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Average Farmworkers And Laborers, Crop, Nursery, And Greenhouse Salary in District of Columbia

Farmworkers And Laborers, Crop, Nursery, And Greenhouse in District of Columbia earn a median annual salary of $41,610, which is +16.6% compared to the national median. There are 40 workers employed locally in this occupation.

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

$41,610
District of Columbia median annual wage
$20/hour median
+16.6%
Difference vs national median
National median is $35,690
40
Local employment
0.1 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.03
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$35,360
25th
$41,600
Median
$41,610
75th
$43,570
90th
$52,670

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 District of Columbia, 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
109.9%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$37,861
Goods: 106.5%
Services: 112.8%
Rents: 155.0%

Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

StateMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
Wyoming$44,760Compare80
Nebraska$43,980Compare420
Maine$43,870Compare330
Montana$41,840Compare500
Illinois$40,400Compare2,410
Massachusetts$40,370Compare1,270

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 District of Columbia

OccupationMedian annual wageLQ
Obstetricians And Gynecologists$236,6101.00
Physicians, Pathologists$228,3001.21
Family Medicine Physicians$212,830N/A
General Internal Medicine Physicians$209,2502.01
Psychiatrists$193,4702.12
Lawyers$191,8809.73
Computer And Information Systems Managers$191,8801.70
Nuclear Engineers$189,8003.50

District of Columbia has salary data for 499 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Obstetricians And Gynecologists.

Historical series

Trend for Farmworkers And Laborers, Crop, Nursery, And Greenhouse in District of Columbia

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.