Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse pay in the U.S.
$37,630avg. a year
$18.09 an hour · 265,500 employed
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse in the U.S. earn an average of $37,630 a year and a median of $35,660. Pay is highest in Wyoming ($51,250) and lowest in Georgia ($32,710).
$35,660Median pay
$18.09Average hourly
+25%Avg. pay since 2020
265,500Jobs in the U.S.
Top-paying states for farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
Average pay by state. Swipe to see the top 10.
150 jobs
Wyoming
$51,250
$24.64 an hour
2120 jobs
Alaska
$44,500
$21.39 an hour
3280 jobs
Maine
$44,160
$21.23 an hour
4440 jobs
Nebraska
$42,430
$20.40 an hour
52,850 jobs
Illinois
$42,040
$20.21 an hour
62,760 jobs
New York
$42,030
$20.21 an hour
71,340 jobs
Massachusetts
$41,480
$19.94 an hour
8190 jobs
South Dakota
$41,310
$19.86 an hour
9230 jobs
Rhode Island
$41,010
$19.72 an hour
102,450 jobs
Colorado
$40,890
$19.66 an hour
Why people trust JobPayFacts
Official government dataEvery number comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wage survey of employers, not self-reported salaries.
Every state and city830 jobs across all 50 states, D.C. and 199 large metro areas.
Updated every yearNew figures each spring when BLS releases them. This site uses May 2025 data.
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse pay, charted
Pay over time
United States, annual wage, May of each year
AverageMedian
Where the jobs are
Employment by state, May 2025
Average pay by state
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Top-paying metro areas
Average pay, May 2025 (areas with 100+ jobs)
| Metro area | Avg. pay | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $46,870 | $22.53 |
| Boulder, CO | $46,220 | $22.22 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $44,920 | $21.60 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | $44,830 | $21.55 |
| Bozeman, MT | $44,720 | $21.50 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $43,960 | $21.14 |
| Napa, CA | $43,640 | $20.98 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $43,520 | $20.93 |
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Average U.S. pay, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse pay in every state
States without a figure had too few jobs or too little survey data for BLS to publish.
| State | Avg. pay | Median | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $33,900 | $33,870 | 740 |
| Alaska | $44,500 | $36,780 | 120 |
| Arizona | $34,820 | $35,080 | 7,110 |
| Arkansas | $33,070 | $32,970 | 390 |
| California | $37,860 | $35,580 | 172,260 |
| Colorado | $40,890 | $38,170 | 2,450 |
| Connecticut | $40,090 | $36,950 | 460 |
| Delaware | $34,570 | $33,090 | 220 |
| Florida | $33,630 | $30,640 | 9,180 |
| Georgia | $32,710 | $30,300 | 1,610 |
| Hawaii | $39,730 | $36,990 | 700 |
| Idaho | $35,400 | $34,470 | 2,420 |
| Illinois | $42,040 | $41,050 | 2,850 |
| Indiana | $38,680 | $36,980 | 910 |
| Iowa | $37,460 | $37,590 | 930 |
| Kansas | $37,470 | $37,020 | 900 |
| Kentucky | $34,970 | $33,050 | 510 |
| Louisiana | $32,740 | $33,260 | 570 |
| Maine | $44,160 | $39,060 | 280 |
| Maryland | $39,840 | $38,420 | 1,380 |
| Massachusetts | $41,480 | $38,220 | 1,340 |
| Michigan | $38,460 | $38,680 | 5,410 |
| Minnesota | $39,650 | $38,080 | 1,200 |
| Mississippi | $33,450 | $30,250 | 300 |
| Missouri | $36,920 | $36,280 | 2,600 |
| Montana | $40,710 | $41,390 | 720 |
| Nebraska | $42,430 | $39,530 | 440 |
| Nevada | $34,120 | $33,280 | 660 |
| New Hampshire | $36,940 | $35,920 | 220 |
| New Jersey | $40,450 | $37,710 | 2,430 |
| New Mexico | $32,830 | $31,150 | 1,960 |
| New York | $42,030 | $40,930 | 2,760 |
| North Carolina | $34,340 | $33,870 | 2,510 |
| North Dakota | $33,490 | $31,080 | 60 |
| Ohio | $38,760 | $37,470 | 1,990 |
| Oklahoma | $34,330 | $33,090 | 1,080 |
| Oregon | $35,500 | $34,070 | 6,780 |
| Pennsylvania | $38,330 | $37,010 | 2,940 |
| Rhode Island | $41,010 | $37,540 | 230 |
| South Carolina | $36,780 | $35,110 | 680 |
| South Dakota | $41,310 | $42,260 | 190 |
| Tennessee | $32,870 | $31,020 | 1,080 |
| Texas | $33,520 | $32,840 | 4,290 |
| Utah | $33,000 | $33,490 | 670 |
| Vermont | $39,400 | $35,170 | 220 |
| Virginia | $37,120 | $35,580 | 1,590 |
| Washington | $40,400 | $39,170 | 13,490 |
| West Virginia | $33,840 | $31,050 | 100 |
| Wisconsin | $36,680 | $35,360 | 1,490 |
| Wyoming | $51,250 | $55,180 | 50 |
Metro areas with the most jobs
Bakersfield-Delano, CA
$35,760
32,500 jobsFresno, CA$36,480
28,570 jobsSalinas, CA$40,270
26,830 jobsVisalia, CA$36,360
21,420 jobsSanta Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$37,730
11,020 jobsRiverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$36,880
5,310 jobsYakima, WA$39,260
4,550 jobsOxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$38,220
4,510 jobsQuestions and answers
How much do farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse make?
The average is $37,630 a year across the U.S. Half earn more than $35,660 and half earn less (the median).
What is the hourly pay?
The average hourly wage is $18.09, and the median is $17.15 an hour.
Which state pays farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse the most?
Wyoming, with an average of $51,250 a year. The best-paying metro area is San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA at $46,870.
What is the pay range?
The lowest-paid 10% earn under $32,900 a year, and the top 10% earn over $45,690.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 (trend: May 2020–May 2025), occupation code 45-2092. Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. Year-to-year changes can partly reflect survey method changes, so treat the trend as a guide. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.