Occupation · SOC 45-1011

First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers: pay and where the jobs are

What first-line supervisors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers 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

$59,320 median annual wage

Mean (average) annual wage
$62,730
Median hourly wage
$28.52
Mean hourly wage
$30.16
Employment
27,960

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (released 2026-05-15), SOC 45-1011.

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How much do first-line supervisors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers make?

The median annual wage for first-line supervisors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers was $59,320 in May 2025, so half of workers earned more and half earned less. The lowest-paid 10% earned less than $38,990 and the highest-paid 10% more than $91,770. As an hourly rate, the median is $28.52. About 27,960 people work in this occupation nationwide. The highest state medians are in Minnesota ($81,480), Indiana ($75,460) and New Hampshire ($74,420). After taxes and local prices, though, a median paycheck goes furthest in Indiana.

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What each step of the pay range for first-line supervisors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers 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.

First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers: pay at each percentile
StepAnnualHourlyMonthly grossMonthly after federal tax & FICA
10th percentile$38,990$18.75$3,249$2,792
25th percentile$46,670$22.44$3,889$3,307
Median$59,320$28.52$4,943$4,154
75th percentile$75,290$36.20$6,274$5,150
90th percentile$91,770$44.12$7,648$6,116

First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers: pay by state

49 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

Indiana

$63,988 take-home in national prices

2

Minnesota

$62,639 take-home in national prices

3

New Hampshire

$58,738 take-home in national prices

Where a median first-line supervisors of farming, fishing, and forestry worker 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†
Minnesota230$81,480$50,690$108,700$61,775$62,639
Indiana220$75,460$49,970$97,930$59,720$63,988
New Hampshire40$74,420$49,420$105,670$61,184$58,738
Georgia770$70,560$42,800$98,560$55,697$57,841
Idaho530$69,360$37,190$98,350$55,057$57,655
Vermont40$68,630$47,840$92,890$55,086$56,234
Delaware70$66,550$51,310$95,010$52,330$52,431
New York520$66,460$51,700$85,700$52,270$48,434
Washington1,220$66,200$43,590$94,430$54,453$50,885
Colorado640$66,030$41,200$95,630$52,748$51,185
Montana260$64,990$38,470$84,460$52,088$55,036
Arizona480$64,900$44,210$94,930$53,098$52,741
Maine100$64,290$52,180$93,070$50,854$52,400
Arkansas240$62,790$36,300$72,610$50,796$58,429
Nebraska90$62,620$43,680$84,530$50,526$56,075
Wisconsin330$62,610$38,480$92,940$50,279$53,434
Maryland200$62,230$38,660$90,170$49,592$47,249
Oklahoma220$62,040$35,730$87,370$49,783$56,673
Kentucky320$62,030$37,040$93,380$49,968$55,422
Nevada130$61,180$36,600$79,890$51,338$51,349
Missouri430$60,950$42,460$79,270$49,226$54,204
Mississippi440$60,890$40,320$95,440$49,402$56,814
Alabama590$60,710$40,390$97,180$48,420$54,513
Hawaii230$60,050$41,360$69,650$47,370$43,083
Massachusetts390$59,640$46,160$80,500$47,064$44,502
Wyoming40$59,640$41,440$74,370$50,101$54,051
Connecticut60$59,460$50,760$80,540$47,139$45,496
Iowa360$59,150$38,480$95,630$48,111$54,820
Illinois510$59,030$31,210$97,500$46,833$46,853
Louisiana490$59,020$44,020$95,970$48,218$54,665
Florida940$58,780$36,660$90,460$49,410$47,779
North Carolina560$58,700$34,220$95,780$47,512$50,370
Kansas270$58,670$26,980$79,460$46,847$52,013
Pennsylvania530$58,570$41,670$87,860$47,402$48,581
Oregon840$57,940$39,290$88,920$44,572$43,122
South Dakota110$57,880$51,800$73,070$48,687$54,960
New Jersey270$57,240$42,170$89,740$46,127$42,394
Virginia670$56,990$40,710$89,470$45,509$45,012
South Carolina370$56,730$46,460$87,510$46,317$49,405
California10,450$56,280$38,900$91,370$45,253$40,872
Michigan500$55,460$39,050$82,430$44,636$46,391
Ohio380$54,940$35,170$87,030$45,257$48,782
Rhode Island60$53,770$49,900$86,380$43,393$42,426
West Virginia70$53,190$43,770$72,520$43,339$48,426
Texas1,150$53,170$36,810$82,000$44,902$46,264
Tennessee170$52,960$37,410$77,660$44,733$48,692
Utah160$52,760$42,480$87,050$42,742$43,233
New Mexico220$50,160$40,680$76,940$41,292$44,779
Puerto Rico210$33,800$24,960$82,480——

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (released 2026-05-15), SOC 45-1011. *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.