Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse · SOC 45-2092
Highest-Paying Metro Areas for Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouses
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025U.S. metropolitan areas
Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse. Areas where BLS suppressed the median are not ranked (1 such areas are excluded here). Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.
Top 25 of 240 metro areas
| # | Metro area | Median annual | Employment | Per 1,000 jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $48,390 | 130 | 1.2 |
| 2 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $48,210 | 60 | 0.2 |
| 3 | Bloomington, IL | $47,210 | 40 | 0.5 |
| 4 | Helena, MT | $46,610 | 60 | 1.3 |
| 5 | Lincoln, NE | $45,280 | 60 | 0.3 |
| 6 | Bozeman, MT | $45,150 | 150 | 2.0 |
| 7 | Napa, CA | $44,370 | 3,520 | 45.2 |
| 8 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $44,150 | 60 | 0.3 |
| 9 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $43,970 | 2,230 | 0.2 |
| 10 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $43,690 | 850 | 0.7 |
| 11 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $43,200 | 1,950 | 9.5 |
| 12 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $43,140 | 1,220 | 0.5 |
| 13 | Boulder, CO | $43,020 | 150 | 0.8 |
| 14 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $42,800 | 1,120 | 0.5 |
| 15 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $42,630 | 110 | 0.6 |
| 16 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $42,340 | 2,470 | 19.1 |
| 17 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $42,290 | 2,000 | 3.4 |
| 18 | Corvallis, OR | $42,170 | 50 | 1.3 |
| 19 | Bangor, ME | $42,040 | 30 | 0.5 |
| 20 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $41,730 | 40 | 0.8 |
| 21 | Springfield, IL | $41,600 | 80 | 0.8 |
| 22 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $40,680 | 1,610 | 31.4 |
| 23 | Bellingham, WA | $40,590 | 90 | 1.0 |
| 24 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $40,050 | 150 | 1.2 |
| 25 | Battle Creek, MI | $40,000 | 140 | 2.5 |
Full state and metro tables, the national distribution, and the pay map are on the Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse overview.
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.