Average wage on US farms is $19.11 per hour

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Average wage on US farms is $19.11 per hour. In October 2024, there were 797,000 directly employed workers on U.S. farms.

In October 2024, there were 797,000 directly employed workers on U.S. farms. Farmers paid these workers a average gross wage of $19.11 per hour. This wage is 2% more than in October 2023.

In the United States, field workers earned an average of $18.57 per hour in October 2024. This is 2% more than a year earlier. Livestock workers earned $17.51 ​​per hour. This is also 2% more than in October 2023.

This is reported in the "Northeastern Region Farm Labor Report" published by the USDA.

The report notes: "Northeast Region I (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont).There were 46,000 workers hired directly by farms during the week of October 6-12, 2024. All hired workers worked an average of 40.9 hours during the survey week. The average wage rate for all hired workers was $19.82 per hour. Field workers earned an average of $19.22 per hour and livestock workers averaged $17.97 per hour.
Field & livestock workers combined earned an average of $18.81 per hour".

More detailed information on the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service New York Field Office website

https://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/New_York/Publications/Latest_Releases/2024/Oct2024-Farm-Labor.pdf

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