Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse in Michigan
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$31,866
after federal, FICA and Michigan tax
Tax takes
$6,814
17.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$33,834
Michigan costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Michigan — 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
$38,680
Kept after tax
$31,866
Worth in national money
$33,834
State rank
9
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Michigan is one of the better-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $38,680, which ranks 9 of 50 states with published figures. That is about 8.47% above the national middle.
- Against 493 occupations Michigan publishes, this job lands at 424. That is the lower quarter. That is the comparison people actually feel, more than any national table.
- Michigan is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $38,680 the take-home is $31,866; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $33,834 would nationally. The average lands at $38,460, below the middle of the range.
- Michigan ranks 9 of 50 states publishing a median for farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse, at $38,680 — about 8.47% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Within Michigan, this work ranks 424 of 493 occupations by median pay, in the bottom quartile. The within-state position is the more salient one for anyone weighing this job against alternatives available to them locally.
- Post-tax income for farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse in Michigan, on $38,680, is $31,866 — equivalent to $33,834 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 $38,460 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $30,550 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $38,680 |
| Top tenth earn over | $44,080 |
| This salary | $38,680 |
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 Michigan | $31,866 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $33,259 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$392 |
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 | $36,946 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$474 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 94 |
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 Michigan earn under $38,680 and half over. The published range runs $30,550 at the tenth percentile to $44,080 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Michigan the take-home figure of $31,866, from $38,680, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 424 of 493 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $33,834 uses one figure for the whole of Michigan. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 493 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 424.
- Figures are distribution medians for farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse in Michigan, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $30,550 to $44,080; 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.
- Take-home for Michigan is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $31,866 from $38,680. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 424 of 493 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $33,834, worked from $38,680, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Michigan address, on work sitting at 424 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $30,550 at the tenth percentile, $44,080 at the ninetieth.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Michigan is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $33,834 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Michigan adds its own income tax on top — which is why $31,866 of this wage survives to your account.
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 ($30,550 to $44,080) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Michigan rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Michigan'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 $33,834 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 $31,866 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Michigan 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.