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

Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$35,660

U.S. median hourly wage$17.15

U.S. employment265,500

Nationally, farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse earned a median of $35,660 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 265,500 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse: pay and employment by state
State
Wyoming	$55,180	$26.53	50	0.2
South Dakota	$42,260	$20.32	190	0.4
Montana	$41,390	$19.90	720	1.4
Illinois	$41,050	$19.74	2,850	0.5
New York	$40,930	$19.68	2,760	0.3
Nebraska	$39,530	$19.01	440	0.4
Washington	$39,170	$18.83	13,490	3.8
Maine	$39,060	$18.78	280	0.4
Michigan	$38,680	$18.60	5,410	1.2
Maryland	$38,420	$18.47	1,380	0.5
Massachusetts	$38,220	$18.38	1,340	0.4
Colorado	$38,170	$18.35	2,450	0.9
Minnesota	$38,080	$18.31	1,200	0.4
New Jersey	$37,710	$18.13	2,430	0.6
Iowa	$37,590	$18.07	930	0.6
Rhode Island	$37,540	$18.05	230	0.5
Ohio	$37,470	$18.01	1,990	0.4
Kansas	$37,020	$17.80	900	0.6
Pennsylvania	$37,010	$17.80	2,940	0.5
Hawaii	$36,990	$17.79	700	1.1
Indiana	$36,980	$17.78	910	0.3
Connecticut	$36,950	$17.77	460	0.3
Alaska	$36,780	$17.68	120	0.4
Missouri	$36,280	$17.44	2,600	0.9
New Hampshire	$35,920	$17.27	220	0.3
California	$35,580	$17.11	172,260	9.5
Virginia	$35,580	$17.10	1,590	0.4
Wisconsin	$35,360	$17.00	1,490	0.5
Vermont	$35,170	$16.91	220	0.7
South Carolina	$35,110	$16.88	680	0.3
Arizona	$35,080	$16.86	7,110	2.2
Idaho	$34,470	$16.57	2,420	2.8
Oregon	$34,070	$16.38	6,780	3.4
Alabama	$33,870	$16.28	740	0.3
North Carolina	$33,870	$16.28	2,510	0.5
Utah	$33,490	$16.10	670	0.4
Nevada	$33,280	$16.00	660	0.4
Louisiana	$33,260	$15.99	570	0.3
Delaware	$33,090	$15.91	220	0.5
Oklahoma	$33,090	$15.91	1,080	0.6
Kentucky	$33,050	$15.89	510	0.3
Arkansas	$32,970	$15.85	390	0.3
Texas	$32,840	$15.79	4,290	0.3
New Mexico	$31,150	$14.98	1,960	2.3
North Dakota	$31,080	$14.94	60	0.1
West Virginia	$31,050	$14.93	100	0.1
Tennessee	$31,020	$14.91	1,080	0.3
Florida	$30,640	$14.73	9,180	0.9
Georgia	$30,300	$14.57	1,610	0.3
Mississippi	$30,250	$14.55	300	0.3
Puerto Rico	$21,960	$10.56	1,060	1.1

Pay by metro area

All 241 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.

