{"id":5080,"date":"2021-05-13T08:54:30","date_gmt":"2021-05-13T12:54:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/?page_id=5080"},"modified":"2021-05-17T14:14:12","modified_gmt":"2021-05-17T18:14:12","slug":"2021-maine-farm-worker-compensation-survey","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/2021-maine-farm-worker-compensation-survey\/","title":{"rendered":"2021 Maine Farm Worker Compensation Survey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>2021 Maine Farm Worker Compensation Survey<br \/>\n<\/em><strong>March 1 to April 2, 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>INCLUDED DATA:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#intro\"><strong>Introduction<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#demographic\"><strong>Demographics <\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#employer\"><strong>Employer Data and Salaries <\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#pay\"><strong>Worker Pay Rates by Position, Year, and Experience Level <\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#piece\"><strong>Piece Work Data <\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#type\"><strong>Types of Labor: Unpaid Family, H2A and Apprentices <\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#paid\"><strong>Paid Time Off<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#benefits\"><strong>Bonuses and Benefits<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#conclusion\"><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><a id=\"intro\"><\/a>Introduction<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>A survey was sent to farmers in March of 2021 requesting participation in a statewide survey about wages, pay, and benefits for farmers and employees. The survey was developed through a collaboration between the Maine Vegetable and. Small Fruit Growers Association and University of Maine Cooperative Extension. It was distributed through mailing lists of these two groups as well as other agricultural service provider agencies and grower associations. No similar report detailing Maine farmworker compensation exists, and the results of this survey are an initial snapshot. Although the turnaround was fast, with the survey closed just 1 month after it was released, we hope that the findings will be helpful for farmers and annual data from many more farms will be collected in future years.<\/p>\n<h3><strong><a id=\"demographic\"><\/a>Demographic Information<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Surveys were returned from 86 farmers (n = 86) with paid employees who provided wage data. For location, the survey provided farmers with a selection of four geographic \u201cregions\u201d to select from. The regions included: \u201cSouthern Maine\u201d (York, Cumberland, Androscoggin, Sagadahoc, Knox, Lincoln counties), \u201cWestern &amp; Central Maine\u201d (Kennebec, Oxford, Franklin, Waldo counties), \u201cDowneast Maine\u201d (Washington, Hancock counties), and \u201cNorthern &amp; Central Maine\u201d (Aroostook, Somerset, Penobscot, Piscataquis counties). The greatest number of responses came from farmers in the Southern Maine region (42 respondents, 49.1%, Figure 1).<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/05\/fig1-farm-location-by-region.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5081\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/05\/fig1-farm-location-by-region.jpg\" alt=\"Figure 1. Farm Location by Region: Southern = 49.4%; Northern &amp; Central = 22.4%; Western &amp; central = 22.4%; and Downeast = 5.9%\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/05\/fig1-farm-location-by-region.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/05\/fig1-farm-location-by-region-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/05\/fig1-farm-location-by-region-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/05\/fig1-farm-location-by-region-105x63.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/05\/fig1-farm-location-by-region-317x190.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/05\/fig1-farm-location-by-region-423x254.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/05\/fig1-farm-location-by-region-634x380.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/05\/fig1-farm-location-by-region-846x508.jpg 846w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/05\/fig1-farm-location-by-region-951x571.jpg 951w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong><a id=\"employer\"><\/a>Business Structure <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Most responses came from family-owned farms using the structure of \u201cSole Proprietorship, LLC, General Partnership, etc.\u201d (n = 78, 88.9%), with other farms \u201cNon-Profit or L3C\u201d (n = 5, 5.75%), \u201cCorporately Owned\u201d (n = 3, 3.45%), or \u201cCooperatively Owned\u201d (n = 1, 15%).<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Production Type and Acres of Production<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The greatest number of responses came from vegetable and small fruit producers (n = 41, 47.7% Figure 2). Detail of production type for the response of \u201cother\u201d was not provided.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/05\/fig2-responses-by-type-of-production.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5084\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/05\/fig2-responses-by-type-of-production.jpg\" alt=\"Figure 2. Responses by Type of Production: Vegetables &amp; Small Fruit = 48%; Tree Fruit = 7%; Livestock = 8%; Diversified = 7%; Dairy = 2%; Potatoes = 15%; Blueberries = 2%; Other = 10% \" width=\"700\" height=\"407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/05\/fig2-responses-by-type-of-production.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/05\/fig2-responses-by-type-of-production-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/05\/fig2-responses-by-type-of-production-768x447.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/05\/fig2-responses-by-type-of-production-105x61.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/05\/fig2-responses-by-type-of-production-317x184.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/05\/fig2-responses-by-type-of-production-423x246.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/05\/fig2-responses-by-type-of-production-634x369.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/05\/fig2-responses-by-type-of-production-846x492.jpg 846w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/05\/fig2-responses-by-type-of-production-951x553.jpg 951w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Acres in production (excluding woodlot) ranged from less than 2 acres to over two hundred acres, see Table 1. Nearly 20% of responses (19.8%) were from farms with 21-80 acres in production.<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"3\" align=\"center\">\n<caption>\n<h4><strong>Table 1. Acreage in Production (Excluding Woodlot)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/caption>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;width: 33%;vertical-align: top\" scope=\"col\">Acreage<\/th>\n<th style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;width: 33%;vertical-align: top\" scope=\"col\">Responses<br \/>\n(n = 86)<\/th>\n<th style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;width: 33%;vertical-align: top\" scope=\"col\">Percent of<br \/>\nResponses<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>&lt; 2 acres<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">10<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">11.6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2-5 acres<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">16<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">18.6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6-10 acres<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">10<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">11.6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>11-20 acres<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">10<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">11.6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>21-80 acres<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">17<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">19.8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>81-200 acres<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">8<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">9.3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&gt; 200 acres<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">15<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">17.4%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Owner Pay and Annual Income<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The survey included the question, \u201cHow do you, as the owner of your farm, pay yourself?