Changes in Hourly Wages for Pacific Northwest Seasonal Farmworkers
Foreign seasonal workers at Pacific Northwest farms will experience a reduction in hourly wages due to a policy change by the Trump administration.
The Department of Labor, under Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, has altered the hourly wages for workers under the federal H-2A agricultural program.
- In Oregon, agricultural workers with H-2A visas will see their wages decrease from $19.82 to $15.25 per hour, a 23% reduction.
- More skilled positions will be paid slightly higher, at $17.62 per hour.
The H-2A program allows agricultural employers to hire temporary foreign farmworkers when there is a shortage of domestic workers, with many coming from Mexico.
As of this month, over 3,700 people have been certified to work in Oregon under the H-2A program in 2025, according to the DOL Office of Foreign Labor Certification.
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Author's summary: Seasonal farmworkers in Pacific Northwest to earn less.
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