Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse pay in the United States
What this work is
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.
Where the money actually goes furthest
Wyoming pays the most both before and after cost of living — $55,180, worth $59,531 once local prices are counted.
Pay by state
51 states and territories publish a median for this occupation. Switch the ranking to see how much the order changes.
Adjusted for what things cost in that state.
| State | Hourly | Annual | Worth locally | After state tax | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming | $26.53/hr | $55,180 | $59,531 | $55,180 | 50 |
| South Dakota | $20.32/hr | $42,260 | $47,702 | $42,260 | 190 |
| Nebraska | $19.01/hr | $39,530 | $43,873 | $38,369 | 440 |
| Montana | $19.90/hr | $41,390 | $43,729 | $40,062 | 720 |
| Iowa | $18.07/hr | $37,590 | $42,832 | $36,716 | 930 |
| Kansas | $17.80/hr | $37,020 | $41,101 | $35,242 | 900 |
| Illinois | $19.74/hr | $41,050 | $41,066 | $39,155 | 2,850 |
| Ohio | $18.01/hr | $37,470 | $40,390 | $37,155 | 1,990 |
| Maine | $18.78/hr | $39,060 | $40,247 | $37,641 | 280 |
| Michigan | $18.60/hr | $38,680 | $40,199 | $37,274 | 5,410 |
| Missouri | $17.44/hr | $36,280 | $39,947 | $35,431 | 2,600 |
| Indiana | $17.78/hr | $36,980 | $39,622 | $35,900 | 910 |
| Minnesota | $18.31/hr | $38,080 | $38,612 | $36,822 | 1,200 |
| Alabama | $16.28/hr | $33,870 | $38,133 | $32,366 | 740 |
| Pennsylvania | $17.80/hr | $37,010 | $37,931 | $35,873 | 2,940 |
| New York | $19.68/hr | $40,930 | $37,926 | $39,283 | 2,760 |
| Arkansas | $15.85/hr | $32,970 | $37,922 | $31,860 | 390 |
| Louisiana | $15.99/hr | $33,260 | $37,705 | $32,637 | 570 |
| Oklahoma | $15.91/hr | $33,090 | $37,670 | $32,008 | 1,080 |
| Wisconsin | $17.00/hr | $35,360 | $37,577 | $34,518 | 1,490 |
| South Carolina | $16.88/hr | $35,110 | $37,450 | $34,515 | 680 |
| Colorado | $18.35/hr | $38,170 | $37,040 | $37,168 | 2,450 |
| Rhode Island | $18.05/hr | $37,540 | $36,703 | $36,527 | 230 |
| Kentucky | $15.89/hr | $33,050 | $36,657 | $31,854 | 510 |
| Washington | $18.83/hr | $39,170 | $36,604 | $39,170 | 13,490 |
| Maryland | $18.47/hr | $38,420 | $36,604 | $36,775 | 1,380 |
| Massachusetts | $18.38/hr | $38,220 | $36,138 | $36,309 | 1,340 |
| Idaho | $16.57/hr | $34,470 | $36,098 | $33,416 | 2,420 |
| Alaska | $17.68/hr | $36,780 | $35,932 | $36,780 | 120 |
| North Carolina | $16.28/hr | $33,870 | $35,905 | $32,972 | 2,510 |
| Vermont | $16.91/hr | $35,170 | $35,902 | $34,226 | 220 |
| Connecticut | $17.77/hr | $36,950 | $35,662 | $35,537 | 460 |
| Virginia | $17.10/hr | $35,580 | $35,192 | $34,280 | 1,590 |
| North Dakota | $14.94/hr | $31,080 | $34,937 | $31,080 | 60 |
| Arizona | $16.86/hr | $35,080 | $34,843 | $34,568 | 7,110 |
| Mississippi | $14.55/hr | $30,250 | $34,790 | $29,020 | 300 |
| West Virginia | $14.93/hr | $31,050 | $34,692 | $30,182 | 100 |
| New Jersey | $18.13/hr | $37,710 | $34,656 | $37,072 | 2,430 |
| New Hampshire | $17.27/hr | $35,920 | $34,482 | $35,920 | 220 |
| Utah | $16.10/hr | $33,490 | $33,876 | $31,966 | 670 |
| Texas | $15.79/hr | $32,840 | $33,834 | $32,840 | 4,290 |
| New Mexico | $14.98/hr | $31,150 | $33,781 | $30,702 | 1,960 |
| Tennessee | $14.91/hr | $31,020 | $33,765 | $31,020 | 1,080 |
| Hawaii | $17.79/hr | $36,990 | $33,642 | $35,546 | 700 |
| Nevada | $16.00/hr | $33,280 | $33,286 | $33,280 | 660 |
| Delaware | $15.91/hr | $33,090 | $33,152 | $31,820 | 220 |
| Oregon | $16.38/hr | $34,070 | $32,962 | $31,630 | 6,780 |
| California | $17.11/hr | $35,580 | $32,135 | $34,995 | 172,260 |
| Georgia | $14.57/hr | $30,300 | $31,467 | $29,350 | 1,610 |
| Florida | $14.73/hr | $30,640 | $29,629 | $30,640 | 9,180 |
| Puerto Rico | $10.56/hr | $21,960 | Not published | Not published | 1,060 |
National median for comparison: $35,660. “Worth locally” divides pay by the area’s price level, so a figure above the headline means money goes further there than the US average.
$17.15/hr an hour, national median
Across the states
25th to 75th percentile, lowest and highest state
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