\u201d There were 84 responses to this question. One-third of respondents said \u201cother\u201d (n = 26, 30.1%), which for some farms included the comment \u201cI don\u2019t get paid at all,\u201d but not all \u201cother\u201d responses provided detail about the pay type. Slightly less than one-quarter of respondents (n = 20, 23.8%) receive a \u201cset weekly or monthly draw.\u201d Some owners receive a \u201csalary\u201d (n= 15, 17.9%), and some receive a \u201cpercentage of revenue at the end of the season\u201d (n = 13, 15.5%). The fewest number of respondents pay themselves an \u201chourly wage\u201d (n = 10, 11.9%).<\/p>\n<p>Farmers were asked how much income they received annually from the farm. Nine farm income categories were provided ranging from less than $10,000 to over $80,000. 11% of respondents (n = 9) chose not to answer. Figure 3 illustrates the farm owner incomes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/05\/fig3-estimated-farm-owner-income.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5086\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/05\/fig3-estimated-farm-owner-income.jpg\" alt=\"Figure 3. Estimated Farm Owner Income: less than $10K = 18%; $10-15K = 9%; $16-20K = 8%; $21-29K = 12%; $30-39K = 9%; $40-49K = 11%; $50-59K = 9%; $60-69K = 4%; $70-79K = 2.5%; $80+K = 6%; prefer not to answer = 11% of responses\" width=\"700\" height=\"407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/05\/fig3-estimated-farm-owner-income.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/05\/fig3-estimated-farm-owner-income-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/05\/fig3-estimated-farm-owner-income-768x447.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/05\/fig3-estimated-farm-owner-income-105x61.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/05\/fig3-estimated-farm-owner-income-317x184.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/05\/fig3-estimated-farm-owner-income-423x246.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/05\/fig3-estimated-farm-owner-income-634x369.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/05\/fig3-estimated-farm-owner-income-846x492.jpg 846w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/05\/fig3-estimated-farm-owner-income-951x553.jpg 951w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong><a id=\"type\"><\/a>Number and Type of Employees<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Multiple survey questions asked about the number and types of employees on the farm.<\/p>\n<p><strong>H2A Workers. <\/strong>One question asked, \u201cdo you hire H2A workers?\u201d Nine responded \u201cyes\u201d (10% of respondents), 77 responded \u201cno\u201d (90% of respondents).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Unpaid Family Labor. <\/strong>Another question asked farmers \u201cdo you rely on any unpaid labor from family members to operate your farm?\u201d 40.1% (n=34) responded \u201cyes.\u201d Of these responses, the number of hours of unpaid labor provided by family members is illustrated in Figure 4.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/05\/fig4-average-weekly-hours-unpaid.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5089\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/05\/fig4-average-weekly-hours-unpaid.jpg\" alt=\"Figure 4: Average Weekly Hours of Unpaid Labor from Family: 1 to 5 = 5%; 6 to 10 = 9%; 11 to 20 = 5%; 21 to 30 = 1%; &gt; 30 hours = 14% of respondents\" width=\"700\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/05\/fig4-average-weekly-hours-unpaid.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/05\/fig4-average-weekly-hours-unpaid-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/05\/fig4-average-weekly-hours-unpaid-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/05\/fig4-average-weekly-hours-unpaid-105x59.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/05\/fig4-average-weekly-hours-unpaid-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/05\/fig4-average-weekly-hours-unpaid-317x178.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/05\/fig4-average-weekly-hours-unpaid-423x237.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/05\/fig4-average-weekly-hours-unpaid-634x356.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/05\/fig4-average-weekly-hours-unpaid-846x475.jpg 846w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/05\/fig4-average-weekly-hours-unpaid-951x534.jpg 951w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/05\/fig4-average-weekly-hours-unpaid-320x180.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Paid Employees. <\/strong>Farmers were asked, \u201cHow many people do you employ at the peak of your season and year-round? (Please do not include yourself or any owners.)\u201d Response categories were provided. Nearly half of respondents (n = 40, 47%) have no year-round employees. These figures include all types of employees. Figure 5 illustrates the number of employees at both peak and year-round.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/05\/fig5-number-employees.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5092\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/05\/fig5-number-employees.jpg\" alt=\"Figure 5. Number of Employees: Peak of Season: 1-3 = 36.9%; 4-6 = 19.05%; 7-10 = 14.29%; 11-20 = 19.05%; 20+ = 10.71%; Year Round: 0 = 47.06%; 1-3 = 24.71%; 4-6 = 16.47%; 7-10 = 9.41%; 11-20 = 2.35%\" width=\"700\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/05\/fig5-number-employees.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/05\/fig5-number-employees-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/05\/fig5-number-employees-768x455.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/05\/fig5-number-employees-105x62.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/05\/fig5-number-employees-317x188.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/05\/fig5-number-employees-423x251.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/05\/fig5-number-employees-634x376.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/05\/fig5-number-employees-846x502.jpg 846w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/05\/fig5-number-employees-951x564.jpg 951w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong><a id=\"pay\"><\/a>Compensation for Farm Employees<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The two tables in this section summarize hourly and salary (if applicable) pay in both 2020 and 2021 as reported by farmers about their farms in the March survey. Averages, highest and lowest dollar amounts (range), and the number of responses under each category are reported.<\/p>\n<div>\n<table border=\"1\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"3\" align=\"center\">\n<caption>\n<h4><strong>Table 2. Maine Farm Worker Compensation: Statewide for all Production Types (n = 86)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/caption>\n<tfoot>\n<tr align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<td colspan=\"8\"><em>*ND = No Data. No respondents gave information related to these categories. From that, we can infer that there are very few farms paying employees in those categories in that way. (Ex. There were no respondents who are paying prep pack workers a salary.)