First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers

SOC 45-1010

The median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers is $57,320, based on BLS OEWS 2023 data. The mean annual wage is $60,790, and an estimated 27,150 workers are employed in this occupation nationally. Between 2020 and 2023, pay rose +14.5% while consumer prices rose 17.7% — a real change of -2.8% (pay did not keep up with inflation).

Wage Trend & Inflation Adjustment

How the national median wage for First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers has moved across BLS OEWS release years, and what each year's wage is worth in 2023 dollars after adjusting for CPI inflation. "Real" change strips out inflation — the truest measure of whether pay is actually rising.

National median wage trend for First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers, nominal and inflation-adjusted, BLS OEWS.
Year	Median (nominal)	In 2023 $ (real)	Employment
2023	$57,320	$57,320	27,150
2022	$54,490	$56,733	27,670
2021	$48,640	$54,695	25,770
2020	$50,080	$58,960	22,640

Nominal change

+14.5%

Inflation (CPI)

+17.7%

Real change

-2.8%

Wage Distribution (National, 2023)

10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th, and 90th percentile annual wages from BLS OEWS — the full spread, not just an average.

10th Pct

$37,980

25th Pct

$45,510

Median

$57,320

75th Pct

$73,460

90th Pct

$88,360

Related Occupations in Farming, Fishing & Forestry

Other occupations in the same SOC major group, ranked by national median wage.

First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers $57,320 Fallers $53,170 Logging Workers, All Other $52,480 Logging Equipment Operators $48,240 Agricultural Inspectors $48,010 Animal Breeders $47,540 Log Graders and Scalers $45,600 Agricultural Workers, All Other $40,620

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