SOC 45-2093 · Huntsville, AL metro

Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals Salary in Huntsville, AL

The average salary for farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals in Huntsville, Alabama is $33,880 a year ($16.29 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $31,360: half of the 30 people in this job in the Huntsville, AL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 14% less than the U.S. average for this job ($39,260).

$33,880average per year

$16.29 / hourMedian $31,360Take-home ≈ $28,048

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median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

30people in this job
-14%vs U.S. average
#4 of 4Alabama metros
93cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals pay range in Huntsville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $18,250 a year or less, while the top 10% make $48,590 or more. The middle half of farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals in Huntsville earn between $24,600 and $48,580.

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median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$33,880$2,823$16.29
Median$31,360$2,613$15.08
Entry level (25th percentile)$24,600$2,050$11.83
Experienced (75th percentile)$48,580$4,048$23.36

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals pay in Huntsville vs. Alabama and the U.S.

Farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals in Huntsville earn 10% less than the Alabama average ($37,480) and 14% less than the U.S. average ($39,260). At the median the gap is -14% against the U.S. median of $36,670.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Huntsville$33,880$31,360$18,250$48,59030
Alabama$37,480$36,620$22,190$53,0401,300
United States$39,260$36,670$27,360$54,08032,810

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals salary after taxes in Huntsville

On the average salary of $33,880, a single filer in Huntsville takes home about $28,048 a year, or $2,337 a month and $1,079 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

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Is Huntsville a good place for farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Huntsville area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.1), so the average $33,880 buys what about $36,402 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Huntsville ($51,740). A typical home costs $316,645, or 9.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals salary in other Alabama cities

Huntsville ranks 4th of 4 Alabama metro areas for this job; Auburn pays the most ($40,360).

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Wenatchee, WA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($60,170).

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Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals salary in Huntsville: questions

How much do farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals make an hour in Huntsville?

$16.29 an hour on average, and $15.08 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals salary in Huntsville?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $18,250 a year and the 25th percentile is $24,600, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals take-home pay in Huntsville?

About $28,048 a year ($2,337 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $33,880. City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

Do farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals earn more in Huntsville than elsewhere?

The average here is 14% less than the U.S. average for this job ($39,260).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 45-2093; area Huntsville, AL (26620). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 10.6%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.55, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.55).

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