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tfoot>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"2\"><\/td>\n<th style=\"background-color: #003263\" colspan=\"3\" scope=\"colgroup\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><strong>2020<\/strong><\/span><\/th>\n<th style=\"background-color: #003263\" colspan=\"3\" scope=\"colgroup\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><strong>2021<\/strong><\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"vertical-align: bottom\" scope=\"col\"><strong>Student<\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;vertical-align: bottom\" scope=\"col\"><strong>Entry Level Adult<\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;vertical-align: bottom\" scope=\"col\"><strong>Experienced<\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"vertical-align: bottom\" scope=\"col\"><strong>Student<\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;vertical-align: bottom\" scope=\"col\"><strong>Entry Level Adult<\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;vertical-align: bottom\" scope=\"col\"><strong>Experienced<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" rowspan=\"3\" scope=\"rowgroup\"><strong>Manager (Hourly)<\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\">Average<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>$13.38<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\"><strong>$14.75<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\"><strong>$17.06<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>$13.30<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\"><strong>$15.01<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\"><strong>$17.73<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\">Range<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">$12 to $15<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">$13 to $18<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">$14 to $24<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">$12.15 to $14.75<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">$13.15 to $17.50<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">$15 to $22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\"># of Responses<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">4<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">12<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">26<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">13<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" rowspan=\"3\" scope=\"rowgroup\"><strong>Manager (Salary)<\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\">Average<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\"><strong>$34,000.00<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\"><strong>$44,500.00<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\"><strong>$34,000.00<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\"><strong>$46,391.67<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\">Range<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">ND*<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">$34K<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">$28.6K to $68K<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">ND*<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">$34K<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">$31.2K to $68.5K<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\"># of Responses<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">8<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" rowspan=\"3\" scope=\"rowgroup\"><strong>Equipment Operator (Hourly)<\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\">Average<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>$12.88<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\"><strong>$14.25<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\"><strong>$16.15<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>$13.50<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\"><strong>$14.89<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\"><strong>$16.95<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\">Range<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">$12.15 to $14<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">$13 to $16.75<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">$13.75 to $20<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">$13 to $15<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">$13 to $17<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">$14 to $21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\"># of Responses<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">11<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">20<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">4<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">11<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" rowspan=\"3\" scope=\"rowgroup\"><strong>Farm Laborer (Hourly)<\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\">Average<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>$12.52<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\"><strong>$13.30<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\"><strong>$14.59<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>$12.84<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\"><strong>$13.57<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\"><strong>$15.03<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\">Range<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">$10 to $15<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">$8 to $20<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">$9 to $20<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">$10 to $15<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">$8 to $20<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">$9 to $20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\"># of Responses<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">29<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">52<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">49<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">25<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">45<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">51<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" rowspan=\"3\" scope=\"rowgroup\"><strong>Prep\/Pack (Hourly)<\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\">Average<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>$12.69<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\"><strong>$13.93<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\"><strong>$14.99<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>$12.80<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\"><strong>$13.93<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\"><strong>$15.30<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\">Range<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">$8 to $15<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">$12 to $18<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">$12.25 to $20<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">$10 to $15<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">$12 to $16<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">$12.25 to $20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\"># of Responses<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">8<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">15<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">20<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">6<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">14<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"rowgroup\"><strong>Prep\/Pack (Salary)<\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\"><strong>ND*<\/strong><\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" rowspan=\"3\" scope=\"rowgroup\"><strong>Farm Stand Manager (Hourly)<\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\">Average<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>$12.90<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\"><strong>$13.81<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\"><strong>$15.26<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>$12.43<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\"><strong>$14.14<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\"><strong>$15.63<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\">Range<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">$12 to $15<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">$12 to $17<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">$13 to $18<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">$12.15 to $13<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">$12.50 to $17<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">$13.5 