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Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$48,390	$23.26	130	1.2
Portland-South Portland, ME	$48,210	$23.18	60	0.2
Bloomington, IL	$47,210	$22.70	40	0.5
Helena, MT	$46,610	$22.41	60	1.3
Lincoln, NE	$45,280	$21.77	60	0.3
Bozeman, MT	$45,150	$21.71	150	2.0
Napa, CA	$44,370	$21.33	3,520	45.2
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$44,150	$21.22	60	0.3
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$43,970	$21.14	2,230	0.2
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$43,690	$21.01	850	0.7
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$43,200	$20.77	1,950	9.5
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$43,140	$20.74	1,220	0.5
Boulder, CO	$43,020	$20.69	150	0.8
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$42,800	$20.58	1,120	0.5
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$42,630	$20.49	110	0.6
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$42,340	$20.35	2,470	19.1
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$42,290	$20.33	2,000	3.4
Corvallis, OR	$42,170	$20.28	50	1.3
Bangor, ME	$42,040	$20.21	30	0.5
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	$41,730	$20.06	40	0.8
Springfield, IL	$41,600	$20.00	80	0.8
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	$40,680	$19.56	1,610	31.4
Bellingham, WA	$40,590	$19.51	90	1.0
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$40,050	$19.26	150	1.2
Battle Creek, MI	$40,000	$19.23	140	2.5
Bend, OR	$40,000	$19.23	120	1.1
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$39,960	$19.21	240	0.5
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$39,750	$19.11	920	0.3
Jackson, MI	$39,650	$19.06	100	1.9
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$39,640	$19.06	180	0.5
Grand Junction, CO	$39,570	$19.02	50	0.8
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	$39,340	$18.91	170	2.3
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$39,090	$18.79	610	0.3
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$39,080	$18.79	840	0.3
Yakima, WA	$39,070	$18.78	4,550	46.9
Pittsfield, MA	$39,020	$18.76	50	0.8
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$39,000	$18.75	140	0.3
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$38,990	$18.74	1,150	0.7
Redding, CA	$38,910	$18.71	Not published	Not published
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	$38,900	$18.70	60	0.7
St. Louis, MO-IL	$38,900	$18.70	650	0.5
Medford, OR	$38,770	$18.64	200	2.3
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$38,650	$18.58	250	0.2
Columbus, OH	$38,630	$18.57	320	0.3
Ann Arbor, MI	$38,570	$18.55	90	0.4
Richmond, VA	$38,570	$18.54	230	0.4
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$38,550	$18.54	30	0.4
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$38,420	$18.47	190	0.7
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$38,410	$18.47	200	3.8
Vallejo, CA	$38,350	$18.44	150	1.0
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$38,250	$18.39	1,430	0.5
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$38,220	$18.37	110	0.3
Toledo, OH	$38,160	$18.34	330	1.1
Lebanon, PA	$38,140	$18.34	50	0.9
Pittsburgh, PA	$38,130	$18.33	490	0.4
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$38,100	$18.32	90	0.5
Peoria, IL	$38,070	$18.31	140	0.8
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$38,050	$18.29	1,270	0.7
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$37,940	$18.24	30	0.3
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$37,930	$18.23	3,120	0.5
Missoula, MT	$37,860	$18.20	90	1.4
Modesto, CA	$37,850	$18.20	4,120	21.1
Springfield, MO	$37,840	$18.19	190	0.8
Columbia, MO	$37,820	$18.18	60	0.5
Fort Wayne, IN	$37,720	$18.13	40	0.2
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	$37,690	$18.12	30	0.5
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$37,680	$18.11	180	0.7
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$37,630	$18.09	130	1.1
Decatur, AL	$37,570	$18.06	30	0.5
Vineland, NJ	$37,530	$18.04	550	8.8
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$37,510	$18.04	80	0.3
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$37,440	$18.00	210	0.2
Tucson, AZ	$37,400	$17.98	170	0.4
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	$37,370	$17.97	60	1.0
Worcester, MA	$37,210	$17.89	190	0.5
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$37,190	$17.88	1,700	1.1
