Starting wages in cannabis jobs are consistent with union-negotiated wage floors: Typical starting hourly wages in cannabis jobs, by industry segment
| Occupation | Industry segment | Wages – Vangst | Wages – Indeed.com | Wages – Union contracts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grower/horticulturalist/cultivation technician | Cultivation | $16.00–$22.00 | $15.50–$20.00 | $15.00–$21.00 |
| Trimmer/harvester/post-harvester | Cultivation | $14.50–$16.00 | $14.00–$19.00 | $15.00–$17.00 |
| Extraction technician/lab technician | Processing | $16.80–$19.50 | $21.30 | $23.00–$25.00 |
| Production/processing/manufacturing technician | Processing | $15.00–$18.75 | $15.00–$23.00 | |
| Edibles specialist | Processing | $17.00–$24.00 | ||
| Packager | Processing | $14.50–$18.50 | $16.75 | $16.00–$18.00 |
| Merchandiser/inventory control/warehouse technician | Processing | $15.00–$21.00 | ||
| Budtender/patient care representative/pharmacy technician | Sales | $14.50–$17.00 | $15.75 | $15.00–$21.00 |
| Customer service representative | Sales | $16.40–$22.00 | $18.90 | |
| Delivery driver | Sales | $15.00–$18.00 | $17.00–$21.50 | |
| Shop host/security | Sales | $16.00–$22.00 |
Notes: Indeed.com updates wage data regularly based on job listings posted on its site, so values change regularly. The values listed reflect the approximate range observed in August 2021.
Sources: Vangst 2020; Indeed.com 2021; collective bargaining agreements for cannabis unions in California, the District of Columbia, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Washington provided by the United Food and Commercial Workers (for agreements that contain starting wage information for 2020 or later).