Occupation · SOC 25-9021

Farm and Home Management Educators: pay and where the jobs are

What farm and home management educators earn in the U.S., how pay varies across workers and states, and tools to plan around it.

BLS May 2025 data · methodology

National pay, May 2025

$60,220 median annual wage

Mean (average) annual wage
$61,060
Median hourly wage
$28.95
Mean hourly wage
$29.35
Employment
8,220

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (released 2026-05-15), SOC 25-9021.

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How much do farm and home management educators make?

The median annual wage for farm and home management educators was $60,220 in May 2025, so half of workers earned more and half earned less. The lowest-paid 10% earned less than $37,650 and the highest-paid 10% more than $85,060. As an hourly rate, the median is $28.95. About 8,220 people work in this occupation nationwide. The highest state medians are in California ($98,770), Oregon ($80,030) and Maryland ($79,780). California also comes out on top after taxes and local prices.

Pay ladder

What each step of the pay range for farm and home management educators looks like per month. Take-home here includes federal tax, Social Security and Medicare for a single filer; add your state in the paycheck calculator.

Farm and Home Management Educators: pay at each percentile
StepAnnualHourlyMonthly grossMonthly after federal tax & FICA
10th percentile$37,650$18.10$3,138$2,703
25th percentile$46,990$22.59$3,916$3,328
Median$60,220$28.95$5,018$4,214
75th percentile$73,130$35.16$6,094$5,023
90th percentile$85,060$40.89$7,088$5,722

Farm and Home Management Educators: pay by state

35 states and territories have a published median, sorted from highest to lowest. The last two columns are our estimates: the median after 2026 federal and state taxes, and that take-home restated in national-average prices.

1

California

$65,110 take-home in national prices

2

North Dakota

$59,787 take-home in national prices

3

Maryland

$58,624 take-home in national prices

Where a median farm and home management educator paycheck goes furthest after 2026 taxes and BEA price levels.

Annual wages by state, May 2025, with after-tax and price-adjusted estimates
StateEmploymentMedian10th pct.90th pct.Median after tax*In national prices†
California40$98,770$56,400$108,770$72,090$65,110
OregonNot published$80,030$56,570$97,000$59,251$57,324
Maryland150$79,780$50,220$124,850$61,532$58,624
Virginia520$76,710$47,340$97,140$59,199$58,552
Arizona30$73,210$59,070$89,370$58,897$58,501
Massachusetts40$66,920$63,040$86,040$52,474$49,618
Colorado90$66,230$48,450$82,490$52,899$51,332
Maine70$65,780$47,520$104,190$51,943$53,522
Indiana360$65,740$52,010$81,560$53,092$56,887
Michigan330$65,030$47,950$104,340$51,919$53,960
North Carolina910$64,280$51,100$83,920$51,773$54,887
North Dakota90$63,480$39,280$92,550$53,186$59,787
WashingtonNot published$63,440$54,630$79,960$52,274$48,848
Delaware80$63,300$38,730$96,600$49,952$50,048
Vermont50$62,830$51,760$75,090$50,993$52,056
New Mexico160$62,730$48,480$91,660$50,801$55,091
Kentucky420$61,190$43,890$81,280$49,322$54,706
Wisconsin670$60,920$46,850$75,630$49,014$52,090
Nebraska90$60,670$36,860$106,640$49,047$54,435
South Dakota90$60,440$49,350$77,270$50,744$57,282
MississippiNot published$59,480$39,830$101,860$48,325$55,576
Alabama260$58,330$43,810$94,740$46,613$52,478
New JerseyNot published$57,810$36,930$58,740$46,551$42,784
Puerto Rico470$53,160$49,060$67,220——
Kansas480$52,870$42,610$82,680$42,511$47,198
West Virginia50$50,930$46,860$95,490$41,619$46,503
Wyoming140$50,510$44,200$80,890$42,765$46,137
Arkansas200$49,640$36,990$72,100$40,717$46,835
Florida710$49,090$35,420$78,540$41,624$40,250
New York80$48,860$35,380$76,010$39,155$36,281
Hawaii30$48,340$39,800$55,940$38,874$35,356
Iowa520$48,200$43,010$82,020$39,729$45,269
PennsylvaniaNot published$45,970$34,110$56,880$37,673$38,611
Georgia200$33,510$15,080$102,860$28,182$29,267
Texas470$33,260$20,680$60,510$28,904$29,781

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (released 2026-05-15), SOC 25-9021. *Our estimate for a single filer paid biweekly with no pre-tax deductions or local tax, 2026 federal and state rules. †Take-home ÷ BEA Regional Price Parity × 100 (2024 price levels).

Sources

  1. OEWS May 2025 (oesm25nat.zip) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed 2026-10-09.
  2. OEWS May 2025 (oesm25st.zip) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed 2026-10-09.