Occupation · SOC 13-1074

Farm Labor Contractors: pay and where the jobs are

What farm labor contractors earn in the U.S., how pay varies across workers and states, and tools to plan around it.

BLS May 2025 data · methodology

National pay, May 2025

$58,460 median annual wage

Mean (average) annual wage
$58,470
Median hourly wage
$28.11
Mean hourly wage
$28.11
Employment
310

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (released 2026-05-15), SOC 13-1074.

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How much do farm labor contractors make?

The median annual wage for farm labor contractors was $58,460 in May 2025, so half of workers earned more and half earned less. The lowest-paid 10% earned less than $30,930 and the highest-paid 10% more than $84,050. As an hourly rate, the median is $28.11. About 310 people work in this occupation nationwide. The highest state medians are in California ($85,710), Florida ($79,590) and Minnesota ($50,730). After taxes and local prices, though, a median paycheck goes furthest in Florida.

Pay ladder

What each step of the pay range for farm labor contractors looks like per month. Take-home here includes federal tax, Social Security and Medicare for a single filer; add your state in the paycheck calculator.

Farm Labor Contractors: pay at each percentile
StepAnnualHourlyMonthly grossMonthly after federal tax & FICA
10th percentile$30,930$14.87$2,578$2,253
25th percentile$35,720$17.17$2,977$2,573
Median$58,460$28.11$4,872$4,096
75th percentile$79,590$38.27$6,633$5,402
90th percentile$84,050$40.41$7,004$5,663

Farm Labor Contractors: pay by state

3 states and territories have a published median, sorted from highest to lowest. The last two columns are our estimates: the median after 2026 federal and state taxes, and that take-home restated in national-average prices.

1

Florida

$62,682 take-home in national prices

2

California

$58,062 take-home in national prices

3

Minnesota

$41,362 take-home in national prices

Where a median farm labor contractor paycheck goes furthest after 2026 taxes and BEA price levels.

Annual wages by state, May 2025, with after-tax and price-adjusted estimates
StateEmploymentMedian10th pct.90th pct.Median after tax*In national prices†
CaliforniaNot published$85,710$47,110$107,880$64,287$58,062
FloridaNot published$79,590$73,070$80,760$64,822$62,682
MinnesotaNot published$50,730$30,540$61,080$40,792$41,362

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (released 2026-05-15), SOC 13-1074. *Our estimate for a single filer paid biweekly with no pre-tax deductions or local tax, 2026 federal and state rules. †Take-home ÷ BEA Regional Price Parity × 100 (2024 price levels).

Sources

  1. OEWS May 2025 (oesm25nat.zip) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed 2026-10-09.
  2. OEWS May 2025 (oesm25st.zip) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed 2026-10-09.