Kansas City, MO-KS	$37,020	$17.80	700	0.6
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$36,900	$17.74	530	0.4
Cleveland, OH	$36,900	$17.74	290	0.3
Rapid City, SD	$36,900	$17.74	40	0.6
Birmingham, AL	$36,890	$17.74	120	0.2
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$36,890	$17.74	1,020	0.2
Kingston, NY	$36,810	$17.70	50	0.8
Rochester, NY	$36,800	$17.69	170	0.3
Evansville, IN	$36,790	$17.69	30	0.2
Youngstown-Warren, OH	$36,710	$17.65	90	0.5
Salinas, CA	$36,700	$17.64	26,830	143.9
Colorado Springs, CO	$36,670	$17.63	140	0.5
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$36,660	$17.62	340	0.5
Auburn-Opelika, AL	$36,620	$17.61	30	0.4
Omaha, NE-IA	$36,620	$17.61	130	0.3
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$36,610	$17.60	150	0.7
Lancaster, PA	$36,590	$17.59	180	0.7
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$36,570	$17.58	3,100	25.4
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$36,520	$17.56	2,590	2.4
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$36,450	$17.53	470	4.7
Santa Fe, NM	$36,440	$17.52	70	1.1
Urban Honolulu, HI	$36,440	$17.52	290	0.6
Gettysburg, PA	$36,410	$17.50	80	2.6
Huntsville, AL	$36,400	$17.50	50	0.2
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$36,360	$17.48	160	0.4
Merced, CA	$36,350	$17.48	3,820	48.0
Akron, OH	$36,340	$17.47	70	0.2
Niles, MI	$36,300	$17.45	160	2.6
Baton Rouge, LA	$36,280	$17.44	170	0.4
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$36,230	$17.42	11,020	54.9
St. Cloud, MN	$36,200	$17.40	30	0.3
Lewiston, ID-WA	$36,170	$17.39	30	1.1
Madison, WI	$36,160	$17.39	190	0.5
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$36,130	$17.37	Not published	Not published
Billings, MT	$36,110	$17.36	140	1.5
Lynchburg, VA	$36,100	$17.36	40	0.4
Asheville, NC	$36,070	$17.34	130	0.7
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$36,060	$17.34	40	0.3
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$36,000	$17.31	1,870	1.5
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$35,980	$17.30	220	0.4
Pueblo, CO	$35,970	$17.29	130	2.1
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$35,970	$17.29	300	0.4
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$35,930	$17.27	590	0.4
Erie, PA	$35,930	$17.27	50	0.5
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$35,900	$17.26	120	0.3
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	$35,890	$17.25	3,940	80.7
Longview-Kelso, WA	$35,860	$17.24	70	1.7
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$35,840	$17.23	130	0.4
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	$35,840	$17.23	40	0.6
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$35,810	$17.22	4,510	13.9
Springfield, MA	$35,780	$17.20	80	0.4
Walla Walla, WA	$35,740	$17.19	130	5.2
Traverse City, MI	$35,690	$17.16	140	2.0
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$35,640	$17.14	110	0.3
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$35,640	$17.13	3,990	13.8
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$35,550	$17.09	120	0.4
Anchorage, AK	$35,540	$17.09	60	0.3
Canton-Massillon, OH	$35,470	$17.06	70	0.4
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$35,460	$17.05	240	0.3
Barnstable Town, MA	$35,400	$17.02	40	0.4
Manhattan, KS	$35,400	$17.02	50	0.9
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$35,400	$17.02	160	0.2
Green Bay, WI	$35,380	$17.01	70	0.4
Idaho Falls, ID	$35,270	$16.96	360	4.4
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$35,250	$16.95	1,980	0.8
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$35,240	$16.94	5,310	3.1
Charlottesville, VA	$35,230	$16.94	180	1.6
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$35,200	$16.92	170	1.1
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$35,190	$16.92	130	0.2
Oklahoma City, OK	$35,170	$16.91	320	0.5
Syracuse, NY	$35,150	$16.90	210	0.7
El Centro, CA	$35,140	$16.89	3,350	51.2
Naples-Marco Island, FL	$35,130	$16.89	330	1.9
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$35,130	$16.89	170	0.2
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$35,110	$16.88	70	0.2
Flint, MI	$35,090	$16.87	60	0.5
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$35,050	$16.85	130	0.8
Yuba City, CA	$34,960	$16.81	850	16.7
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$34,910	$16.78	240	0.2
Reading, PA	$34,870	$16.76	220	1.3
Visalia, CA	$34,800	$16.73	21,420	125.1
Greeley, CO	$34,760	$16.71	180	1.5
