Pay by state · 49 states
Farmworker, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animal Salary by State (2026)
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals earn the most in Alaska at $50,450 a year and the least in Georgia at $28,410 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $36,670. All 49 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $50,450Alaska
- National median
- $36,670BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $28,410Georgia
- States reporting
- 49of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Farmworker, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animal salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AKAlaska | $50,450 | $46,590 | $59,700 | 40 | $49,287 |
| 2 | WVWest Virginia | $48,460 | $45,310 | $57,410 | 40 | $54,147 |
| 3 | HIHawaii | $47,050 | $42,250 | $51,450 | 160 | $42,792 |
| 4 | MNMinnesota | $46,020 | $36,640 | $54,910 | 580 | $46,663 |
| 5 | WAWashington | $45,370 | $39,400 | $55,570 | 1,100 | $42,397 |
| 6 | MEMaine | $42,170 | $34,280 | $47,350 | 140 | $43,452 |
| 7 | MDMaryland | $41,760 | $32,730 | $61,070 | 310 | $39,787 |
| 8 | VTVermont | $40,730 | $35,990 | $51,990 | 80 | $41,579 |
| 9 | IDIdaho | $40,580 | $31,200 | $46,100 | 480 | $42,495 |
| 10 | NDNorth Dakota | $40,320 | $37,380 | $40,320 | 130 | $45,324 |
| 11 | COColorado | $39,740 | $35,360 | $47,540 | 1,270 | $38,563 |
| 12 | NHNew Hampshire | $39,520 | $31,280 | $52,830 | 130 | $37,940 |
| 13 | NJNew Jersey | $38,960 | $38,380 | $46,160 | 250 | $35,807 |
| 14 | WYWyoming | $38,920 | $28,790 | $46,330 | 470 | $41,989 |
| 15 | NCNorth Carolina | $38,750 | $32,610 | $46,550 | 910 | $41,081 |
| 16 | VAVirginia | $38,670 | $33,780 | $50,560 | 630 | $38,248 |
| 17 | CACalifornia | $38,640 | $35,760 | $46,270 | 3,600 | $34,899 |
| 18 | MAMassachusetts | $38,280 | $37,100 | $47,860 | 270 | $36,196 |
| 19 | KYKentucky | $38,030 | $32,650 | $49,990 | 700 | $42,181 |
| 20 | SDSouth Dakota | $38,000 | $37,280 | $48,870 | 100 | $42,896 |
| 21 | INIndiana | $37,530 | $28,100 | $44,540 | 420 | $40,213 |
| 22 | MSMississippi | $37,430 | $20,800 | $42,200 | 290 | $43,046 |
| 23 | NENebraska | $37,220 | $37,220 | $43,440 | 570 | $41,308 |
| 24 | KSKansas | $37,060 | $35,210 | $44,160 | 1,340 | $41,147 |
| 25 | MTMontana | $37,010 | $35,540 | $42,850 | 660 | $39,104 |
| 26 | DEDelaware | $36,940 | $31,200 | $46,130 | 90 | $37,011 |
| 27 | FLFlorida | $36,790 | $33,610 | $44,770 | 820 | $35,575 |
| 28 | ALAlabama | $36,620 | $29,480 | $45,950 | 1,300 | $41,228 |
| 29 | IAIowa | $36,480 | $30,750 | $48,760 | 1,240 | $41,567 |
| 30 | NMNew Mexico | $36,400 | $25,360 | $47,370 | 330 | $39,474 |
| 31 | OROregon | $35,480 | $33,740 | $41,400 | 700 | $34,326 |
| 32 | PAPennsylvania | $35,360 | $28,700 | $43,050 | 1,330 | $36,240 |
| 33 | AZArizona | $35,160 | $33,710 | $40,200 | 650 | $34,924 |
| 34 | CTConnecticut | $35,140 | $34,010 | $38,540 | 90 | $33,916 |
| 35 | SCSouth Carolina | $35,090 | $22,010 | $45,540 | 190 | $37,430 |
| 36 | NYNew York | $34,860 | $34,320 | $39,200 | 530 | $32,301 |
| 37 | TXTexas | $33,920 | $28,160 | $43,130 | 3,750 | $34,949 |
| 38 | ILIllinois | $33,840 | $31,200 | $35,920 | 450 | $33,854 |
| 39 | TNTennessee | $33,720 | $30,750 | $42,460 | 450 | $36,704 |
| 40 | OKOklahoma | $33,670 | $21,980 | $38,830 | 420 | $38,330 |
| 41 | UTUtah | $32,970 | $29,770 | $43,450 | 80 | $33,349 |
| 42 | WIWisconsin | $32,970 | $27,370 | $47,550 | 930 | $35,039 |
| 43 | MOMissouri | $32,950 | $30,650 | $43,900 | 1,310 | $36,282 |
| 44 | MIMichigan | $32,660 | $29,240 | $36,720 | 750 | $33,944 |
| 45 | LALouisiana | $31,940 | $20,800 | $41,620 | 80 | $36,210 |
| 46 | NVNevada | $31,700 | $28,530 | $38,940 | 210 | $31,707 |
| 47 | OHOhio | $31,200 | $27,970 | $35,590 | 1,160 | $33,630 |
| 48 | ARArkansas | $29,340 | $27,250 | $34,900 | 460 | $33,749 |
| 49 | GAGeorgia | $28,410 | $24,960 | $32,970 | 690 | $29,504 |
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, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals, that changes the ranking: Alaska leads on raw pay at $50,450, while West Virginia leads once prices are taken into account at $54,147.
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, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animal pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals the most?
Alaska reports the highest median wage for Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals at $50,450 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by West Virginia ($48,460) and Hawaii ($47,050).
Which state pays Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals the least?
Georgia reports the lowest median for Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals at $28,410 a year, $22,040 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts West Virginia first at $54,147 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $48,460. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.