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Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Salary in California

What Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse earn in California, labor market by labor market, and what is left after taxes and living costs in 6 counties.

Average in CA
$35,884
local median wages, weighted
Workers in state
171,410
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
5
6 counties

Pay by labor market in California

Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse pay by wage area in California
Wage areaMedian wageTake-home payMargin per yearLargest county
Salinas, CA$36,700$31,137−$2,582Monterey County, CA
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$36,230$30,778−$11,365Santa Barbara County, CA
Visalia, CA$34,800$29,686$6,779Tulare County, CA
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$34,620$29,549$4,662Kern County, CA
Fresno, CA$34,610$29,541$3,574Fresno County, CA

Counties ranked by what is left after the basics

Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse in California counties, by yearly margin
#CountyMedian wageTake-home payMargin per year
1Tulare County, CA$34,800$29,686$6,779
2Madera County, CA$34,610$29,541$4,666
3Kern County, CA$34,620$29,549$4,662
4Fresno County, CA$34,610$29,541$3,574
5Monterey County, CA$36,700$31,137−$2,582
6Santa Barbara County, CA$36,230$30,778−$11,365

Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse pay in California

The employment-weighted average of local median wages for Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse in California is $35,884, based on 171,410 workers. The BLS national median for the occupation is $35,660, so California averages 0.6% above it.

Inside California, pay depends on the labor market. The highest local median is $36,700 in the Salinas, CA area and the lowest is $34,610 in Fresno, CA, a difference of $2,090 across 5 wage areas.

Cost of living for Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse in California

We compare 6 California counties after federal, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes and the four basics: a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline. Tulare County, CA leaves the largest yearly margin, $6,779. In Santa Barbara County, CA the basics cost $11,365 more than take-home pay. The median wage covers all four basics in 4 of the 6 counties.

Frequently asked questions: Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse in California

How much do Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse earn in California?

The employment-weighted average of local median wages is $35,884, from $34,610 to $36,700 depending on the labor market.

Which California county is best for Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse?

Tulare County, CA leaves the largest yearly margin after taxes and the four basics ($6,779). Madera County, CA follows at $4,666.