SOC 45-2093 · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro

Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals Salary in Phoenix, AZ

The average salary for farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals in Phoenix, Arizona is $39,380 a year ($18.93 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $38,610: half of the 350 people in this job in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($39,260).

$39,380average per year

$18.93 / hourMedian $38,610Take-home ≈ $33,231

  • $34K10th
  • $34K25th
  • $39KMedian
  • $40K75th
  • $49K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

350people in this job
+0%vs U.S. average
#1 of 4Arizona metros
103cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals pay range in Phoenix

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,050 a year or less, while the top 10% make $48,670 or more. The middle half of farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals in Phoenix earn between $34,390 and $40,230.

  • $34K10th
  • $34K25th
  • $39KMedian
  • $40K75th
  • $49K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$39,380$3,282$18.93
Median$38,610$3,218$18.56
Entry level (25th percentile)$34,390$2,866$16.53
Experienced (75th percentile)$40,230$3,352$19.34

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals pay in Phoenix vs. Arizona and the U.S.

Farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals in Phoenix earn 5% more than the Arizona average ($37,660) and about the same as the U.S. average ($39,260). At the median the gap is +5% against the U.S. median of $36,670.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Phoenix$39,380$38,610$34,050$48,670350
Arizona$37,660$35,160$31,210$48,100650
United States$39,260$36,670$27,360$54,08032,810

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals salary after taxes in Phoenix

On the average salary of $39,380, a single filer in Phoenix takes home about $33,231 a year, or $2,769 a month and $1,278 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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Is Phoenix a good place for farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Phoenix area are 3% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 103.3), so the average $39,380 buys what about $38,116 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Phoenix ($51,380). A typical home costs $448,352, or 11.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals salary in other Arizona cities

Phoenix ranks 1st of 4 Arizona metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals salaries in Arizona

Highest-paying cities for farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals

Wenatchee, WA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($60,170).

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Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals salary in Phoenix: questions

How much do farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals make an hour in Phoenix?

$18.93 an hour on average, and $18.56 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals salary in Phoenix?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,050 a year and the 25th percentile is $34,390, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals take-home pay in Phoenix?

About $33,231 a year ($2,769 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $39,380.

Do farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals earn more in Phoenix than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($39,260).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 45-2093; area Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ (38060). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.8%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.70, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.70).

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