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Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse salary

The BLS estimates 265,500 Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse jobs in the U.S. with a median base pay of $35,660 (May 2025, SOC 45-2092). Across 111 metros with published figures, medians range from $21,960 in Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area to $44,890 in West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area.

FARMWORKERS AND LABORERS, CROP, NURSERY, AND GREENHOUSE · UNITED STATES · BLS
BLS · UNITED STATES · ALL EMPLOYERS, ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS
P10$32,900P25$34,320MEDIAN$35,660P75$38,840P90$45,690
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HIGHEST-PAYING METROS

  1. West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area$44,890 · 290 jobs
  2. Napa, CA$44,370 · 3,520 jobs
  3. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$43,970 · 2,230 jobs
  4. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$43,690 · 850 jobs
  5. Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$43,200 · 1,950 jobs
  6. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$43,140 · 1,220 jobs
  7. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$42,800 · 1,120 jobs
  8. Kennewick-Richland, WA$42,340 · 2,470 jobs
  9. Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$42,290 · 2,000 jobs
  10. Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$40,680 · 1,610 jobs

LARGEST METROS

  1. Bakersfield-Delano, CA$34,620 · 32,500 jobs
  2. Fresno, CA$34,610 · 28,570 jobs
  3. Salinas, CA$36,700 · 26,830 jobs
  4. Visalia, CA$34,800 · 21,420 jobs
  5. Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$36,230 · 11,020 jobs
  6. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$35,240 · 5,310 jobs
  7. Yakima, WA$39,070 · 4,550 jobs
  8. Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$35,810 · 4,510 jobs
  9. Yuma, AZ$34,610 · 4,420 jobs
  10. Modesto, CA$37,850 · 4,120 jobs

ALL METROS (A–Z)

Bakersfield-Delano, CA · Boise City, ID · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI · Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area · Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area · El Centro, CA · Fresno, CA · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI · Hanford-Corcoran, CA · Kennewick-Richland, WA · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA · Merced, CA · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL · Modesto, CA · Napa, CA · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ · North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area · Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA · Salem, OR · Salinas, CA · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA · San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA · Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA · Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · Stockton-Lodi, CA · Visalia, CA · Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA · Yakima, WA · Yuma, AZ

Questions

What is the median Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse salary in the U.S.?

$35,660 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The middle half earn $34,320–$38,840.

Where do Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse earn the most?

Highest metro medians: West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area ($44,890), Napa, CA ($44,370), New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ($43,970). Cost of living differs, so compare offers locally.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025 (metro, state and national estimates). Employer filing counts: U.S. DOL OFLC LCA disclosure data FY2026 Q3, visa-sponsored positions only.