to $18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\"># of Responses<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">5<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">13<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">18<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">12<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" rowspan=\"3\" scope=\"rowgroup\"><strong>Farm Stand Manager (Salary)<\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\">Average<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\"><strong>$45,000.00<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\"><strong>$37,500.00<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\"><strong>$43,250.00<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\">Range<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">ND*<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">$45K<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">$37.5K<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">ND*<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">ND*<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">$37.5K to $49K<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\"># of Responses<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" rowspan=\"3\" scope=\"rowgroup\"><strong>Truck Driver (Hourly)<\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\">Average<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>$14.33<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\"><strong>$15.85<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\"><strong>$17.20<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>$14.00<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\"><strong>$16.25<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\"><strong>$17.60<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\">Range<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">$13 to $15<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">$13 to $25<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">$14.25 to $28<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">$13 to $15<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">$13 to $25<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">$14.25 to $28<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\"># of Responses<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">10<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">14<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">2<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">8<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" rowspan=\"3\" scope=\"rowgroup\"><strong>Apprentice or Intern (Hourly)<\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"rowgroup\">Average<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>$12.70<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\"><strong>$13.10<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\"><strong>$13.75<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>$12.79<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\"><strong>$14.08<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\"><strong>$13.75<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"rowgroup\">Range<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">$12 to $14<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">$12 to $15<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">$13 to $14.5<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">$12 to $14<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">$12 to $19<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">$13 to $14.50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"rowgroup\"># of Responses<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">5<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">5<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">2<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">7<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">6<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Table 3 is a summary of the pay rates by geographic region. Due to lower responses in each region and to ensure farm anonymity, only information for \u201cHourly Farm Laborer\u201d is reported by region. The regions were defined as Downeast (Hancock and Washington counties), North Central (Aroostook, Somerset, Penobscot, Piscataquis counties), Southern (York, Cumberland, Androscoggin, Sagadahoc, Knox, Lincoln counties), and Western Central (Kennebec, Oxford, Franklin, Waldo counties).<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"3\" align=\"center\">\n<caption>\n<h4><strong>Table 3. Maine Hourly Farm Laborer by Region for All Production Types (n = 86)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/caption>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" rowspan=\"2\"><\/td>\n<th style=\"background-color: #003263\" colspan=\"3\" scope=\"colgroup\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><strong>2020<\/strong><\/span><\/th>\n<th style=\"background-color: #003263\" colspan=\"3\" scope=\"colgroup\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><strong>2021<\/strong><\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"vertical-align: bottom\" scope=\"col\"><strong>Student<\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;vertical-align: bottom\" scope=\"col\"><strong>Entry Level Adult<\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;vertical-align: bottom\" scope=\"col\"><strong>Experienced<\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"vertical-align: bottom\" scope=\"col\"><strong>Student<\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;vertical-align: bottom\" scope=\"col\"><strong>Entry Level Adult<\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;vertical-align: bottom\" scope=\"col\"><strong>Experienced<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" rowspan=\"12\" scope=\"rowgroup\"><strong>Farm Laborer (Hourly)<\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" rowspan=\"3\" scope=\"rowgroup\">Down East<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\">Average<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>$13.33<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\"><strong>$15.33<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\"><strong>$14.50<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>$13.38<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\"><strong>$15.38<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\"><strong>$15.08<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\">Range<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">$12 to $15<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">$13 to $20<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">$14 to $15<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">$12.15 to $15<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">$13 to $20<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">$15 to $15.15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\"># of Responses<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">2<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" rowspan=\"3\" scope=\"rowgroup\">North Central<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\">Average<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>$12.36<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\"><strong>$13.10<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\"><strong>$14.61<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>$12.78<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\"><strong>$13.77<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\"><strong>$15.12<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\">Range<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">$11 to $14<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">$11 to $16<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">$13.5 to $16<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">$12 to $14.50<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">$12 to $17<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">$14 to $17<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\"># of