SOC 45-1011 · Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations · May 2025

How much do First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers make in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is $77,070. The 10th percentile is $49,750 and the 90th percentile is $98,440. Employment is 120.

Median annual wage

$77,070

10th percentile
$49,750
25th percentile
$59,040
Median
$77,070
75th percentile
$88,910
90th percentile
$98,440
Mean
$77,650

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers, the published 10th percentile is $49,750 and the 90th percentile is $98,440. The difference is $48,690, which is 63.2% 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 $59,040 to the 75th at $88,910, covers $29,870.

The mean annual wage is $77,650, which sits above the median of $77,070. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA median is 29.9% higher than the national median of $59,320 for First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $69,795, which is 17.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 36.9% higher than the California median of $56,280.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is 110.423, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $77,070 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers at $69,795 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

17 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ranks 1st of 18 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).).

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA is 36 miles away, with a median of $44,910 and employment of 50. That median is 41.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,866, against $69,795 here.
  • Merced, CA is 41 miles away, with a median of $57,930 and employment of 200. That median is 24.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $58,947, against $69,795 here.
  • Salinas, CA is 46 miles away, with a median of $62,030 and employment of 1,240. That median is 19.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,886, against $69,795 here.

Employment share

First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA (120 of 1,134,970). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (27,960 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.59 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 Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA · First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers 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 First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers make in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is $77,070. The 10th percentile is $49,750 and the 90th percentile is $98,440. Employment is 120.

How does that compare with the national median for First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers?

The local median is 29.9% higher than the national median of $59,320.

What is First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers pay in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is 110.423, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $77,070 is $69,795. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA compare with nearby metros for First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers?

Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 36 miles away, at $44,910. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ranks 1st of 18 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.