Paycheck Atlas

Highest-paying cities for farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse

Champaign, IL leads at $48,390 a year. Pay is not adjusted for local prices; see each page for the cost-of-living view.

PlaceMedian25th–75th
Champaign, IL$48,390$35,360–$49,100
Portland, ME$48,210$42,260–$58,640
Bloomington, IL$47,210$37,440–$47,220
Helena, MT$46,610$37,890–$48,360
Lincoln, NE$45,280$34,850–$62,040
Bozeman, MT$45,150$38,800–$50,440
Napa, CA$44,370$38,410–$45,920
Sioux Falls, SD$44,150$37,640–$47,400
New York, NY$43,970$38,550–$46,860
San Jose, CA$43,690$42,500–$45,040
Santa Rosa, CA$43,200$38,040–$45,200
San Francisco, CA$43,140$42,840–$47,960
Boulder, CO$43,020$39,850–$46,150
Seattle, WA$42,800$39,330–$45,900
Davenport, IA$42,630$36,410–$46,760
Kennewick, WA$42,340$36,110–$44,160
Grand Rapids, MI$42,290$38,210–$42,290
Corvallis, OR$42,170$35,720–$42,540
Bangor, ME$42,040$36,800–$47,630
Lewiston, ME$41,730$37,340–$46,670
Springfield, IL$41,600$32,290–$42,930
Wenatchee, WA$40,680$39,500–$42,880
Bellingham, WA$40,590$37,370–$47,040
Olympia, WA$40,050$34,770–$40,050
Battle Creek, MI$40,000$39,360–$40,000
Bend, OR$40,000$35,610–$45,410
Albany, NY$39,960$36,050–$44,570
Washington, DC$39,750$36,390–$45,430
Jackson, MI$39,650$36,670–$39,650
Allentown, PA$39,640$34,320–$44,210
Grand Junction, CO$39,570$36,070–$47,390
Kahului, HI$39,340$36,990–$45,250
Minneapolis, MN$39,090$35,570–$40,150
Boston, MA$39,080$37,130–$45,530
Yakima, WA$39,070$37,190–$41,840
Pittsfield, MA$39,020$35,300–$42,760
Bridgeport, CT$39,000$34,100–$48,600
Denver, CO$38,990$34,950–$43,100
Bremerton, WA$38,900$37,530–$43,330
St. Louis, MO$38,900$31,900–$46,150
Medford, OR$38,770$35,400–$44,860
Cincinnati, OH$38,650$33,470–$47,850
Columbus, OH$38,630$33,740–$44,210
Ann Arbor, MI$38,570$34,040–$46,450
Richmond, VA$38,570$33,310–$39,720
Waterloo, IA$38,550$28,870–$42,440
Spokane, WA$38,420$35,020–$42,690
Mount Vernon, WA$38,410$36,230–$43,280
Vallejo, CA$38,350$36,610–$41,680
Philadelphia, PA$38,250$34,680–$45,980

Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.