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

First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers

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

U.S. median annual wage$59,320

U.S. median hourly wage$28.52

U.S. employment27,960

Nationally, first-line supervisors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers earned a median of $59,320 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 27,960 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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First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers: pay and employment by state
State
Minnesota	$81,480	$39.17	230	0.1
Indiana	$75,460	$36.28	220	0.1
New Hampshire	$74,420	$35.78	40	0.1
Georgia	$70,560	$33.93	770	0.2
Idaho	$69,360	$33.35	530	0.6
Vermont	$68,630	$33.00	40	0.1
Delaware	$66,550	$31.99	70	0.1
New York	$66,460	$31.95	520	0.1
Washington	$66,200	$31.83	1,220	0.3
Colorado	$66,030	$31.75	640	0.2
Montana	$64,990	$31.25	260	0.5
Arizona	$64,900	$31.20	480	0.1
Maine	$64,290	$30.91	100	0.2
Arkansas	$62,790	$30.19	240	0.2
Nebraska	$62,620	$30.11	90	0.1
Wisconsin	$62,610	$30.10	330	0.1
Maryland	$62,230	$29.92	200	0.1
Oklahoma	$62,040	$29.83	220	0.1
Kentucky	$62,030	$29.82	320	0.2
Nevada	$61,180	$29.41	130	0.1
Missouri	$60,950	$29.30	430	0.1
Mississippi	$60,890	$29.27	440	0.4
Alabama	$60,710	$29.19	590	0.3
Hawaii	$60,050	$28.87	230	0.4
Massachusetts	$59,640	$28.67	390	0.1
Wyoming	$59,640	$28.68	40	0.1
Connecticut	$59,460	$28.59	60	0.0
Iowa	$59,150	$28.44	360	0.2
Illinois	$59,030	$28.38	510	0.1
Louisiana	$59,020	$28.38	490	0.3
Florida	$58,780	$28.26	940	0.1
North Carolina	$58,700	$28.22	560	0.1
Kansas	$58,670	$28.21	270	0.2
Pennsylvania	$58,570	$28.16	530	0.1
Oregon	$57,940	$27.85	840	0.4
South Dakota	$57,880	$27.83	110	0.2
New Jersey	$57,240	$27.52	270	0.1
Virginia	$56,990	$27.40	670	0.2
South Carolina	$56,730	$27.28	370	0.2
California	$56,280	$27.06	10,450	0.6
Michigan	$55,460	$26.67	500	0.1
Ohio	$54,940	$26.42	380	0.1
Rhode Island	$53,770	$25.85	60	0.1
West Virginia	$53,190	$25.57	70	0.1
Texas	$53,170	$25.56	1,150	0.1
Tennessee	$52,960	$25.46	170	0.1
Utah	$52,760	$25.37	160	0.1
New Mexico	$50,160	$24.12	220	0.3
Puerto Rico	$33,800	$16.25	210	0.2

