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What farmers make
Typical
$62,000
Starting out or a bad year
$34,000
Large established operation
$120,000
Job Bank's closest page is for hog farmers, with a national median of $30 an hour, about $62,000 a year full time. Treat it as a rough anchor. Farming income swings hard with crop prices, weather and how much land you own.