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Average Farmworkers And Laborers, Crop, Nursery, And Greenhouse Salary in Columbia, MO

Farmworkers And Laborers, Crop, Nursery, And Greenhouse in Columbia, MO earn a median annual salary of $43,120, which is +20.8% compared to the national median. There are 80 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Columbia, MO (metro area).

$43,120
Columbia, MO median annual wage
$21/hour median
+20.8%
Difference vs national median
National median is $35,690
80
Local employment
0.8 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.46
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$30,100
25th
$34,120
Median
$43,120
75th
$50,770
90th
$50,780

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Columbia, MO, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
89.4%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$48,212
Goods: 94.2%
Services: 86.0%
Rents: 69.2%

Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

MetroMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
Portland-South Portland, ME$46,450Compare70
Bozeman, MT$45,590Compare170
Napa, CA$44,680Compare3,680
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$44,150Compare980
Barnstable Town, MA$44,100Compare50
Bangor, ME$43,920Compare40

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Columbia, MO

OccupationMedian annual wageLQ
Dentists, General$199,3500.72
Nurse Anesthetists$193,2202.06
Chief Executives$156,0600.82
Architectural And Engineering Managers$136,2200.28
Pharmacists$134,5401.17
Physician Assistants$130,7900.80
Human Resources Managers$127,5400.99
Computer And Information Systems Managers$126,2700.73

Columbia, MO has salary data for 326 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Dentists, General.

Historical series

Trend for Farmworkers And Laborers, Crop, Nursery, And Greenhouse in Columbia, MO

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Farmworkers And Laborers, Crop, Nursery, And Greenhouse are projected to change by -3.3% from 2024 to 2034, with 71,700 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.