How much does a Farmer make in New Orleans, LA?

As of March 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Farmer in New Orleans, LA is $46,392. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $40,192 to $59,806, with most professionals earning between $34,546 and $72,019.

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What is a Farmer?

A Farmer (also called an agriculturer) is a person engaged in agriculture, raising living organisms for food or raw materials. The term usually applies to people who do some combination of raising field crops, orchards, vineyards, poultry, or other livestock. A Farmer might own the farmed land or might work as a laborer on land owned by others, but in advanced economies, a Farmer is usually a farm owner, while employees of the farm are known as farm workers, or farmhands. However, in the not so distant past, a Farmer was a person who promotes or improves the growth of (a plant, crop, etc.) by ...

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Average Base Salary

Core compensation

 
 
 
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59806
46392

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

 
 
 
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What is the average salary for Farmer in 2025?
These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Farmer in New Orleans, LA. The base salary for Farmer ranges from $40,192 to $59,806 with the average base salary of $46,392. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $59,863 to $89,597 with the average total cash compensation of $71,937.
Average Salary Average Salary Range
Base Salary $46,392 $40,192 - $59,806
Bonus $25,545 $19,672 - $29,791
Total Pay $71,937 $59,863 - $89,597
* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.
* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.
CITY, STATE AVERAGE SALARY RANGE COMPARE TO New Orleans, LA
CITY, STATE Kenner, LA AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $40,754 - $60,643 COMPARE TO New Orleans, LA
CITY, STATE Metairie, LA AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $40,776 - $60,676 COMPARE TO New Orleans, LA
CITY, STATE Marrero, LA AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $40,776 - $60,676 COMPARE TO New Orleans, LA
CITY, STATE La Place, LA AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $40,375 - $60,079 COMPARE TO New Orleans, LA
CITY, STATE Gulfport, MS AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $36,622 - $54,495 COMPARE TO New Orleans, LA
CITY, STATE Biloxi, MS AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $36,914 - $54,929 COMPARE TO New Orleans, LA
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JOB TITLE LOCATION MINIMUM SALARY MAXIMUM SALARY
JOB TITLE Pig Farmer LOCATION New Orleans, LA MINIMUM SALARY $43,938 MAXIMUM SALARY $53,138
JOB TITLE Dairy Farmer LOCATION New Orleans, LA MINIMUM SALARY $37,769 MAXIMUM SALARY $45,373
JOB TITLE Fish Farmer LOCATION New Orleans, LA MINIMUM SALARY $46,757 MAXIMUM SALARY $56,547
JOB TITLE Organic Farmer LOCATION New Orleans, LA MINIMUM SALARY $32,615 MAXIMUM SALARY $36,917
JOB TITLE Oyster Farmer LOCATION New Orleans, LA MINIMUM SALARY $30,255 MAXIMUM SALARY $41,316
JOB TITLE Poultry Farmer LOCATION New Orleans, LA MINIMUM SALARY $32,615 MAXIMUM SALARY $36,917
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About New Orleans, Louisiana    New Orleans (/ɔːrˈliːnz, ˈɔːrl(i)ənz/, locally /ˈɔːrlənz/; French: La Nouvelle-Orléans [la nuvɛlɔʁleɑ̃] (listen)) is a consolidated city-parish locate....More

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