Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse pay in Texas

$33,520avg. a year
$16.11 an hour · 4,290 employed

Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse in Texas earn an average of $33,520 a year. That is $4,110 (11%) less than the U.S. average of $37,630. The best-paying metro area is San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX at $35,260.

$32,840Median pay
$16.11Average hourly
+28%Avg. pay since 2020
#42Of 50 states

Top-paying Texas metro areas

Average pay for farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse by metro area. Swipe to see all 12.

1260 jobs
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
$35,260
$16.95 an hour
2240 jobs
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
$35,230
$16.94 an hour
3120 jobs
El Paso, TX
$34,010
$16.35 an hour
440 jobs
Amarillo, TX
$33,950
$16.32 an hour
5650 jobs
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
$33,880
$16.29 an hour
670 jobs
Corpus Christi, TX
$33,160
$15.94 an hour
7870 jobs
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
$33,150
$15.94 an hour
8110 jobs
Lubbock, TX
$32,470
$15.61 an hour
950 jobs
Waco, TX
$32,410
$15.58 an hour
1050 jobs
San Angelo, TX
$31,870
$15.32 an hour
11190 jobs
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
$31,200
$15.00 an hour
1270 jobs
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
$27,280
$13.11 an hour

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Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse pay in Texas, charted

Pay over time

Texas, annual wage, May of each year
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Where Texas farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse work

Employment by metro area, May 2025

Average pay by state

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Texas vs. neighbors

Average pay, May 2025
AreaAvg. payHourly
United States$37,630$18.09
Texas$33,520$16.11
Oklahoma$34,330$16.51
Arkansas$33,070$15.90
New Mexico$32,830$15.79
Louisiana$32,740$15.74

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Questions and answers

How much do farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse make in Texas?

The average is $33,520 a year, and the median is $32,840. That is $4,110 (11%) less than the U.S. average of $37,630.

What is the hourly wage in Texas?

$16.11 an hour on average; the median is $15.79.

Where in Texas do they earn the most?

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX ($35,260), followed by Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX ($35,230). The lowest average among 12 metro areas with data is Brownsville-Harlingen, TX ($27,280).

How does Texas rank?

Texas ranks #42 of 50 states (including D.C.) with published data for this job, by average pay.

Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 (trend: May 2020–May 2025), occupation code 45-2092. State rank compares average pay across states with published data. Metro figures cover metropolitan statistical areas; a metro area can cross state lines. See also the national farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse page. Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. Year-to-year changes can partly reflect survey method changes, so treat the trend as a guide. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.