Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Salary in Dubuque, Iowa

The annual salary statistics of farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse in Dubuque, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage data of farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse in Dubuque is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse in Dubuque, Iowa

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$25,490
25th Percentile Wage
$28,090
50th Percentile Wage
$31,910
75th Percentile Wage
$36,450
90th Percentile Wage
$39,260

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse in Dubuque, Iowa in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $39,260. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,910. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,490.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse from 2012 to 2020. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth8-Year Growth
2020
$31,910
-3.29% -3.29%
2015
$32,960
3.79% -
2014
$31,710
-3.94% -
2012
$32,960
- -

Table 2. Compare Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Salary in Dubuque with Other Iowa Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $31,910 in Dubuque is in the middle of salary range for farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse in state of Iowa. In comparison, the annual salary of farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse in Dubuque is 19.3 percent (19.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area and 39.0 percent (39.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Ames.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$39,550
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island
$33,120
Dubuque
$31,910
Cedar Rapids
$30,640
Des Moines-West Des Moines
$30,170
Iowa City
$29,710
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$29,170
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$28,140
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$24,690
Ames
$19,460

See also: Top paying jobs in Dubuque, Iowa.