SalariesWhat the occupation covers
Manually plant, cultivate, and harvest vegetables, fruits, nuts, horticultural specialties, and field crops. Use hand tools, such as shovels, trowels, hoes, tampers, pruning hooks, shears, and knives. Duties may include tilling soil and applying fertilizers; transplanting, weeding, thinning, or pruning crops; applying pesticides; or cleaning, grading, sorting, packing, and loading harvested products. May construct trellises, repair fences and farm buildings, or participate in irrigation activities. Excludes “Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation” (37-3012), “Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products” (45-2041), and “Forest, Conservation, and Logging Workers” (45-4011 through 45-4029).
Official definition from the Standard Occupational Classification, code 45-2092.
The pay range
Pay differs a lot inside one occupation, with experience, employer and place. The table shows where the lines fall.
| Share of workers | A year | A month* | A week* | An hour |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowest 10% earn less than | $32,900 | $2,742 | $633 | $15.82 |
| Lowest 25% earn less than | $34,320 | $2,860 | $660 | $16.50 |
| Median (half earn less, half more) | $35,660 | $2,972 | $686 | $17.15 |
| Top 25% earn more than | $38,840 | $3,237 | $747 | $18.67 |
| Top 10% earn more than | $45,690 | $3,808 | $879 | $21.96 |
* Month and week are the yearly figure divided by 12 and by 52, worked out here for convenience. BLS publishes the yearly and hourly figures.
How it compares
The median for all occupations in the United States was $50,980 a year. The median for Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse is $35,660, which is 30% lower. Among the 13 occupations of the field Farming, Fishing, and Forestry, it ranks number 13 by median pay. With 265,500 jobs, it makes up about 17 of every 10,000 jobs in the country.
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse pay by state
The highest median pay was in Wyoming ($55,180), South Dakota ($42,260) and Montana ($41,390). The lowest was in Puerto Rico ($21,960), Mississippi ($30,250) and Georgia ($30,300). The most jobs were in California (172,260), Washington (13,490) and Florida (9,180). The occupation is most concentrated in California, where its share of all jobs is 5.5 times the national share.
No state matches.
| State | Jobs | Median a year | Average a year | Median an hour |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming | 50 | $55,180 | $51,250 | $26.53 |
| South Dakota | 190 | $42,260 | $41,310 | $20.32 |
| Montana | 720 | $41,390 | $40,710 | $19.90 |
| Illinois | 2,850 | $41,050 | $42,040 | $19.74 |
| New York | 2,760 | $40,930 | $42,030 | $19.68 |
| Nebraska | 440 | $39,530 | $42,430 | $19.01 |
| Washington | 13,490 | $39,170 | $40,400 | $18.83 |
| Maine | 280 | $39,060 | $44,160 | $18.78 |
| Michigan | 5,410 | $38,680 | $38,460 | $18.60 |
| Maryland | 1,380 | $38,420 | $39,840 | $18.47 |
| Massachusetts | 1,340 | $38,220 | $41,480 | $18.38 |
| Colorado | 2,450 | $38,170 | $40,890 | $18.35 |
| Minnesota | 1,200 | $38,080 | $39,650 | $18.31 |
| New Jersey | 2,430 | $37,710 | $40,450 | $18.13 |
| Iowa | 930 | $37,590 | $37,460 | $18.07 |
| Rhode Island | 230 | $37,540 | $41,010 | $18.05 |
| Ohio | 1,990 | $37,470 | $38,760 | $18.01 |
| Kansas | 900 | $37,020 | $37,470 | $17.80 |
| Pennsylvania | 2,940 | $37,010 | $38,330 | $17.80 |
| Hawaii | 700 | $36,990 | $39,730 | $17.79 |
| Indiana | 910 | $36,980 | $38,680 | $17.78 |
| Connecticut | 460 | $36,950 | $40,090 | $17.77 |
| Alaska | 120 | $36,780 | $44,500 | $17.68 |
| Missouri | 2,600 | $36,280 | $36,920 | $17.44 |
| New Hampshire | 220 | $35,920 | $36,940 | $17.27 |
| California | 172,260 | $35,580 | $37,860 | $17.11 |
| Virginia | 1,590 | $35,580 | $37,120 | $17.10 |
| Wisconsin | 1,490 | $35,360 | $36,680 | $17.00 |
| Vermont | 220 | $35,170 | $39,400 | $16.91 |
| South Carolina | 680 | $35,110 | $36,780 | $16.88 |
| Arizona | 7,110 | $35,080 | $34,820 | $16.86 |
| Idaho | 2,420 | $34,470 | $35,400 | $16.57 |
| Oregon | 6,780 | $34,070 | $35,500 | $16.38 |
| Alabama | 740 | $33,870 | $33,900 | $16.28 |
| North Carolina | 2,510 | $33,870 | $34,340 | $16.28 |
| Utah | 670 | $33,490 | $33,000 | $16.10 |
| Nevada | 660 | $33,280 | $34,120 | $16.00 |
| Louisiana | 570 | $33,260 | $32,740 | $15.99 |
| Delaware | 220 | $33,090 | $34,570 | $15.91 |
| Oklahoma | 1,080 | $33,090 | $34,330 | $15.91 |
| Kentucky | 510 | $33,050 | $34,970 | $15.89 |
| Arkansas | 390 | $32,970 | $33,070 | $15.85 |
| Texas | 4,290 | $32,840 | $33,520 | $15.79 |
| New Mexico | 1,960 | $31,150 | $32,830 | $14.98 |
| North Dakota | 60 | $31,080 | $33,490 | $14.94 |
| West Virginia | 100 | $31,050 | $33,840 | $14.93 |
| Tennessee | 1,080 | $31,020 | $32,870 | $14.91 |
| Florida | 9,180 | $30,640 | $33,630 | $14.73 |
| Georgia | 1,610 | $30,300 | $32,710 | $14.57 |
| Mississippi | 300 | $30,250 | $33,450 | $14.55 |
| Puerto Rico | 1,060 | $21,960 | $28,200 | $10.56 |
Sorted by median pay, highest first. "Not published" means BLS did not release that figure for the state, usually because too few employers were surveyed. "$239,200 or more" is the highest value BLS reports in the state tables.
Similar occupations by pay
- Agricultural Workers, All Other$39,850 a year
- Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals$36,670 a year
- Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products$35,730 a year
Common questions
How much do Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse earn in the United States?
The median pay was $35,660 a year in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The lowest-paid 10% earned less than $32,900 and the highest-paid 10% more than $45,690.
How many people work as Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse?
About 265,500 jobs in the United States in May 2025, not counting the self-employed.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Checked in November 2026. Figures are for employees, before tax, and leave out overtime pay and benefits. They are official statistics, not advice or a pay offer; see bls.gov/oes for the original tables.