SOC 45-2093 · Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations · May 2025
How much do Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals make in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, 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 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is $42,910. The 10th percentile is $34,850 and the 90th percentile is $63,440. Employment is 370.
Median annual wage
$42,910
- 10th percentile
- $34,850
- 25th percentile
- $37,810
- Median
- $42,910
- 75th percentile
- $54,670
- 90th percentile
- $63,440
- Mean
- $47,540
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals, the published 10th percentile is $34,850 and the 90th percentile is $63,440. The difference is $28,590, which is 66.6% 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 $37,810 to the 75th at $54,670, covers $16,860.
The mean annual wage is $47,540, which sits above the median of $42,910. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA median is 17% higher than the national median of $36,670 for Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals. In 2024 national prices the local median is $38,351, which is 4.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 11.1% higher than the California median of $38,640.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is 111.887, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $42,910 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals at $38,351 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA ranks 1st of 5 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).).
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 110 miles away, with a median of $37,720 and employment of 610. That median is 12.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $33,214, against $38,351 here.
- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is 111 miles away, with a median of $36,820 and employment of 200. That median is 14.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $34,592, against $38,351 here.
- Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA is 164 miles away, with a median of $37,870 and employment of 140. That median is 11.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $34,261, against $38,351 here.
Employment share
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA (370 of 1,538,060). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (32,810 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.14 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 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, 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 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is $42,910. The 10th percentile is $34,850 and the 90th percentile is $63,440. Employment is 370.
How does that compare with the national median for Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals?
The local median is 17% higher than the national median of $36,670.
What is Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals pay in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is 111.887, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $42,910 is $38,351. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA compare with nearby metros for Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals?
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 110 miles away, at $37,720. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA ranks 1st of 5 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.