The highest-paying states for farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals (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, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $45,530, Alaska is the highest paying state for farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals. It is followed by Hawaii (average annual salary $45,440). 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, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alaska | $45,530 |
$27,320 | 30 |
| 2 | Hawaii | $45,440 |
$32,980 | 160 |
| 3 | Vermont | $44,490 |
$35,420 | 90 |
| 4 | California | $44,480 |
$31,790 | 4,010 |
| 5 | North Dakota | $44,030 |
$23,760 | 180 |
| 6 | Utah | $38,920 |
$27,960 | 260 |
| 7 | Mississippi | $37,280 |
$19,930 | 360 |
| 8 | Delaware | $37,080 |
$30,330 | 70 |
| 9 | Illinois | $36,360 |
$26,230 | 330 |
| 10 | Maine | $36,000 |
$27,660 | 120 |
| 11 | Washington | $35,810 |
$30,210 | 1,210 |
| 12 | Massachusetts | $35,550 |
$32,770 | 660 |
| 13 | Michigan | $35,440 |
$24,350 | 380 |
| 14 | Montana | $35,360 |
$24,660 | 760 |
| 15 | Florida | $34,930 |
$26,770 | 880 |
| 16 | New Jersey | $34,900 |
$30,100 | 90 |
| 17 | Colorado | $34,560 |
$28,750 | 1,130 |
| 18 | Kansas | $34,400 |
$28,710 | 1,220 |
| 19 | Minnesota | $34,270 |
$26,320 | 570 |
| 20 | Nebraska | $34,150 |
$29,690 | 780 |
| 21 | Arizona | $33,790 |
$27,470 | 340 |
| 22 | Georgia | $33,280 |
$24,680 | 590 |
| 23 | New York | $33,260 |
$27,460 | 270 |
| 24 | Kentucky | $33,160 |
$23,910 | 890 |
| 25 | Wisconsin | $32,930 |
$21,970 | 900 |
| 26 | Texas | $32,830 |
$18,790 | 3,780 |
| 27 | South Dakota | $32,770 |
$25,140 | 50 |
| 28 | Nevada | $31,980 |
$27,560 | 290 |
| 29 | Maryland | $31,930 |
$26,560 | 240 |
| 30 | Virginia | $31,810 |
$22,880 | 930 |
| 31 | Oregon | $31,480 |
$30,700 | 700 |
| 32 | Pennsylvania | $31,420 |
$19,800 | 1,090 |
| 33 | New Mexico | $31,390 |
$23,920 | 410 |
| 34 | Wyoming | $31,220 |
$19,860 | 300 |
| 35 | Idaho | $31,160 |
$25,200 | 290 |
| 36 | Missouri | $31,160 |
$23,190 | 1,450 |
| 37 | New Hampshire | $31,100 |
$21,520 | 270 |
| 38 | Iowa | $31,060 |
$25,580 | 1,440 |
| 39 | South Carolina | $30,870 |
$23,180 | 120 |
| 40 | Ohio | $30,320 |
$21,390 | 890 |
| 41 | Indiana | $30,280 |
$21,330 | 730 |
| 42 | Louisiana | $29,950 |
$18,210 | 40 |
| 43 | Tennessee | $29,400 |
$19,940 | 310 |
| 44 | Connecticut | $29,300 |
$27,040 | 80 |
| 45 | North Carolina | $29,260 |
$19,870 | 540 |
| 46 | Rhode Island | $28,760 |
$23,360 | 30 |
| 47 | Oklahoma | $28,550 |
$19,650 | 490 |
| 48 | Alabama | $28,090 |
$18,540 | 1,370 |
| 49 | Arkansas | $26,750 |
$24,010 | 740 |
| 50 | West Virginia | $26,620 |
$20,150 | 120 |