The highest-paying states for farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $43,340, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse. It is followed by Vermont (average annual salary $39,330). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $43,340 |
$36,560 | 150 |
| 2 | Vermont | $39,330 |
$31,870 | 270 |
| 3 | Maine | $38,590 |
$32,730 | 500 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | $38,330 |
$32,870 | 1,480 |
| 5 | Nebraska | $36,890 |
$29,610 | 350 |
| 6 | Missouri | $36,280 |
$26,900 | 1,120 |
| 7 | Connecticut | $35,820 |
$29,260 | 540 |
| 8 | New York | $35,770 |
$29,160 | 4,160 |
| 9 | Rhode Island | $35,670 |
$32,300 | 40 |
| 10 | Colorado | $35,660 |
$30,540 | 2,930 |
| 11 | Minnesota | $35,630 |
$28,280 | 1,500 |
| 12 | Hawaii | $35,500 |
$27,580 | 930 |
| 13 | Montana | $35,340 |
$24,820 | 430 |
| 14 | Pennsylvania | $35,260 |
$20,970 | 2,680 |
| 15 | Washington | $35,030 |
$30,390 | 8,560 |
| 16 | Alaska | $34,890 |
$29,110 | 290 |
| 17 | Illinois | $34,420 |
$27,400 | 2,880 |
| 18 | Mississippi | $34,320 |
$17,460 | 260 |
| 19 | New Jersey | $34,320 |
$28,880 | 3,020 |
| 20 | Ohio | $34,250 |
$22,930 | 1,910 |
| 21 | Nevada | $33,500 |
$26,920 | 860 |
| 22 | Maryland | $33,300 |
$28,380 | 1,430 |
| 23 | Indiana | $33,280 |
$22,480 | 1,290 |
| 24 | California | $33,190 |
$30,820 | 188,580 |
| 25 | Michigan | $32,210 |
$25,830 | 2,710 |
| 26 | Utah | $32,110 |
$20,180 | 500 |
| 27 | Wisconsin | $31,910 |
$24,560 | 1,480 |
| 28 | New Hampshire | $31,780 |
$23,960 | 390 |
| 29 | South Carolina | $31,770 |
$22,870 | 840 |
| 30 | Tennessee | $31,670 |
$26,440 | 2,530 |
| 31 | Oregon | $31,590 |
$29,330 | 7,130 |
| 32 | Wyoming | $31,510 |
$24,010 | 160 |
| 33 | Idaho | $31,200 |
$25,340 | 2,120 |
| 34 | Alabama | $30,400 |
$22,490 | 1,200 |
| 35 | Iowa | $30,170 |
$21,520 | 740 |
| 36 | Arizona | $30,100 |
$28,350 | 9,160 |
| 37 | Kansas | $29,990 |
$19,060 | 810 |
| 38 | Oklahoma | $29,980 |
$22,190 | 1,630 |
| 39 | Virginia | $29,950 |
$22,880 | 1,350 |
| 40 | Texas | $29,600 |
$21,310 | 5,040 |
| 41 | North Carolina | $29,310 |
$21,460 | 2,220 |
| 42 | Georgia | $28,910 |
$22,570 | 2,100 |
| 43 | South Dakota | $28,750 |
$21,720 | 60 |
| 44 | Kentucky | $27,990 |
$20,490 | 260 |
| 45 | Arkansas | $27,720 |
$24,010 | 620 |
| 46 | Louisiana | $27,660 |
$21,870 | 720 |
| 47 | Florida | $26,800 |
$22,760 | 11,480 |
| 48 | North Dakota | $26,570 |
$18,460 | 170 |
| 49 | Delaware | $26,540 |
$22,360 | 270 |
| 50 | West Virginia | $26,000 |
$21,200 | 80 |
| 51 | New Mexico | $24,070 |
$23,920 | 1,900 |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $19,600 |
$17,780 | 1,450 |
| 53 | Guam | $19,530 |
$18,470 | 0 |