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Farmworkers in Illinois

Is Illinois a good place for you to work as a Farmworker?

-3% Jobs Projection

$23,950 Median Salary

430 Job Openings

While jobs for Farmworkers in Illinois are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

Employment for Farmworkers in Illinois is expected to decrease.
Farmworkers in Illinois earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

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How Many Farmworkers Work in Illinois?

560 people worked as Farmworkers in 2018 in this state.

There were 680 Farmworkers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 120 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The amount of Farmworkers working in the state is similar to the average state.

Job Projections for Illinois

Jobs for Farmworkers in this state are declining at a rate of 2.7% which is a slower decline than the nationwide estimated projection of %.

Illinois Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 430 annual job openings, and 2,860 total jobs in 2026 for Farmworkers in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 38,600 annual jobs and 258,000 total jobs in 2026.

What do Farmworkers Make in Illinois?

In 2018 wages for Farmworkers ranged from $20,090 to $46,190 with $23,950 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $9.66 to $22.21. The median hourly rate was $11.51.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $13 an hour.

The hourly rate declined by $1.49.

The median salary in Illinois is higher than the nationwide median salary.

Top Illinois Metros for Farmworkers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Farmworkers.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
St. Louis, MO-IL	360	$27,740
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	210	$22,470

Top States for Farmworkers Employment

The table below shows the states where most Farmworkers work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Texas	5,630	$22,540
California	2,510	$29,100
Kentucky	1,980	$25,240
Pennsylvania	1,640	$26,140
Nebraska	1,260	$28,900
Colorado	1,170	$27,560
Wisconsin	1,170	$28,190
Missouri	1,160	$28,080
Iowa	1,160	$32,230
Alabama	1,140	$27,140
Oklahoma	1,130	$21,880
Florida	1,020	$25,660
North Carolina	1,010	$26,350
Idaho	980	$24,480
Ohio	980	$28,580
Kansas	930	$26,390
Arkansas	920	$24,710
Washington	890	$33,090
Minnesota	880	$27,090
Indiana	650	$24,710

Below are the states where Farmworkers get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
Washington	$33,090
Louisiana	$32,330
Iowa	$32,230
New Hampshire	$31,990
Mississippi	$31,720
Massachusetts	$31,060
Delaware	$30,780
Hawaii	$30,100
South Carolina	$29,780
Nevada	$29,440

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