Pay by metro area

All 120 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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First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$92,560	$44.50	110	0.1
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$91,820	$44.15	50	0.0
Coeur d'Alene, ID	$82,040	$39.44	40	0.5
Yuma, AZ	$79,040	$38.00	Not published	Not published
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$77,070	$37.05	120	0.1
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$76,760	$36.90	150	0.1
Longview-Kelso, WA	$76,600	$36.83	30	0.8
Bozeman, MT	$75,860	$36.47	30	0.4
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$74,690	$35.91	130	0.1
Redding, CA	$74,530	$35.83	50	0.7
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$74,370	$35.76	130	1.0
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	$74,360	$35.75	110	2.2
Napa, CA	$73,540	$35.36	350	4.6
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$73,480	$35.33	520	0.1
Greeley, CO	$73,080	$35.14	50	0.4
Jacksonville, FL	$71,260	$34.26	40	0.1
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$70,120	$33.71	380	0.0
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$69,250	$33.29	50	0.2
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$68,810	$33.08	290	0.3
Boise City, ID	$68,330	$32.85	120	0.3
St. Louis, MO-IL	$67,800	$32.60	120	0.1
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$66,910	$32.17	30	0.0
Tulsa, OK	$65,760	$31.62	40	0.1
Chico, CA	$65,500	$31.49	70	0.8
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$65,310	$31.40	50	0.2
Idaho Falls, ID	$65,190	$31.34	60	0.8
Oklahoma City, OK	$64,990	$31.25	70	0.1
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$64,970	$31.24	40	0.3
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$64,940	$31.22	190	0.1
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$64,640	$31.08	180	0.1
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$64,480	$31.00	200	0.1
El Centro, CA	$64,150	$30.84	240	3.7
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$63,420	$30.49	40	0.3
Naples-Marco Island, FL	$62,700	$30.15	40	0.2
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$62,560	$30.08	30	0.1
Salinas, CA	$62,030	$29.82	1,240	6.7
Yakima, WA	$61,970	$29.79	220	2.2
Modesto, CA	$61,660	$29.65	250	1.3
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$61,500	$29.57	220	1.1
Tuscaloosa, AL	$61,500	$29.57	40	0.4
Asheville, NC	$61,290	$29.47	30	0.2
Birmingham, AL	$61,210	$29.43	70	0.1
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$61,000	$29.33	310	0.1
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$60,900	$29.28	230	0.2
Charlottesville, VA	$60,870	$29.26	40	0.3
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$60,730	$29.20	40	0.0
Kansas City, MO-KS	$60,510	$29.09	130	0.1
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$60,320	$29.00	30	0.1
Urban Honolulu, HI	$60,300	$28.99	100	0.2
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$59,940	$28.82	40	0.1
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$59,910	$28.80	160	0.1
Rochester, NY	$59,900	$28.80	30	0.1
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$59,740	$28.72	200	0.1
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$59,640	$28.68	200	0.1
Columbus, OH	$59,410	$28.56	60	0.1
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$59,400	$28.56	190	0.1
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$59,380	$28.55	40	0.1
Omaha, NE-IA	$59,340	$28.53	40	0.1
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$59,140	$28.44	50	0.0
Albany, OR	$59,120	$28.42	60	1.2
Worcester, MA	$58,890	$28.31	110	0.3
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$58,770	$28.26	60	0.0
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$58,570	$28.16	60	0.0
Dothan, AL	$58,540	$28.14	30	0.5
Barnstable Town, MA	$58,510	$28.13	Not published	Not published
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$58,420	$28.09	130	0.0
Pittsburgh, PA	$58,240	$28.00	60	0.1
Merced, CA	$57,930	$27.85	200	2.5
Medford, OR	$57,890	$27.83	50	0.5
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$57,630	$27.71	110	0.1
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$57,590	$27.69	110	0.4
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$57,480	$27.63	50	0.0
Columbia, SC	$57,340	$27.57	90	0.2
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$57,050	$27.43	70	0.4
Grand Junction, CO	$57,050	$27.43	30	0.5
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$56,900	$27.36	150	0.0
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$56,780	$27.30	100	0.1
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$56,720	$27.27	370	0.2
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$56,700	$27.26	330	1.1
Jackson, MS	$56,680	$27.25	70	0.2
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$56,450	$27.14	60	0.1
Madison, WI	$56,440	$27.13	50	0.1
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$56,280	$27.06	170	0.0
Lancaster, PA	$56,250	$27.04	60	0.2
Syracuse, NY	$56,160	$27.00	30	0.1
Richmond, VA	$55,810	$26.83	120	0.2
Baton Rouge, LA	$55,750	$26.81	100	0.3
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$55,610	$26.74	70	0.1
Tucson, AZ	$55,120	$26.50	30	0.1
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	$54,960	$26.42	50	0.7
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$54,520	$26.21	40	0.1
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$53,170	$25.56	60	0.1
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$52,880	$25.42	30	0.1
El Paso, TX	$52,830	$25.40	30	0.1
Yuba City, CA	$52,830	$25.40	80	1.7
Colorado Springs, CO	$52,780	$25.37	40	0.1
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$52,640	$25.31	40	0.0
Las Cruces, NM	$52,000	$25.00	50	0.7
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$51,990	$25.00	50	0.1
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$51,840	$24.92	40	0.2
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$51,240	$24.63	70	0.1
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$50,560	$24.31	40	0.1
Lubbock, TX	$50,100	$24.09	40	0.2
Salem, OR	$49,740	$23.91	140	0.7
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	$49,580	$23.84	240	5.0
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$49,150	$23.63	290	0.9
Fresno, CA	$48,850	$23.48	1,340	2.8
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$48,520	$23.33	710	3.5
Cleveland, OH	$48,370	$23.26	60	0.1
Wichita, KS	$48,330	$23.24	30	0.1
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$48,300	$23.22	60	0.2
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$48,100	$23.12	270	2.2
Visalia, CA	$47,800	$22.98	990	5.8
Albuquerque, NM	$47,650	$22.91	70	0.2
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$47,070	$22.63	70	0.1
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$47,050	$22.62	90	0.1
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$46,910	$22.55	1,430	4.2
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$44,930	$21.60	40	0.1
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$44,910	$21.59	50	0.5
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$30,340	$14.59	140	0.2

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.