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

How much do Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals make in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA?

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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is $37,720. The 10th percentile is $34,320 and the 90th percentile is $52,800. Employment is 610.

Median annual wage

$37,720

10th percentile
$34,320
25th percentile
$36,310
Median
$37,720
75th percentile
$46,260
90th percentile
$52,800
Mean
$41,360

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals, the published 10th percentile is $34,320 and the 90th percentile is $52,800. The difference is $18,480, which is 49.0% 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 $36,310 to the 75th at $46,260, covers $9,950.

The mean annual wage is $41,360, which sits above the median of $37,720. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA median is 2.9% higher than the national median of $36,670 for Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals. In 2024 national prices the local median is $33,214, which is 9.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.4% lower than the California median of $38,640.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 113.566, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $37,720 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals at $33,214 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

8 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ranks 3rd of 9 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).).

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA is 57 miles away, with a median of $37,870 and employment of 140. That median is 0.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $34,261, against $33,214 here.
  • Bakersfield-Delano, CA is 91 miles away, with a median of $35,760 and employment of 90. That median is 5.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $35,446, against $33,214 here.
  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA is 110 miles away, with a median of $36,940 and employment of 130. That median is 2.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $33,953, against $33,214 here.

Employment share

Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA (610 of 6,271,560). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (32,810 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.46 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA · 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is $37,720. The 10th percentile is $34,320 and the 90th percentile is $52,800. Employment is 610.

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

The local median is 2.9% higher than the national median of $36,670.

What is Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals pay in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 113.566, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $37,720 is $33,214. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA compare with nearby metros for Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals?

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 57 miles away, at $37,870. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ranks 3rd of 9 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.