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

The median farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse in California earns $35,580 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,356 a month.

10th percentile
$34,320
25th percentile
$34,490
Median percentile
$35,580
75th percentile
$37,630
90th percentile
$44,870

Based on 172,260 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$28,278 take-home a year
Gross pay$35,580
Federal income tax−$2,090
Social Security + Medicare−$2,722
California income tax (approx.)−$2,491
Monthly take-home$2,356
Every two weeks$1,088

Does it go far here?

$32,135Median pay in California is worth this at average US prices (local price level 110.7 vs 100).
86%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,036 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in California

JobMedian pay
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$400,150
Neurologists$357,080
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$353,900
Psychiatrists$353,500
General Internal Medicine Physicians$313,890
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$301,240
Nurse Anesthetists$292,410
Physicians, All Other$281,590

All farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse salaries · Take-home pay in California