Responses<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">7<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">11<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">10<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">6<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">9<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" rowspan=\"3\" scope=\"rowgroup\">Southern<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\">Average<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>$12.14<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\"><strong>$12.84<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\"><strong>$14.31<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>$12.47<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\"><strong>$13.26<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\"><strong>$14.82<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\">Range<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">$10 to $15<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">$8 to $15<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">$9 to $17<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">$10 to $15<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">$8 to $16<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">$9 to $20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\"># of Responses<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">15<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">25<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">24<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">12<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">25<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" rowspan=\"3\" scope=\"rowgroup\">Western Central<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\">Average<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>$13.17<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\"><strong>$13.79<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\"><strong>$15.18<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>$13.17<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\"><strong>$13.43<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\"><strong>$15.33<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\">Range<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">$12 to $15<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">$12 to $15<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">$13 to $20<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">$12 to $15<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">$12 to $15<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">$13 to $20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\"># of Responses<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">12<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">11<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">7<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>There were enough responses from vegetable and small fruit producers (n=41) to create a separate vegetable and small fruit-specific compensation table in Table 4.<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"3\" align=\"center\">\n<caption>\n<h4><strong>Table 4. Maine Farm Worker Compensation: Vegetable and Small Fruit Producers (n = 41)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/caption>\n<tfoot>\n<tr align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<td colspan=\"8\"><em>*ND = No Data. No respondents gave information related to these categories. From that, we can infer that there are very few farms paying employees in those categories in that way. Ex. There were no respondents who are paying prep pack workers a salary.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>** ID= Insufficient data. ID refers to categories in which only one respondent provided data.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tfoot>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"2\"><\/td>\n<th style=\"background-color: #003263\" colspan=\"3\" scope=\"colgroup\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><strong>2020<\/strong><\/span><\/th>\n<th style=\"background-color: #003263\" colspan=\"3\" scope=\"colgroup\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><strong>2021<\/strong><\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"vertical-align: bottom\" scope=\"col\"><strong>Student<\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;vertical-align: bottom\" scope=\"col\"><strong>Entry Level Adult<\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;vertical-align: bottom\" scope=\"col\"><strong>Experienced<\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"vertical-align: bottom\" scope=\"col\"><strong>Student<\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;vertical-align: bottom\" scope=\"col\"><strong>Entry Level Adult<\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;vertical-align: bottom\" scope=\"col\"><strong>Experienced<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" rowspan=\"3\" scope=\"rowgroup\"><strong>Manager (Hourly)<\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\">Average<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\"><strong>$15.20<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\"><strong>$16.14<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\"><strong>$15.07<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\"><strong>$17.39<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\">Range<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">ID<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">$13 to $15<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">$14 to $18.50<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">ID<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">$14 to $17<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">$15 to $21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\"># of Responses<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">5<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">14<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">7<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">14<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" rowspan=\"3\" scope=\"rowgroup\"><strong>Manager (Salary)<\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\">Average<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\"><strong>$40,000.00<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\">Range<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">ND<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">ND<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">ID<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">ND<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">ND<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">$37K to $43K<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\"># of Responses<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" rowspan=\"3\" scope=\"rowgroup\"><strong>Equipment Operator (Hourly)<\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\">Average<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\"><strong>$14.94<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\"><strong>$15.43<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>$13.00<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\"><strong>$15.46<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\"><strong>$17.00<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\">Range<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">ID<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">$13 to $16.75<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">$14 to $16<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">$13<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">$15 to $16.75<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">$15 to $18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\"># of Responses<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">4<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">7<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">2<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">6<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" rowspan=\"3\" scope=\"rowgroup\"><strong>Farm Laborer (Hourly)<\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\">Average<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>$12.53<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\"><strong>$13.10<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">$14.40<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>$12.95<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\"><strong>$13.28<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">$14.65<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\">Range<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">$10 to $15<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">$8 to $15<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">$9 to $17<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">$10 to $15<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">$8 to $15<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">$9 to $17<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\"># of Responses<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">15<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">27<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">27<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">13<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">22<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" rowspan=\"3\" scope=\"rowgroup\"><strong>Prep\/Pack (Hourly)<\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\">Average<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>$12.42<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\"><strong>$14.00<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\"><strong>$14.93<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>$12.93<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\"><strong>$14.02<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\"><strong>$15.10<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\">Range<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">$8 to $15<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">$12 to $18<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">$14 to $16.75<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">$10 to $15<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">$12.15 to $15<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">$14 to $16.75<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\"># of Responses<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">6<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">9<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">10<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">5<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">9<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"rowgroup\"><strong>Prep\/Pack (Salary)<\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\"><strong>ND<\/strong><\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" rowspan=\"3\" scope=\"rowgroup\"><strong>Farm Stand Manager (Hourly)<\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\">Average<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>$12.50<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\"><strong>$13.88<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\"><strong>$15.42<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>$12.58<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\"><strong>$14.44<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\"><strong>$15.88<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\">Range<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">$12 to $13<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">$12 to $17<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">$13 to $18<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">$12.15 to $13<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">$13 to $17<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">$13.50 to $18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\"># of Responses<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">8<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">9<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">2<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">8<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"rowgroup\"><strong>Farm Stand Manager (Salary)<\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\"><strong>ND<\/strong><\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" rowspan=\"3\" scope=\"rowgroup\"><strong>Truck Driver (Hourly)<\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\">Average<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\"><strong>$14.67<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\"><strong>$15.75<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\"><strong>$15.00<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\"><strong>$15.88<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\">Range<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">ID<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">$13 to $17<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">$15 to $17<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">ID<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">$13 to $17<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">$15 to $17<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\"># of Responses<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">4<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" rowspan=\"3\" scope=\"rowgroup\"><strong>Apprentice or Intern (Hourly)<\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\">Average<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>$13.00<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\"><strong>$13.67<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>$13.00<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\"><strong>$13.67<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\">Range<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">$12 to $14<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">$12 to $15<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">ND<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">$12 to $14<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">$12 to $15<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">ND<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\"># of Responses<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>There were enough responses from potato producers (n=13) to create a separate potato-specific compensation table in Table 5.<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"3\" align=\"center\">\n<caption>\n<h4><strong>Table 5. Maine Farm Worker Compensation: Statewide for Potato Producers (n = 15)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/caption>\n<tfoot>\n<tr align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<td colspan=\"8\"><em>*ND = No Data. No respondents gave information related to these categories. From that we can infer that there are very few farms paying employees in those categories in that way. Ex. There were no respondents who are paying prep pack workers a salary.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>** ID= Insufficient data. ID refers to categories in which only one respondent provided data.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tfoot>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"2\"><\/td>\n<th style=\"background-color: #003263\" colspan=\"3\" scope=\"colgroup\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><strong>2020<\/strong><\/span><\/th>\n<th style=\"background-color: #003263\" colspan=\"4\" scope=\"colgroup\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><strong>2021<\/strong><\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"vertical-align: bottom\" scope=\"col\"><strong>Student<\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;vertical-align: bottom\" scope=\"col\"><strong>Entry Level Adult<\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;vertical-align: bottom\" scope=\"col\"><strong>Experienced<\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"vertical-align: bottom\" scope=\"col\"><strong>Student<\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;vertical-align: bottom\" scope=\"col\"><strong>Entry Level Adult<\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;vertical-align: bottom\" colspan=\"2\" scope=\"col\"><strong>Experienced<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" rowspan=\"3\" scope=\"rowgroup\"><strong>Manager (Hourly)<\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\">Average<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\"><strong>$19.30<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>$18.63<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\">Range<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">ND<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">ID<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">$16 to $24<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">ND<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">ID<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\">$16.5 to $21.