island	230	$31,200	$37,540	$49,630
Ohio	1,990	$26,740	$37,470	$54,100
Kansas	900	$28,440	$37,020	$46,980
Pennsylvania	2,940	$24,960	$37,010	$51,680
Hawaii	700	$30,750	$36,990	$52,190
Indiana	910	$27,220	$36,980	$52,140
Connecticut	460	$34,010	$36,950	$49,610
Alaska	120	$29,660	$36,780	$62,400
Missouri	2,600	$29,160	$36,280	$47,980
New Hampshire	220	$24,410	$35,920	$48,510
California	172,260	$34,320	$35,580	$44,870
Virginia	1,590	$29,130	$35,580	$45,700
Wisconsin	1,490	$28,640	$35,360	$49,200
Vermont	220	$33,770	$35,170	$47,840
South Carolina	680	$27,350	$35,110	$49,060
Arizona	7,110	$30,770	$35,080	$37,400
Idaho	2,420	$30,630	$34,470	$44,600
Oregon	6,780	$30,700	$34,070	$43,670
Alabama	740	$27,520	$33,870	$41,090
North Carolina	2,510	$27,600	$33,870	$43,930
Utah	670	$17,250	$33,490	$44,540
Nevada	660	$28,090	$33,280	$39,050
Louisiana	570	$22,860	$33,260	$43,680
Delaware	220	$31,200	$33,090	$38,800
Oklahoma	1,080	$23,040	$33,090	$48,890
Kentucky	510	$26,490	$33,050	$49,240
Arkansas	390	$24,160	$32,970	$39,540
Texas	4,290	$24,530	$32,840	$44,020
New Mexico	1,960	$24,960	$31,150	$45,530
North Dakota	60	$26,380	$31,080	$39,530
West Virginia	100	$24,180	$31,050	$44,000
Tennessee	1,080	$23,490	$31,020	$42,060
Florida	9,180	$27,770	$30,640	$44,660
Georgia	1,610	$24,880	$30,300	$43,930
Mississippi	300	$25,950	$30,250	$40,100
Puerto Rico	1,060	$21,840	$21,960	$53,060

Other farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

Questions this page answers

What is the national median wage for Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse is $35,660. Employment is 265,500.

How does Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse pay compare with all occupations?

The national median for Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse is 30.1% lower than the all-occupations median of $50,980.

Which metro has the highest published median for Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse?

Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, Champaign-Urbana, IL is highest on this page's list at $48,390.