Tulsa, OK	$34,760	$16.71	290	0.6
Binghamton, NY	$34,730	$16.70	50	0.5
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$34,630	$16.65	250	0.2
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$34,630	$16.65	260	0.2
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$34,620	$16.64	32,500	96.1
Fresno, CA	$34,610	$16.64	28,570	59.9
Yuma, AZ	$34,610	$16.64	4,420	64.1
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$34,590	$16.63	160	1.3
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$34,560	$16.61	50	0.2
Boise City, ID	$34,420	$16.55	1,050	2.7
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$34,400	$16.54	650	0.2
Chico, CA	$34,320	$16.50	430	5.5
Reno, NV	$34,320	$16.50	150	0.6
Albuquerque, NM	$34,290	$16.49	610	1.5
Twin Falls, ID	$34,230	$16.46	200	4.0
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$34,220	$16.45	50	0.5
Grants Pass, OR	$34,150	$16.42	50	1.5
Ocala, FL	$34,080	$16.38	100	0.8
Rockford, IL	$34,040	$16.37	40	0.3
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$33,990	$16.34	110	0.2
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$33,960	$16.33	140	0.4
Harrisonburg, VA	$33,810	$16.26	40	0.6
Jacksonville, FL	$33,580	$16.14	200	0.3
Wichita, KS	$33,540	$16.12	160	0.5
Salem, OR	$33,450	$16.08	2,550	13.5
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$33,420	$16.07	370	0.3
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$33,390	$16.05	100	0.6
Logan, UT-ID	$33,300	$16.01	40	0.6
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$33,290	$16.01	870	0.3
Carson City, NV	$33,280	$16.00	40	1.3
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$33,260	$15.99	620	0.2
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$33,230	$15.98	90	0.3
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$33,170	$15.95	90	0.4
Dothan, AL	$32,970	$15.85	70	1.2
Joplin, MO-KS	$32,950	$15.84	40	0.5
El Paso, TX	$32,300	$15.53	120	0.3
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$32,270	$15.51	180	0.5
Waco, TX	$32,250	$15.51	50	0.4
Farmington, NM	$32,240	$15.50	60	1.3
Wilmington, NC	$31,870	$15.32	110	0.6
Topeka, KS	$31,850	$15.31	60	0.5
Iowa City, IA	$31,700	$15.24	40	0.4
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$31,550	$15.17	700	0.5
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$31,500	$15.14	100	0.4
Albany, OR	$31,490	$15.14	240	5.1
Appleton, WI	$31,210	$15.01	50	0.4
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$31,200	$15.00	30	0.4
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$31,200	$15.00	160	0.3
Jackson, MS	$31,120	$14.96	50	0.2
San Angelo, TX	$31,010	$14.91	50	1.0
Jonesboro, AR	$30,890	$14.85	30	0.5
Roanoke, VA	$30,890	$14.85	50	0.3
Amarillo, TX	$30,790	$14.80	40	0.4
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	$30,760	$14.79	240	7.0
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$30,750	$14.78	110	0.2
Corpus Christi, TX	$30,740	$14.78	70	0.4
Gainesville, FL	$30,640	$14.73	80	0.5
Knoxville, TN	$30,620	$14.72	140	0.3
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$30,540	$14.69	3,890	1.4
Tuscaloosa, AL	$30,440	$14.63	40	0.3
Lubbock, TX	$30,040	$14.44	110	0.6
Sebring, FL	$29,970	$14.41	280	10.0
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	$29,710	$14.28	100	1.8
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$29,560	$14.21	40	0.1
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$29,400	$14.14	830	0.6
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$29,390	$14.13	180	0.7
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	$29,300	$14.09	70	1.1
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$29,280	$14.08	50	0.2
Jefferson City, MO	$29,160	$14.02	610	7.5
Cedar Rapids, IA	$29,120	$14.00	90	0.6
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$28,980	$13.93	140	0.6
Albany, GA	$28,920	$13.90	50	0.8
Port St. Lucie, FL	$28,850	$13.87	470	2.8
Goldsboro, NC	$28,750	$13.82	60	1.6
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$28,690	$13.79	190	0.6
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$28,510	$13.71	70	0.4
Tallahassee, FL	$28,490	$13.70	90	0.5
Fayetteville, NC	$27,470	$13.21	40	0.3
Ogden, UT	$27,320	$13.14	100	0.4
Las Cruces, NM	$26,480	$12.73	570	7.1
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$24,580	$11.82	510	0.7
Ponce, PR	$21,840	$10.50	Not published	Not published
Salisbury, MD	Not published	Not published	110	2.0

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.