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Miscellaneous Agricultural Worker Salary in U.S.

The salary statistics of miscellaneous agricultural workers are shown in Table 1. The average hourly salary of miscellaneous agricultural workers in the United States is shown in Table 2. In the next few tables we compare the average salaries of miscellaneous agricultural workers within different industry sectors and in the 50 states of the United States. The miscellaneous agricultural workers annual salary statistics are from the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Miscellaneous Agricultural Worker Salary in U.S. (2022 survey)

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$28,450
25th Percentile Wage
$31,020
50th Percentile Wage
$33,290
75th Percentile Wage
$36,130
90th Percentile Wage
$45,080

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for miscellaneous agricultural workers. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) miscellaneous agricultural workers is $45,080. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $33,290. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $28,450. Note that in the United States, the annual salary of the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is almost 58% higher than that of the bottom 10 percent.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of miscellaneous agricultural workers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$33,290
10.84% 43.23%
2021
$29,680
2.66% -
2020
$28,890
10.63% -
2019
$25,820
4.73% -
2018
$24,600
3.62% -
2017
$23,710
5.02% -
2016
$22,520
10.83% -
2015
$20,080
3.74% -
2014
$19,330
2.02% -
2013
$18,940
0.21% -
2012
$18,900
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Table 2. Miscellaneous Agricultural Worker Salary by Industry Sector (2022 survey)

The average salaries of miscellaneous agricultural workers in 20 major industry sectors are shown in Table 2. We note that the salaries vary considerably within different industry sectors. The highest paying industry sector for miscellaneous agricultural workers occupations is the finance and insurance sector with an annual salary $49,120. The lowest paying sector is the information sector (annual salary $18,950).

Industry Sector Median Annual Salary
Finance and Insurance
$49,120
Utilities
$49,100
Federal, State, and Local Government
$43,370
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
$41,600
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
$38,280
Manufacturing
$37,820
Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)
$37,700
Mining
$36,110
Construction
$35,990
Management of Companies and Enterprises
$35,790
Accommodation and Food Services
$35,550
Wholesale Trade
$34,840
Transportation and Warehousing
$34,620
Educational Services
$33,800
Retail Trade
$33,280
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
$33,050
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
$33,000
Health Care and Social Assistance
$32,140
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
$32,090
Information
$18,950

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