Wrangler Salary

Q: How much does a Wrangler make?

The average salary for a wrangler in the United States is $34,274 . Wrangler salaries typically range between $17,000 and $68,000 a year. The average hourly rate for wranglers is $16.48 per hour. Location, education, and experience impacts how much a wrangler can expect to make. Wranglers make the most in New York, Vermont, Rhode Island, Maine, and Massachusetts.

Updated April 6, 2023

Wrangler Salary Estimate

$16.48hourly

$34,274 yearly

Entry level Salary

$17,000 yearly

$17,00010%

$34,274Median

$68,00090%

How much does a Wrangler make?

The average salary for a wrangler in the United States is $34,274. Wrangler salaries typically range between $17,000 and $68,000 a year. The average hourly rate for wranglers is $16.48 per hour.

Location, education, and experience impacts how much a wrangler can expect to make. Wranglers make the most in New York, Vermont, Rhode Island, Maine, and Massachusetts.

Research Summary.

The average salary for a wrangler is $34,274 in the US.
The average wrangler salary ranges between $17,000 and $68,000 in the US.
Hourly rates for wranglers in the US typically range between $8 and $32 an hour.
The average wrangler salary is $39,880 in New York, $38,751 in Vermont, and $38,621 in Rhode Island. These are the three highest-paying states for wranglers in the US.
Automattic has the highest average salary for wranglers.

Highest Paying States For Wranglers

If both location and money are important to you, then you might want to check out moving to New York, Vermont and Rhode Island, as these three states offer the highest salaries throughout the U.S. for wranglers. Quite opposite of that list is the lowest paying states, which are North Carolina, Indiana, and Oklahoma.

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Average Salary:

Wrangler average salary by State

Rank	State	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Count
1	North Dakota	$33,704	$16.20	1
2	Rhode Island	$38,621	$18.57
3	Vermont	$38,751	$18.63
4	Maine	$37,635	$18.09
5	New York	$39,880	$19.17
6	Pennsylvania	$35,460	$17.05
7	Massachusetts	$37,376	$17.97
8	Ohio	$32,454	$15.60	1
9	Delaware	$35,688	$17.16
10	Michigan	$31,982	$15.38	2
11	New Hampshire	$34,824	$16.74
12	Connecticut	$35,343	$16.99
13	New Jersey	$35,279	$16.96
14	Maryland	$34,053	$16.37
15	West Virginia	$31,468	$15.13
16	Wisconsin	$30,258	$14.55
17	District of Columbia	$33,202	$15.96	2
18	Nebraska	$29,648	$14.25
19	Georgia	$28,747	$13.82	2
20	Missouri	$27,109	$13.03	2
21	New Mexico	$27,792	$13.36
22	Hawaii	$31,128	$14.97
23	South Dakota	$26,800	$12.88
24	Illinois	$27,398	$13.17	1
25	California	$29,824	$14.34	1
26	Minnesota	$27,256	$13.10
27	Virginia	$27,336	$13.14	4
28	Kansas	$26,492	$12.74
29	Nevada	$26,344	$12.67
30	Mississippi	$26,744	$12.86
31	Florida	$25,374	$12.20	1
32	Iowa	$23,440	$11.27	2
33	Wyoming	$24,398	$11.73
34	Kentucky	$23,924	$11.50
35	Tennessee	$23,917	$11.50
36	Arizona	$24,341	$11.70	1
37	Texas	$23,771	$11.43	3
38	Utah	$23,633	$11.36	3
39	Washington	$25,150	$12.09
40	South Carolina	$24,238	$11.65
41	Alabama	$23,283	$11.19
42	Colorado	$23,567	$11.33	4
43	Montana	$22,221	$10.68	57
44	Indiana	$22,823	$10.97
45	Oregon	$23,354	$11.23	2
46	Idaho	$23,104	$11.11
47	Alaska	$23,219	$11.16
48	North Carolina	$22,861	$10.99
49	Oklahoma	$22,443	$10.79
50	Arkansas	$21,968	$10.56
51	Louisiana	$21,202	$10.19

Highest Paying Cities For Wranglers

Rank	City	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Count
1	Pikesville, MD	$34,530	$16.60
2	Washington, DC	$33,250	$15.99
3	Royal Oak, MI	$32,252	$15.51	1
4	Neenah, WI	$31,470	$15.13
5	Santa Barbara, CA	$30,039	$14.44
6	Alpharetta, GA	$28,857	$13.87
7	Chicago, IL	$27,687	$13.31
8	Dania Beach, FL	$25,378	$12.20
9	Seattle, WA	$25,142	$12.09	1
10	Knoxville, TN	$24,204	$11.64
11	Waterloo, IA	$24,150	$11.61
12	Draper, UT	$23,617	$11.35
13	Tyler, TX	$23,604	$11.35
14	Denver, CO	$23,593	$11.34
15	Hillsboro, OR	$23,366	$11.23

Wranglers Salary Details

Average Wrangler Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is a Wrangler's Salary?

