Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals in New Jersey
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$32,838
after federal, FICA and New Jersey tax
Tax takes
$6,122
15.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$30,159
New Jersey costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in New Jersey — 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
$38,960
Kept after tax
$32,838
Worth in national money
$30,159
State rank
13
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. New Jersey pays this job a middle wage of $38,960, ranking 13 of 49 states and sitting about 6.24% above the national middle.
- Within New Jersey this is lower-paid work. Of 490 occupations the state publishes figures for, this job ranks 443. That is the bottom quarter locally, whatever the national comparison says.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $38,960 the take-home is $32,838. But New Jersey costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $30,159 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $42,780, because the best-paid pull it up.
- New Jersey's median for farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals is $38,960, about 6.24% above the national figure and 13 of 49 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- Against every occupation New Jersey reports, farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals ranks 443 of 490, in the lowest quartile of the state's distribution. That position is set by the local labor market and is independent of how the state compares nationally for this work.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and New Jersey income tax is $32,838 for farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals, from $38,960. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $30,159. ⚠️ This is purchasing power and not a wage; cross-state offer comparisons that stop at the nominal figure systematically overvalue high-cost states. The mean of $42,780 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $34,320 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $38,960 |
| Top tenth earn over | $54,810 |
| This salary | $38,960 |
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 New Jersey | $32,838 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $33,484 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$4,299 |
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 | $38,156 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$5,199 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 109 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $38,960 as a midpoint for New Jersey, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $34,320 and the ninetieth is $54,810 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind New Jersey's $32,838, worked from $38,960. 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 443 of 490.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $30,159 uses one figure for the whole of New Jersey. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 490 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 443.
- The New Jersey median of $38,960 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $34,320 to $54,810. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- The New Jersey take-home of $32,838, on $38,960 for work ranking 443 of 490 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 443 of 490 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $30,159, worked from $38,960, 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 New Jersey address, on work sitting at 443 of 490 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
No — it is the middle. Half of these workers earn more and half earn less. The average is $42,780, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $34,320 and the top tenth $54,810, so most people doing this work in New Jersey sit within a fairly tight band.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
Not on its own. Prices in New Jersey run above the national level, so the same dollars buy less here. Adjusted for that, this pay is worth $30,159 — the wage did not change, only what it covers.
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 New Jersey adds its own income tax on top — which is why $32,838 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 49 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in New Jersey is $42,780. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($34,320 to $54,810) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to New Jersey rather than a national figure.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
New Jersey's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $30,159 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $32,838 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and New Jersey 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 49 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.