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

Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals

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

U.S. median annual wage$36,670

U.S. median hourly wage$17.63

U.S. employment32,810

Nationally, farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals earned a median of $36,670 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 32,810 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, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals: pay and employment by state
State
Alaska	$50,450	$24.26	40	0.1
West Virginia	$48,460	$23.30	40	0.1
Hawaii	$47,050	$22.62	160	0.3
Minnesota	$46,020	$22.12	580	0.2
Washington	$45,370	$21.81	1,100	0.3
Maine	$42,170	$20.27	140	0.2
Maryland	$41,760	$20.08	310	0.1
Vermont	$40,730	$19.58	80	0.3
Idaho	$40,580	$19.51	480	0.6
North Dakota	$40,320	$19.39	130	0.3
Colorado	$39,740	$19.10	1,270	0.4
New Hampshire	$39,520	$19.00	130	0.2
New Jersey	$38,960	$18.73	250	0.1
Wyoming	$38,920	$18.71	470	1.7
North Carolina	$38,750	$18.63	910	0.2
Virginia	$38,670	$18.59	630	0.2
California	$38,640	$18.58	3,600	0.2
Massachusetts	$38,280	$18.40	270	0.1
Kentucky	$38,030	$18.29	700	0.4
South Dakota	$38,000	$18.27	100	0.2
Indiana	$37,530	$18.05	420	0.1
Mississippi	$37,430	$17.99	290	0.3
Nebraska	$37,220	$17.90	570	0.6
Kansas	$37,060	$17.82	1,340	0.9
Montana	$37,010	$17.79	660	1.3
Delaware	$36,940	$17.76	90	0.2
Florida	$36,790	$17.69	820	0.1
Alabama	$36,620	$17.61	1,300	0.6
Iowa	$36,480	$17.54	1,240	0.8
New Mexico	$36,400	$17.50	330	0.4
Oregon	$35,480	$17.06	700	0.4
Pennsylvania	$35,360	$17.00	1,330	0.2
Arizona	$35,160	$16.90	650	0.2
Connecticut	$35,140	$16.90	90	0.1
South Carolina	$35,090	$16.87	190	0.1
New York	$34,860	$16.76	530	0.1
Texas	$33,920	$16.31	3,750	0.3
Illinois	$33,840	$16.27	450	0.1
Tennessee	$33,720	$16.21	450	0.1
Oklahoma	$33,670	$16.19	420	0.2
Utah	$32,970	$15.85	80	0.0
Wisconsin	$32,970	$15.85	930	0.3
Missouri	$32,950	$15.84	1,310	0.4
Michigan	$32,660	$15.70	750	0.2
Louisiana	$31,940	$15.35	80	0.0
Nevada	$31,700	$15.24	210	0.1
Ohio	$31,200	$15.00	1,160	0.2
Arkansas	$29,340	$14.11	460	0.4
Georgia	$28,410	$13.66	690	0.1

