Pay by state · 51 states
Farmworker and Laborer, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Salary by State (2026)
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse earn the most in Wyoming at $55,180 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $21,960 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $35,660. All 51 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $55,180Wyoming
- National median
- $35,660BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $21,960Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 51of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Farmworker and Laborer, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WYWyoming | $55,180 | $47,060 | $57,050 | 50 | $59,531 |
| 2 | SDSouth Dakota | $42,260 | $35,930 | $47,290 | 190 | $47,705 |
| 3 | MTMontana | $41,390 | $33,280 | $47,150 | 720 | $43,732 |
| 4 | ILIllinois | $41,050 | $35,920 | $46,760 | 2,850 | $41,067 |
| 5 | NYNew York | $40,930 | $36,240 | $45,640 | 2,760 | $37,926 |
| 6 | NENebraska | $39,530 | $35,200 | $45,330 | 440 | $43,872 |
| 7 | WAWashington | $39,170 | $36,470 | $42,650 | 13,490 | $36,603 |
| 8 | MEMaine | $39,060 | $36,610 | $47,990 | 280 | $40,247 |
| 9 | MIMichigan | $38,680 | $34,490 | $42,290 | 5,410 | $40,201 |
| 10 | MDMaryland | $38,420 | $35,900 | $43,110 | 1,380 | $36,605 |
| 11 | MAMassachusetts | $38,220 | $36,310 | $44,670 | 1,340 | $36,139 |
| 12 | COColorado | $38,170 | $34,950 | $43,930 | 2,450 | $37,040 |
| 13 | MNMinnesota | $38,080 | $32,800 | $44,380 | 1,200 | $38,612 |
| 14 | NJNew Jersey | $37,710 | $35,800 | $44,010 | 2,430 | $34,658 |
| 15 | IAIowa | $37,590 | $30,610 | $39,500 | 930 | $42,832 |
| 16 | RIRhode Island | $37,540 | $34,900 | $48,640 | 230 | $36,703 |
| 17 | OHOhio | $37,470 | $31,910 | $43,230 | 1,990 | $40,388 |
| 18 | KSKansas | $37,020 | $31,430 | $41,000 | 900 | $41,102 |
| 19 | PAPennsylvania | $37,010 | $32,230 | $44,300 | 2,940 | $37,931 |
| 20 | HIHawaii | $36,990 | $33,530 | $44,150 | 700 | $33,642 |
| 21 | INIndiana | $36,980 | $31,200 | $46,480 | 910 | $39,623 |
| 22 | CTConnecticut | $36,950 | $34,010 | $44,710 | 460 | $35,663 |
| 23 | AKAlaska | $36,780 | $30,460 | $62,400 | 120 | $35,932 |
| 24 | MOMissouri | $36,280 | $29,330 | $40,200 | 2,600 | $39,948 |
| 25 | NHNew Hampshire | $35,920 | $30,090 | $42,280 | 220 | $34,484 |
| 26 | CACalifornia | $35,580 | $34,490 | $37,630 | 172,260 | $32,135 |
| 27 | VAVirginia | $35,580 | $32,120 | $39,710 | 1,590 | $35,191 |
| 28 | WIWisconsin | $35,360 | $30,680 | $39,440 | 1,490 | $37,579 |
| 29 | VTVermont | $35,170 | $34,580 | $45,200 | 220 | $35,903 |
| 30 | SCSouth Carolina | $35,110 | $29,420 | $45,040 | 680 | $37,451 |
| 31 | AZArizona | $35,080 | $31,140 | $35,790 | 7,110 | $34,844 |
| 32 | IDIdaho | $34,470 | $31,240 | $36,680 | 2,420 | $36,097 |
| 33 | OROregon | $34,070 | $31,460 | $37,400 | 6,780 | $32,962 |
| 34 | ALAlabama | $33,870 | $29,600 | $37,570 | 740 | $38,132 |
| 35 | NCNorth Carolina | $33,870 | $29,820 | $36,640 | 2,510 | $35,907 |
| 36 | UTUtah | $33,490 | $27,550 | $39,020 | 670 | $33,875 |
| 37 | NVNevada | $33,280 | $32,130 | $36,240 | 660 | $33,287 |
| 38 | LALouisiana | $33,260 | $29,760 | $37,140 | 570 | $37,707 |
| 39 | DEDelaware | $33,090 | $31,200 | $34,830 | 220 | $33,154 |
| 40 | OKOklahoma | $33,090 | $27,780 | $38,480 | 1,080 | $37,669 |
| 41 | KYKentucky | $33,050 | $29,450 | $38,520 | 510 | $36,657 |
| 42 | ARArkansas | $32,970 | $30,140 | $36,260 | 390 | $37,924 |
| 43 | TXTexas | $32,840 | $28,690 | $35,890 | 4,290 | $33,836 |
| 44 | NMNew Mexico | $31,150 | $26,200 | $35,460 | 1,960 | $33,781 |
| 45 | NDNorth Dakota | $31,080 | $30,750 | $37,340 | 60 | $34,937 |
| 46 | WVWest Virginia | $31,050 | $28,080 | $36,080 | 100 | $34,694 |
| 47 | TNTennessee | $31,020 | $29,450 | $36,330 | 1,080 | $33,765 |
| 48 | FLFlorida | $30,640 | $29,280 | $35,820 | 9,180 | $29,628 |
| 49 | GAGeorgia | $30,300 | $28,370 | $36,980 | 1,610 | $31,466 |
| 50 | MSMississippi | $30,250 | $27,700 | $37,510 | 300 | $34,789 |
| 51 | PRPuerto Rico | $21,960 | $21,840 | $25,860 | 1,060 | N/A |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse, that changes the ranking: Wyoming leads on raw pay at $55,180, while Wyoming leads once prices are taken into account at $59,531.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Farmworker and Laborer, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse the most?
Wyoming reports the highest median wage for Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse at $55,180 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by South Dakota ($42,260) and Montana ($41,390).
Which state pays Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse at $21,960 a year, $33,220 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Wyoming first at $59,531 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $55,180. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.