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\"># of Responses<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">5<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\">4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" rowspan=\"3\" scope=\"rowgroup\"><strong>Manager (Salary)<\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\">Average<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\">Range<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">ND<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">ND<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">ID<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">ND<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">ND<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\">ID<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\"># of Responses<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" rowspan=\"3\" scope=\"rowgroup\"><strong>Equipment Operator (Hourly)<\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\">Average<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\"><strong>$14.83<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\"><strong>$17.79<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\"><strong>$15.50<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>$18.08<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\">Range<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">ID<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">$14 to $16<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">$14 to $20<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">ID<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">$14 to $17<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\">$15 to $21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\"># of Responses<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">7<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">2<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\">6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" rowspan=\"3\" scope=\"rowgroup\"><strong>Farm Laborer (Hourly)<\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\">Average<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>$12.50<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\"><strong>$13.03<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\"><strong>$14.93<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>$13.17<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\"><strong>$13.65<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>$15.60<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\">Range<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">$11 to $14<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">$11 to $15<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">$14 to $16<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">$12 to $14.5<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">$12 to $15<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\">$14 to $17<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\"># of Responses<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">6<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">6<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">5<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\">5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" rowspan=\"3\" scope=\"rowgroup\"><strong>Prep\/Pack (Hourly)<\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\">Average<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\">Range<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">ND<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">ND<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">ID<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">ND<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">ND<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\">ID<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\"># of Responses<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"rowgroup\"><strong>Prep\/Pack (Salary)<\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\"><strong>ND<\/strong><\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"rowgroup\"><strong>Farm Stand Manager (Hourly)<\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\"><strong>ND\/ID<\/strong><\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"rowgroup\"><strong>Farm Stand Manager (Salary)<\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\"><strong>ND<\/strong><\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" rowspan=\"3\" scope=\"rowgroup\"><strong>Truck Driver (Hourly)<\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\">Average<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\"><strong>$15.00<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\"><strong>$16.70<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\"><strong>$15.00<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>$16.85<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\">Range<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">ID<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">$14 to $16<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">$14.5 to $20<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">ID<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">$14 to $16<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\">$15 $20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\"># of Responses<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">5<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">2<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\">4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"rowgroup\"><strong>Apprentice or Intern (Hourly)<\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\"><strong>ND<\/strong><\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;text-align: center\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e6f1ff;text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3><strong><a id=\"piece\"><\/a>Piece Work<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The survey included the question, \u201cdo you pay any workers for piece work?\u201d Of 86 respondents, 9 (10%) reported paying workers for piece work. Table 4 provides pay rates for both 2020 and 2021 for strawberries, blueberries, apples, and peas as reported by farmers in the March survey.<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"3\" align=\"center\">\n<caption>\n<h4><strong>Table 4. Piece Work Rates by Crop (n = 86)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/caption>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;width: 25%\" scope=\"col\"><\/th>\n<th style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;width: 25%\" scope=\"col\"><strong>Unit<\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;width: 25%\" scope=\"col\"><strong>2020 Rates<\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;width: 25%\" scope=\"col\"><strong>2021 Rates<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" rowspan=\"2\" scope=\"rowgroup\"><strong>Strawberries<\/strong><\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">Quart<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">$0.75 to $1.50<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">$1.50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">Pound<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">$1.00<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">$1.