Pay by metro area

All 127 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

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Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Salinas, CA	$62,540	$30.07	70	0.4
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	$59,900	$28.80	50	0.9
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$50,100	$24.09	290	0.1
Richmond, VA	$48,880	$23.50	40	0.1
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$48,870	$23.50	70	0.9
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$47,950	$23.05	320	0.2
Topeka, KS	$47,490	$22.83	50	0.5
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$47,430	$22.80	50	0.1
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$46,860	$22.53	50	0.1
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$46,580	$22.39	40	0.2
Boulder, CO	$46,260	$22.24	60	0.3
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$46,130	$22.18	90	0.2
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$45,970	$22.10	100	0.5
Montgomery, AL	$45,700	$21.97	80	0.5
Boise City, ID	$45,670	$21.96	120	0.3
St. Cloud, MN	$45,290	$21.77	30	0.3
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$45,140	$21.70	130	0.1
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$44,930	$21.60	410	0.2
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$44,750	$21.51	30	0.2
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$44,300	$21.30	380	0.2
Charlottesville, VA	$43,960	$21.14	40	0.4
Urban Honolulu, HI	$43,560	$20.94	90	0.2
Bend, OR	$43,220	$20.78	40	0.3
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$42,910	$20.63	370	0.2
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$42,590	$20.48	340	0.2
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$42,390	$20.38	40	0.2
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$42,370	$20.37	70	1.4
Bellingham, WA	$41,770	$20.08	80	0.8
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$41,570	$19.99	50	0.1
Salem, OR	$41,400	$19.90	90	0.5
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$41,360	$19.89	90	0.1
Auburn-Opelika, AL	$41,270	$19.84	40	0.6
Yakima, WA	$40,660	$19.55	60	0.6
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$40,320	$19.39	170	0.1
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$40,180	$19.32	110	0.1
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$40,120	$19.29	50	0.1
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$39,810	$19.14	140	0.1
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$39,330	$18.91	330	1.2
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$39,310	$18.90	30	0.3
Omaha, NE-IA	$39,100	$18.80	70	0.1
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$38,700	$18.61	40	0.0
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$38,610	$18.56	350	0.1
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$38,410	$18.47	230	0.1
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$38,350	$18.44	420	0.0
Lebanon, PA	$38,280	$18.40	40	0.7
Madison, WI	$38,270	$18.40	240	0.6
Colorado Springs, CO	$38,100	$18.32	100	0.3
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$37,870	$18.21	140	0.4
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$37,860	$18.20	100	0.1
Reno, NV	$37,740	$18.14	60	0.2
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$37,720	$18.14	610	0.1
State College, PA	$37,540	$18.05	40	0.6
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$37,460	$18.01	130	0.8
St. Louis, MO-IL	$37,420	$17.99	160	0.1
Springfield, MO	$37,150	$17.86	90	0.4
Birmingham, AL	$37,090	$17.83	110	0.2
Manhattan, KS	$37,020	$17.80	90	1.7
Billings, MT	$37,010	$17.79	130	1.3
Modesto, CA	$36,980	$17.78	90	0.5
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$36,940	$17.76	130	0.6
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$36,820	$17.70	150	0.1
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$36,820	$17.70	200	0.1
Lancaster, PA	$36,670	$17.63	430	1.7
Missoula, MT	$36,670	$17.63	40	0.5
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$36,640	$17.61	280	0.1
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$36,470	$17.53	170	0.1
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$36,400	$17.50	90	0.1
Albuquerque, NM	$36,390	$17.50	60	0.2
Worcester, MA	$36,290	$17.45	40	0.1
Fresno, CA	$36,090	$17.35	90	0.2
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$35,920	$17.27	60	0.1
Merced, CA	$35,900	$17.26	40	0.5
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$35,850	$17.24	460	0.1
Visalia, CA	$35,830	$17.23	120	0.7
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$35,790	$17.21	50	0.2
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$35,760	$17.19	90	0.3
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$35,760	$17.19	80	0.6
Kansas City, MO-KS	$35,710	$17.17	470	0.4
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	$35,570	$17.10	40	0.4
Greeley, CO	$35,360	$17.00	100	0.8
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	$35,360	$17.00	30	0.5
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	$35,300	$16.97	50	1.1
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$35,140	$16.90	40	0.1
Waco, TX	$35,140	$16.90	80	0.6
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$35,030	$16.84	600	0.1
Grand Junction, CO	$34,940	$16.80	30	0.5
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$34,880	$16.77	Not published	Not published
Fort Smith, AR-OK	$34,480	$16.58	80	0.9
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$34,320	$16.50	30	0.1
Tyler, TX	$34,320	$16.50	50	0.4
Columbus, OH	$34,220	$16.45	210	0.2
Longview, TX	$34,190	$16.44	40	0.3
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$33,950	$16.32	220	0.0
Ocala, FL	$33,800	$16.25	180	1.5
Flagstaff, AZ	$33,720	$16.21	40	0.6
Cleveland, OH	$33,540	$16.12	90	0.1
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$32,950	$15.84	140	0.1
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$32,870	$15.80	100	0.4
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$32,670	$15.71	Not published	Not published
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$32,120	$15.44	170	0.1
Tucson, AZ	$31,670	$15.23	110	0.3
Huntsville, AL	$31,360	$15.08	30	0.1
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$31,200	$15.00	30	0.3
Knoxville, TN	$31,200	$15.00	50	0.1
Twin Falls, ID	$31,200	$15.00	100	2.0
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$30,850	$14.83	120	0.1
Killeen-Temple, TX	$30,730	$14.77	50	0.3
San Angelo, TX	$30,570	$14.70	90	1.9
Green Bay, WI	$30,410	$14.62	40	0.2
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$30,280	$14.56	210	0.2
Akron, OH	$30,200	$14.52	50	0.1
Amarillo, TX	$30,070	$14.46	80	0.7
Toledo, OH	$30,010	$14.43	40	0.1
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$29,790	$14.32	70	0.1
Jefferson City, MO	$29,650	$14.26	70	0.9
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$29,530	$14.20	160	0.6
College Station-Bryan, TX	$29,480	$14.17	110	0.9
Pittsburgh, PA	$29,400	$14.14	200	0.2
Appleton, WI	$29,380	$14.13	50	0.4
Wichita, KS	$29,130	$14.01	60	0.2
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$28,950	$13.92	50	0.2
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$28,530	$13.72	Not published	Not published
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$28,320	$13.62	60	0.2
Wausau, WI	$28,030	$13.48	50	0.6
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$27,440	$13.19	70	0.6
Oklahoma City, OK	$24,140	$11.61	90	0.1
Bismarck, ND	Not published	Not published	50	0.8

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.