Percentile	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate
90th Percentile	$68,000	$5,667	$33
75th Percentile	$49,000	$4,083	$24
Average	$34,274	$2,856	$16
25th Percentile	$23,000	$1,917	$11
10th Percentile	$17,000	$1,417	$8

Highest Paying Types of Wranglers

Job Title	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
Groom	$30,872	$2,573	$14.84	9,302
Ranch Hand	$27,569	$2,297	$13.25	4,309
Rider	$50,175	$4,181	$24.12	3,281
Farm Labour	$26,720	$2,227	$12.85	25,319
Farm Hand	$26,594	$2,216	$12.79	9,890
Farm Worker	$26,598	$2,217	$12.79	25,368

Here are the five companies hiring the most now:

Which Companies Pay Wranglers The Most?

The highest paying companies for wranglers are Automattic and Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, companies like Stanford University and Kimberly-Clark report highly competitive wages for wranglers.

Rank	Company	Average Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
1	Automattic	$104,366	$50.18
2	Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield	$86,532	$41.60
3	Stanford University	$68,120	$32.75	3
4	Kimberly-Clark	$56,650	$27.24
5	John Deere	$54,800	$26.35
6	Vyaire Medical	$38,787	$18.65
7	CRISTA Ministries	$37,511	$18.03
8	Chewy	$35,705	$17.17	2
9	LAIKA	$35,500	$17.07
10	Camp Run-A-Mutt	$33,888	$16.29	1
11	Acro Service	$31,423	$15.11
12	Medical Science & Computing, LLC	$29,001	$13.94
13	Delaware North	$25,862	$12.43	2
14	Vail Resorts	$25,796	$12.40	2
15	Devil's Thumb Ranch	$24,916	$11.98	1
16	Six Flags	$23,859	$11.47
17	Sky Ranch	$23,665	$11.38	1
18	YMCA of Cass and Clay Counties	$23,537	$11.32
19	Ymca Of Greater St. Louis	$23,484	$11.29
20	Girl Scouts San Diego	$23,483	$11.29	2

Wrangler Pay Trends

Average Wrangler Salary Over Time

Compare salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.

Wrangler Salary By Year

Year	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	% Change
2023	$34,300	$16.48	+4.5%
2022	$32,700	$15.74	+4.6%
2021	$31,300	$15.02	+4.1%
2020	$30,000	$14.41	+3.7%
2019	$28,900	$13.87	+3.1%

Recently Added Wrangler Salaries

Company	Job	Location	Date Added	Salary
Rangeview Library District (Anythink)	Wrangler-Anythink Bennett (Spanish Speaking Candidates Desired)	Bennett, CO	04/23/2023	$28,905
Anythink	Wrangler-Anythink Bennett (Spanish Speaking Candidates Desired)	Bennett, CO	04/22/2023	$28,905
Girl Scouts of Oregon & SW Washington	Camp Wrangler	Philomath, OR	04/21/2023	$18,478
YMCA of Cass and Clay Counties	Camp Cormorant-Camp Wrangler	Lake Park, MN	04/19/2023	$20,870
Xanterra Parks & Resorts	Wrangler Positions-Yellowstone National Park	Parkman, WY	04/18/2023	$31,827
YMCA of The Iowa Mississippi Valley	Camp ABE Lincoln-Wrangler	Blue Grass, IA	04/16/2023	$18,261
Scott County Family YMCA	Camp ABE Lincoln-Wrangler	Blue Grass, IA	04/15/2023	$18,261
House of Ruff	Dog Wrangler at House of Ruff	Seattle, WA	04/12/2023	$36,669
Triple Creek Ranch	Wrangler	Darby, MT	03/28/2023	$27,131
Deschutes Brewery	Brewing Raw Materials Wrangler at Deschutes Brewery	Bend, OR	03/25/2023	$33,392

Wrangler Salaries FAQs

What State Pays Wranglers The Most?

New York pays Wranglers the most in the United States, with an average salary of $39,880 per year, or $19.17 per hour.

How Do I Know If I'm Being Paid Fairly As A Wrangler?

You know if you are being paid fairly as a Wrangler if your pay is close to the average pay for the state you live in. For example, if you live in Vermont you should be paid close to $38,751 per year.

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Updated April 6, 2023