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\"><strong>Blueberries<\/strong><\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">Pint<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">$1.50 to $2.20<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">$1.50 to $2.40<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\"><strong>Apples<\/strong><\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">Bushel<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">$1.43<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">$1.50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" scope=\"row\"><strong>Peas<\/strong><\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">Pound<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">$1.00 to $1.10<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">$1.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3><strong>Room and Board<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The survey included the question \u201cDo you provide housing as part of the compensation package for any of your employees? (Please do not include H2A workers, apprentices, or interns here.)\u201d\u00a0 Excluding H2A workers, apprentices, or interns, 11.63% of respondents (n=10) provide housing for employees as part of their compensation package.<\/p>\n<p>A follow-up question asked, \u201cDo you provide free room and board for apprentices or interns?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>9.6% (n=8) of respondents offer free room and board for apprentices or interns.<\/p>\n<h3><strong><a id=\"paid\"><\/a>PTO, Benefits, and Bonuses<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The survey included questions about PTO, types of benefits, and bonuses.<\/p>\n<p>Respondents were provided with choices: sick, vacation, holidays, flexible PTO to answer the question\u00a0 \u201cPlease tell us about any paid time off (PTO) you offer &#8211; How do you determine when this is appropriate to offer?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Figure 6 illustrates the types of PTO that are offered by the 61 respondents who do offer PTO. Of those offering PTO, 95% offer paid sick leave, 85% offer paid vacation, 71% offer paid holidays, and 89% offer flexible paid time off for their seasonal employees.<\/p>\n<p>For year-round employees, 86% are offered paid sick time, 70% receive paid vacation, 77% have paid holidays, and 86% are given flexible time off.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/05\/fig6-paid-time-off.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5116\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/05\/fig6-paid-time-off.jpg\" alt=\"Figure 6. Paid Time Off Options: Sick Time = 20% yes, 40% no; vacation time = 19% yes, 40% no; holidays = 20% yes, 40% no; flexible PTO = 20% yes, 40% no\" width=\"700\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/05\/fig6-paid-time-off.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/05\/fig6-paid-time-off-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/05\/fig6-paid-time-off-768x455.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/05\/fig6-paid-time-off-105x62.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/05\/fig6-paid-time-off-317x188.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/05\/fig6-paid-time-off-423x251.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/05\/fig6-paid-time-off-634x376.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/05\/fig6-paid-time-off-846x502.jpg 846w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/05\/fig6-paid-time-off-951x564.jpg 951w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There was a wide variation in how farm owners approach determining paid time off (PTO) policies for employees.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sick Time (n=61). <\/strong>34% offer sick time. Some have no prerequisites or waiting period, while others reserve paid sick leave for managers or long-term employees only. Most allow employees to accrue time, ranging from 2-18 days per season.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vacation Time (n=61). <\/strong>32% offer vacation time. This benefit generally required long-term employment. Some required it not be taken during the busiest part of the season.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Holidays (n= 61). <\/strong>34% offer paid holidays off. Ten farmers (17%) described their paid holiday policies, with about half offering them to all employees from the beginning of employment and half offering this benefit only to salaried and long-term employees. Some offer holidays off with no pay in the summer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Flexible Paid Time Off (n=61). <\/strong>33% offer some form of flexible paid time off. Thirteen farms (19%) offered flexible time off, which included vacation time in some cases. A majority of respondents allow employees to accrue this time from the day they begin work, and some offer this to full-time employees only. Each described a policy they have come up with and some said that they include this in their employee handbook.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a id=\"benefits\"><\/a>Other Benefits (n=61). <\/strong>Thirteen farms (19%) report offering health insurance to year-round employees with nine (15%) also offering retirement accounts such as a 401k or IRA. Many farms reported offering free farm products and or discounts to their employees.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Raises (n=86). <\/strong>\u00a048.8% (n=41) reported offering raises during the season, while 51.2% (n=43) do not. Of those offering raises, they ranged from .25\/hour to $2.00\/hour with 28% of respondents offering .50\/hour raises, while 35% offer raises of $1.00\/hour. Raises are based on performance, competency laid out in the employee manual, and generally evaluated mid-season or some other regular interval. A typical response was \u201cWhen an employee is working faster, taking initiative and contributing to the farm without being asked.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bonuses (n=86). <\/strong>55% (n = 45) reported offering bonuses, which are primarily based on quality of work, tenure at the farm, and whether the farm is having a particularly successful season. Many also mentioned Christmas bonuses for year-round staff.<\/p>\n<h3><strong><a id=\"conclusion\"><\/a>Conclusion<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The 2021 Maine Farm Worker Compensation Survey was created in response to numerous, unsolicited comments from farm operators throughout the state, concerned and uncertain about how their worker wage rates compared to other farms in their areas.<\/p>\n<p>The data from the survey is a snapshot of the current farm worker compensation practices on Maine farms. While the respondents represented a wide diversity of regions and production types, the majority of respondents were vegetable and small fruit producers (49.4%) from Southern Maine (47.7%). There was a fairly even and wide representation of acreages farmed and farm owner incomes.<\/p>\n<p>The data in the worker compensation tables will assist farm managers to make informed decisions about pay rates and benefits to offer based on comparable positions within their regions and production types. Through the review of this data, we hope that farmers will be more confident and competitive in setting their wage rates, and better able to attract and retain a reliable workforce during this time of a tight labor market.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Additional Resource<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/1060e\/\">Bulletin #1060, Orienting New Farm Employees in Maine: A Checklist for Maine Agricultural Employers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2021 Maine Farm Worker Compensation Survey March 1 to April 2, 2021 INCLUDED DATA: Introduction Demographics Employer Data and Salaries Worker Pay Rates by Position, Year, and Experience Level Piece Work Data Types of Labor: Unpaid Family, H2A and Apprentices Paid Time Off Bonuses and Benefits Conclusion Introduction A survey was sent to farmers in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"A survey was sent to farmers in March of 2021 requesting participation in a statewide survey about wages, pay, and benefits for farmers and employees. The survey was developed through a collaboration between the Maine Small Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association and the University of Maine Cooperative Extension. No similar report detailing Maine farm worker compensation exists, and the results of this survey are an initial snapshot. 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