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Average Farmworkers And Laborers, Crop, Nursery, And Greenhouse Salary in Salem, OR

Farmworkers And Laborers, Crop, Nursery, And Greenhouse in Salem, OR earn a median annual salary of $33,450, which is -6.2% compared to the national median. There are 2,550 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Salem, OR (metro area).

$33,450
Salem, OR median annual wage
$16/hour median
-6.2%
Difference vs national median
National median is $35,660
2,550
Local employment
13.5 jobs per 1,000 workers
7.92
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$31,200
25th
$31,440
Median
$33,450
75th
$34,610
90th
$36,270

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 Salem, OR, 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
103.6%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$32,272
Goods: 105.3%
Services: 104.7%
Rents: 110.3%
Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

Metro Median annual wage Compare Employment
Champaign-Urbana, IL $48,390 Compare 130
Portland-South Portland, ME $48,210 Compare 60
Bloomington, IL $47,210 Compare 40
Helena, MT $46,610 Compare 60
Lincoln, NE $45,280 Compare 60
Bozeman, MT $45,150 Compare 150

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 Salem, OR

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Physicians, All Other $373,970 0.79
Family Medicine Physicians $295,170 1.35
Chief Executives $261,650 0.48
Pediatricians, General $256,710 1.21
Dentists, General $212,310 0.90
Nurse Anesthetists $174,260 0.64
Pharmacists $169,210 0.78
Compensation And Benefits Managers $163,270 N/A

Salem, OR has salary data for 437 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Physicians, All Other.

Historical series

Trend for Farmworkers And Laborers, Crop, Nursery, And Greenhouse in Salem, OR

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.