Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse in Alabama
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$27,965
after federal, FICA and Alabama tax
Tax takes
$5,905
17.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$31,083
Alabama costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Alabama — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$33,870
Kept after tax
$27,965
Worth in national money
$31,083
State rank
34
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Alabama is among the lower-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $33,870, ranking 34 of 50 states — about 5.02% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Measured against other jobs in Alabama, this one sits low: 425 of 482 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Alabama is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $33,870 the take-home is $27,965; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $31,083 would nationally. The average comes to $33,900, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Alabama ranks 34 of 50 for farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse, with a median of $33,870 — about 5.02% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse occupies position 425 of 482 in Alabama's occupational wage distribution, in the bottom quartile. National ranking and local ranking answer different questions and frequently disagree; this is the one a resident experiences.
- Post-tax income for farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse in Alabama, on $33,870, is $27,965 — equivalent to $31,083 once regional price parity is applied. ⚠️ The adjustment uses a statewide index that describes no particular address; within-state price variation, concentrated in housing, routinely exceeds the difference between two states. At $33,900 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $27,520 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $33,870 |
| Top tenth earn over | $41,090 |
| This salary | $33,870 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Alabama | $27,965 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $29,395 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$834 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $32,091 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,008 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 90 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse in Alabama earn under $33,870 and half over. The published range runs $27,520 at the tenth percentile to $41,090 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Alabama's $27,965, worked from $33,870. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 425 of 482.
- One number stands for prices across all of Alabama, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $31,083, the adjusted value of that $33,870 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 425 of 482 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse in Alabama, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $27,520 to $41,090; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- The Alabama take-home of $27,965, on $33,870 for work ranking 425 of 482 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 425 of 482 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Alabama, so $31,083 — the adjusted value of that $33,870 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 425 of 482 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $27,520 at the bottom tenth to $41,090 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Alabama sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $31,083 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Alabama then takes its own share, leaving $27,965.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 50 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($27,520 to $41,090) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Alabama rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Alabama's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $31,083 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $27,965 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Alabama income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.