Pay · Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals · California
Farm and ranch animal farmworker salary in California: $38,640 a year
What farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals earn in California, from the 2025 federal wage survey: 17th of 49 states and 5% above the U.S. median. Starting pay, the paycheck, the states around it and the jobs next to this one.
California at a glance
Median pay, the state’s place among the states, and how many people do the work here.
Starting pay to top pay in California
Where most start, the middle, and the best-paid tenth — against the same points for the U.S.
California U.S.: $27,360 – $54,080
California and its neighbouring states
Neighbouring states on the map, not in the ranking — the move people actually weigh.
The median paycheck in California
$38,640 a year before tax. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare take $5,413 of it (14.0%) at 2026 rates.
- A month $2,769 $3,220 before tax
- Every two weeks $1,278 $1,486 before tax
- A week $639 $743 before tax
- A year $33,227 $38,640 before tax
- Take-home $33,227
- Federal income tax $2,457
- Medicare $560
A single filer taking the standard deduction, before state and local income taxes and before deductions such as retirement or health insurance. Some public employees, many teachers among them, pay into a state pension instead of Social Security. Rates: IRS, Rev. Proc. 2025-32: tax year 2026 inflation adjustments, SSA, 2026 Cost-of-Living Adjustment Fact Sheet.
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Farm and ranch animal farmworker pay in California: questions people ask
What is the average farm and ranch animal farmworker salary in California?
The median is $38,640 a year: half of the 3,600 farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals in California earn more, half less. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $34,780, the best-paid tenth over $55,310.
What is the starting salary for farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals in California?
Most start around $34,780 a year — the pay of the lowest-paid tenth.
What rank is California for farm and ranch animal farmworker pay?
17th of 49 states. Alaska pays the most, $50,450.
Do farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals earn more in California or Oregon?
California: $38,640 against $35,480 in Oregon — $3,160 more a year.
How much is a farm and ranch animal farmworker paycheck in California?
At the median, about $2,769 a month after federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare, from $3,220 before tax — for a single filer, before state income tax.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025, state estimates. bls.gov/oes “BLS.gov cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from BLS.gov.”