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Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Salary in Oxnard, CA

Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse in the Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA metro area earn a median $35,810 a year — 0% more than the national median. After 2026 taxes, that is $30,066 take-home, or $2,506 a month.

Median salary
$35,810
$17.22 per hour
Typical range
$34,600 – $45,500
10th to 90th percentile
Jobs in Oxnard, CA
4,510
8.15× national concentration
▼1.5%
Pay trend: The median for farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse in Oxnard, CA fell from $36,350 (May 2024) to $35,810 (May 2025). That trailed inflation (2.4%), so buying power slipped about 3.9%.

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Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse in Oxnard, CA
Deductions, kids & local tax

2026 tax year. Federal brackets from IRS Rev. Proc. 2025-32.

Your take-home pay
$30,066
per year · effective tax rate 16.0%
$2,506Monthly
$1,253Twice a month
$1,156Every 2 weeks
$14.45Hourly
  • Federal income tax$2,117
  • Social Security (6.2%)$2,220
  • Medicare (1.45%)$519
  • California income tax$422
  • CA State Disability Insurance (SDI)$466
  • Take-home pay$30,066

Marginal rate: 12% federal + 4.00% state

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Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse pay by experience in Oxnard, CA

PercentileSalaryHourlyTake-home / yrPer month
10th percentile (entry level)$34,600$16.63$29,158$2,430
25th percentile$35,190$16.92$29,601$2,467
Median (50th)$35,810$17.22$30,066$2,506
75th percentile$37,450$18.00$31,297$2,608
90th percentile (top earners)$45,500$21.88$37,338$3,112

Wages: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Take-home: single filer, California resident, 2026 tax rules.

What $35,810 buys in Oxnard, CA

Prices in Oxnard, CA are 10.5% higher than the U.S. average (housing costs are 1.71× the national average). Adjusted for local prices, a median farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse's $30,066 take-home pay has the buying power of $27,201 in a typical American city.

1-bedroom rent
$2,250
90% of monthly take-home
2-bedroom rent
$2,693
107% of monthly take-home
Left after 1-BR rent
$256
per month for everything else

Rents: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2026 (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities). Price levels: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.

Oxnard, CA has 8.2× the national concentration of farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse jobs — a strong local market for this occupation.

Best-paying cities for farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse, adjusted for cost of living

Oxnard, CA ranks #19 of 21 metro areas once taxes and local prices are taken into account.

#Metro areaMedian salaryTake-homeReal value*
1Kennewick, WA $42,340$36,200$36,172
2Yakima, WA $39,070$33,573$35,138
3Napa, CA $44,370$36,490$32,420
4Yuma, AZ $34,610$29,333$31,640
5El Centro, CA $35,140$29,563$31,062
6Merced, CA $36,350$30,471$31,006
7Modesto, CA $37,850$31,597$30,350
8Hanford, CA $35,890$30,126$29,648
19Oxnard, CA$35,810$30,066$27,201

*Take-home pay divided by the BEA price level, so every city is measured in U.S.-average dollars. See all 21 metros →

About the job: farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse

Manually plant, cultivate, and harvest vegetables, fruits, nuts, horticultural specialties, and field crops. Use hand tools, such as shovels, trowels, hoes, tampers, pruning hooks, shears, and knives. Duties may include tilling soil and applying fertilizers; transplanting, weeding, thinning, or pruning crops; applying pesticides; or cleaning, grading, sorting, packing, and loading harvested products. May construct trellises, repair fences and farm buildings, or participate in irrigation activities.

Typical education
No formal educational credential
Work experience
None required
On-the-job training
Short-term on-the-job training
Job outlook, 2025–35
-2.4% (declining)

Source: BLS Standard Occupational Classification and Employment Projections, 2025–35.

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Frequently asked questions

How much does a farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse make in Oxnard, CA?

The median farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse salary in the Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA metro area is $35,810 a year, or about $17.22 an hour, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025). The middle half earn between $35,190 and $37,450.

What is a farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse’s take-home pay in Oxnard, CA?

On the median $35,810 salary, a single filer living in California takes home about $30,066 a year ($2,506 a month) after federal tax, Social Security, Medicare and $887 in California taxes in 2026.

Is Oxnard, CA a good place to work as a farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse?

Pay here is 0% above the national median of $35,660. Local prices are 10.5% above the U.S. average, so the take-home pay buys what $27,201 would in a typical U.S. city. Oxnard, CA ranks #19 of 21 metro areas for cost-of-living-adjusted pay in this job.

Can a farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse afford rent in Oxnard, CA?

HUD’s fair market rent for a one-bedroom in Oxnard, CA is $2,250 a month ($2,693 for two bedrooms) — 90% of a median farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse’s monthly take-home pay. Financial planners usually suggest keeping rent under about 30%.

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