Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Salary in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre 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 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$16,510
25th Percentile Wage
$17,470
50th Percentile Wage
$19,080
75th Percentile Wage
$23,300
90th Percentile Wage
$44,950

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $44,950. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $19,080. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $16,510.

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.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth8-Year Growth
2020
$19,080
-13.00% -26.68%
2019
$21,560
-0.32% -
2018
$21,630
-7.03% -
2017
$23,150
-4.41% -
2015
$24,170
-0.70% -
2014
$24,340
7.56% -
2013
$22,500
-7.42% -
2012
$24,170
- -

Table 2. Compare Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Salary in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $19,080 in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is in the middle of salary range for farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is 47.3 percent (47.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 2.9 percent (2.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Williamsport.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$36,200
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$36,190
Lancaster
$35,190
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
$34,440
Pittsburgh
$34,370
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$34,140
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$32,740
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$32,440
State College
$32,420
York-Hanover
$31,540
Chambersburg-Waynesboro
$30,400
Erie
$30,370
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$30,340
Reading
$30,170
Newark-Union
$29,320
Gettysburg
$28,460
Lebanon
$24,190
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$22,090
Philadelphia
$22,060
Bloomsburg-Berwick
$21,810
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$19,080
Williamsport
$18,520

See also: Top paying jobs in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.