SOC 45-2093 · Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations · May 2025

How much do Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals make in Auburn-Opelika, AL?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals in Auburn-Opelika, AL is $41,270. The 10th percentile is $24,210 and the 90th percentile is $48,010. Employment is 40.

Median annual wage

$41,270

10th percentile
$24,210
25th percentile
$29,230
Median
$41,270
75th percentile
$48,010
90th percentile
$48,010
Mean
$40,360

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Farmworkers picking asparagus in a field in Baja California
Asparagus pickers in the Maneadero valley, Baja California. Photograph by Tomas Castelazo. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Percentile spread

For Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals, the published 10th percentile is $24,210 and the 90th percentile is $48,010. The difference is $23,800, which is 57.7% 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 $29,230 to the 75th at $48,010, covers $18,780.

The mean annual wage is $40,360, which sits below the median of $41,270. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Auburn-Opelika, AL median is 12.5% higher than the national median of $36,670 for Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals. In 2024 national prices the local median is $46,933, which is 28% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 12.7% higher than the Alabama median of $36,620.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Auburn-Opelika, AL is 87.933, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $41,270 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals at $46,933 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals. Auburn-Opelika, AL ranks 3rd of 6 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).).

  • Montgomery, AL is 52 miles away, with a median of $45,700 and employment of 80. That median is 10.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,958, against $46,933 here.
  • Birmingham, AL is 100 miles away, with a median of $37,090 and employment of 110. That median is 10.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,472, against $46,933 here.
  • Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is 108 miles away, with a median of $32,120 and employment of 170. That median is 22.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $32,101, against $46,933 here.

Employment share

Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Auburn-Opelika, AL (40 of 72,710). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (32,810 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.61 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Auburn-Opelika, AL · Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals make in Auburn-Opelika, AL?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals in Auburn-Opelika, AL is $41,270. The 10th percentile is $24,210 and the 90th percentile is $48,010. Employment is 40.

How does that compare with the national median for Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals?

The local median is 12.5% higher than the national median of $36,670.

What is Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals pay in Auburn-Opelika, AL after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Auburn-Opelika, AL is 87.933, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $41,270 is $46,933. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Auburn-Opelika, AL compare with nearby metros for Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals?

Montgomery, AL is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 52 miles away, at $45,700. Auburn-Opelika, AL ranks 3rd of 6 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.